E-book
Construction ecology : nature as the basis for green buildings
Record details
- ISBN: 0203166140
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Physical Description:
xxiv, 305 pages : illustrations
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electronic - Publisher: New York : Spon Press, 2002.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Defining an ecology of construction / Charles J. Kibert, Jan Sendzimir and G. Bradley Guy -- Material circulation, energy hierarchy, and building construction / Howard T. Odum -- On complexity theory, exergy, and industrial ecology / James J. Kay -- Applying the principles of ecological emergence to building design and construction / Timothy F.H. Allen -- Using ecological dynamics to move toward an adaptive architecture / Garry Peterson -- Minimizing waste emissions from the built environment / Robert U. Ayres -- Industrial ecology and the built environment / Iddo K. Wernick --Construction ecology and metabolism / Stefan Bringezu -- Construction ecology / Fritz Balkau -- Ecologic analogues and architecture / Sim van der Ryn and Rob Peña -- Natural metabolism as the basis for "intelligent" architecture / Jürgen Bisch -- Green architecture / Malcolm Wells. |
| Reproduction Note: | Electronic reproduction. Boulder, Colo. : NetLibrary, 2003. "This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2003". Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries. |
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| Subject: | Building Building materials Environmental aspects Sustainable buildings Design and construction Architecture and society Construction industry Appropriate technology |
| Genre: | Electronic books. |
