Год выпуска: 2014 Автор: Yeang Ken, Spector Arthur Издательство: Artifice Страниц: 144 ISBN: 9781908967213
Описание
The awareness of the environmental and ecological impact of architectural practice has never been as significant as it is today; with issues surrounding sustainability, environmental responsibility and the use of natural resources becoming unavoidable. "Green Design: From Theory to Practice" is a unique discussion of these issues, looking at what green design actually entails and how this can be implemented within today's architecture. This reader scrutinises the pressing questions that designers must inescapably confront today, looking at the need to comply to green accreditation systems, but also at the wider and often over-looked implications of building design. "Green Design" looks in-depth at the way we use buildings, distribution systems of energy, transportation, manufacturing and the food industries, and ultimately at the way we lead our lives, to evaluate and address the true meaning of green design and the real causes underpinning today's environmental crisis. The...
