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7510 Best Sustainable Design & Sustainable Green Architecture Books
Sustainable Green Architecture are buildings which are site specific and in harmony with their natural environment because they are conceived within the social, economic, political and environmental conditions of their given site.The building is not a stamp of the architects ego acting in isolation, but rather are buildings in harmony with it's surroundings, for example; SITE ORIENTATION
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75Sustainable Green Architecture
Sustainable Green Architecture are buildings which are site specific.They are in harmony with their natural environment because they are conceived within the social, economic, political and environmental conditions of their given site.The building is not a stamp of the architects ego acting in isolation, but rather are buildings in harmony with it's surroundings
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76Art and Sustainability - Does art of architecture carry any value within sustainability?
Does Art of architecture carry any value within sustainability? Can Sustainable architecture afford not to value the Art of Architecture? What does sustainable mean in the context of historic preservation? Is a building worth keeping because it is sustainable?
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86Is Bamboo a Sustainable Building Material?
Bamboo flooring has gained considerable attention in sustainable design because it is a hardy, durable product from a renewable resource which helps deter harvesting of old-growth forests for wood products. However, production of bamboo flooring has social impacts on labor, requires transit energy, contains little to no recycled material, can negatively impact ecosystems and can have a negative affect on indoor air quality.
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76Evaporative Cooling System Design | Passive Low Energy Systems
Evaporative cooling systems uses evaporation as a cooling method in cooling the surrounding air by adding moisture in the air hence increasing humidity. It is a low energy passive system. The following...
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79Regenerative Architecture | Beyond Sustainability - Design to Actively Heal the Environment
Regenerative architecture, and the regenerative mode of thinking is to move beyond the linear throughput model of inputs-consumption-waste that characterize all of our current development. Beyond being zero...
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63Passive House- Green Sustainable & Energy Efficient
Will more Home Builders begin to focus on building the “Passive House” here in the United States? Over all, the “Passive House” seems to have proven itself to be green, energy efficient and...
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69Natural Daylighting for Health and Energy Efficiency
More and more studies are touting the benefits of natural daylighting in residential, academic and commercial settings. Designs that let the sunshine do the work reduce the need for artificial light taking a load off energy consumption and utility bills. Perhaps even more motivating, natural daylighting is just more pleasant.
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74Inexpensive Green Strategies for New Construction
The greenest buildings take advantage of low-tech sustainable design principles that incur little or no upfront costs. These are easy to implement when building a new house and can help create a healthier, more comfortable, energy-efficient home.
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56Greening Your Outdoor Furniture
There is a lot of focus on indoor air quality these days and greening everything from fixtures to finishes to furnishings. The same principles of eco-conscious, socially responsible and non-toxic content can...
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