Daylight Design of Buildings: A Handbook for Architects and Engineers Author: by Nick Baker (Author), Koen Steemers (Author) Publisher: Edition: N/A Publication Date: 2002-02-1 Language: English Paperback: 260 pages ISBN-10: 1873936885 ISBN-13: 9781873936887 Product details To complement the critical and objective view gleaned from the study of some sixty buildings, this design manual has been developed to provide a more synthetic approach to the principles which lie behind succ...
Design for Sustainability: A Practical Approach (Design for Social Responsibility) Author: by Tracy Bhamra (Author), Vicky Lofthouse (Author) Publisher: Edition: N/A Publication Date: 2007-12-21 Language: English Hardcover: 202 pages ISBN-10: 0566087049 ISBN-13: 9780566087042 Product details Design for Sustainability is a practical approach to design which focuses on the challenges and issues faced by those designing consumer products in the 21st Century. It is written from a de...
Zero Greenhouse Emissions: The Day the Lights Went Out – Our Future World Author: by Bob Williamson, Robert Williamson Publisher: Strategic Book Publishin Publication Date: 2009 Language: English Hardcover: 200 pages ISBN-10: 1608606260 ISBN-13: 9781608606269 Product details We are fast approaching multiple tipping points that once breached will lead to catastrophic climate chaos. Disruption to our very way of life will leave no one immune. Some, seeking to maintain their grip and...
Zen Gardens: The Complete Works of Shunmyo Masuno, Japan’s Leading Garden Designer Author: by Mira Locher (Author), Uchida Shigeru (Foreword) Publisher: Tuttle Publishing Edition: Hardcover with Jacket edition Publication Date: 2012-10-10 Language: English Hardcover: 224 pages ISBN-10: 4805311940 ISBN-13: 9784805311943 Product details Shunmyo Masuno, Japan’s leading garden designer, is at once Japan’s most highly acclaimed landscape architect and an 18th-genera...
The Living Landscape, Second Edition: An Ecological Approach to Landscape Planning Author: by Frederick R. Steiner (Author) Publisher: Island Press Edition: Second Edition, Second Edition, Second Publication Date: 2008-03-23 Language: English Paperback: 496 pages ISBN-10: 1597263966 ISBN-13: 9781597263962 Product details The Living Landscape is a manifesto, resource, and textbook for architects, landscape architects, environmental planners, students, and others involved in creat...
Professional Ethics in Construction and Surveying by: Greg Watts (Author), Jason Challender (Author), Anthony Higham (Author), Peter McDermott (Author) & 1 more Edition: 1st Publication Date: 2021-05-01 Language: English Print Length: 174 pages ISBN-10: 0367354195 ISBN-13: 9780367354190 Book Description This textbook responds to the increasing demand for practical, industry aligned, ethical practices in quantity surveying, construction management and related AEC professions. Professional Et...
ADUs: The Perfect Housing Solution by: Sheri Koones (Author) Publisher: Gibbs Smith Publication Date: 2024-03-19 Language: English Print Length: 224 pages ISBN-10: 1423665252 ISBN-13: 9781423665250 Book Description “A beautiful book for readers researching affordable options for chic yet environmentally friendly ADU construction.”―Library Joual Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) are good for people and communities. An inside look at 25 charming, ultra-functional, extra living spaces will inspire yo...
Design Drawing by: Francis D. K. Ching (Author), Steven P. Juroszek Publisher: Wiley Edition: 3rd Publication Date: 2019-01-23 Language: English Print Length: 448 pages ISBN-10: 1119508592 ISBN-13: 9781119508595 Book Description THE CLASSIC GUIDE TO DRAWING FOR DESIGNERS, REVISED AND UPDATED TO INCLUDE CURRENT DIGITAL-DRAWING TECHNIQUES Hand drawing is an integral part of the design process and central to the architecture profession. An architect’s precise interpretation and freedom of exp...
Demolition: Practices, Technology, and Management (Purdue Handbooks in Building Construction) by: Mark Shaurette (Author), Richard J. Diven (Author) Publisher: Purdue University Press Edition: Reprint Publication Date: 2017-05-15 Language: English Print Length: 194 pages ISBN-10: 1557537747 ISBN-13: 9781557537744 Book Description As the built environment ages, demolition has become a rapidly growing industry offering major employment opportunities. During the 1990s the number of contractors grew...
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