Stewardship of the Built Environment - Sustainability, Preservation, and Reuse

Informationen zum Autor Robert A. Young is Professor of Architecture and Director of the Historic Preservation Program at the University of Utah College of Architecture and Planning and is a LEED accredited professional engineer. He lives in Salt Lake City! Utah. Klappentext When we think of green building! we tend to picture new construction. In this book! the author argues that the greenest building is often the one that has already been built. It shows how rehabilitating and reusing existing structures holds untapped potential for achieving sustainable communities. Zusammenfassung When we think of green building! we tend to picture new construction. In this book! the author argues that the greenest building is often the one that has already been built. It shows how rehabilitating and reusing existing structures holds untapped potential for achieving sustainable communities.

Product details

• Authors: Robert A. Young
• Publisher: Island Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.07.2012
• EAN: 9781610911795
• ISBN: 978-1-61091-179-5
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Metropolitan Planning + Design; Metropolitan Planning + Design
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature and society: general, reference works