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Informationen zum Autor MARIAN KEELER, ASSOCIATE AIA, LEED AP, is a San Francisco-based green building consultant, formerly with Simon & Associates, and a specialist on healthful building materials. PRASAD VAIDYA, LEED AP, is a Professor and Area Chair for Building Energy Performance at CEPT University in India, and Director at zenerG, a San Francisco-based consultancy that specializes in projects, programs, and policies toward sustainable net-zero-energy solutions. Klappentext The Fully Updated, Indispensible Study of Sustainable Design PrinciplesFundamentals of Integrated Design for Sustainable Building is the first textbook to merge principles, theory, and practice into an integrated workflow. This book introduces the technologies and processes of sustainable design and shows how to incorporate sustainable concepts at every design stage. This comprehensive primer takes an active learning approach that keeps students engaged.This book dispenses essential information from practicing industry specialists to provide a comprehensive introduction to the future of design. This new second edition includes:* Expansive knowledge--from history and philosophy to technology and practice* Fully updated international codes, like the CAL code, and current legislations* Up-to-date global practices, such as the tools used for Life-Cycle Assessment* Thorough coverage of critical issues such as climate change, resiliency, health, and net zero energy building* Extensive design problems, research exercise, study questions, team projects, and discussion questions that get students truly involved with the materialSustainable design is a responsible, forward-thinking method for building the best structure possible in the most efficient way. Conventional resources are depleting and building professionals are thinking farther ahead. This means that sustainable design will eventually be the new standard and everyone in the field must be familiar with the concepts to stay relevant. Fundamentals of Integrated Design for Sustainable Building is the ideal primer, with complete coverage of the most up to date information. Zusammenfassung The Fully Updated, Indispensible Study of Sustainable Design Principles Fundamentals of Integrated Design for Sustainable Building is the first textbook to merge principles, theory, and practice into an integrated workflow. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xiii Contributors xv Acknowledgments xix Chapter 1 The Integrated Building Design Process 1 What Is Integrated Building Design? 1 The Process 1 The Focus Areas: Energy, Resources, and Indoor Environment 6 Chapter 2 A History of the Environmental Movements 15 Roots 15 Grassroots Movements 17 The Industrial Revolution 19 The Modern Chemical Revolution 20 Twin Tracks of Environmentalism: Conservation and Preservation Movements 21 The Ecology Movement 24 Chapter 3 International Conferences and Treaties 27 The Club of Rome 30 The International Conferences 31 After Kyoto 35 Chapter 4 The Emergence of Green Building and Green Building Policy 39 Defining Green Building 40 The Roots of Green Building 42 Environmental Toll 43 Green Building Today 44 The History of U.S. Energy Policy 46 Green Building Codes in the United States 49 The Road to Green Codes 51 In Summary 53 Chapter 5 Chemicals in the Environment, Buildings, and Humans 55 Emission, Transmission, Deposition, and Immission 55 Pathways of Transmission 61 The Right to Know: Chemical Transparency 63 Green Chemistry and Building Materials 72 Rethinking Building Systems 73 Air Systems 74 Chapter 6 Fundamentals of Indoor Air Quality 79 Leon Alevantis, MS, PE, LEED AP ...
