The Ecological Design Handbook Overview

This handbook covers everything from alternative energy source hardware to design...aesthetics...permaculture...energy-saving retrofitting...interior air quality...hybrid construction materials...cohousing...bioremediation...infrastructure... and the New Urbanism. Add it to your library today!

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• Up-to-the-minute ideas of international leaders in the field

The Ecological Design Handbook Contents

Part I: Architecture and Building: The Greatest Opportunity.

Why Go Green?

Green Building Design.

Why is Architecture Oblivious to the Environment.

Design Theory.

Part II: Site.

Nature and Architecture.

How to Uncover the Secrets of the Land.

Selecting a Site for Your Passive Solar Home.

The Living Landscape: An Ecological Approach to Landscape Planning.

The Passive Solar Concept.

Passive Solar: Sunspaces and Special Design Considerations.

Calculating Solar Energy and Power.

Building the Home Energy Machine.

Wind Power Evaluating the Technology-What Works and What Doesn't.

Part IV: Alternative Materials and Construction.

History and Evolution of Earth Construction.

Benefits of Straw Bale Construction.

The Building Envelope: Walls, Roofs, and Foundations.

Earth Casting.

Part V: Alternative Living.

The Case for Reuse.

Cluster Development.

Indoor Air Quality.

Villages Around the World.

Part VI: Eco Politics.

The Seduction of Planning.

The Economics of Building Codes and Standards.

Part VII: Waste, Bioremediaiton, & Permaculture.

Living Machines.

From Bioshelters to Solar Villages to Future Human Settlements.

Living Machines and the Years Ahead.

Part VIII: Architects and Their Work.

The House That Max Built.

The Ecological Design Handbook Introduction

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