Sustainaspeak
A Guide to Sustainable Design Terms
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, Reference
| Author: | Elizabeth Lewis | ISBN: | 9781351981729 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | February 1, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Elizabeth Lewis |
| ISBN: | 9781351981729 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | February 1, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Architecture 2030; BUG; Biophilic Design; BIPV; Circular Economy; LEED; Passive Design; Solar Chimney; Systems Thinking; WELL; Xeriscaping.
What does it all mean?
The complex and evolving language used in the sustainable design community can be very challenging, particularly to those new to environmentally friendly and resource-efficient design strategies that are needed today.
- Definitions of over two hundred terms with further sources.
- Clearly cross-referenced with Sustainaspeak, Theoryspeak, and Archispeak terms.
- Illustrated throughout with sustainable award-winning buildings by e.g. Behnisch, Brooks + Scarpa, EHDD, KieranTimberlake, Lake|Flato, Leddy Mahtum Stacy, SmithGroup, Perkins+Will, ZGF, VMDO, and McDonough + Partners.
Sustainaspeak: A Guide to Sustainable Design Terms provides a current guide to the sustainable design strategies, terms, and practices needed for the next generation of designers, architects, students, and community leaders to design a carbon-neutral world for future generations.
Architecture 2030; BUG; Biophilic Design; BIPV; Circular Economy; LEED; Passive Design; Solar Chimney; Systems Thinking; WELL; Xeriscaping.
What does it all mean?
The complex and evolving language used in the sustainable design community can be very challenging, particularly to those new to environmentally friendly and resource-efficient design strategies that are needed today.
- Definitions of over two hundred terms with further sources.
- Clearly cross-referenced with Sustainaspeak, Theoryspeak, and Archispeak terms.
- Illustrated throughout with sustainable award-winning buildings by e.g. Behnisch, Brooks + Scarpa, EHDD, KieranTimberlake, Lake|Flato, Leddy Mahtum Stacy, SmithGroup, Perkins+Will, ZGF, VMDO, and McDonough + Partners.
Sustainaspeak: A Guide to Sustainable Design Terms provides a current guide to the sustainable design strategies, terms, and practices needed for the next generation of designers, architects, students, and community leaders to design a carbon-neutral world for future generations.
