Lewis Sustainaspeak

A Guide to Sustainable Design Terms
Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-1-351-98172-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 348 Seiten

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 200 terms with further sources

- Clearly cross-referenced with Sustainaspeak, Theoryspeak and Archispeak terms

- Illustrated throughout with sustainable award-winning buildings by e.g. BNIM, Brooks+Scarpa, EHDD, KieranTimberlake, Lake Flato, Leddy Mahtum Stacy 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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lewis, Elizabeth

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Ökologische Aspekte in der Architektur
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Architektur: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Illustrations. List of Contributors. Acknowledgements. Preface. Introduction. List of Terms. Acronyms for Further Sources. Sustainaspeak. Further Reading. Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Beth Lewis, AIA, LEED, Associate Professor at Florida A&M University School of Architecture, has over 25 years of design teaching experience with a research focus on high-performing and net-zero buildings. A graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, she is active in the profession, AIA leadership, a founder of USGBC Florida Capital Region Chapter, and a contributor to Decoding Theoryspeak.