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9780203166147

Construction Ecology : Nature As the Basis for Green Buildings

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  • ISBN13:

    9780203166147

  • ISBN10:

    0203166140

  • Copyright: 2004-01-14
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis

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Summary

Industrial ecology provides a sound means of systematising the various ideas which come under the banner of sustainable construction and provides a model for the design, operation and ultimate disposal of buildings.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Defining an Ecology of Construction
The Ecologists
Material Circulation, Energy Hierarchy, and Building Construction
On Complexity Theory, Exergy, and Industrial Ecology
Applying the Principles of Ecological Emergence to Building Design and Construction
Using Ecological Dynamics to Move Towards an Adaptive Architecture
The Industrial Ecologists
Minimizing Waste Emissions from the Built Environment
Industrial Ecology and the Built Environment
Construction Ecology and Metabolism
Construction Ecology
The Architects
Ecologic Analogues and Architecture
Natural Metabolism as the Basis for "Intelligent" Architecture
Green Architecture
Conclusions
Glossary
Index
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