Green Homes

by Duran, Sergi Costa

• ISBN13: 9780061348266
• ISBN10: 0061348260
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-11-01
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

GREEN HOMES presents the latest innovations in sustainable architecture in design. After an introductory interview with an international specialist in green building, the book features 35 projects, including houses, apartments, offices, sports facilities, and factories. It explores various aspects of green design, from its ecological and economical benefits, to factors considered when choosing materials: how much energy went into manufacturing the product, whether it is long lasting, and whether it can be recycled or safely disposed of as it breaks down over time. Specific topics covered include climate regulation, drainage systems, and regional planning. Each project contains photographs, floor plans and detailed drawings that illustrate certain sustainable features, revealing reveal how much the parameters of ecological design have expanded in just a few short years.

Table of Contents

Dwelling in El Escorial	p. 10
The Dwight way	p. 20
Brunsell-Sharpes House remodel	p. 26
Les-Gwen McDonald House	p. 34
Cape Schanck House	p. 40
Self-sustained modules	p. 50
Glidehouse	p. 60
Domespace	p. 70
K & S House	p. 78
The Solaire	p. 84
Seatrain House	p. 90
Between alder and oak	p. 98
Loblolly House	p. 104
Walla Womba Guesthouse	p. 114
Z6 House	p. 120
F10 House	p. 128
House W	p. 136
Leblanc House	p. 144
Eastern Sierra residence	p. 150
Ehrlich residence	p. 158
Lliri Blau residential complex	p. 166
on-site : greener homes	p. 176
Zero Carbon House	p. 178
R4 House	p. 180
Directory	p. 190
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