Sustainable Architecture White Papers

by Earth Pledge

• ISBN13: 9780967509914
• ISBN10: 0967509912
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-02-01
• Publisher: Earth Pledge Foundation

Summary

A remarkable collection of vibrant and diverse readings, Sustainable Architecture White Papers explores the critical link between our built and natural environments. Cutting-edge architecture, design, planning, public works, and education leaders illustrate the value of a new architectural strategy. Sustainable Architecture teaches us that when creative processes are used in conjunction with social, cultural, and environmental systems, architecture can meet the aesthetic and practical requirements of today without compromising the needs of future generations.

A sample of the contents reveals a top-notch team of forward-thinkers:
-- William McDonough: "Eco-effectiveness: A New Design Strategy"
-- Croxton Collaborative Architects: "Human-Centered Sustainable Design"
-- Architectural Record: "Taking the Elective Out of Environmental Education"
-- Karl Linn: "Reclaiming the Commons"
-- Pliny Fisk: "Advanced Green Building"
-- James Wines: "The Art of Architecture in the Age of Ecology"
-- Emilio Ambasz: "Green Towns"

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Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
Leslie Hoffman
Preface	xi
Paul Hawken
SECTION 1: PRACTICE
Eco-Effectiveness: A New Design Strategy	1	(5)
William McDonough
Dr. Michael Braungart
Solar Electric Buildings	6	(6)
Steven J. Strong
The Art of Architecture in the Age of Ecology	12	(7)
James Wines
Landscapes that Renew	19	(5)
Diana Balmori
Living Buildings	24	(5)
Jason Frederick McLennan
Building Integrated Photovoltaics	29	(5)
Gregory Kiss
Sustainable Design Goes Mainstream	34	(5)
Harry Gordon
Human-Centered Sustainable Design	39	(7)
Kirsten Childs
Randolph R. Croxton
The Eco-Office: Tomorrow's Workplace, Today	46	(9)
Robert Watson
Adam Cox
SECTION 2: BUILDING COMMUNITY
Biomimicry, Biophilia, and Building Community	55	(6)
William D. Browning
The Mystic View Task Force	61	(7)
Anne Tate
Daniel DeLisi
Haymount: Planning a Sustainable Town	68	(9)
John A. Clark
David A. Tice
Neal I. Payton
Putting the Emerald Back in the Emerald City	77	(6)
Nathaniel Cormier
Green Towns	83	(8)
Emilio Ambasz
Sydney 2000: The Olympic Village	91	(5)
Neal Ingham
David Winley
Urban Revitalization and Rural Restoration in Hoeksche Waard	96	(9)
Matthew Taecker
Eco-Industrial Developments	105	(9)
Mary Schlarb
Ed Cohen-Rosenthal
Reclaiming the Commons	114	(9)
Karl Linn
SECTION 3: PUBLIC WORKS
The New Reichstag	123	(6)
Norman Foster
High Performance Building and Affordable Housing	129	(7)
Patty Noonan
Jon Vogel
Sustainable Affordable Housing	136	(6)
Peggy Huchet
Green Building Programs: The San Jose Experience	142	(5)
Mary Tucker
Smart Buildings in the Public Realm	147	(5)
Hillary Brown
EnCompass: Actual Products, Virtual Tours	152	(4)
Ann Thorpe
Sydney 2000: The Northern Water Feature at Homebush Bay	156	(11)
Glenn Allen
Gavin McMillan
SECTION 4: HOMES AND SCHOOLS
The Freedom Lawn	167	(4)
Gordon T. Geballe
April Reese
House Reclamation: The Sustainable Offspring of Unsustainable Development	171	(5)
G. T. Overholt
Seventies Solar: A Personal Account	176	(4)
Philippa Whitcomb
The Hanover House	180	(5)
Marc Rosenbaum
A Passive Solar, Straw-Bale School	185	(6)
Laurie Stone
Solar on Schools	191	(5)
John Rountree
Practicing What We Preach	196	(5)
John Schaeffer
Taking the Elective out of Environmental Education	201	(6)
Wendy Talarico
Building Dreams: An Interview with Samuel Mockbee	207	(10)
Samuel Mockbee
Mindy Fox
SECTION 5: PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS
Improving Our Processes and Products	217	(4)
Jon Spector
Cool Roofs	221	(7)
Wyndham Bearden
Making Windows Responsible	228	(7)
Jim Nieboer
Sustainable Forest Products	235	(3)
Lewis Buchner
Bamtex Bamboo Flooring	238	(3)
Phillip Ray
Making Low-VOC Paints	241	(3)
Carl Minchew
Pretreating Fat, Oil, and Grease	244	(4)
Max Weiss
Flexible Furniture Systems	248	(3)
Carin Ganz
High-Performance Wire and Cable Management Systems	251	(5)
Don Torrant
Durable Furniture USM Modular Furniture USM Marketing Team, Munsingen, Switzerland	256	(5)
The Recycled Office	261	(6)
Gary M. Petersen
Advanced Green Building	267	(8)
Pliny Fisk III
SECTION 6: RESOURCES
Wood From Responsible Sources	275	(5)
F. David T. Arens
Conservation-Based Lending at a Community Development Bank	280	(7)
Laurie Landeros
Steve Gutmann
Kathleen Sayce
How a Mortgage Can Make a Difference	287	(6)
Donna Liu
The Commercial High Performance Buildings Project	293	(6)
Michael J. Crosbie
William Jose Higgins
The AIA's Sustainability Resolution	299	(4)
Sara Malone
Is There a New Current of Sustainability?	303	(7)
Deborah Dunning
Environmental Building News	310	(5)
Alex Wilson
GreenClips	315	(3)
Christine Hammer
Building Community	318
Lynne Elizabeth