Fundamentals of sustainable dwellings
Friedman, Avi, 1952-2012
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ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN. Despite a prolonged slump in the housing market, the demand for residential green building remains strong. More than ever, professionals need reliable information about how to construct or retrofit livable, sustainable, and economical homes. With "Fundamentals of Sustainable Dwellings," Avi Friedman provides that resource. While other books on residential green building are often either superficial or overly technical, Friedman gets it just right, delivering an illustrated, accessible guide for architects, developers, home builders, codes officials, and students of architecture and green design.Friedman charts a new course for residential building-one in which social, cultural, economic, and environmental values are part of every design decision. The book begins with a concise overview of green building principles, covering topics such as sustainable resources and common certification methods.
Main title:
Fundamentals of sustainable dwellings / Avi Friedman.
Author:
Imprint:
Washington, DC : Island Press, c2012.
Collation:
xi, 255 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781597268073 (cloth alk paper)1597268070 (cloth alk paper)9781597268080 (pbk alk paper)1597268089 (pbk alk paper)
Dewey class:
690.8047 F9141f690.8047
LC class:
TH4860
Language:
English
BRN:
212315