Construction Ecology
Nature as a Basis for Green Buildings
Published on 15. November 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-415-26092-3 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
'This volume contains a stimulating discussion on an interesting new aspect of building science, and the contributions are by no means uniformly pro-green.' - Architectural Science Review This volume contains a stimulating discussion on an interesting new aspect of building science, and the contributions are by no means uniformly pro- 'green'. - Architectural Science ReviewMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Postgraduate, Professional, Professional Practice & Development, and Undergraduate
Illustrations
2 farbige Abbildungen, 94 s/w Zeichnungen, 17 s/w Tabellen
17 Tables, black and white; 94 Line drawings, black and white; 2 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
572 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-26092-3 (9780415260923)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions
Charles J. Kibert | Jan Sendzimir | G. Bradley Guy
Construction Ecology
Nature as a Basis for Green Buildings
Book
11/2015
1st Edition
Routledge
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Charles J. Kibert | Jan Sendzimir | G. Bradley Guy
Construction Ecology
Nature as a Basis for Green Buildings
E-Book
08/2003
Routledge
€205.99
Available for download
Charles J. Kibert | Jan Sendzimir | G. Bradley Guy
Construction Ecology
Nature as a Basis for Green Buildings
E-Book
08/2003
Routledge
€205.99
Available for download
Persons
Charles J. Kibert, Director of the Rinker School of Building Construction, University of Florida, is one of the authors of the concept known as sustainable construction. Jan Sendzimir is a systems ecologist at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Laxenburg, Austria and is fostering the large-scale application of adaptive management in Central Europe, especially Poland. Brad Guy, an architect, is a Research Associate in the Center for Construction and Environment at the University of Florida and is an internationally recognized expert on building deconstruction and materials reuse.
Content
Contents: Foreword. Preface. Introduction. 1. Defining an Ecology of Construction. Part 1. The Ecologists. 2. Material Circulation, Energy Hierarchy, and Building Construction. 3. On Complexity Theory, Exergy, and Industrial Ecology, 4. Applying the Principles of Ecological Emergence to Building Design and Construction. 5. Using Ecological Dynamics to Move Towards an Adaptive Architecture. Part 2. The Industrial Ecologists. 6. Minimizing Waste Emissions from the Built Environment. 7. Industrial Ecology and the Built Environment. 8. Construction Ecology and Metabolism. 9. Construction Ecology. Part 3. The Architects. 10. Ecologic Analogues and Architecture. 11. Natural Metabolism as the Basis for "Intelligent" Architecture. 12. Green Architecture. Conclusions. Glossary Index.