Sustainable Design in Practice
Processes, Methods and Tools
1st Edition
Published on 5. January 2026
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-1-138-20546-8 (ISBN)
Description
Written specifically for architectural design practitioners in their education or at the early stages of their professional career, this book provides a unique conceptual framework founded on three processes - Discover, Explore, Deliver - and five methods - Intuition, Calculation, Measurement, Testing, Simulation - to support sustainable design in practice. By tackling the complex relationship between process, methods and tools of sustainable design, it teaches the reader how to achieve truly integrated and effective sustainable architecture, explained using accessible terminology and concepts. To support its technical aspects, the book is well-designed with a strong visual component including sketches, schemes, and simulation outputs all presented in full colour. It provides practical guidance to the vast palette of analogue and digital tools that are available and shows how to inform, develop, test and implement these solutions. At once technically competent and reader-friendly, it provides practical guidelines for the effective implementation of design tools in sustainable architectural practice.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Professional, Professional Practice & Development, and Undergraduate
Illustrations
300 farbige Abbildungen
300 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 210 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-138-20546-8 (9781138205468)
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Content
Introduction 1. Discover, Explore, Deliver: A Conceptual Framework Part I: The Evolving Agenda of Sustainable Design 2. Sustainability in Education and Professional Training 2.1 The Agenda of Sustainability: Drivers and Demands 2.2 Education for Sustainability towards Responsible Architecture 2.3 Knowledge, Skills and Competence in the Practice of Sustainable Design Part II: Processes, Methods and Tools of Sustainable Design 3. Intuition: Form-finding and Decision Making 3.1 Sustainability by Architectural Means 3.2 Sketching, Observation and Tacit Knowledge 3.3 Insight, Foresight and Hindsight in the Design Process 4. Calculation: Qualitative and Quantitative Design Approaches 4.1 Sustainable Design Guidelines and Case Studies 4.2 Design Creativity and Technical Rigour 4.3 Evolving Codes, and Regulations 5. Measurement: Listening to the Building and its Occupants 5.1 A Focus on User Needs 5.2 From Data collection to Occupant Surveys 5.3 Design Predictions vs. Performance in Operation 6 Testing: Physical Modelling as a Design Tool 6.1 Modelling for Definition of Design Targets 6.2 From Scale Models to Real-Size Mock-ups 6.3 Evidence-based Design Research 7 Simulation: Digital Tools in the Sustainable Design Process 7.1 Building Performance Simulation in Architecture 7.2 Simulation Tools in the Design Process 7.3 Parametric and Building Information Modelling Part III: Structure and Work Flows in Professional Design Practice 8. Sustainability in the Architectural Design Process 8.1 A Review of Sustainability in Contemporary Practice 8.2 Scenarios of Work Flow Dynamics 8.3 Multidisciplinary and Participative Integrated Design Process Conclusions 9. Where do we go from here? 9.1 New Perspectives on Sustainable Design 9.2 Green Rating Tools: a Hindrance or an Asset? 9.3 Embarking on Lifelong Learning Appendices