Fundamentals of Integrated Design for Sustainable Building (Hardcover)
December 19, 2009 by admin
Filed under Green Building Products
“Fundamentals of Integrated Design for Sustainable Building offers an introduction to green building concepts as well as design approaches that reduce and can eventually eliminate the need for fossil fuel use in buildings while also conserving materials, maximizing their efficiency, protecting the indoor air from chemical intrusion, and reducing the introduction of toxic materials into the environment. It represents a necessary road map to the future designers, builders, and planne (more…)
Marian Keeler is an academic idealist with an encyclopedic mind. All subjects in both domestic and commercial green building are covered in this wonderfully illustrated tome. There must be a hundred photos, with historical or contemporary relevance to the many and varied subjects she details in a clear, pristine prose.
This book is a great resource for students and newcomers to sustainable design. It’s comprehensive in that it covers all aspects of sustainable design including more sophisticated topics like life cycle analysis. It is clearly well edited (and written) since it covers the most significant. It’s a great overview. The images are fabulous and help to create a book that is a rich resource of information. Highly recommend!