The Green House: New Directions in Sustainable Architecture (Hardcover)

Review
“A book for the environmentally and aesthetically conscious…this book is as poignant as it is refreshing.” — Loft Magazine, September 2005″THE GREEN HOUSE will serve as a handsome resource guide and inspiration for designers and their clients.” — Architectural Record, September 2005…demonstrate(s) quite vividly that environmental responsibility and dazzling design are no longer mutually exclusive. — Town & Country, January 2006A rich coffee table prize as well as a re (more…)

Fundamentals of Integrated Design for Sustainable Building (Hardcover)

“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…)

Green Building Materials: A Guide to Product Selection and Specification (Hardcover)

This excellent hands-on guide to designing environmentally friendly buildings — those made from materials that preserve the earth’s natural legacy for future generations — is written by two nationally known experts on the subject. You’ll find practical information on green product selection, product specification, and construction processes. You’ll also learn just what green building materials are, where you can find them, and how you can use them effectively. This edition includ (more…)

Green Building Through Integrated Design (GreenSource Books) (Mcgraw-Hill’s Greensource) (Hardcover)

Review
Three new books offer inspiration and practical advice for integrated, high-performance design. By B.J. Novitski It has become increasingly clear that high-performance design depends on an integrated design process. This is because sustainable, high-performing architecture is not achieved by tossing together a collection of green technologies but by the interaction of many technologies and ideas across disciplines and throughout the chronology of design/construc (more…)

Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery, Second Edition (Hardcover)

Review
“Kilbert set out to provide a book for professors to use within their environmental departments; however, what he ends up with is a wonderful overview of the green building movement…” (AIA, March 2007)
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The green building movement has come a long way in a short time. Responding to this exponential growth, with its attendant technological as well as aesthetic developments, Sustainable Constructio (more…)