A primer for students and professionals, this book defines what the terms sustainability and resilience mean and how they are related to each other and to the design of the built environment.
In 1975 Brenda and Robert Vale published The Autonomous House, a manifesto offering down-to-earth suggestions for building homes that do not pollute the earth or squander its resources. Their book rec
A primer for students and professionals, this book defines what the terms sustainability and resilience mean and how they are related to each other and to the design of the built environment.
According to many authorities the impact of humanity on the earth is already overshooting the earth’s capacity to supply humanity’s needs. This is an unsustainable position. This book does not focus o
According to many authorities the impact of humanity on the earth is already overshooting the earth’s capacity to supply humanity’s needs. This is an unsustainable position. This book does not focus o
Principles for Evaluating Building Materials in Sustainable Construction: Healthy and Sustainable Materials for the Built Environment provides a comprehensive overview of the issues associated with th
The impact of humanity on the earth overshoots the earth’s bio-capacity to supply humanity’s needs by 50%, meaning that people are living off earth’s capital rather than its income. This has involved
The impact of humanity on the earth overshoots the earth’s bio-capacity to supply humanity’s needs, meaning that people are living off earth’s capital rather than its income. However, not all countrie
This book offers a selection of the best papers presented during the International conference on Mitigating and Adapting Built Environments for Climate Change in the Tropics, held at Tanri Abeng Unive
