THE GREEN STUDIO HANDBOOK
Environmental Strategies for Schematic Design

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This extensive and user-friendly book on green design presents practical guidelines for applying environmental strategies during the schematic design of green buildings. For each strategy, the book provides: brief descriptions of principles and concepts, step-by-step approaches for integrating technologies into the early stages of design, annotated tables and charts to assist with preliminary design sizing, key issues to be aware of when implementing a given strategy, and references to the most recent international standards and rating systems, guidelines, and internet resources.

Conceptual sketches and photos in full color illustrate each strategy. A discussion of the green design process and case studies of several green building projects puts the strategies presented in context.

  • Ready resources to implement green design ideas

  • Practical information in an easy-to-use format

  • Full-color images throughout

  • Guidelines for strategies and internet links for further information

Contents: Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Design Process; Integrated Design; Green Design Strategies: Envelope, Lighting, Heating, Cooling, Energy Production, Water and Waste; Case Studies; Glossary of Terms; Glossary of Buildings; Bibliography

   

Alison Kwok, Ph.D., AIA, LEED AP
Walter Grondzik, P.E., LEED AP

Architectural Press, Oxford 2007
ISBN: 0750680229
US$69.95 | £39.99
392 pp; 442 illustrations