Sustainable architectural design - an overview

Publication Year

2015

Document Status

Current

Abstract

Takes a whole-system thinking approach to sustainable architectural design, providing a broad overview of how sustainable buildings can be achieved by integration of design and technology. Provides a rationale for green buildings and also covers passive sustainable design ideas/tools, site issues, the building envelope, active environmental systems concluding with the importance of evaluating/auditing sustainable buildings.

Document History

Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor and Francis Group.

Author

Iyengar, K.

ISBN

9780415702355

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