A green Vitruvius : principles and practice of sustainable architectural design /
By: Brophy, Vivienne [author.].
Contributor(s): Lewis, J. Owen [author.].
Publisher: London : Earthscan, 2011Edition: 2nd edition.Description: ii, 146 pages : colour illustrations ; 30 cm.Content type: text | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9781849713115; 9781849713115:; 1849713111; 9781849711913; 1849711917.Subject(s): Architectural design -- Technological innovations | Architecture and society | Buildings -- Repair and reconstruction -- Standards | Sustainable architecture
DDC classification: 720.47 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection | 720.47 BRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 0062801 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword -- The green building -- Process -- Issues -- Strategies -- Elements -- Evaluation.
With an introduction to sustainable architectural design, this textbook emphasises the importance of location specific architecture that responds to local climate conditions and uses local materials, as well as offering better architectural quality with more natural and fewer artificial inputs.