Sustainable construction /
By: Halliday, Sandy.
Publisher: Oxford, England : Elsevier Science and Technology, 2008, (2010)Description: 395 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780750663946; 9780750663946:; 0750663944.Subject(s): Construction industry -- Environmental aspects -- Great Britain | Sustainable architecture![](/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/images/filefind.png)
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Includes bibliography and index.
Ch. 1. Sustainability drivers -- Ch. 2. Policy and legislation -- Ch. 3. Cost issues -- Ch. 4. Appraisal tools and techniques -- Ch. 5. Materials selection -- Ch. 6. Low-impact construction -- Ch. 7. Heating -- Ch. 8. Electrical installations -- Ch. 9. Lighting and daylighting -- Ch. 10. Ventilation and cooling strategies -- Ch. 11. Renewable technology -- Ch. 12. Water and sewage management -- Ch. 13. Construction processes -- Ch. 14. Urban ecology.
Providing an overview of the sustainable construction issues that face architects, planners, developers and other construction professionals, this text looks at a wide variety of topics as well as the latest technological developments in the field.