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Sustainable buildings in practice : what the users think / George Baird.
Author
Baird, George, 1938-
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English
Published/Created
Abingdon [England] ; New York : Routledge, 2010.
Description
ix, 335 p. : col. ill., plans ; 28 cm.
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TH880 .B35 2010
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Sustainable buildings
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Evaluation
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Summary note
Presenting 30 cutting-edge, sustainable buildings from around the globe, this text examines how they work in practice, from the point of view of the people who use them. It considers common issues and the lessons that can be learnt for future sustainable building design.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Overview of the buildings and their performance
Part I. Buildings in cold-temperate climates : NRG Systems Facility, Hinesburg, Vermont ; Computer Science and Engineering (CS&E) Building, York University, Ontario, Canada ; Military Families Resource Centre (MFRC), Toronto, Ontario ; Sciencepark, Gelsenkirchen, Germany ; National Works Yards, Vancouver, British Columbia ; Liu Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver ; Part II. Buildings in medium-temperate climates : Gifford Studios, Southampton, England ; Arup Campus, Holihull, England / with Barry Austin and Alexander Wilson ; ZICER Building, University of East Anglia, Norwich, England ; Renewable Energy Systems (RES) Building, Kings Langley, England ; City Hall, London, England ; The Foundation Building, Eden Project, St.Austell, Cornwall, England / Sue Turpin-Brooks ; The Mathematics and Statistics and Computer Science (MSCS) Building, Canterbury University, Christchurch, New Zealand ; St.Mary's Credit Union, Navan, Ireland ; Scottsdale Forest Ecocentre, Tasmania, Australia ; Tokyo Gas, Kohoku New Town, Yokohama, Japan / with Toshiharu Ikaga and Junko Endo ; Nikken Sekkei Building, Tokyo, Japan / with Junko Endo and Toshiharu Ikaga
Part III. Buildings in warm-temperate climates : The Landcare Research Laboratory, Auckland, New Zealand ; The Campus Reception and Administration Building, Auckland University of Technology (AUT Akoranga), Auckland, New Zealand ; 60 Leicester Street, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ; 40 Albert Road, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia / Monica Vandenberg and Leena Thomas ; The Red Centre Building, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia ; Institute of Languages, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia / Leena Thomas ; General Purpose Building, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia / Jodie Dixon ; Student Services Centre, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia / Jodie Dixon ; Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Santa Monica, California
Part IV. Buildings in hot-humid climates : Institute of Technical Education, Bishan, Singapore ; Ministry of Energy, Water and Communications (MEWC) Building, Putrajaya, Malaysia ; / with Maisarah Ali and Shireen Jahnkassim ; Menara UMNO, Penang, Malaysia ; Torrent Research Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India / with Leena Thomas.
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ISBN
9780415399326 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
0415399327 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
9780203865453 ((ebook))
0203865456 ((ebook))
LCCN
2009020432
OCLC
213446216
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