The Nature of a House Building a World that Works /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Woodwell, George M. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2012.
• Θέματα: Environment.; Fossil fuels.; Energy efficiency.; Architecture.; Construction.; Environmental law.; Environmental policy.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.; Architecture, general.; Energy Efficiency (incl. Buildings).; Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture).; Basics of Construction.

In this candid and informative book, George M. Woodwell, a leader in the study of global environmental change, illuminates practical considerations (and frustrations) involved in “building green.” When the renowned Woods Hole Research Center needed a new office, Woodwell led efforts to utilize “stat...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Foreword
• Acknowledgements
• Preface: A Small Matter of Habitat and Housing
• 1. Building a World that Works
• 2. Back to the Beginning: The Woods Hole Research Center
• 3. Redesigning Hilltop House: Triumphs and Compromises
• 4. Energy in a New World
• 5. Materials, Sewage, and Costs: Adjusting Our Vision
• 6. The Product: A Campus that Works . . . And a World that Might
• Notes
• Index.