Environment Technology and Sustainability: Technologies of Architecture (Pb)
/ Hocine Bougdah and Stephen Sharples with Peter F. Smith
- 1st ed.
- London Taylor & Francis 2010
- vi, 303 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Technologies of architecture v. 2 .
Includes bibliographies and index
Looking at the concept of sustainable buildings, this text covers the available technologies and techniques for establishing a suitable environment within buildings while minimising exploitation of scarce energy resources." "Taking a holistic view, this book explains environmental influences on buildings and moves on to outline principles of design, considering the influence of any one set of choices on other areas - the balances and trade-offs required to be a successful building designer.