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Book Description

People across the world are becoming more aware of the need for the buildings and cities they live and work in to be sustainable, but the issue of how to be sustainable can seem a confusing and complex one.

These rules of thumb provide universal guidelines for the sustainable design of both buildings and the urban realm. It’s a global primer and textbook for anyone interested in understanding sustainability in the built environment, an ideal starting point for students as well as an aide memoir for more experienced readers and practitioners interested in this field.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Title
  5. CONTENTS
  6. PREFACE
  7. INTRODUCTION
  8. CHAPTER 1. THE PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABILITY
    1. The nature of sustainability
    2. The welfare of future generations
    3. Creating sustainable environments
    4. Climate change
  9. CHAPTER 2. RESPECTING GLOBAL RESOURCES
    1. Materials, energy and water
    2. Waste
    3. Resource life cycle
  10. CHAPTER 3. WORKING IN HARMONY WITH THE NATURAL WORLD
    1. Ecology and biodiversity
    2. Climate-responsiveness
  11. CHAPTER 4. DESIGNING FOR HUMAN WELLBEING
    1. Human comfort
    2. Creating healthy, stimulating buildings and cities
  12. CHAPTER 5. STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS AND CITIES
    1. Sustainable retrofit
    2. Sustainable architecture
    3. Sustainable cities
  13. NARRATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY
  14. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  15. INDEX
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