ABSTRACT

Sustainability in Architecture and Urban Design will help you understand the nature of the sustainability problem and show you how to implement your design for a sustainable future. Organized in six parts, the problem, the environment, the residential scale, the commercial scale, the urban scale, and energy sources, the book presents essential information in context, so that you get the full picture. Hundreds of drawings, sketches, charts, and diagrams illustrate points author Carl Bovill makes in his clear and direct style, which communicates the basics in a concise way.

You'll learn:
-About environmental economics
-How sustainable architectural design relates to ecology
-How fractal geometry can lead to a new understanding of the structure of the world around us
-How to design energy efficient houses and commercial buildings
-How to design and live in our cities to lower energy use per person
-About LEED points at all scales

A glossary and reading lists encourage you to explore the topics further.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

part I|28 pages

The Global Sustainability Problem

part II|40 pages

Ecology and the Environment

chapter 5|8 pages

Ecosystem Example

The Chesapeake Bay

chapter 6|11 pages

Ecology And Architecture

chapter 7|8 pages

Environmental Economics

chapter 8|11 pages

Nature's Geometry

part III|76 pages

The Residential Scale

chapter 9|4 pages

Building Example

WaterShed House

chapter 11|4 pages

The Energy Design Process

chapter 12|10 pages

Bioclimatic Design

chapter 13|17 pages

Solar Control And Shading

chapter 14|13 pages

Passive Solar Heating

chapter 15|9 pages

Passive Cooling

chapter 17|5 pages

High Insulation Levels

chapter 18|4 pages

Green Materials

part IV|50 pages

The Commercial Scale

chapter 19|6 pages

Building Example

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation Building

chapter 21|13 pages

Daylighting

chapter 22|6 pages

Electric Lighting

chapter 23|10 pages

Heating and Cooling

chapter 24|4 pages

Indoor Air Quality

chapter 25|4 pages

Green Roofs

chapter 26|3 pages

Material Choices

part V|18 pages

The Urban Scale

chapter 27|5 pages

Urban Example

San Francisco

chapter 29|5 pages

Urbanism

chapter 30|5 pages

Transit Oriented Development

part VI|18 pages

Energy Sources

chapter 31|4 pages

Conventional Energy Sources

chapter 32|12 pages

Alternative Energy Sources