Blueprint for Greening Affordable Housing

Blueprint for Greening Affordable Housing

2007  | 232 pages | PDF | 2,9 MB

Blueprint for Green Affordable Housing is a guide for housing developers, advocates, public agency staff, and the financial community that offers specific guidance on incorporating green building strategies into the design, construction, and operation of affordable housing developments. A completely revised and expanded second edition of the groundbreaking 1999 publication, this new book focuses on topics of specific relevance to affordable housing including:

how green building adds value to affordable housing

the integrated design process

best practices in green design for affordable housing

green operations and maintenance

innovative funding and finance

emerging programs, partnerships, and policies

Edited by national green affordable housing expert Walker Wells and featuring a foreword by Matt Petersen, president and chief executive officer of Global Green USA, the book presents 12 case studies of model developments and projects, including rental, home ownership, special needs, senior, self-help, and co-housing from around the United States. Each case study describes the unique green features of the development, discusses how they were successfully incorporated, considers the project's financing and savings associated with the green measures, and outlines lessons learned.

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Sustainable Communities Design Handbook

Sustainable Communities Design Handbook :

Green Engineering, Architecture, and Technology

440 Pages | PDF | 19.6 MB 

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Green Building A to Z: Understanding the Language of Green Building

Green Building A to Z: 

Understanding the Language of Green Building 

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Green Architecture

Green Architecture

English/Chinese | 272 pages | PDF | 76 MB

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Sustainable Infrastructure

Sustainable Infrastructure

The Guide to Green Engineering and Design

384 pages | PDF | 15 MB

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Sustainable Infrastructure

Sustainable Infrastructure :

The Guide to Green Engineering and Design

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Sustainable Communities Design Handbook

Sustainable Communities Design Handbook :

Green Engineering, Architecture, and Technology.

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How to build your own underground home

How to build your own underground home

2nd edition

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Green Roof Systems

Green Roof Systems :

A Guide to the Planning, Design and Construction of Building Over Structure

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Choisir une énergie renouvelable adaptée à sa maison

Choisir une énergie renouvelable adaptée à sa maison

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Urban Design Green Dimensions, Second Edition

Urban Design Green Dimensions, Second Edition

Cliff Moughtin, Peter Shirley

This book explores sustainable development and green design in relation to urban structure and built form.

The subject matter of this book is the pattern or structure of the city: it concentrates particularly on the organisation of the public realm. The book aims to relate the main component of urban design to a general theory or urban structuring with a strong design emphasis but within the general field of sustainable city development. Any discussion of urban design that does not address environmental issues has little meaning at a time of declining resources, ozone layer destruction and fears of the greenhouse effect. The book therefore discusses built form, street block, quarter, city centres and city structure in terms of energy conservation and sustainability.

This book will be valuable in raising awareness and generating debate as well as providing useful reference material. It not only observes and documents the roots and growth of green design but will influence design, transport and policy for the future.

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Green Building Handbook : A Guide to Building Products and Their Impact on the Environment

Green Building Handbook : 

A Guide to Building Products and Their Impact on the Environment

Green Building Handbook, Volume 1

Tom Woolley,Sam Kimmins, Paul Harrison and Rob Harrison

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Green Building Handbook : 

A Guide to Building Products and Their Impact on the Environment

Green Building Handbook, VOLUME 2

Tom Woolley and Sam Kimmins

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Green Building A to Z : Understanding the Language of Green Building

Green Building A to Z : 

Understanding the Language of Green Building 

by Jerry Yudelson

Green building is the fastest-growing trend to hit since the Internet, bringing with it an enormous range of new products, systems, and technologies. Green Building A to Z is an informative, technically accurate, and highly visual guide to green building, for both decision-makers and interested citizens. It begins with an introduction to the importance of green buildings and a brief history of the green building movement, outlines the benefits and costs of green buildings, and shows how you can influence the spread of green buildings. The book touches on key issues, such as enhancing water conservation, reducing energy use, and creating a conservation economy.

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Green Building with Concrete : Sustainable Design and Construction

Green Building with Concrete : Sustainable Design and Construction

Gajanan M. Sabnis, 

2012 |  | 336 pages | PDF | 3 MB

With superior fire resistance, strength, and a long service life, concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world. A sustainable material, concrete is also easily and affordably reused and rehabilitated. The first book to provide an overview of sustainability and concrete, Green Building with Concrete: Sustainable Design and Construction surveys the material’s history in the green building movement and presents state-of-the-art methodologies and best practices. 

From the manufacturing of cement to the rehabilitation of concrete, this comprehensive book explains how concrete can be used for sustainable design and construction. It offers insight into new technological and social developments guiding the introduction of green buildings and examines the attributes that concrete has to offer the green building movement. The text also highlights research on economic analysis—particularly life cycle costing—to provide a full picture of the economic benefits of concrete. Expert contributors from around the world offer diverse viewpoints on global sustainability.

Topics covered include:

• Principles of sustainable design
• Benefits of concrete’s thermal mass
• Mitigation of urban heat island effects
• Surface runoff and the application of pervious concrete for sidewalks and parking areas
• Reduction of construction waste
• Leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED) standards

Emphasizing environmental impact and occupational and consumer health and safety, this book explains how to make the most of concrete in sustainable design. Written for university and concrete industry continuing education courses, it also serves as a reference for building owners and industry professionals who recognize the value of green building.

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Green Architecture

Green Architecture

Chen Liu,

English |  | 2011 | 272 pages | PDF | 76 MB

Recognition of the significant contribution of green building has led to great changes across the construction industry. Architects, designers, building professionals can measure the impact on the performance of buildings that it brings. In the transformation towards greater sustainability this book contributes by stressing the importance of energy efficiency in the commercial and residential building stock. It also illustrates the great financial and environmental benefits of green architecture. Under the headings: Building Strategy, Building Materials, Building Structure - and featuring Granville New Homes and BDP Studio in Manchester - numerous built examples of good practice by leading architects are presented complete with architect, location, site/project description, an account of materials used, plans and fine photography.

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Good Green Homes

Good Green Homes

Jennifer Roberts, 

Gibbs Smith | 2003 |  | 160 pages | PDF | 25,5 MB

Green. It conjures images of a meadow in spring for some, and the color of money for others. What does "green" have to do with our homes? In essence, green building-or sustainable building-means being smart about how we use energy, water, and building materials so that we can live well without needlessly damaging the environment. Creating a good green home isn't just about conservation, about using less or saving more-although that's certainly part of it. It's about creating better homes that are easier on the environment, less expensive over the long term, and more delightful to come home to. That's the message Jennifer Roberts wants to share in Good Green Homes, the ultimate new guide for people who want to live in comfortable, healthy, environmentally conscious homes.

With some simple steps outlined in this book, you can save money, and do your part to help save the environment. For instance, using an energy-efficient light bulb saves you money. It also results in less demand for electricity, which in turn results in less pollution from power plants, which may help a child with asthma breathe a little easier.

If you associate green-built housing with the unconventional or the quirky-tree houses, geodesic domes, dwellings constructed of tires or soda bottles-think again. Perfect for homeowners, remodelers, renters (who might be surprised by how much is within their power to change), architects, builders, and interior designers, this book lays out seven fundamental principles of green building, illustrated with more than 150 color and 20 black and white photographs of more than twenty-five homes.

Jennifer Roberts launched two retail stores in San Francisco specializing in environmentally sensible consumer products, including household goods; and is a freelance writer and editor on topics that include energy-efficient building design and systems.

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Sustainable Infrastructure : The Guide to Green Engineering and Design

Sustainable Infrastructure : The Guide to Green Engineering and Design

By S. Bry Sarte
Wi ley | English | 2010-09-07 | 384 pages | PDF | 15 MB

As more factors, perspectives, and metrics are incorporated into the planning and building process, the roles of engineers and designers are increasingly being fused together. Sustainable Infrastructure explores this trend with in-depth look at sustainable engineering practices in an urban design as it involves watershed master-planning, green building, optimizing water reuse, reclaiming urban spaces, green streets initiatives, and sustainable master-planning. This complete guide provides guidance on the role creative thinking and collaborative team-building play in meeting solutions needed to affect a sustainable transformation of the built environment.

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Green Roof Systems : A Guide to the Planning, Design and Construction of Building Over Structure

Green Roof Systems : 
A Guide to the Planning, Design and Construction of Building Over Structure

Susan Weiler

Publication Date: 2009 | Edition: 1

Green Roof Systems goes beyond the fashionable green roof movement and provides solid information on building accessible space, often as important public space, over structure. It offers brief coverage of the entire process, including planning and collaboration, and focuses on the technical aspects of these roof systems, their components, and their applications.

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House Rating Schemes : From Energy to Comfort Base

House Rating Schemes : From Energy to Comfort Base

Maria Kordjamshidi, 

2010 |  | 300 pages | PDF | 2,6 MB

"House Rating Schemes" provides information to students, architects and researchers in the field of the built environment. It reviews current House Rating Schemes (HRS) used in different countries and investigates how these schemes assess the thermal performance of a house. It challenges the way that these schemes assess building energy efficiency and their inability to evaluate free running buildings which do not need an energy load for heating and cooling indoor environments. Finally, the book proposes a new index and method for HRS in which the efficiency of a house design can be evaluated with reference to its thermal performance in both free running and conditioned operation modes. The book deals with various approaches and methods for rating buildings on the basis of different indexes, with implications for both energy efficiency and thermal comfort. It also guides readers through a computer simulation program for developing a rating system that evaluates and ranks building energy efficiency.

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Les capteurs solaires à air : Réaliser - Installer - Gérer

Les capteurs solaires à air : Réaliser - Installer - Gérer

Guy Isabel

Destiné au grand public, ce petit guide technique décrit la réalisation d'un système aérothermique en photos et textes clairs, facile à comprendre. Astuces et explications très pédagogiques permettront à tous les bricoleurs de faire des économies de chauffage non négligeables !

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L'aérothermie solaire directe consiste à chauffer l'air de nos maisons. Cette technique est particulièrement simple, fiable et facile à mettre en oeuvre par tous, et sans connaissances particulières ! Même les habitations anciennes, résidences secondaires ou lieux isolés en bénéficieront ! Cette application solaire passive, encore trop méconnue ou délaissée, est fort économique à réaliser, insensible aux aléas climatiques, d'une durée de vie très importante, et ne faisant appel qu'à des constituants solides et naturels.

Cet ouvrage vous dévoile pas à pas, après quelques notions théoriques, les étapes très détaillées de la construction des capteurs à air. De nombreuses photos vous permettront de comprendre leur réalisation, leur installation sur votre façade, et même, en prime, leur gestion électronique pour une énergie solaire enfin maîtrisée !

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