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Elizabeth Lewis
Sustainaspeak
A Guide to Sustainable Design Terms

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Architecture 2030; BUG; Biophilic Design; BIPV; Circular Economy; LEED; Passive Design; Solar Chimney; Systems Thinking; WELL; Xeriscaping.

What does it all mean?

The complex and evolving language used in the sustainable design community can be very challenging, particularly to those new to environmentally friendly and resource-efficient design strategies that are needed today.

Definitions of over two hundred terms with further sources.

Clearly cross-referenced with Sustainaspeak, Theoryspeak, and Archispeak terms.

Illustrated throughout with sustainable award-winning buildings by e.g. Behnisch, Brooks + Scarpa, EHDD, Kieran Timberlake, Lake|Flato, Leddy Mahtum Stacy, Smith Group, Perkins+Will, ZGF, VMDO, and Mc Donough + Partners.

Sustainaspeak: A Guide to Sustainable Design Terms provides a current guide to the sustainable design strategies, terms, and practices needed for the next generation of designers, architects, students, and community leaders to design a carbon-neutral world for future generations.

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Format EPUB ● Pages 348 ● ISBN 9781351981729 ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2018 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 6564961 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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