Global Warming and the Built Environment

by D.K. Prasad

Overview

The role of the built environment on global warming is seen to be of increasing relevance. In this book, contributors of international repute offer a wide perspectivet on the subject. This new paperback edition offers insights and techniques regarding design and management of buildings and urban settlement and discusses the issues of accountability and responsibility.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135814885
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	06/27/2005
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	16 MB
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About the Author

D.K. Prasad, R. Samuels

Table of Contents

1: Environmental accountability: users, buildings and energy; 2: Environmental auditing and the built environment; 3: Human use of renewable energy to improve the global environment in the post-Brundtland era; 4: The greenhouse effect and future urban development; 5: Urban design, transportation and greenhouse *; 6: Sustainable development, energy policy issues and greenhouse; 7: Energy and architectural form; 8: Environmentally benign architecture: beyond passive; 9: Energy efficiency and the non-residential building sector; 10: Principles of energy efficient residential design; 11: Technological options and sustainable energy welfare; 12: Materials selection and energy efficiency

Editorial Reviews

Offers practical insights and techniques regarding design and management of buildings and urban settlements, discusses the interaction between the built and natural environments, and charts recent developments in social responsibility and environmental accountability, environmental and energy auditing, ecologically sustainable design, energy standards, and labeling. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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