21st Century Sustainable Homes

21st Century Sustainable Homes
Author: Mark Cleary
Publisher: Images Publishing
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2011
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1864704284

Latest in sustainable housing design trends from around the world.

Sustainable Urban Neighbourhood

Sustainable Urban Neighbourhood
Author: David Rudlin
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 339
Release: 2010-05-14
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1136434909

This successful title, previously known as 'Building the 21st Century Home' and now in its second edition, explores and explains the trends and issues that underlie the renaissance of UK towns and cities and describes the sustainable urban neighbourhood as a model for rebuilding urban areas. The book reviews the way that planning policies, architectural trends and economic forces have undermined the viability of urban areas in Britain since the Industrial Revolution. Now that much post-war planning philosophy is being discredited we are left with few urban models other than garden city inspired suburbia. Are these appropriate in the 21st century given environmental concerns, demographic change, social and economic pressures? The authors suggest that these trends point to a very different urban future. The authors argue that we must reform our towns and cities so that they become attractive, humane places where people will choose to live. The Sustainable Urban Neighbourhood is a model for such reform and the book describes what this would look like and how it might be brought about.

Green Homes

Green Homes
Author: E. Ashley Rooney
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780764330339

More than fifty green homes, some of them award-winning, in North America are presented which illustrate the many green terms defined in this book as well as demonstrate the many ways architects have achieved sustainability without compromising their aesthetic goals.

21st Century House

21st Century House
Author: Jonathan Bell
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2006
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9781856694537

Looking at diverse visions of the modern house, before placing them in the context of the technological and aesthetic concerns of architects, this text features illustrations and architectural drawings for every project, covering various aspects of contemporary house architecture.

Conscious Style Home

Conscious Style Home
Author: Danny Seo
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2001-09-19
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 9780312276614

Crowned by "People" magazine as the "eco-groovy Martha Stewart", Seo shows that it doesn't take much time, money, or effort to make an eco-friendly home. Illustrations. Photos.

Sustainable Homes for the 21St Century

Sustainable Homes for the 21St Century
Author: Michael Royce
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2018-05-11
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1546236473

The authors and their wives lived in two of Portlands beautiful, leafy neighborhoods. Their children were grown, so they no longer felt their homes were consistent with their environmental and personal values. They contemplated a different way of living, and over four and a half years, their dreams coalesced into Ankeny Row, a community with six energy-efficient homes structured for community interaction and to permit graceful aging. Sustainable Homes for the 21st Century tells the story of what they learned in the process and provides guidance on how you can make similar dreams come true.

Sustainable Housing

Sustainable Housing
Author: Amjad Almusaed
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2022-02-23
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1839696478

Sustainable housing is generally used to describe housing that is environmentally friendly and resource-efficient over the lifetime of the building. Homes are designed to have the least possible negative impact on the environment. This means energy efficiency, avoiding environmental toxins, and responsibly using materials and resources while having positive physical and psychological effects on inhabitants. This book presents a comprehensive overview of sustainable housing, starting from legislation and ending with the design and configuration of homes.

The Green City

The Green City
Author: Nicholas Low
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2016-05-09
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1136752994

A team of city-building professionals explain in straightforward terms how the idea of ecological sustainability can be embodied in the everyday life of homes, communities and cities to make a better future.The book considers - and answers - three questions: What does the global agenda of sustainable development mean for the urban spaces where most

Eco Living Japan

Eco Living Japan
Author: Deanna MacDonald
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2016-02-09
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 146291845X

"Features include an interesting use of light, different types of wood, asymmetrical designs and balance, and a harmonious mixture of the old and new. This is much more than solar panels on roofs and recycled materials! --HaikuGirl's Japan blog"

Homesteading in the 21st Century

Homesteading in the 21st Century
Author: George Nash
Publisher: Taunton Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9781600852961

Not since Thoreau made his home in the woods at Walden Pond has the notion of self-sufficiency held more universal appeal. There's no question we're going through some tough economic times, but this book offers an alternative. It's a guide for anyone who imagines a better life--from struggling families tired of energy dependency to dreamers who always wished they could live off the land someday. This ultimate DIY guide holds to the premise that anyone can homestead, and raise at least a portion of their food themselves--even if they live in the city. Homesteading in the 21st Century is absolutely brimming with ideas on how to take control of your life by degrees--whether that means keeping chickens, growing a garden, or brewing your own beer.