Sustainable House

Sustainable House
Author: Michael Mobbs
Publisher: Choice Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Architecture and energy conservation
ISBN: 9781920705527

Including Australian and internal examples of sustainable building, this book is packed with practical information to help every home renovator or builder. ---back cover.

Blueprint for Greening Affordable Housing

Blueprint for Greening Affordable Housing
Author: Global Green USA
Publisher: Island Press
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2012-06-22
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1597267465

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. Blueprint for Green Affordable Housing is the first book of its kind to present information regarding green building that is specifically tailored to the affordable housing development community.

Sustainable Housing

Sustainable Housing
Author: Brian Edwards
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2002-09-11
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1135804958

Written by experts using case studies of latest practice, Sustainable Housing brings new perspectives on residential sustainability and is based upon the 'Housing and Sustainability' conference at the RIBA in 1998.

Sustainable Housing

Sustainable Housing
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Environmental Audit Committee
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2006-03-30
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780215028099

Following on from a previous Committee report on sustainable housing issues (HCP 135-I, session 2004-05; ISBN 0215021517) published in January 2005, this report considers recent developments, including the Government's decision to increase the proposed rate of new build housing from 150,000 to 200,000 per year by 2016. Issues discussed include: the likely effectiveness of the proposed voluntary Code for Sustainable Homes in terms of achieving well-designed, energy efficient sustainable buildings; whether the Government is doing enough to promote the Code within the building industry and the general public; fiscal measures needed to reward higher building quality and greater environmental performance; funding for the timely provision of infrastructure such as transport links, schools and hospitals in main growth areas; security of water supplies and whether the Government, the Environment Agency and the water companies are doing enough to educate people about water efficiency. Overall, the Committee's report recognises the need for additional housing capacity but criticises the Government's failure to acknowledge the valid concerns about the environmental impacts of its house building plans, and its lack of planning to ensure the necessary supporting infrastructure is put in place to establish sustainable communities.

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 Housing

Sustainable Housing
Author: Brian Edwards
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2002-09-11
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 113580494X

Written by experts, Sustainable Housing brings new perspectives on residential sustainability, using case studies of latest practice. This book is based upon the 'Housing and Sustainability' conference at the RIBA in 1998, which intended to guide action into the next century, setting down key principles, providing important new technical information and setting UK practices in a European context.

Urgent Architecture

Urgent Architecture
Author: Bridgette Meinhold
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-03-12
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0393733580

Disaster-proof, environmentally friendly housing solutions for a changing climate. How can we adequately provide housing when disaster strikes, whether that disaster is weather related, like hurricanes, floods, and droughts, happens in a matter of minutes from an earthquake or tsunami, through a slow process like rising sea levels, or is the result of civil disorder or poverty? There is an urgent need for safe, sustainable housing designs that are cheap to build, environmentally friendly, and hardy enough to withstand severe environmental conditions. Not only is there climate change to contend with, but there are millions of people, right now, who do not have safe or adequate housing. In Urgent Architecture Bridgette Meinhold showcases 40 successful emergency and long-term housing projects—from repurposed shipping containers to sandbag homes. She surveys successful structures as well as highlighting promising projects that are still being developed. Every one is quickly deployable, affordable, and sustainable. This book is an essential resource for those who are interested in green building, sustainable design, eco-friendly materials, affordable housing, material reuse, and humanitarian relief.

Going Green

Going Green
Author: Emma-Liisa Hannula
Publisher: Un-Habitat
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: Housing
ISBN: 9789211324877

Housing Reclaimed

Housing Reclaimed
Author: Jessica Kellner
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2011-10-04
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 086571696X

This guide for nonconventional home builders provides inspiration for using salvaged and reclaimed materials to build affordable, environmentally friendly dwellings and offers case studies of projects meeting this challenge, including Phoenix Commotion, Haberae and Builders of Hope. Original

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.