Sustainable architecture and design Books

Book Synopsis Soak up carbon into beautiful, healthy buildings that heal the climate Green buildings that slash energy use and carbon emissions are all the rage, but they aren''t enough. The hidden culprit is embodied carbon the carbon emitted when materials are mined, manufactured, and transported comprising some 10% of global emissions. With the built environment doubling by 2030, buildings are a carbon juggernaut threatening to overwhelm the climate. It doesn''t have to be this way. Like never before in history, buildings can become part of the climate solution. With biomimicry and innovation, we can pull huge amounts of carbon out of the atmosphere and lock it up as walls, roofs, foundations, and insulation. We can literally make buildings out of the sky with a massive positive impact. The New Carbon Architecture is a paradigm-shifting tour of the innovations in architecture and construction that are making this happen. Office towers built froTable of Contents Acknowledgments Preface: Buildings Made of Sky Introduction A Word about "Carbon" 1. Beyond Zero: The Time Value of Carbon by Erin McDade A Global Carbon Limit Buildings Are the Problem; Buildings Are the Solution Zero by 2050 The Zero Net Carbon Gold Standard Embodied Carbon: Getting to Real Zero Emissions Now Hurt More than Emissions Later: The Relative Importance of Embodied Carbon Embodied Carbon in the Future The Time Value of Carbon Zero Energy in a Nutshell by Ann V. Edminister 2. Counting Carbon: What We Know and How We Know It by Catherine De Wolf, Barbara Rodriguez Droguett, and Kathrina Simonen Building Carbon Neutral The Relative Impact of Embodied Carbon in Typical Buildings Comparing Structural Materials Comparing LCA Methods Concrete Steel Wood Other Structural Materials Nonstructural Materials Comparing the Embodied Carbon of Buildings Getting to Zero: Embodied Carbon 3. Rebuild: What You Build Matters, What You Don't Build Matters More by Larry Strain We Can't Build Our Way Out of This Reuse: A Complete Strategy Reducing Embodied Carbon Reducing Operating Carbon: Renovation + Upgrade Upgrading to Zero Retrofit Opportunities Energy Efficiency Opportunities Net-zero Opportunities Saving Embodied Carbon Opportunities 4. Wood: Like Never Before Mass Timber Construction by Frances Yang and Andrew Lawrence The Carbon Argument So How Tall Can Timber Really Go? Enter Cross-laminated Timber (CLT) Stiffness Fire Acoustics Seismic Performance Beyond Carbon The Future Seeing the Forests for the Mass Timber by Jason Grant 5. Straw and Other Fibers: A Second Harvest with Chris Magwood and Massey Burke Straw Bales and Straw Bale Panels Prefabricated Straw Bale Wall Panels Straw Blocks Straw Panels Bonded Plant Fiber Insulation Systems The Planet's Sixth Carbon Sink: A Success Story by Craig White 6. Concrete: The Reinvention of Artificial Rock with Fernando Martirena and Paul Jaquin What Is Concrete? The Problem with Concrete The Reinvention Is On But First, Some Basics Clay: The First Cement by Paul Jaquin Historical Building Using Clay as a Binder What Makes Clay Special? Bonding in Clay Sheets, Layers, and Assemblages Sheets Layers The Assemblage Friction Suction How Strong Is Clay Concrete? Humidity Buffering and Thermal Mass Future Rethinking Cement by Fernando Martirena More Ways to Reinvent Concrete What About Reinforcing — Steel and More 7. Plastic: So Great, So Awful — Some New Directions by Mikhail Davis, Wes Sullens, and Wil Srubar Introduction Biopolymers and Bioplastics Plant Biopolymers Animal Biopolymers Bacterial Biopolymers The Bioplastics Dilemma Existing Plastics in the World The Scale of the Plastics Problem: How Much Is Already Out There? What To Do With All That Existing Plastic? Barriers to Plastics Recovery and Recycling Bright Spots for Plastics What You Can Do: The Low-carbon Plastics Hierarchy Guidelines: The Low-carbon Plastics Hierarchy From Obstacles to Opportunities to Solutions: Can We Redeem Plastic? Trash to Treasure: Can We Harvest the Existing Plastic Pollution from the Environment to Make New Products? Carbon-loving Plastics: Can We Produce Plastics that Capture or Store Carbon? Paths to Bio-based Plastics Regenerative Agriculture GHG to Plastic Carbon-plastic Composites: Can We Put New Carbon into Old Plastic? Closing the Loop: Can We Truly Manage Plastics in a Circular System? 8. To Your Health: The Health Benefits and Impacts of Natural Building Materials by Pete Walker, Andrew Thomson, and Daniel Maskell Health Benefits Moisture Buffering Materials The Breathing Wall Concept: Vapor Permeability and Capillarity Controlling Volatile Organic Compounds Health Risks Radioactivity Silica Dust Handling Lime Protective Treatments Concluding Comments 9. Size Matters: Can Buildings Be Too Tall? by Ann Edminster The Height Problem Aspects of the Problem Ground Zero: Height as a Driver of Embodied Carbon Will Transit Catch Up? Middle Ground, Perhaps Livability Resiliency Conclusions Editor's Endnote 10. Technology and Localization: Trends at Play Nanotechnology Biotechnology and Biomimicry Localization: The Convergence of Social and Technological Trends Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and 3-D Printing 11. Action Plan: Places to Intervene in a System Places to Intervene in a System Building Codes and Standards Incentives Research Information Flows A Price on Carbon Necessary Afternote #1 Necessary Afternote #2 Necessary Afternote #3: Which System Are We Talking About? Necessary Afternote #4: In Which the Republicans Make the Case Afterword Contributing Authors Index A Note about the Publisher

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Book SynopsisPacked with accessible information, this book covers all the technical and practical aspects of home design in tropical environments.It begins by outlining the prerequisites needed to understand the issues involved (climate, heat, thermal comfort, etc.) and discusses the solutions offered by traditional housing. It then identifies current solutions for protecting buildings and their occupants from solar radiation and external heat, while promoting bioclimatic and environmentally friendly approaches.The economic viability of the solutions identified is discussed, as are the advantages and disadvantages of the materials, depending on the context and standards in force.Numerous examples illustrate how buildings can be adapted to local realities, from the avant-garde creations of Jean Prouvé to those of today's architects who are committed to sustainable development, as well as specific projects incorporating the recommendations made in this book.More than 46Table of Contents1. Challenges and Objectives 2. Climate 3. Heat 4. Thermal Comfort 5. Traditional Construction 6. Protection From Solar Radiation 7. Thermal Insulation 8. Cooling and Air Conditioning 9. Feasibility 10. Examples of Projects 11. Portfolio 12. Apartment Blocks Conclusions and Perspectives

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Book SynopsisDiscover new approaches to green design and sustainable building with this comprehensive guide There''s a substantial amount of information designers and architects need to understand about sustainability and commercial projects, especially as expectations for professionals in the industry become clearer. Luckily, the second edition of Sustainable Commercial Interiors has been revamped to serve as a comprehensive guide for anyone looking to understand the latest in green and sustainable design. Fully revised throughout, this resource now includes frameworks based on the new LEEDv4 rating system, and provides fifteen brand-new case studies that document green design and building strategies for all types of projects. You''ll find information on materials, furnishings, finishes, product standards, and certifications, all designed to keep you in the know and prepare you for future ventures in sustainable design. The ideal professional companion for interior designeTable of ContentsForeword Alex Wilson ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii INTRODUCTION 1 Why We Wrote This Book 1 What You’ll Find 1 Our Hopes for the Future 3 1 SUSTAINABLE DESIGN: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE 5 Sustainability Defined and Refined 6 Defining “Green” 8 What Is Green Design? 15 Overcoming the Obstacles to Sustainability 23 The Integrated Profession 30 Integrating Sustainability Into Your Design Practice: an Essay by Kendall Wilson 30 Making Integrated Design Work 33 The Design Charrette 38 Taking the Mystery Out of Commissioning 41 Commissioning the Interior Project: an Essay by Jay Enck 42 2 GLOBAL ISSUES: AN OVERVIEW 45 As the Earth Warms 46 Living Lightly on the Land 49 Wet Gold 55 Want Not, Waste a Lot 58 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow … Still Green? an Essay by Alice Liao 65 Healthy Buildings, Healthy People 68 Bio-Inspired Design: What Can We Learn from Nature? an essay by Judith Heerwagen 71 The Journey Ahead… an Essay by Bill Reed 79 3 SITES, WATER, AND ENERGY 83 Site Sustainability Matters: an essay by Gina Bocra 84 Matters of Site 86 Reducing Water Use 91 Optimizing Energy Use 101 Energy Efficiency in an Interiors Project: an essay by Marcus Sheffer 103 Lighting 108 Heating and Cooling 126 4 THE MATERIALS MAZE 133 Navigating the Materials Maze 134 Ask More Questions: an Essay by by Nadav Malin 135 Life Cycle Studies: A Comparison 144 Toxins 152 A Guide to Researching Sustainable Materials: an essay by Jean Hansen 159 Transparency—or Not 161 Natural Versus Synthetic Materials 168 Furnishings and Finishes: An Overview 172 Ceilings 196 Green Product Trends: an essay by Wanda Lau 198 5 THE INDOOR ENVIRONMENT 203 The Air That We Breathe 205 Interior Design: First Step toward Providing Good IAQ: an Essay by Marilyn Black 205 The Elusive Thermal Comfort 216 Noise: The Other Pollutant 218 Let There Be (Day)light 221 Why Daylighting?: an essay by Nancy Clanton 222 The Importance of Views 235 6 THE TOOLS OF OUR TRADE 241 Green Building Organizations, Rating Systems, and Design Guides 246 Product Standards and Certifications 271 Green Product Information Programs 291 Specifications 298 Four Steps to Greening Your Specifications: an essay by Ross Speigel 298 The Sustainable Library 301 7 THE BUSINESS CASE FOR GREEN DESIGN 303 Building a Tangible Symbol 305 Making the Case 308 The Economics of a Green Work Space: an essay by Bill Browning 313 An Integrated Whole 329 8 THE BUSINESS CASE FOR GREEN DESIGN 331 What Do Green Professionals Do? An Essay by Holley Henderson 332 Great Expectations 333 U.S. Green Building Council Headquarters, Washington, D.C. 333 Dynamic Energy 340 Cannon Design, Chicago, Illinois 340 Repurpose with Style 345 HDR, San Francisco, California 345 Engage and Express 349 RTKL Associates Inc., Washington, DC 349 The Three Cs 352 HOK Chicago, Illinois 352 Adaptive Reuse 357 Perkins+Will, Atlanta, Georgia 357 9 SUBSTANCE AND STYLE 361 A Bit of Britain in Manhattan 362 BBC Worldwide Americas, New York, New York 362 Respecting the Past, Providing for the Future 366 Federal Center South, 1202 Building, Seattle, Washington 366 The Healing Properties of Nature 372 Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 372 High Tech, High Touch 376 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Academic Library, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia 376 True to Its Roots 382 J. W. Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa, San Antonio, Texas 382 Big Impact in a Small Footprint 386 Welch Allyn, Inc., Skaneateles Falls, New York 386 Collaborative Cube 391 Kaleida Health Gates Vascular Institute/SUNY at Buffalo Clinical Translational Research Center, Buffalo, New York 391 GLOSSARY 395 RESOURCES 403 Print 403 TedX Talks 404 Internet Resources 404 INDEX 409

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Book Synopsis2023 Finalist, PROSE Award in Architecture and Urban PlanningA guide to water-focused and climate-resilient architectural and urban design. Le Corbusier famously said, A house is a machine for living in. We now confront the litany of environmental challenges associated with the legacy of the architectural machine: a changing climate, massive species die-off, diminished air and water quality, and resource scarcities. Brook Muller offers an alternative: water-centric urban design that fosters sustainability, equity, and architectural creativity. Inspired by the vernacular, such as the levadas of Madeira Island and both the arid and drenched places of the American West, Muller articulates a hydro-logical philosophy in which architects and planners begin by conceptualizing interactions between existing waterways and the spaces they intend to develop. From these interactionsand the new technologies and approaches enabling themaesthetic, spatial, and experiential opportunities follow. NoTrade ReviewThis decentralized account of architectural design reconceives the ways in which urban spaces are inhabited and the habituations of those living within such environs. Muller’s analysis carefully and critically meanders throughout different climates and cities, demonstrating the particular and non-universalizable agency of water...Written in an approachable manner for any student of the environment, architecture, art, or philosophy, Muller demonstrates an expertise and familiarity with the terrain of contemporary urban problems and their historical development...Arguing for an understanding of water as agential rather than material obstacle, Muller reconceives not only the task of urban architecture but sustainable development as a whole. * Environmental Philosophy *With every crippling drought and devastating flood, it becomes clearer that climate change requires both new technics and new politics of urban water . . . it is architects and other professionals engaged primarily at the scale of sites and buildings who will find [Blue Architecture] most useful. * Journal of the American Planning Association *Muller’s model pulls planners, designers, and scholars into a growing conversation that calls on water first to guide future populations away from isolated resource extraction, industrial conveyance, and erasure schemes whose ethics and economies are becoming outmoded, and toward our era’s urgency for more inclusive human-nature approaches. Brook Muller’s Blue Architecture rightly looks to water and watersheds as integrative designer-builders in 'the hydrological city'. * H-Net Reviews *Table of Contents Preface Introduction 1. Hydraulic or Hydrologic? 2. Aqueous Mediums, Urban Architectures, Anadromous Beings 3. Liquid-Shaped Space 4. In Concentrate 5. Reconstituting Architectural Horizons 6. Redrawing Waters Epilogue: Reflections in Depths Glossary of Terms for the Water-Conscious Designer Notes References Permissions Index

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Book SynopsisLearn the logistics of choosing windows, insulation, appliances, and lighting. Find out about FSC certified wood and about using reclaimed materials. Here is everything you need to make your home sustainable.Whether the reader is building a new home or doing a minor remodel, a homeowner needs a framework by which to guide their decisions. These decisions are based on values, and the author posits that there are really only three reasons to go green: For Our Health: By building more sustainably, we reduce our exposure to harmful chemicals and toxins. For Our Wealth: By building a more durable home and being more efficient with resources like water and electricity, we reduce our monthly utility bills and ongoing maintenance expenses. For Our Soul: Collectively doing the right thing for our planet does make a difference—and that is soul-nourishing. The green building movement has produced hundreds of “how-to” books and websites that are filled with tips about green building and what homeowners should do to go green. While helpful and informative, when it comes to making actual purchasing and installation decisions, these books do not make it any easier for a homeowner to prioritize against a budget. Here, Melisssa Rappaport Schifman shares her knowledge and experience for others to use in their journey toward a greener way of living.Trade Review“Every architect should read this book.” —David Salmela, FAIA, winner of more than 70 architectural awards (including 8 National AIA Awards)

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Book SynopsisFocusing on the requirement for energy-efficient sustainable architecture with a small carbon footprint, this book explores the many ways in which containers can be renovated to create housing and more. With environmentally friendly design, low associated costs and ease of mobility, containers could be a great future contributor to the development of low-carbon architecture. This book features a detailed analysis of over 40 container projects, each with their own prominent features. These are presented alongside landscape plans, technical drawings and text explanations. In addition to the case studies, design guidelines are supplied alongside information regarding the relevant construction standards for container buildings, making this book both inspirational and a practical resource for designers and architects. Table of ContentsContents: Preface; Design Guide; Case Studies.

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Book SynopsisHaute Couture Architecture: The Art of Living Without Walls by Anneke van Waesberghe is so much more than a book about tented green building architecture. The book is part design manifesto, part personal diary, and part manual for future sustainable living. One in which rampant consumerism has been replaced by a more thoughtful design from the excesses of modern times to a new state of being for living sustainably and in harmony with the rhythms of the planet. It is the tale of one woman’s odyssey living alone in the jungle finding true meaning in life and manifesting its beauty into a way of sustainable living that may set a blueprint for our future existence on Earth. The author leads readers to encounter a new paradigm by showing the luxury of simplicity and the beauty of small things. With our consumer way of living and doing things and how the world is evolving, the pace we follow as consumers rather than humans has become outdated and is not the way to go forward. We cannot solve new problems that follow our destructive actions; we have to shift our thinking from ‘me’ to ‘we’. Haute Couture architecture respects artisans, hand-made goods, self-sufficiency, and caring for nature. Being close to nature is a lifestyle of forward-thinking outside the box and is a natural means to discovering ourselves. Ultimately Haute Couture Architecture: The Art of Living Without Walls bridges the gap between nature and architecture.

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Book SynopsisNature has always been a source of inspiration for the design of the human environment. The analysis of biological constructions can not only lead to astonishing technical solutions but can also inspire the design of architecture. Bionics is a fascinating border area between pure research and practical application: biologists, chemists, physicists, mineralogists, and paleontologists meet up with material scientists, engineers, and architects and transfer their knowledge to architecture and construction. Using numerous practical examples, this richly illustrated introduction traces the process from the understanding of how something functions, to abstraction—for example in computer models—and the construction of initial prototypes, through to fully functional manufacture and production.

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Book SynopsisSelected research projects and architecture exploring the role of design within complex social, political and environmental conditions Toshiko Mori is a New York-based architect and Professor in the Practice of Architecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design for many years. As a long-time member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on the Future of Cities, Mori led research and inquiry into sustainable architecture, enhancing cities’ livability, and creating efficient urban services. Mori is also on the board of Dassault Systems, a company connecting technology to environment and life science. And she has founded the platform VisionArc, a think tank dedicated to exploring the role of design within complex social and environmental issues. This book will focus on TMA’s projects based on research, and the impact of socially valuable projects to society. The book will illustrate how the observation of the architect operates as opposed to how the imagination of the architect manifests itself. Different chapters in the book are describing various ways of approaching the task of observation. Seven chapters are divided into specific projects and provide a look at the hidden thought processes that can take place behind the ideas, solutions, and physical manifestations or architecture. Presented projects include the Portable Concert Hall, called Paracoustica, which is an ongoing nonprofit work to come up with an affordable and sharable concert hall among many constituents in remote and underserved community; the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research focusing on socialization among scientists as a new model of work that promotes further discovery and teamwork. And i.e. the research on the role of libraries in the future using the example of the Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch. Another chapter is dedicated to the vernacular typology development in Senegal with the Albers Foundation, and the research on social spaces for collaborative educational environments.

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Book SynopsisOff-Grid House Plans has more than 250 floor plans, sections, sketches, and elevations, as well as all the construction details in all projects. An Off-Grid system allows you to live without using a utility company, generating your own energy. A well designed system also has numerous environmental advantages, that help you to reduce your carbon footprint, providing cleaner, more sustainable energy. In the long-term it is financially viable, and also teaches us how to consume energy responsibly. These off-grid homes, which run on solar, wind, or hydro power, are just a few examples of how people are leaving the city behind for a life in the country in contact with nature. AUTHOR: Anna Minguet is a creative based in Barcelona.

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Book SynopsisDiscover the art and practicalities of sustainable architecture and bio-construction. Living near a green or natural area is a significant benefit to promoting good mental health. Green spaces are thought to lower stress levels, reduce depression and anxiety and improve general well-being. Throughout this book, you will understand how good architecture is considered to be that which blends in perfectly with the surrounding area. Nature can be integrated into architecture indirectly with environmentally friendly elements. For example, there is the option of constructing buildings with vertical gardens that integrate this green habitat into the structure itself, whether it is a façade, roof, etc. and of including natural elements inside the building. When architecture is in tune with the location, it seeks to respect the landscape, limiting the footprint of its intervention, camouflaging its presence or building with local materials. Topics include: . Blending architecture with landscapes . Respecting the land . Producing controlled environments . Details on unfolded axonometric . Inspirations from baroque and mysticism . Incorporating multi-sensual experiences Indeed, today's buildings and cities endeavour to appreciate their surroundings, uniting the environment with architecture. This union sometimes goes beyond admiring the natural beauty surrounding them; the intention is to establish a dialogue and consider the space as just another architectural element. This practice seeks to transform the mechanisms of conventional architecture using materials focused on sustainability. AUTHOR: Anna Minguet is a creative based in Barcelona. She helps with the production department of Monsa Publishing House, preparing layouts and organizing the editorial schedule.

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Book SynopsisThis fully illustrated monograph is dedicated to architect Pierre-Louis Faloci, 2018 Laureate of the Grand Prix national de l’architecture and author of the concept of “global village”. The book highlights the career path of Faloci and explores the concept of “ecology of the gaze”, which for him, together with that of “eco building”, plays a key role in today’s architecture. Text in English and French.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents a series of contemporary, diverse and innovative design strategies that vary in form, function and design intent. The common denominator of all projects is the alternative and/or experimental approach of combining both private and public spaces. Diverse, innovative design approaches with complex programme are combined with socially and financially sustainable strategies. ‘Innovative Architecture Strategies’ aims to help understand the different design approa­ches that can be followed when called to propose a concept and design for an innovative mixed-use building. It’s also a guide, point of reference, and inspiration book. The book demonstrates an analytical and clear way to conceptualize, explain and present a mixed-use design project. Each project in the book is selected for its different form, function, technique and design intent. They all offer a clear example of a de­sign project. The diverse design approaches are presented in ten chapters. Each chapter begins with explaining the main concept behind the specific design approach and with a reference to a built precedent.

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Book SynopsisDesign for Sustainability Survival Guide concerns all the details on applying sustainability requirements in design. It is a critical and concise overview of the important facts from all imaginable angles. The book is written and illustrated to inform, support and inspire future designers. The guide covers everything in sustainability: from personal reader experience to universal guiding principles, from energy use and the flow of materials to the role of time, consumption, use, circularity and reduction. It includes tips, principles and guidelines to nourish design projects from start to finish. New approaches beyond the conventional are introduced and current assumptions on economics, technology and design are pointed out throughout the book.

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Book SynopsisApplies social and political theory to an in-depth study of environmental politics in Ireland. -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction - Patrick O’Mahony1. The communicative turn and cosmopolitan ecological consciousness in the global risk society: an assessment of the discourse- Piet Strydom2. Discourses of transition to sustainability in Ireland: outlines of a green republican strategy- John Barry3. Communications practices and Irish environmental politics: oral hearings, tribunals and planning & sustainable development- Kieran Keohane4. Social positions and dynamics within the cognitive order of Irish environmental discourse- Patrick O’Mahony5. Nurturing dissent in the Irish political imagination: the contribution of environmental law to a new civic cosmopolitanism- Tracey Skillington6. Conventions of quality and governance of artisan food: revealing the tyranny of ‘sound science’ in the regulation of Irish raw milk cheese- Colin Sage7. Wasting Ireland and consuming sustainability: the ‘Celtic Tiger’ years and beyond- G. Honor Fagan8. Promoting participatory planning: a West of Ireland case study- Catherine Corcoran and Ciaran Lynch9. Irish environmental discourse: towards an ecological ethic?- Pat O’Mahony

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Book SynopsisThis well-illustrated case study . . . will help students of permaculture, of sustainability, of earth regeneration and of integrated eco-social design. Prof. Declan Kennedy, Chairman, Advisory Board, gaiauniversity.org To ensure food security and restore the health of the planet, we need to move beyond industrial agriculture and return to the practice of small-scale, local farming. The Bioshelter Market Garden: A Permaculture Farm describes the creation of a sustainable food system through a detailed case study of the successful year-round organic market garden and permaculture design at Pennsylvania's Three Sisters Farm.At the heart of Three Sisters is its biosheltera solar greenhouse which integrates growing facilities, poultry housing, a potting room, storage, kitchen facilities, compost bins, a reference library and classroom area. The Bioshelter Market Garden examines how the bioshelter promotes greater biodiversity and is an energy efficient method of extending crop production through Pennsylvania's cold winter months. Both visionary and practical, this fully illustrated book contains a wealth of information on the application of permaculture principles. Some of the topics covered include: Design and management of an intensive market garden farm Energy systems and bio-thermal resources Ecological soil management and pest control Wetlands usage Solar greenhouse design and management Whatever your gardening experience and ambitions, this comprehensive manual is sure to inform and inspire.Darrell Frey's inspirational book gives you all you need to know to create an energy-saving, food-producing bioshelter . . . [It] covers everything you need to understand, build, or simply admire these important tools for sustainability. Toby Hemenway, author of Gaia's GardenTable of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Toward a Permanent Culture Prologue Book Outline Five Acres and Interdependence The Value of the Small-Scale Farm Creation of Sustainable Local Food Systems Integrated Systems: Permaculture Design Sustainability Concepts of Ecology Permaculture and Agriculture Farm Ecology Three Sisters Farm Resource Survey Season Extension Outreach Back to the Earth Chapter 2: Sustainable Food Systems : Safe, Healthful and SecureSustainability for Food Systems Food Safety and Public Awareness Food Security Chapter 3: Direct Marketing for a Small Farm Preparation Business Management Marketing Farm Products Outreach and Education Programs Chapter 4: The Permaculture Farm: Design Farm Design and Planning Site Analysis: The Land, the Community and the Environment Planning Season Extension Case Study: Design of Three Sisters Farm Sector Analysis Overlaying the Farm into the Landscape Bioshelter Wildlife at Three Sisters Farm: Many Neighbors Applied Observation Chapter 5: Energy Systems on the Farm Conservation Biothermal Resource Recovery Solar Photovoltaic Applications Chapter 6: Beyond Integrated Pest Control : Insects, Disease, Weeds and Other Pests Organic Methods Whole-systems Planning Ecological Pest Control Insects on the Farm Spiders on the Farm Design for Ecological Control Insects in the Bioshelter (and Other Creatures) Pests and Permaculture Chapter 7: The Market Garden Farm: Management The Spiral Garden The South Garden The East Garden The Southeast Garden The Pond Garden The West Garden Smaller Gardens Crops and Products Perennials The Farm Woodlot Managing Plant Interactions Chapter 8: Seasons of the Garden Winter Spring Summer Fall Bioshelter Maintenance Managing the Permaculture Landscape Planting Linda's Crop Profiles The Edible Flower Fungi Chapter 9: Bioshelter Defined and Designed The Bioshelter Defined Why Build A Bioshelter? Bioshelter Daydreams Bioshelter Design A Bioshelter for Three Sisters Farm Farm Design Chapter 10: Bioshelter Management Managing the Indoor Ecosystem — An Overview Gardener as Ecosystem Manager Bioshelter Management through the Seasons Other Aspects of Bioshelter Management From a Tiny Seed: Starting Seedlings Countless Bioshelter Possibilities Chapter 11: Compost and Biothermal Resources Harvesting Compost's Multiple Yields Traditional Uses of Biothermal Energy Compost and the NOP Biothermal Resources Composting Practices at Three Sisters Farm Chapter 12: Chickens in the Greenhouse Food Security Finding the Right Bird Chapter 13: Permaculture for Wetlands Lost Wetlands Care of the Earth Classes of Wetlands Basic Design Procedures Design for Wetlands Ponds The Pond at Three Sisters Farm and Nursery Chapter 14: Education on the Farm Benefits and Costs Three Sisters Farm Programs Chapter 15: Home Sweet Home Taking the Lessons Learned Back Home Epilogue: The Farm Ecosystem Evolves Feeling Part of the Cycle Biodiversity: Farm Community A Hopeful Enterprise Appendix A (to chapter 11): Applicable Regulations for Agricultural Composting n PennsylvaniavRelevant Pennsylvania DEP rules excerpted from "Agricultural Composting of Manures: Supplement to ManurevManagement for Environmental Protection," Appendix B (to chapter 11): Compost Calculations Compost Heat Gain and Loss Appendix C: Greenhouse Heat Dynamics: Figuring Solar Gain, Solar Storage, and Heat Loss Temperate Zone Wetland Plants Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisEverything you need to know to build with rammed earth in warm and cold climates. Rammed earth - sand, gravel, and clay or lime/cement binder packed into forms - is a low-energy, high-performance building method, yielding beautiful, sustainable results. It''s thermally stable and can be insulated, can actively modulate humidity, provides a healthy indoor environment, and allows site materials to be used for major structural and building envelope elements. Essential Rammed Earth Construction covers design, building science, tools, and step-by-step building methods for any climate, with a special emphasis on building in cold climates of the northern US, Canada, and northern Europe. Coverage includes: Overview of earthen building Appropriate use of rammed earth walls Stabilized versus raw rammed earth Design considerations, including structural, insulation, and building envelope details Special considerations for cold and freeze-thaw climates Construction drawings, with step-by-step building instructions Tools and labor covering industrial methods, low-tech techniques, formwork options, mix design, budgets, and schedules Codes, inspections, and permits. This guide is an essential resource for experienced builders, DIY home owners, designers, engineers, and architects interested in learning about rammed earth construction.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Foreword By Meror Krayenhoff Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Rationale and Appropriate Use Chapter 3: Building Science Notes Chapter 4: Materials Chapter 5: Wall System Examples and Structural Design Considerations Chapter 6: Tools and Mixing Chapter 7: Construction Methods Chapter 8: Cost Estimates Based on a Cement-Stabilized Rammed Earth Project Chapter 9: Wall Surfaces, Openings, and EmbedmentsChapter 10: Building Code Developments Appendix A: Sample Engineering Specification Appendix B: Alternative Solutions Proposal Definitions Resources and Material Suppliers Bibliography Index About the Author A Note About the Publisher

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Book SynopsisThis eye-opening book reports the results of a large-scale study based on extensive financial and technical analyses of more than 150 green buildings in the United States and ten other countries. Using sophisticated modeling techniques, the study analyzes the costs and financial benefits of building green on both large and small scales, and addresses the role of the built environment in reducing carbon dioxide emissions. The author reports that green buildings cost roughly 2 per cent more to build than conventional buildings - far less than previously assumed - and provide a wide range of financial, health, and social benefits. In addition, green buildings reduce energy use by an average of 33 per cent. The book also evaluates the cost-effectiveness of 'green community development' and presents the results of the first-ever survey of green buildings constructed by faith-based organizations. A compelling combination of solid facts and specific examples, it proves that green design is both cost-effective and earth-friendly.

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Book SynopsisIs it possible for a group of the world's most respected environmental scientists to truly practice what they preach? Can their expertise in climate change help them in transforming an old house and its nine acres into their new office building and campus - a building that is as energy efficient as possible, uses local materials, and generates all of the energy it consumes? In this candid, charming, and informative book, the director of the renowned Woods Hole Research Center tells a story that will interest anyone who has ever thought about doing a "green" rehab, has tried to build green, or just wonders what's actually possible. The Woods Hole Research Center is an international leader in identifying the causes and consequences of environmental change. When the WHRC needed a new administration building, its scientists and staff decided that the building should utilize "state-of-the-shelf" green building techniques and materials. However, the new office had to conform with the laws and building codes of the time, and with materials that were then available - no matter how frustrating these requirements were to the resident scientists and contractors. The author, George M. Woodwell, founder of the WHRC, was intimately involved in the design and construction of the Gilman Ordway Campus, which was completed in 2003 in collaboration with McDonough + Partners. He details the challenges they faced, some of which are familiar to everyone who tries to "build green": the vagaries of building codes, the whims of inspectors, the obstreperousness of subcontractors, the search for appropriate materials, and the surprises involved in turning an old house into a modern office building. Woodwell puts the building in a larger context, not only within the work of the Center and the tradition of Woods Hole, but in the global need to minimize our carbon emissions and overall environmental impact. Building a world that works requires rethinking how we design, reuse, and live in the built environment while preserving the functional integrity of the landscape.

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Book SynopsisThis is the go-to resource for designers creating new stormwater systems that are exciting, creative, and fun. Stormwater management as art? Absolutely. Rain is a resource that should be valued and celebrated, not merely treated as an urban design problem, and yet, traditional stormwater treatment methods often range from ugly to forgettable. Artful Rainwater Design shows that it's possible to effectively manage runoff while also creating inviting, attractive landscapes. This beautifully illustrated, comprehensive guide explains how to design creative, yet practical, landscapes that treat onsite stormwater management as an opportunity to enhance site design. Artful Rainwater Design is a must-have resource for landscape architects, urban designers, civil engineers, and architects looking to create landscapes that celebrate rain for the life-giving resource it is-and contribute to more sustainable, healthy, and even fun, built environments.

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Book SynopsisGiven the realities of climate change and sea level rise, coastal cities around the world are struggling with questions of resilience. Resilience, at its core, is about desirable states of the urban social-ecological system and understanding how to sustain those states in an uncertain and tumultuous future. How do physical conditions ecological processes, social objectives, human politics, and history shape the prospects for resilience? Most books set out "the answer." This book sets out a process of grappling with holistic resilience from multiple perspectives, drawing on the insights and experiences of more than fifty Scholars and practitioners working together to make Jamaica Bay in New York-City an example for the world. Prospects for Resilience establishes a framework for understanding resilience practice in urban watersheds. Using Jamaica Bay, the largest contiguous natural area in New York, home to millions of New Yorkers, and a hub of global air travel with John F.Kennedy International Airport, the authors demonstrate how various components of social ecological systems interact, ranging from climatic factors to plant populations to human demographics. They also highlight essential tools for creating resilient Watersheds, including monitoring and identifying system indicators; computer modelling; green infrastructure; and decision science methods. Finally, they look at the role and importance of a "boundary organisation" like the new Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay in coordinating and facilitating resilience work, and consider significant research questions and prospects for the future-of urban watersheds. Prospects for Resilience sets forth an essential foundation of information and advice for researchers, urban planners, students and others who need to create more resilient cities that work with, not against, nature.

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Book Synopsis"That's what we do really: we do miracles," said Anne-Marie Nyiranshimiyimana, who learned masonry in helping to build the Butaro Hospital, a project designed for and with the people of Rwanda using local materials. This, and other projects designed with dignity, show the power of good design. Almost nothing influences the quality of our lives more than the design of our homes, our schools, our workplaces, and our public spaces. Yet, design is often taken for granted and people don't realize that they deserve better, or that better is even possible. In Design for Good, John Cary offers character-driven, real-world stories about projects around the globe that offer more--buildings that are designed and created with and for the people who will use them. The book reveals a new understanding of the ways that design shapes our lives and gives professionals and interested citizens the tools to seek out and demand designs that dignify. For too long, design has been seen as a luxury, the province of the rich, not the poor. That can no longer be acceptable to those of us in the design fields, nor to those affected by design that doesn't consider human aspects. From the Mulan Primary School in Guangdong, China to Kalamazoo College's Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership, the examples in the book show what is possible when design is a collaborative, dignified, empathic process. Building on a powerful foreword by philanthropist Melinda Gates, Cary draws from his own experience as well as dozens of interviews to show not only that everyone deserves good design, but how it can be achieved. This isn't just another book for and about designers. It's a book about the lives we lead, inextricably shaped by the spaces and places we inhabit.

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Book SynopsisIn the United States, direct energy use in buildings accounts for 39% of carbon-dioxide emissions per year, more than any other sector. Buildings contribute to a changing climate and warming of the earth in ways that will significantly affect future generations. Zero Net Energy (ZNE) buildings are a practical and cost-effective way to reduce our energy needs, employ clean solar and wind technologies, protect the environment, and improve our lives. Interest in buildings ZNE, which produce as much energy as they use over the course of a year, has been growing rapidly. In the Design Professional's Guide to Zero Net Energy Buildings, Charles Eley-draws from over 40 years of his own experience, and interviews with other industry experts, to lay out the principles for achieving ZNE buildings and the issues surrounding their development. Eley emphasises the importance of building energy use in achieving a sustainable future; describe show building energy use can be minimized through smart design rand energy efficiency technologies; and presents practical information on how to incorporate renewable energy technologies to meet the lowered energy needs.The book identifies the building types and climates where-meeting the goal will be a challenge and offers solutions for these special cases. It shows the reader, through examples and explanations, that these solutions are viable and cost effective. ZNE buildings are practical and cost-effective ways to address climate change without compromising our quality of life. ZNE buildings are an energizing concept and one that is broadly accepted, yet there is little information on what is required-to actually meet these goals. This book shows that the goal is feasible and can be practically-achieved in most building-s, that the construction industry is up to the challenge, and that we already have the necessary technologies and knowledge.Trade Review"How we design buildings today will determine if the effects of climate change are manageable or catastrophic. Charles Eley delivers a comprehensive and detailed blueprint for designing Zero-Net-Energy buildings "today "that will efectively shape "tomorrow's "built environment. It belongs in every conscientious designer's library."--Edward Mazria "Founder of Architecture 2030 "

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Book SynopsisThe suburban dream of a single-family house with a white picket fence no longer describes how most North Americans want to live. The dynamics that powered sprawl have all but disappeared. Instead, new forces are transforming real estate markets, reinforced by new ideas of what constitutes healthy and environmentally responsible living. Investment has flooded back to cities because dense, walkable, mixed-use urban environments offer choices that support diverse dreams. Auto-oriented, single-use suburbs have a hard time competing. Suburban Remix brings together experts in planning, urban design, real estate development, and urban policy to demonstrate how suburbs can use growing demand for urban living to renew their appeal as places to live work, play, and invest. The case studies and analyses show how compact new urban places are already being created in suburbs to produce health, economic, and environmental benefits, and contribute to solving a growing equity crisis. Above all, Suburban Remix shows that suburbs can evolve and thrive by investing in the methods and approaches used successfully in cities. Whether next-generation suburbs grow from historic village centers (Dublin, Ohio) or emerge de novo in communities with no historic center (Tysons, Virginia), the stage is set for a new chapter of development--suburbs whose proudest feature is not a new mall but a more human-scale feel and form.

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