Green Building & Sustainability

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  1. Book ImageUrgent Architecture: 40 Sustainable Housing Solutions for a Changing World

    Bridgette Meinhold

    Disaster-proof, environmentally friendly housing solutions for a changing climate.More

  2. Book ImageGreening the Landscape: Strategies for Environmentally Sound Practice

    Adam Regn Arvidson

    A guide to improving the environmental performance of any landscape through the use of green construction and maintenance.More

  3. Book ImageThe Vertical Garden: From Nature to the City

    Patrick Blanc

    Revised and Updated

    Patrick Blanc, botanist and artist, is world famous as the inventor of the Vertical Garden. This new, updated edition of his book, The Vertical Garden, includes his latest achievements and projects, which are bolder than ever.More

  4. Book ImageSalvage Secrets: Transforming Reclaimed Materials into Design Concepts

    Joanne Palmisano, Susan Teare

    A striking how-to guide and four-color visual tour presenting design possibilities using a range of salvaged materials.More

  5. Book ImageUnderstanding Green Building Materials

    Traci Rose Rider, Stacy Glass, Jessica McNaughton

    A companion to Understanding Green Building Guidelines, this primer explains green building products—what they are and how to choose them.More

  6. Book ImageGreening Modernism: Preservation, Sustainability, and the Modern Movement

    Carl Stein

    Greening Modernism addresses the interrelationships between sustainability, architectural preservation, and the Modern movement and places these issues into historical perspective.More

  7. Book ImageRematerial: From Waste to Architecture

    Alejandro Bahamón, Maria Camila Sanjinés

    How someone else’s waste can become the next designer’s building material.More

  8. Book ImageInclusive Housing: A Pattern Book: Design for Diversity and Equality

    Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access, Edward Steinfeld, Jonathan White

    An invaluable resource for designing communities that accommodate social diversity and provide equitable opportunities for all residents.More

  9. Book ImageTadelakt

    Michael Johannes Ochs

    The first comprehensive description of an old Moroccan plaster technique that creates unique, sensual, natural effects.More

  10. Book ImageUnderstanding Green Building Guidelines: For Students and Young Professionals

    Traci Rose Rider

    Summarizes the main issues and strategies of the forceful and fast-paced green building movement.More

  11. Book ImageInspired by Nature: Animals: The Building/Biology Connection

    Alejandro Bahamón, Patricia Pérez

    A look at how nature serves as a source of inspiration for contemporary architecture.More

  12. Book ImageGreen Roofs in Sustainable Landscape Design

    Steven L. Cantor, Steven Peck

    A popular design trend, green roofs make private and public buildings inviting and environmentally friendly.More

  13. Book ImageResidential Windows: A Guide to New Technologies and Energy Performance

    Dariush Arasteh, John Carmody, Lisa Heschong, Et Al.

    Third Edition

    The third edition of Residential Windows: A Guide to New Technologies and Energy Performance provides updated and expanded information on window properties and technologies, as well as new sections on such key topics as window installation, energy efficiency, and building codes.More

  14. Book ImageThe Architecture of Warren & Wetmore

    Peter Pennoyer, Anne Walker

    During the first three decades of the twentieth century, Warren & Wetmore was one of the most successful and prolific architectural practices in America.
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  15. Book ImageTen Shades of Green: Architecture and the Natural World

    Peter Buchanan, Kenneth Frampton

    Contemporary buildings, like contemporary forms of urban development, are major contributors to the environmental crisis.More

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