Sustainable architecture and urbanism : concepts, technologies, examples / Dominique Gauzin-Müller ; with contributions by Nicolas Favet ; [translated from French by: Kate Purver].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gauzin-Müller, Dominique.

Contributor:

Favet, Nicolas.

Standardized Title:

Architecture ecologique English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Sustainable architecture--Europe.

Sustainable architecture.

Architecture, Modern--20th century.

Architecture, Modern.

City planning--Europe--History--20th century.

City planning.

Europe.

History.

Physical Description:

255 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, plans ; 28 x 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Basel ; Boston, MA : Birkhauser, 2002.

Summary:

Since the mid-1980s, and in particular the 1992 environmental summit in Rio de Janeiro, sustainability has become a global issue and the subject of international debate. In the context of architecture sustainability implies the use of intelligent technology, innovative construction methods, ecologically friendly materials and use of environmentally-friendly energy resources. This book begins with an overview of the various approaches and developments in sustainable architecture, followed by an in-depth section on urbanism looking at several European towns. In the third section the technologies, materials and methods of ecological architecture are examined. Concluding the volume are 23 sophisticated and innovative European case studies. The author and architect Dominique Gauzin-M]ller has specialised on energy and environmental issues and ecological architecture for over 15 years.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3764366591

OCLC:

49760690