Designing the sustainable site : integrated design strategies for small-scale sites and residential landscapes / Heather Venhaus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Venhaus, Heather.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homesites--Planning--Case studies.

Sustainable design--Case studies.

Ecological landscape design--Case studies.

Ecological landscape design.

Sustainable design.

Homesites--Planning.

Homesites.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xi, 235 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Other Title:

Integrated design strategies for small-scale sites and residential landscapes

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, [2012]

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Building a Sustainable Future

Regenerative Systems

What Is Site Sustainability?

The Importance of Education and Stewardship

Case Study: Underwood Family Sonoran Landscape Laboratory

Creating a Love for Nature in Our Children

Continual Improvement: Monitoring and Adaptive Management

Case Study: Pacific Cannery Lofts

References

ch. 2 The Sustainable Site Design Process

Integrated Design and the Multidisciplinary Design Team

Multidisciplinary Team

Integrated Design

Assembling the Design Team

Defining the Project

Inspiring the Client

Acknowledging a Commitment to Sustainability

Initial Team Meeting

Understanding the Site

Site Assessment: Inventory and Analysis

Site Analysis

Establishing the Project Direction

Project Goals

Sustainable Design Guidelines and Performance Targets

Program Plan

Developing Sustainable Design Solutions

Conceptual Diagrams

Schematic Design

Design Development

Construction Documents

Construction Observation

Site Monitoring and Maintenance: Developing an "Owners Manual"

ch. 3 Human Health and Well-Being

Physical Health

Case Study: Ackermannbogen Neighborhood Parkland

Mental Restoration

Social Interaction

Special Considerations for Children

Case Study: Urban Play Garden

ch. 4 Sustainable Solutions: Air Pollution

Air Pollution: The Cause

Air Pollution: How It Affects Our Lives

Smog and Ground Level Ozone

Acid Deposition

Greenhouse Gases and Global Climate Change

Sustainable Site Strategies to Improve Air Quality

Vegetation and Air Quality

Mitigate the Urban Heat Island

Reduce Impervious Surfaces

Case Study: San Francisco Green Schoolyards

Permeable Paving

High-Albedo Paving Materials

Structural Soils

Reduce the Embodied and Operating Energy of a Site

Reclaimed Materials

Recycled Materials

Case Study: Turtle Creek Pump House

Local or Indigenous Materials

Purchase New Materials That Can Be Reused or Recycled

Design for Deconstruction

Operating Energy

How Site Design Affects Operating Energy

Determining the Microclimate of a Site

Strategies for Reducing the Operating Energy of Buildings

Building Orientation

Obstruct or Channel Wind Flow

Case Study: Lopez Common Ground

Shade

Green Roofs

Case Study: FrauenWohnen (Women's Housing)

Green Walls

Living Walls

Minimize Maintenance Practices That Release Air Pollutants

Sequester Atmospheric Carbon

Case Study: Redstone Canyon Garden

ch. 5 Sustainable Solutions: Urban Flooding and Water Pollution

Flooding and Water Pollution

The Cause: Floodplain Development

Flooding: How It Affects Our Lives

The Cause: Impervious Surfaces and Stormwater Runoff

Stormwater Runoff: How It Affect Our Lives

The Cause: Combined Sewer Overflows

Combined Sewer Overflows: How They Affect Our Lives

Sustainable Site Strategies to Mitigate Urban Flooding and Water Pollution

Avoid Development of Flood Prone Areas and Restore Previously Developed Floodplains

Pave Less

Case Study: Lake Cook Courts

Downspout Disconnection

Protect and Restore Soil Health

Soil Compaction

Strategies for Preventing or Minimizing Soil Compaction

Strategies for Restoring Overly Compacted Soils

Organic Matter

Strategies for Maintaining Appropriate Levels of Soil Organic Matter

Strategies for Restoring Soil Organic Matter

Soil Microorganisms

Bioremediation

Increase Vegetative Cover

Strategies for Increasing Vegetative Cover

Vegetation and Pollutant Removal

Case Study: Arkadien Asperg

Slow Stormwater Runoff and Improve Infiltration

Stormwater Treatment Train

When to Avoid Stormwater Infiltration

Biofiltration Areas

Vegetative Filter Strips

Bioswales

Rain Gardens

Stormwater Planters

Blue Roofs

ch. 6 Sustainable Solutions: Water Shortages

Freshwater Shortages: The Cause

Water Shortages: How They Affect Our Lives

Sustainable Site Strategies to Alleviate Water Shortages

Case Study: Taylor 28

Stormwater Catchment and Reuse

Greywater Catchment and Reuse

Case Stduy: Catalina Foothills

Reclaimed Water Reuse

Air-Conditioner Condensate Catchment and Reuse

Drought-Resistant Soils and Vegetation

Case Study: Roogulli Garden

Avoid Wasteful Irrigation Practices

ch. 7 Sustainable Solutions: Invasive Species / W. Matt Mccaw

Invasive Species: The Cause

Invasive Species: How They Affect Our Lives

Control Invasive Species and Prevent New Invasions

Use Only Site-Appropriate Plant Species

Create and Maintain Invasion-Resistant Plant Communities

Case Study: Evelyn Pease Tyner Interpretive Center at Air Station Prairie

Integrated Pest Management

ch. 8 Sustainable Solutions: Loss of Biodiversity / W. Matt Mccaw

Loss of Biodiversity: The Cause

Invasive Species

Pollution

Climate Change

Habitat Loss

Loss of Biodiversity: How It Affects Our Lives

Reducing the Quality of Ecosystem Services

Removing Indicators of the Quality of Natural Support Systems

Protect and Restore Biodiversity

Appropriate Site Selection

On-Site Habitat Conservation

Reduction of Habitat Fragmentation

Restoration of Ecosystem Function

Creation of Small Patch Habitats

Holistic Resource Management

Habitat Mitigation

Case Study: Tanner Springs Park

References.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0470900091

9780470900093

OCLC:

747331908

Publisher Number:

99951100441