Eco-Resorts: Planning and Design for the Tropics
Product Description Eco-Resorts is the first design guide for low-impact, environmentally friendly tourist resorts in the tropics. The book is the first to offer architects practical, detailed guidance in developing resort buildings that work
The Ecology of Building Materials, Second Edition
The Ecology of Building Materials explores key questions surrounding sustainability of building materials. With legislation such as the Code for Sustainable Homes being introduced to regulate the required sustainability of new builds, it is e
RF Front-End: World Class Designs
Book Description It all starts with a design…this next book in the World Class Designs Series takes the best of our RF Front End design material and creates a singular guide and catalyst for future projects!
Building Services Handbook, Fifth Edition: Incorporating Current Building & Construction Regulations
Building Services Handbook, Fifth Edition: Incorporating Current Building & Construction Regulations Building Services Handbook summarises the application of all common elements of building services practice, technique and procedure, to
Temples of the Earthbound Gods
Software Search Engine Product Description In Rio de Janeiro, the spiritual home of world football, and Buenos Aires, where a popular soccer club president was recently elected mayor, the game is an integral part of national identity. Using
Cladding of Buildings
Written by well-known specialists, this key, well-illustrated text addresses the topic of lightweight claddings in buildings and is a useful guide and reference. This new edition incorporates the latest environmental issues and use of new mat
Relearning from Las Vegas
Immediately on its publication in 1972, Learning from Las Vegas, by Robert Venturi, Denise Scott Brown, and Steven Izenour, was hailed as a transformative work in the history and theory of architecture, liberating those in architecture who we
Green Building Handbook
Environmentally responsible building involves resolving many conflicting issues and requirements. Each stage in the design process from the fundamental decisions about what, where and even whether to build has implications for the environment