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Innovative houses : concepts for sustainable living / Avi Friedman.
Publication details: London : Laurence King Publishing, 2013.Description: 256 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cmISBN:- 1780672934
- 9781780672939
- Ecological houses
- Ecological houses -- Designs and plans
- Dwellings -- Environmental aspects
- Architecture, Domestic
- Architecture, Domestic -- Designs and plans
- Dwellings -- Energy conservation -- Popular works
- Sustainable living
- Architecture, Domestic
- Dwellings -- Energy conservation
- Dwellings -- Environmental aspects
- Ecological houses
- Sustainable living
- TH4860 .F6795 2013
Contents:
Summary: "Divided into four broad areas, tightly focused thematic chapters look at 20 topics such as live/work; adaptable housing; prefabrication; water efficiency; green roofs; innovative landscaping. Each chapter includes an overview that lays out principles, methods, and practices, and a close look at houses that embrace these."--Page 4 of cover.
sect. 1. Demographic and social trends -- Live-work residences -- Ageing in place -- Multigenerational living -- Small homes -- sect. 2. Design and production methods -- Adaptable houses -- Growing homes -- Prefabricated dwellings -- Narrow houses -- Plug and play designs -- Healthy indoor environments -- sect. 3. Energy and resource efficiency -- Net-zero dwellings -- Designing for passive solar gain -- Active solar-powered dwellings -- Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems -- Building with recycled materials -- Water-efficient dwellings -- Green roofs -- sect. 4. Innovative landscaping -- Designing with nature -- Edible landscaping -- Xeriscaped outdoor spaces.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | TH 4860 .F6795 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5110248 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-247) and index.
sect. 1. Demographic and social trends -- Live-work residences -- Ageing in place -- Multigenerational living -- Small homes -- sect. 2. Design and production methods -- Adaptable houses -- Growing homes -- Prefabricated dwellings -- Narrow houses -- Plug and play designs -- Healthy indoor environments -- sect. 3. Energy and resource efficiency -- Net-zero dwellings -- Designing for passive solar gain -- Active solar-powered dwellings -- Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems -- Building with recycled materials -- Water-efficient dwellings -- Green roofs -- sect. 4. Innovative landscaping -- Designing with nature -- Edible landscaping -- Xeriscaped outdoor spaces.
"Divided into four broad areas, tightly focused thematic chapters look at 20 topics such as live/work; adaptable housing; prefabrication; water efficiency; green roofs; innovative landscaping. Each chapter includes an overview that lays out principles, methods, and practices, and a close look at houses that embrace these."--Page 4 of cover.
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