Industrial ecology provides a sound means of systematising the various ideas which come under the banner of sustainable construction and provides a model for the design, operation and ultimate disposal of buildings.
Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Charles J. Kibert, Jan Sendzimir, G. Bradley GuyEAN: 9780415260923COUNTRY: United KingdomPAGES: WEIGHT: 620 gHEIGHT: 246 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis LtdDATE PUBLISHED: 2001-11-15CITY: GENRE: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / GeneralWIDTH: 174 cmSPINE:
Book Themes:
Architecture, Regional and area planning, Building construction and materials
'This volume contains a stimulating discussion on an interesting new aspect of building science, and the contributions are by no means uniformly pro-green.' - Architectural Science Review, This volume contains a stimulating discussion on an interesting new aspect of building science, and the contributions are by no means uniformly pro- 'green'. - Architectural Science Review
Charles J. Kibert, Director of the Rinker School of Building Construction, University of Florida, is one of the authors of the concept known as sustainable construction. Jan Sendzimir is a systems ecologist at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Laxenburg, Austria and is fostering the large-scale application of adaptive management in Central Europe, especially Poland. Brad Guy, an architect, is a Research Associate in the Center for Construction and Environment at the University of Florida and is an internationally recognized expert on building deconstruction and materials reuse.
Industrial ecology provides a sound means of systematising the various ideas which come under the banner of sustainable construction and provides a model for the design, operation and ultimate disposal of buildings.
Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Charles J. Kibert, Jan Sendzimir, G. Bradley GuyEAN: 9780415260923COUNTRY: United KingdomPAGES: WEIGHT: 620 gHEIGHT: 246 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis LtdDATE PUBLISHED: 2001-11-15CITY: GENRE: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / GeneralWIDTH: 174 cmSPINE:
Book Themes:
Architecture, Regional and area planning, Building construction and materials
Charles J. Kibert, Director of the Rinker School of Building Construction, University of Florida, is one of the authors of the concept known as sustainable construction. Jan Sendzimir is a systems ecologist at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Laxenburg, Austria and is fostering the large-scale application of adaptive management in Central Europe, especially Poland. Brad Guy, an architect, is a Research Associate in the Center for Construction and Environment at the University of Florida and is an internationally recognized expert on building deconstruction and materials reuse.
