Authors:Susan Roaf, Manuel Fuentes, Stephanie Thomas,
Publisher: Architectural Press
Keywords: guide, design, ecohouse
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2001-06-20
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0750649046
ISBN-13: 9780750649049

-Learn about the key issues of form and construction in Eco house design around the world -Gain an understanding of building materials and their energy and environmental impacts now essential for both student and practitioner -Theory is shown in practice with 21 case-studies from around the world Ecohouse is an exciting and timely text that tells you how to design low energy, environmentally friendly buildings today. It also provides the foundations for building design in a warming world, and stepping stones towards the zero-carbon emission buildings of tomorrow.

Author: Sue Roaf PhD
Publisher: Architectural Press
Keywords: third, ecohouse
Number of Pages: 488
Published: 2007-09-05
List price: $51.95
ISBN-10: 0750669039
ISBN-13: 9780750669030

Now in its 3rd edition, the bestselling Ecohouse continues to be both a technical guide and an inspiration for thousands of architects, designers and eco-builders all over the world.As the need to slow climate change becomes increasingly urgent, growing numbers of people are looking to dramatically reduce the carbon footprint of their buildings by using more ecologically sound techniques. Ecohouse provides design information about the latest low-impact materials and technologies, showcasing the newest and best ’green’ solutions with international case studies demonstrating sustaina

Author: Sue Roaf PhD
Publisher: Architectural Press
Keywords: second, ecohouse
Number of Pages: 424
Published: 2003-08-21
List price: $46.95
ISBN-10: 0750657340
ISBN-13: 9780750657341

Ecohouse 2 tells you how to design low energy, environmentally friendly buildings. It provides the foundations for building design in a warming world, and shows how to take the first step towards the zero-carbon emission buildings of tomorrow.Sue Roaf is famed for her approach to design and her awareness of energy efficiency. Here she reveals the concepts, structures and techniques that lie behind the realization of her ideals. By using her own house as a case-study Roaf guides the reader through the ideas for energy efficient design or ’eco design’. This second edition, a follow u

Authors:S. Roaf, A. Bairstow, S. Roaf, A. Bairstow,
Publisher: WIT Press
Keywords: architecture, education, evaluation, conference, oxford
Number of Pages: 480
Published: 2008-07-17
List price: $316.00
ISBN-10: 1845642066
ISBN-13: 9781845642068

50 years after the 1st Oxford Conference on Architectural Education, the 2008 Conference brought together over 500 people from 42 countries to share best practice, discuss how, when, where and why we teach architecture now and in the future.The eleven conference Forums covered a range of topics including Buildings and the Environment; Sustaining Studio Education in a Climate of Change; Human Habitat and Social Responsibility; Refurbishment and Evidence Based Education; Research into Teaching Courses; Urban Design and Sustainable Cities; Schools and Professional Views; Materials and Renewable E

Authors:Sue Roaf PhD, David Crichton, Fergus Nicol,
Publisher: Architectural Pre
Keywords: century, survival, guide, second, change, buildings, cities, climate, adapting
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 2009-10-29
List price: $57.95
ISBN-10: 1856177203
ISBN-13: 9781856177207

From the bestselling author of Ecohouse, this fully revised edition of Adapting Buildings and Cities for Climate Change provides unique insights into how we can protect our buildings, cities, infra-structures and lifestyles against risks associated with extreme weather and related social, economic and energy events. Three new chapters present evidence of escalating rates of environmental change. The authors explore the growing urgency for mitigation and adaptation responses that deal with the resulting challenges. Theoretical information sits alongside practical design guidelines, so architect

Authors:Susan Weiler, Katrin Scholz-Barth,
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: building, over, structure, construction, design, systems, guide, planning, roof
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2009
List price: $80.00
ISBN-10: 0471674958
ISBN-13: 9780471674955

Green Roof Systems goes beyond the fashionable green roof movement and provides solid information on building accessible space, often as important public space, over structure. It offers brief coverage of the entire process, including planning and collaboration, and focuses on the technical aspects of these roof systems, their components, and their applications.

Authors:Steven Heller, Lita Talarico,
Publisher: Rockport Publishers
Keywords: design, field, guide, goods, graphic, entrepreneur, turning
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2008-09-01
List price: $40.00
ISBN-10: 159253421X
ISBN-13: 9781592534210

Designers are used to working for clients, but there is nothing better than when the client is oneself. Graphic and product designers, who are skilled with the tools and masters aesthetics, are now in the forefront of this growing entrepreneur movement.   Whether personal or collective, drive is the common denominator of all entrepreneurial pursuit; of course, then comes the brilliant idea; and finally the fervent wherewithal to make and market the result. The Design Entrepreneur is the first book to survey this new field and showcase the innovators who are creating everything from books to