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Title Fundamentals of integrated design for sustainable building / Marian Keeler, Bill Burke.

Imprint

Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, 2009

Description	xvi, 338 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references 9p. 319-323) and index.
Contents	The integrated building design process -- A history of the environmental movements -- Modern international conferences and treaties -- The emergence of green building and green building legislation -- Sources of chemicals in the environment -- Environmental chemicals in humans and buildings -- Indoor air quality technologies: green design for long-term occupant health -- Indoor environmental quality issues -- Introduction to energy issues: use and standards -- Basic physical principles of energy transfer and storage -- Energy-efficient building design: residential and small commercial buildings -- Energy-efficient building design: nonresidential buildings -- Resource efficiency and resource use in buildings -- Materials selection and product certification -- Water quality and water conservation -- Sustainable neighborhoods and communities -- Case studies -- Rating systems and practice tools -- Life cycle assessment -- Waste impacts in the building industry -- Construction and demolition waste management.
Subject	Sustainable architecture
	Architecture -- Environmental aspects
ISBN	9780470152935 (cloth)
	0470152931 (cloth)