Sustainable Design : The Science of

Scientific Principles to Guide Sustainable Design DecisionsFrom thermodynamics to fluid dynamics to computational chemistry, this book sets forth the scientific principles underlying the need for sustainable design, explaining not just the "hows" of sustainable design and green engineering, but also the "whys." Moreover, it provides readers with the scientific principles needed to guide their own sustainable design decisions. Throughout the book, the authors draw from their experience in architecture, civil engineering, environmental engineering, planning, and public policy in order to build an understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of sustainable design.Written to enable readers to take a more scientific approach to sustainable design, the book offers many practical features, including: Case studies presenting the authors' firsthand accounts of actual green projects Lessons learned from Duke University's Smart House Program that demonstrate the concepts and techniques discussed in the book Exercises that encourage readers to use their newfound knowledge to solve green design problems Figures, tables, and sidebars illustrating key concepts and summarizing important points For architects, designers, and engineers, this book enables them to not only implement green design methods, but also to choose these methods based on science. With its many examples, case studies, and exercises, the book is also an ideal textbook for students in civil and environmental engineering, construction, and architectural engineering.

Daniel Vallero, PhD, is Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University, where he leads the Engineering Ethics Program and teaches courses in green engineering and professional ethics. He has also conducted research related to environmental exposures and risk in human populations and ecosystems and has advised policy-makers around the world on a variety of human health risks and ecological issues.

Chris Brasier, AIA, LEED AP, is a Principal with SmithGroup, an architectural, engineering and planning practice. He is also a Lecturer in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Duke University where he is Director of the Architectural Engineering Certificate Program and co-teachesa course with Dr. Vallero in green engineering.

Preface	p. ix
The Evolution of Design Process	p. 1
Process: Linear and Cyclical Design	p. 3
Building Design Process	p. 6
Program or Problem Statement	p. 7
Skeletal Form or Schematic	p. 7
Systems Development	p. 7
Technical Detailing and Documentation/Implementation	p. 8
A Transitional Model	p. 8
The Synthovation/Regenerative Model	p. 14
The Necessity for Synthesis-Integrated Innovation in Sustainable Design	p. 22
Models from Nature of Integrated Systems Design	p. 24
Principles of Biomimicry	p. 25
Emerging Tools for Collaboration, Synthesis, and Innovation in Design	p. 26
Open-Source Software	p. 27
ThinkCycle	p. 27
BIM Tools	p. 28
Integration and Collaboration	p. 30
Notes and References	p. 30
First Principles	p. 33
The Cascade of Science	p. 33
Physics	p. 36
Thermodynamics	p. 36
Systems	p. 37
Motion	p. 41
Green Mechanics	p. 42
Environmental Determinate Statics	p. 43
Applications of Physics in Green Engineering	p. 47
Mass and Work	p. 48
Power and Efficiency	p. 55
More about Forces	p. 57
Environmental Dynamics	p. 60
Fluids	p. 61
Bioenergetics	p. 74
Systematic Design and the Status Quo	p. 74
Notes and References	p. 80
Transitions	p. 83
A Brief History	p. 83
How Clean Is Clean?	p. 84
Donora, Pennsylvania	p. 92
Love Canal, New York	p. 100
The Bhopal Incident	p. 109
Control	p. 115
Ad Hoc and Post Hoc Life-Cycle Perspectives	p. 122
Intervention at the Source of Contamination	p. 122
Intervention at the Point of Release	p. 124
Intervention as a Contaminant Is Transported in the Environment	p. 124
Intervention to Control the Exposure	p. 125
Intervention at the Point of Response	p. 125
Thermodynamics and Stoichiometry	p. 126
Applying Thermal Processes for Treatment	p. 127
Thermal Destruction Systems	p. 130
Calculating Destruction Removal	p. 135
Formation of Unintended By-products	p. 136
Processes Other Than Incineration	p. 139
Pyrolysis	p. 141
Emerging Thermal Technologies	p. 141
Indirect Pollution	p. 142
Biology Is the Green Engineer's Friend	p. 144
Pollution Prevention	p. 146
Notes and References	p. 153
Place and Time	p. 157
Thermodynamics of Time and Space	p. 158
Soil: The Foundation of Sustainable Sites	p. 164
Green Architecture and the Sense of Place	p. 168
Pruitt Igoe: Lessons from the Land Ethic in 21st-Century Design	p. 169
Sustainability	p. 174
The Tragedy of the Commons	p. 176
Ethics of Place	p. 177
Implementing Sustainable Designs	p. 179
What's Next?	p. 184
Notes and References	p. 186
Sustainable Design and Social Responsibility	p. 191
Revisiting the Harm Principle: Managing Risks	p. 192
Justice: The Key to Sustainable Design	p. 207
Evolution of Responsible Conduct	p. 208
Concurrent Design	p. 210
Benchmarking	p. 213
Notes and References	p. 220
The Sustainability Imperative	p. 221
Green Practice and the Case for Sustainable Design	p. 222
Social Responsibility: The Ethical and Social Dimensions of Sustainable Design	p. 224
The Green Categorical Imperative	p. 225
Environmental Justice	p. 233
Environmental Impact Statements and the Complaint Paradigm	p. 238
The Role of the Design Professions	p. 251
Professional Competence	p. 255
Green Design: Both Integrated and Specialized	p. 255
Notes and References	p. 256
The Carbon Quandary: Essential and Detrimental	p. 259
Carbon and Rain	p. 269
Global Warming	p. 272
Carbon Sequestration	p. 281
The Good, the Bad, and the Misunderstood	p. 297
Notes and References	p. 298
We Have Met the Future and it is Green	p. 301
Predictions for the Future	p. 304
Science	p. 304
The Professions	p. 304
The Government	p. 304
Education	p. 305
Energy	p. 306
Economics	p. 306
From Sustainable to Regenerative Design	p. 307
Mass Production to Mass Customization	p. 307
Lessons from the First-Years	p. 309
Survey of the Literature	p. 310
Application of Sustainability Principles and Concepts	p. 310
Innovation	p. 311
Low-Tech Design Based on Outside-the-Box Thinking	p. 312
Integrated Life-Cycle Thinking	p. 319
Human Factors and Sustainability	p. 322
Seeing the Future through Green-Colored Glasses	p. 325
Notes and References	p. 326
Index	p. 327
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