Eco-Architecture II : Harmonisation Between Architecture and Nature

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ISBN: 9781845641191 | 1845641191
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 6/23/2008

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Ecological and cultural sensitivity
Learning from vernacular architecture: sustainability and cultural conformity	p. 3
The ecology of the mudhif	p. 15
The vernacular of Tibet, harnessing panoramic sunshine	p. 27
The fortress, a house with a vision	p. 37
Modern interpretation of FengShui in contemporary sustainable residential design	p. 47
Roots and relationships of greening buildings	p. 57
Light Imprint New Urbanism - a framework for urban and environmental sustainability	p. 69
Abianeh Village - "of the same color as nature"	p. 77
Water as a natural and an artistic resource	p. 85
Assessing housing: developing a method for neighbourhood ecological footprint analysis	p. 95
Design with nature
The dislocation of composition: architecture and eco-sustainability	p. 107
Swarm-driven idea models - from insect nests to modern architecture	p. 117
Defining ecological regionalism - a theoretical perspective	p. 127
In harmony with nature - the Suckling Elephant House of Malaysia	p. 137
Living skins: environmental benefits of green envelopes in the city context	p. 149
Earthquake resistant characteristics of traditional Khasi houses in Shillong, India	p. 159
Resource conservation and building technologies
Hands-on learning: the ecoMOD project	p. 171
Urban energy harvest and optimisation in use of renewable energy sources in the Droevendaal residential area	p. 181
Cost benefit analysis of energy efficient family houses	p. 191
Timber: a changing material and its effect on the architectural form	p. 201
Following nature, completing the cycle, properly utilizing our precious water - exploration of future urban water systems	p. 209
Specifying textiles in a greener world: using sustainable strategies to develop new criteria	p. 221
Sustainable procedures for environmental evaluation of building materials and technologies	p. 231
Design by passive systems
Hygrothermic performance of the exterior and interior surfaces of buildings	p. 243
Visualizing sustainability in urban conditions	p. 253
Study of the behaviour of the shutter prototype for non-residential buildings, aimed at containing the summer heating load	p. 263
Use of active and passive solar systems in residential buildings	p. 273
Case studies
Generation p(ost-fossil)	p. 285
The solar house in 1947	p. 295
Daylight availability in courtyards of urban dwellings in Athens	p. 305
Rehabilitation and adaptive re-use
The Emperor's new clothes: living skins and the reconsideration of the post-war office tower	p. 317
Rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of historic buildings in Poland	p. 327
Rehabilitating existing high-rise residential buildings: the idea of Ecoskin	p. 337
Author Index	p. 349
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