Sustainability

Identifies how building designers and constructors can minimize the generation of waste at the design stage of a building project by using reclaimed components and materials. This book highlights the opportunities for using reclaimed components and materials and recycled-content building products for these elements of a building.

Suitable for real estate industry professionals, this title explains some of the best practices and methods for retrofitting an existing office building to be 'green'.

The essential guide to prefab straw bale panels - an innovative spin on a widely used natural building method

Build economical and resilient earthbag structures using simple tools and techniques.

Buildings are for People is, as its title states, above all else about our relationships to the built environments we create and inhabit. It is a guidebook for achieving positive change in the way we reconfigure our world and our place therein, which challenges and encourage us all to do better.

Water conservation is one of the most effective sustainable design practices, yet few professionals know how to collect and use rainwater effectively. Rainwater Harvesting the first comprehensive book on designing rainwater harvesting systems.

The evolution of sustainability, with a practical framework for integration Regenerative Development and Design takes sustainability to the next level, and provides a framework for incorporating regenerative design principles into your current process.