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'A very good resume for students.' Architectural Review
'The book should serve as a useful primer for housing development in the era after the eagerly awaited urban white paper.' Building
A very good resume for students. Architectural Review
The book should serve as a useful primer for housing development in the era after the eagerly awaited urban white paper. Building
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Written by experts using case studies of latest practice, Sustainable Housing: principles and practice presents new perspectives on residential sustainability. This book is based upon the 'Housing and Sustainability' conference at the RIBA in October 1998. It is intended to guide action into the next century, setting down key principles, providing important new technical information, and setting UK practice in a European context.
'A very good resume for students.' Architectural Review
'The book should serve as a useful primer for housing development in the era after the eagerly awaited urban white paper.' Building
A very good resume for students. Architectural Review
The book should serve as a useful primer for housing development in the era after the eagerly awaited urban white paper. Building
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Written by experts using case studies of latest practice, Sustainable Housing: principles and practice presents new perspectives on residential sustainability. This book is based upon the 'Housing and Sustainability' conference at the RIBA in October 1998. It is intended to guide action into the next century, setting down key principles, providing important new technical information, and setting UK practice in a European context.
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No society is balanced and in harmony with nature unless housing is sustainable. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sustainable housing, sustainable house, low energy design, building sustainable communities, passive gains, sustainable construction, fuel poverty, embodied energy, sustainable design, solar gain, existing housing stock Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Greenwich Millennium Village, Andrew Wright Associates, Building Regulations, The Netherlands, Ralph Erskine, Environment Agency, Action Plan, Aeolian Roof, Bilston Urban Village, Grant Associates, Oxford Solar House, Chris Goodacre, Krister Wiberg, London Docklands, Lucien Kroll, Milton Keynes New!
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No society is balanced and in harmony with nature unless housing is sustainable. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sustainable housing, sustainable house, low energy design, building sustainable communities, passive gains, sustainable construction, fuel poverty, embodied energy, sustainable design, solar gain, existing housing stock Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Greenwich Millennium Village, Andrew Wright Associates, Building Regulations, The Netherlands, Ralph Erskine, Environment Agency, Action Plan, Aeolian Roof, Bilston Urban Village, Grant Associates, Oxford Solar House, Chris Goodacre, Krister Wiberg, London Docklands, Lucien Kroll, Milton Keynes New!
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- Cities For A Small Planet (Icon Editions) by Richard Rogers in Back Matter
- Green Building Handbook Volumes 1 and 2: A Guide to Building Products and their Impact on the Environment by Rob Harrison in Back Matter
- Drinking Water by Drinking Water Inspectorate on page 54
- Renewable Energy by Godfrey Boyle on page 50
- Renewable Energy: Power for a Sustainable Future by Godfrey Boyle on page 50
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- Introduction to Urban Housing Design: At Home in the City by Graham Towers in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Strategies for Sustainable Architecture by Paola Sassi on page 15, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Construction UK: Introduction to the Industry by Ralph Morton on page 202, and Back Matter
- Planning and Design Strategies for Sustainability and Profit: Pragmatic sustainable design on building and urban scales by Adrian Pitts in Back Matter
- Front to Back: A design agenda for urban housing by Sally Lewis in Back Matter
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