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041	0		_aeng
050	0		_a711.1 $2 18
100	1		_aSmith, Peter F.
245	0	0	_aArchitecture in a climate of change _ba guide to sustainable design
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aOxford _bArchitectural Press _c2006
300			_ai, 278p. _bill. _c25cm.
505	1		_aClimate change-nature or human nature? -- Predictions -- Renewable technologies: the marine environment -- Renewable technologies: the wider spectrum -- Low energy techniques -- Insulation -- Domestic energy -- Advanced and ultra-low energy houses -- Harvesting wind and water -- Existing housing: a challenge and opportunity -- Low energy techniques for non-domestic buildings -- Ventilation -- Energy options -- Lighting: designing for daylight -- Lighting: and human failings -- Cautionary notes -- Life-cycle assesment and recycling -- State of the art case studies -- Integrated district environmental design -- An American perspective -- Emergent technologies and future prospects
520			_aSeeks to set out reasons why long-established practices should be replaced by arguing that there is convincing evidence that climate changes now under way are primarily due to human activity in releasing carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere. Promotes a creative partnership between the professions to produce buildings which achieve optimum conditions for their inhabitants whilst making minimum demands on fossil-based energy.
590			_aIKA141106
651		4	_aUnited Kingdom _y
690			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION
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