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035 _a(Sirsi) u150438
041 0 _aeng
050 0 4 _a333.72 $2 18
100 1 _aEdwards, Brian
245 0 0 _aRough guide to sustainability
_ba design primer
250 _a3rd ed.
260 _aLondon
_bRIBA
_c2010
300 _axvi. 294p.
_bill.
_c20cm.
505 2 _aThe theory and science of sustainability -- Legislation and regulations in Europe -- Measuring success at the building scale -- Energy -- Water -- Materials and waste -- Design for a changing climate -- Sustainable buildings are healthy buildings -- Sustainable design in practice -- Epilogue- sustainable design in practice.
520 _aNew and updated information on designing buildings for sustainability. It includes information on green issues in architecture, design advice on vernacular buildings, offices, schools and housing; a guide to the international conventions and agreements from the Rio summit and recent UN Climate Change conference. Also, includes new international agreements at the Copenhagen conference on global warming in 2009.
521 _aAdvanced
590 _aKA
651 4 _aUnited Kingdom
_y
690 _aBUILT ENVIROMENT-SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION
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999 _c110868
_d110868