Innovative Apartment Buildings: New Directions in Sustainable Design (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783869050096)

Current design of apartment buildings is facing challenges of philosophy and form. The need for a new outlook is propelled by fundamental changes that touch upon environmental, economic, cultural and social aspects that led to the writing of this book. Concepts that minimize the building's carbon footprint, passive solar gain, net-zero structures and water harvesting system are some of the contemporary strategies that architects and builders are integrating into their thought processes and design. The book offers information on contemporary design concepts and illustrates them with plans and photographs of outstanding international examples.

Author: Avi Friedman
ISBN-10: 3869050098
ISBN-13: 9783869050096
Publisher: Axel Menges
Language: English
Published: 03/06/2018
Pages: 188
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.77lbs
Size: 11.40h x 9.40w x 0.70d