{"product_id":"sustainable-design-basics-rob-fleming-9781119443735","title":"Sustainable Design Basics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn accessible, climate-diverse guide that transforms readers from sustainable design novices to whole-solution problem solvers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSustainable Design Basics\u003c\/i\u003e is a student-friendly introduction to a holistic and integral view of sustainable design. Comprehensive in scope, this textbook presents basic technical information, sustainability strategies, and a practical, step-by-step approach for sustainable building projects. Clear and relatable chapters illustrate how to identify the factors that reduce energy use, solve specific sustainable design problems, develop holistic design solutions, and address the social and cultural aspects of sustainable design. Requiring no prior knowledge of the subject, the text's easy-to-follow methodology leads readers through the fundamental sustainable design principles for the built environment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSustainably-constructed and maintained buildings protect the health and improve the productivity of their occupants, as well as help to restore the global ecosystem. The authors, leading practitioners and educators in sustainable design, have created a resource that provides a solid introduction to broad level sustainability thinking that students can take forward into their professional practice. Topics include space planning for sustainable design, integrative and collaborative design, standards and rating systems, real-world strategies to conserve energy and resources through leveraging renewable natural resources and innovative construction techniques and their impact on our environment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsable and useful both in and beyond the classroom, this book: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers building location strategies, building envelopes and structures, integration of passive and active systems, green materials, and project presentation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines cultural factors, social equity, ecological systems, and aesthetics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides diverse student exercises that vary by climate, geography, setting, perspective, and typology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures a companion website containing extensive instructor resources\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSustainable Design Basics \u003c\/i\u003eis an important resource aimed at undergraduate architecture and interior design students, or first-year graduate students, as well as design professionals wishing to integrate sustainable design knowledge and techniques into their practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sharon B. Jaffe, Rob Fleming, Mark Karlen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1119443733\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781119443735\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/26\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.80h x 8.40w x 1.00d","brand":"Sharon B. Jaffe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980869894399,"sku":"9781119443735","price":73.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6ace7434-70a9-415a-abbc-425d4df24efb.jpg?v=1683252363","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sustainable-design-basics-rob-fleming-9781119443735","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}