{"product_id":"the-integrative-design-guide-to-bill-reed-9780470181102","title":"The Integrative Design Guide to Green Building","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The members of 7group and Bill Reed are examples writ large of the kind of leadership that is taking this idea of green building and forming it into reality, by helping change minds, building practice, and design process.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003efrom the Foreword by S. Rick Fedrizzi President, CEO, and Founding Chair, U.S. Green Building Council\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA whole-building approach to sustainability\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe integrative design process offers a new path to making better green building decisions and addressing complex issues that threaten living systems. In The Integrative Design Guide to Green Building: Redefining the Practice of Sustainability, 7group's principals and integrative design pioneer Bill Reed introduce design and construction professionals to the concepts of whole building design and whole systems. With integrative thinking that reframes what sustainability means, they provide a how-to guide for architects, designers, engineers, developers, builders, and other professionals on incorporating integrative design into every phase of a project.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis practical manual: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains the philosophy and underpinnings of effective integrative design, addressing systems thinking and building and community design from a whole-living system perspective\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetails how to implement integrative design from the discovery phase to occupancy, supported by process outlines, itemized tasks, practice examples, case studies, and real-world stories illustrating the nature of this work\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the deeper understanding of integration that is required to transform architectural practice and our role on the planet\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book, both practical and thoughtful, will help you deliver your vision of a sustainable environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e 7group, Bill Reed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0470181109\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780470181102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 8.00w x 1.20d","brand":"7group","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44072616231167,"sku":"9780470181102","price":98.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_02fb2558-deed-4a76-a7b7-4da78c33b01b.jpg?v=1685443031","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-integrative-design-guide-to-bill-reed-9780470181102","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}