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Cradle to cradle : remaking the way we make the things.
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ISBN: 9780865475878 0865475873 Year: 2002 Publisher: New York North Point

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A manifesto for a radically different philosophy and practice of manufacture and environmentalism"Reduce, reuse, recycle" urge environmentalists; in other words, do more with less in order to minimize damage. As William McDonough and Michael Braungart argue in their provocative, visionary book, however, this approach perpetuates a one-way, "cradle to grave" manufacturing model that dates to the Industrial Revolution and casts off as much as 90 percent of the materials it uses as waste, much of it toxic. Why not challenge the notion that human industry must inevitably damage the natural world, they ask.In fact, why not take nature itself as our model? A tree produces thousands of blossoms in order to create another tree, yet we do not consider its abundance wasteful but safe, beautiful, and highly effective; hence, "waste equals food" is the first principle the book sets forth. Products might be designed so that, after their useful life, they provide nourishment for something new-either as "biological nutrients" that safely re-enter the environment or as "technical nutrients" that circulate within closed-loop industrial cycles, without being "downcycled" into low-grade uses (as most "recyclables" now are).Elaborating their principles from experience (re)designing everything from carpeting to corporate campuses, the authors make an exciting and viable case for change.

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Nutritionary hygiene. Diet --- Applied arts. Arts and crafts --- Industrial economics --- milieutechnologie --- environmental engineering --- afvalpreventie --- environments [object groupings] --- industrieel beleid --- Business management --- natuurlijke grondstoffen --- recyclage --- afval --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- milieubeheer --- milieu --- Recycling (Waste, etc.) --- Industrial management --- Sustainable architecture. --- Recyclage (Déchets, etc.) --- Gestion d'entreprise --- Architecture durable --- Environmental aspects. --- Aspect de l'environnement --- Environmental aspects --- Ontwerpen --- 351.777 --- 504.062 --- 628 --- 614.7 --- 574 --- BPB0711 --- 504 --- Braungart, Michael --- McDonough Braungart design chemistry --- McDonough, William --- 72:574 --- 749.01 --- Natuurfenomenen als inspiratie voor ecologische problemen --- Ontwerptheorie ; duurzaam ; ecologisch design --- Ontwerptheorie ; over hergebruik ; recyclage --- Upcyclage --- 72.02 --- duurzaam design --- duurzaam ontwerpen --- duurzame architectuur --- ecologie --- hergebruik --- Duurzame ontwikkeling --- Ecologie --- Industrial Design --- Industrieel ontwerpen --- Levenscyclusanalyse (Levenscyclus-analyse) --- Milieu --- Ontwerpmethodologie --- 614.61 --- duurzame ontwikkeling --- milieubeleid --- milieuzorgsystemen --- 574 General ecology. Biocoenology. Hydrobiology. Biogeography --- General ecology. Biocoenology. Hydrobiology. Biogeography --- 628 Public health engineering. Water. Sanitation. Illuminating engineering --- Public health engineering. Water. Sanitation. Illuminating engineering --- 504.062 Protection, rational use, restoration of natural resources. Sustainable development --- Protection, rational use, restoration of natural resources. Sustainable development --- 351.777 Wetgeving, reglementering i.v.m. milieubeheer, milieuhygiene, verontreiniging. Milieurecht. Milieuhygienerecht--zie ook {?502/504}; {?613/614}; {628} --- Wetgeving, reglementering i.v.m. milieubeheer, milieuhygiene, verontreiniging. Milieurecht. Milieuhygienerecht--zie ook {?502/504}; {?613/614}; {628} --- Pollutie van lucht, water, grond--(openbare gezondheidszorg) --- Duurzaamheid --- Architectuur en ecologie --- Meubelkunst en design ; theorie, filosofie, esthetica --- milieubeheer, milieubeleid algemeen --- Recycling (Waste, etc.). --- Ontwerpen. --- Recyclage (Déchets, etc.) --- Conversion of waste products --- Recovery of natural resources --- Recovery of waste materials --- Resource recovery --- Waste recycling --- Waste reuse --- Conservation of natural resources --- Refuse and refuse disposal --- Energy conservation --- Salvage (Waste, etc.) --- Waste products --- circulaire economie --- 13 --- 3 --- Cradle to cradle --- Cultuurfilosofie --- Maatschappijwetenschappen --- Ecologie en bioverscheidenheid --- Développement durable --- Industrial management - Environmental aspects


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Cradle to cradle : remaking the way we make things.
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ISBN: 9780099535478 Year: 2009 Publisher: London Vintage Books

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In this visionary book, chemist Michael Braungart and architect William McDonough challenge this status quo and put forward a manifesto for an intriguing and radically different philosophy of environmentalism."Reduce, reuse, recycle". This is the standard "cradle to grave" manufacturing model dating back to the Industrial Revolution that we still follow today. In this thought-provoking read, the authors propose that instead of minimising waste, we should be striving to create value. This is the essence of Cradle to Cradle: waste need not to exist at all. By providing a framework of redesign of everything from carpets to corporate campuses, McDonough and Braungart make a revolutionary yet viable case for change and for remaking the way we make things.

Big & green : toward sustainable architecture in the 21st century.
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ISBN: 1568983611 Year: 2002 Publisher: New York Washington Princeton architectural press Middle East research and information project

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More than a century after its inception, the skyscraper has finally come of age. Though it has long been lampooned as a venal and inhospitable guzzler of resources, a revolutionary new school of skyscraper design has refashioned the idiom with buildings that are sensitive to their environments, benevolent to their occupants, and economically viable to build and maintain. Designed by some of the best-known architects in the world, these towers are as daring aesthetically as they are innovative environmentally

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Sustainable architecture --- Commercial buildings --- Architecture durable --- Immeubles commerciaux --- Forecasting --- Exhibitions --- Prévision --- Expositions --- -Sustainable architecture --- -725.2 --- duurzaam wonen --- ecologisch wonen --- 725.2 Commerciele bouwkunst. Handelszaken. Kantoorgebouwen. Bedrijfsgebouwen --- Commerciele bouwkunst. Handelszaken. Kantoorgebouwen. Bedrijfsgebouwen --- 72.02 --- architectuur 21e eeuw --- duurzaam bouwen --- duurzame architectuur --- 504 --- 72.037 --- 697 --- 72.036 --- 72.039 --- 725.2 --- 72.039 Hedendaagse architectuur. Bouwkunst sinds 1960 --- Hedendaagse architectuur. Bouwkunst sinds 1960 --- 72.036 Moderne bouwkunst. Architectuur van de 20e eeuw --- Moderne bouwkunst. Architectuur van de 20e eeuw --- 697 Heating, ventilation and air conditioning of buildings --- Heating, ventilation and air conditioning of buildings --- Eco-architecture --- Environmentally conscious architecture --- Environmentally friendly architecture --- Green architecture --- Green building design --- Green design (Buildings) --- Sustainable design (Buildings) --- Architecture --- Sustainable design --- Mercantile buildings --- Store buildings --- Buildings --- Duurzaam bouwen --- Duurzaamheid --- Duurzame architectuur --- Ecologisch bouwen --- 21ste eeuw (architectuur) --- Eenentwintigste eeuw (architectuur) --- 721.2 --- Hoogbouw --- Wolkenkrabbers --- 20ste eeuw (architectuur) --- Twintigste eeuw (architectuur) --- 72:574 --- 725.41 --- Grote gebouwen ; hoogbouw ; wolkenkrabbers --- Architectuur ; bio-klimatisch geregelde --- Architectuur ; klimatisch geregelde ; energiebesparing ; 21ste eeuw --- Architectuur en ecologie --- Openbare gebouwen ; industriegebouwen

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