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With the world’s population growing by 2.6 people per second, by 2050 we will need twice as many homes, highways, streets, and schools–all kinds of built infrastructure—if we are to maintain our standard of living. That will require vast quantities of construction materials and untold emissions of carbon dioxide, both for building new structures and heating, cooling, and maintaining them over the decades. While people in construction have a growing sense of the environmental toll of their business, the shift toward more sustainable standards can seem frustratingly slow. Yet the good news is that the scale of the industry means construction can be both a problem and a solution, as even small changes in the way we build can have an outsize impact on global carbon output.The Materials Book offers essays, case studies, and a catalog of building materials by more than 60 architects, engineers, and scientists from the world over on environmentally mindful and socially responsible use of materials and resources. The ideas range from centuries-old traditions to newly developed bio-materials, from low- tech, artisanal methods to advanced digital technologies, from incremental shifts to massive, top-down changes. There’s no single solution, no silver bullet, but rather a palette of ideas that, taken together, can serve as a guidebook for those who want to build in a better way—not in some distant future, but right now.

691 --- 72.04 --- 504 --- Bouwmaterialen (architectuur) --- Architectuurdetails --- Details (architectuur) --- Duurzaam bouwen --- Duurzame architectuur --- 691(03) --- 72:574 --- Duurzame architectuur ; materialen --- Bouwmaterialen ; recyclage --- Bouwmaterialen ; naslagwerken --- Architectuur en ecologie --- Building materials --- Architecture and climate --- Construction --- Architecture et climat --- Matériaux --- Architecture --- Développement durable --- Philosophie --- Développement durable --- Matériaux

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"For sustainable architecture to become a reality, the way we design buildings needs to change. Many architects are concerned that sustainable technologies may interfere with a building's aesthetic appearance and so these are often 'added on' once the design process is complete. Elements of Sustainable Architecture solves this dilemma by helping students to develop the design skills they need to create sustainable buildings - ensuring that ecological considerations are applied throughout the design process. Restoring the primacy of aesthetics and creativity to sustainable design, the book focuses on strategies which have the greatest impact on building design. It also shows the influence sustainability considerations have on choices about aspects such as composition, form, space, tectonics, materials, color, textures, proportion, and position. Specifically designed to offer a new way of understanding architecture, the book: Introduces students to the basic principles and methods of sustainable design; Features current examples and inspiring case studies to support learning step-by-step; Presents information in a visually appealing, intuitive, easy-to-understand way; Includes over 500 high quality color diagrams, drawings, sketches and photographs. A clear, visual introduction to creating aesthetically beautiful and sustainable buildings, this is essential reading for students on sustainable architecture courses"--

Sustainable architecture --- Architecture durable --- Dessins et plans. --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- Architecture --- architecture [discipline] --- sustainable architecture --- 72:574(035) --- Duurzame architectuur --- Duurzame ; ecologische ; constructietechnieken --- Ecologisch bouwen en wonen ; 21ste eeuw --- Duurzame stedenbouw --- Eco-architecture --- Environmentally conscious architecture --- Environmentally friendly architecture --- Green architecture --- Green building design --- Green design (Buildings) --- Sustainable design (Buildings) --- Sustainable design --- Architectuur en ecologie ; handboeken

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Today, under the pressure of climate change and ecological catastrophe, environmentalism has become a key driver to rethink the architectural discipline. The publication 'Habitat: Ecology Thinking in Architecture' aims to highlight some of the historical sources of ecological approaches that are currently reshaping the architectural field. The book will point out the paradigmatic shift in thinking about the built environment as something inherently contextual and relational. By demonstrating the continuities, disruptions and transformations at stake, the book will deepen the ongoing conversations, while suggesting directions for future research. Based on selections from the archival resources of the national collection of Het Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam, and with additional materials from international archives, the book presents a lavish documentation of design proposals and research projects that map key positions since the 1950s, when the idea of 'habitat' was first investigated to reconceptualize architecture and its larger purpose, especially in the circles of the CIAM and Team 10.

72.504 --- 72.504 Architecture and the environment. Sustainable architecture --- Architecture and the environment. Sustainable architecture --- Architecture --- Sustainable living --- Style de vie durable --- Environmental aspects. --- Aspect de l'environnement --- Changement climatique --- Architecture écologique --- Paysage --- Ciam --- Van Den Broek, Jo --- Bakema, Jaap --- Váhl, Joost --- Neutelings, Willem Jan --- Delta --- Dubrovnik --- Delft --- Pays-bas --- 711.4 --- 574 --- Stedenbouw --- Stedenbouw (theorie) --- Ecologie en bioverscheidenheid --- 72:574 --- 71:574 --- CIAM ; Congrès Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne --- Team 10 --- Habitat --- Duurzame architectuur en stedenbouw ; 21ste eeuw --- Architectuur en ecologie --- Stedenbouw en ecologie --- City planning --- Human ecology --- sustainable development --- sustainable architecture --- Mode de vie durable --- Architecture durable --- Aspect environnemental --- Pratique

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"Overheating in buildings is commonplace. This book describes how we can keep cool without conventional air-conditioning: improving comfort and productivity while reducing energy costs and carbon emissions. It provides architects, engineers and policy makers with a 'how-to' guide to the application of natural cooling in new and existing buildings. It demonstrates, through reference to numerous examples, that natural cooling is viable in most climates around the world. The book includes: Guidance on the principles & strategies that can be adopted. Discussion of how designers integrate natural cooling in their buildings. Explanation of simplified tools for performance assessment. A review of components and controls. A detailed evaluation of building case studies from the USA, Europe, India and China. This book is not just for the technical specialist, as it also provides a general grounding in environmental design. Importantly, it demonstrates that understanding our environment, rather than fighting it, will help us to live sustainably in our rapidly warming world"--

Building design --- Protection of buildings against external influences --- sustainable architecture --- Air conditioning --- Buildings --- Constructions --- Architecture and climate. --- Architecture et climat --- Evaporative cooling. --- Ventilation naturelle --- Climatisation --- Environmental engineering. --- Technique de l'environnement. --- Thermal properties. --- Propriétés thermiques. --- Design and construction --- Environmental aspects. --- Conception et construction --- Aspect environnemental. --- Architecture and climate --- Evaporative cooling --- 697 --- 628.8 --- 72:574 --- Architectuur ; bio-klimatisch geregelde --- Architectuur ; milieuaspecten ; energiebesparing --- Environmental engineering (Buildings) --- Environmental engineering --- Architecture --- Sanitary engineering --- Cooling --- Evaporation --- Thermal properties --- Design and construction&delete& --- Environmental aspects --- Verwarming. Ventilatie. Luchtbehandeling van gebouwen --- Ingenieurswetenschappen ; verwarming, ventilatie, klimaatregeling --- Architectuur en ecologie --- Human factors --- Airconditioning --- Conditioning, Air --- Air --- Dampness in buildings --- Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery --- Ventilation --- Climate and architecture --- Climatology --- Purification --- Climatic factors --- Influence of climate

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A young architectural scene is developing in Milan, including Onsitestudio with its protagonists Giancarlo Floridi and Angelo Lunati. Their buildings are characterized by a strong integrative force, making them a valuable, coherent part of Milan’s metropolitan fabric.

architectural firms --- De Smet Vermeulen Architecten [Ghent] --- De Smet Vermeulen Architects --- De Smet, Henk --- Vermeulen, Paul --- Architectuur 1996-2015 De Smet Vermeulen architecten --- Architectuur Gent 21ste eeuw --- De Smet, Henk °1954 (°Brugge, België) --- Vermeulen, Paul °1962 (°Brugge, België) --- Architectuurgeschiedenis 2000 - 2050 België --- Architecten De Vylder, Vinck, Tailleu [Gent] --- DVVT --- Architectuur 21ste eeuw De Vylder Vinck Tailleu --- De Vylder Vinck Tallieu --- De Vylder, Jan °1968 (°Sint-Niklaas, België) --- Verbouwingen van gebouwen --- De Vylder Vinck Taillieu architecten --- Remodeling for other use --- Architecten De Vylder Vinck Taillieu. --- Reconversion --- Vylder, Jan de --- de vylder vinck taillieu --- Angonese, Walter --- Dessins de bâtiment --- Angonese, Walter, --- Schröder, Uwe --- 72.039(430) --- Schröder, Uwe °1964 (°Bonn, Duitsland) --- Architectuur ; Bonn ; 21ste eeuw ; 198-2015 ; Uwe Schröder --- Architectuurgeschiedenis ; 2000 - 2050 ; Duitsland --- Schröder, Uwe, --- architecten de vylder vinck taillieu --- De Vylder, Jan --- Vinck, Inge --- Taillieu, Jo --- 72.07 --- 72.039(493) --- Architectuur ; 21ste eeuw ; De Vylder Vinck Tailleu --- Architecten. Stedenbouwkundigen A - Z --- Architectuurgeschiedenis ; 2000 - 2050 ; België --- Architecture --- Architecture, Modern --- Buildings --- Conservation and restoration. --- Architecten de vylder vinck taillieu. --- Architecture domestique --- Architectural firms --- Agences d'architecture --- Constructions --- Designs and plans. --- Case studies. --- Conservation et restauration --- Dessins et plans --- Etudes de cas --- Architecten de Vylder Vinck Taillieu --- Architectuur ; 1996-2015 ; De Smet Vermeulen architecten --- Architectuur ; Gent ; 21ste eeuw --- architectuur --- Schenker Salvi Weber --- Architecture, Western (Western countries) --- Building design --- Construction --- Western architecture (Western countries) --- Art --- Building --- Firms, Architectural --- Architects --- Business enterprises --- History --- Design and construction --- Schenker Salvi Weber (Architectural firm) --- Architecture, Domestic --- Constructions en bois --- Constructions en brique --- Immeubles de bureaux --- Constructions scolaires (écoles secondaires) --- Constructions en béton --- Immeubles d'habitation --- Résidences d'étudiants --- Conception et construction --- Henley, Simon --- Hale-Brown, Gavin --- Architectuur ; Oostenrijk ; 21e eeuw ; 2010-2018 ; Schenker Salvi Weber --- Schenker, Andres °1978 (°Bern, Oostenrijk) --- Salvi, Michael °1978 (°Bern, Oostenrijk) --- Weber, Thomas °1970 (°Wangen, Oostenrijk) --- Dessins de bâtiment. --- Conception et construction. --- Henley Halebrown [London] --- Bader, Bernardo 1974 (°Lingenau, Oostenrijk) --- Islamitische begraafplaats Altach, Oostenrijk --- Architectuur ; traditionele lokale technieken en materialen --- Architectuur en ecologie --- Angonese, Walter °1961 (°Kaltern, Italië) --- Architectuur ; 1ste helft 21ste eeuw --- Bader, Bernardo --- bernardo bader architects [Bregenz] --- Duurzame architectuur en stedenbouw ; 21ste eeuw ; a2o-architecten ; a2o --- Berben, Jo --- Vanmuysen, Luc --- Mees, Ingrid --- Belen, Jo --- a2o-architecten --- a2o-architecten [Hasselt] --- AFF Architekten --- Onsitestudio --- Schulz und Schulz --- Schulz, Ansgar °1966 (°Witten, Duitsland) --- Schulz, Benedikt °1968 (°Witten, Duitlsand) --- Schulz, Ansgar, --- Schulz, Benedikt, --- Schulz & Schulz --- Fröhlich, Martin --- Fröhlich, Sven --- Architecture. --- Centres de recherche --- Schulz & Schulz. --- Germany --- Matériaux --- Recyclage --- Remodeling for other use. --- AFF Architekten. --- Bader, Bernardo, --- Bernardo Bader Architekten. --- German-speaking Europe. --- a2o-architecten. --- Belgium --- Histoire --- Onsitestudio (Architectural firm) --- Italy --- Architecten De Vylder, Vinck, Tailleu [Ghent] --- Onsitestudio (Firm) --- Architecture, Primitive --- Schröder, Uwe, --- Onesitestudio architects --- Schultz, Ansgar --- Constructions scolaires (écoles secondaires) --- Constructions en béton --- Résidences d'étudiants --- Dessins de bâtiment. --- Minimal --- durability --- architecture [object genre] --- conceptual art [general art genre] --- Bonn --- architecture [discipline] --- Belgium.