Synopses & Reviews
Buildings have a major impact upon the world's resources and upon the health of people who occupy them. Green buildings are designed specifically to reduce the level of resource consumed, whether energy, raw materials or water. This successful guide examines, through case studies how different approaches to green design can produce more sustainable patterns of development. The studies are described by their designers and often also by the client, thereby ensuring that the buildings are seen in the context of market realities. This book will be vital reading for professional groups ranging from design to procurement and management.
This new edition features new chapters on "green" schools covering the importance of school buildings to learning, design guidance for schools and two case studies of best practice.
Review
"The publisher is to be congratulated on this book ... this book steps forward boldly to present a vast array of information in a way that is accessible to professionals and lay people ... in a clear and informative way...will be useful to all those interested in finding greener ways of designing and making buildings ... stimulating guidance that will enable you to make better-informed decisions." Building
Synopsis
Green Buildings Pay examines, through case studies of commercial and university buildings, how different approaches to green design can produce more sustainable patterns of development. The case studies are described by their designers and often also by the client, thereby ensuring that the buildings are seen in the context of market realities.
About the Author
Brian Edwards is Professor of Architecture at Edinburgh college of Art, Heriot-Watt University and researches and writes on urban infrastructure projects and environmental issues. He has practised as an architect in London, Vancouver, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Professor Edwards has written numerous books on architecture and many journal articles.