Sustainable design : A critical guide/ David Bergman

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Ecodesign: What and Why""; ""The Beginings of Green Design""; ""Cradle to Grave""; ""Cradle to Cradle""; ""The Triple Bottom Line""; ""Regenerative Design""; ""The Cost Issue""; ""Further Benefits""; ""Site Issues""; ""Sprawl and Development""; ""Size Matters""; ""Watershed""; ""Light Pollution""; ""Water Efficiency""; ""Landscaping""; ""Gray Water""; ""Water Efficiency""; ""Wastewater Treatment""; ""Energy Efficiency: Passive Techniques""; ""Thermal Mass""; ""Double-Envelope Construction""; ""Earth Berming""; ""Solar Orientation"" ""Surface-to-Volume Ratio""""Windows and Glazing""; ""Insulation""; ""Cool Roofs""; ""Radiant Barriers""; ""Ventilation and Circulation""; ""Passive House""; ""Energy Efficiency: Active Techniques""; ""Solar Thermal Collectors""; ""Photovoltaics""; ""Wind Energy""; ""Mechanical Systems""; ""Hot-Water Efficiency""; ""Efficient Lighting""; ""Color Temperature""; ""Fluorescents, CFLs, and Mercury""; ""Light Emitting Diodes""; ""Lighting Controls""; ""Daylighting""; ""Energy Modeling""; ""Indoor Environmental Quality""; ""Indoor Toxics""; ""Thermal Comfort""; ""Biophilia""; ""Air Filtration"" ""Materials""""Dematerialization""; ""Reclaimed Materials""; ""Recycled Materials""; ""Embodied Energy""; ""Renewable Materials""; ""Durability or Planned Obsolescence?""; ""Social Responsibility and Materials""; ""Labels and Ratings: Measuring Ecodesign""; ""Material and Product Labels""; ""Life Cycle Analysis""; ""Building Evaluation: LEED""; ""Buulding Evaluation: Other Certification Programs""; ""The Future of Sustainable Design""; ""Endnotes""; ""Glossary""; ""Resources""; ""Credits""

Written for students and practitioners in the fields of architecture and interior design, our new Architecture Brief Sustainable Design provides a concise overview of all the techniques available for reducing the energy footprint of structures and spaces. With clear, simple language and a practical "can-do" approach, author David Bergman covers everything from the profession's ethical responsibility, to design structures and spaces that sustain our natural resources, to specific considerations such as rainwater harvesting, graywater recycling, passive heating techniques, solar orientation, green roofs, wind energy, daylighting, indoor air quality, material evaluation and specification, and how to work with green building certification programs.