The Integrative Design Guide to Green Building
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The Integrative Design Guide to Green Building

Redefining the Practice of Sustainability

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eBook - ePub

The Integrative Design Guide to Green Building

Redefining the Practice of Sustainability

About this book

"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."
— from the Foreword by S. Rick Fedrizzi President, CEO, and Founding Chair, U.S. Green Building Council

A whole-building approach to sustainability

The 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.

This practical manual:

  • Explains the philosophy and underpinnings of effective integrative design, addressing systems thinking and building and community design from a whole-living system perspective
  • Details 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
  • Explores the deeper understanding of integration that is required to transform architectural practice and our role on the planet

This book, both practical and thoughtful, will help you deliver your vision of a sustainable environment.

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Information

Publisher
Wiley
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9780470181102
eBook ISBN
9781118174265
Edition
1
Topic
Architecture
Subtopic
Architecture Design

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. About the Cover Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Foreword
  7. Introduction: The Integrative Design Guide to Green Building-Redefining the Practice of Sustainability
  8. Dedication
  9. Chapter 1: Many Minds
  10. Chapter 2: Building as an Organism
  11. Chapter 3: Reframing Sustainability
  12. Chapter 4: Aligning Values, Purpose, and Process
  13. Chapter 5: The Discovery Phase
  14. Chapter 6: Schematic Design
  15. Chapter 7: Design Development and Documentation
  16. Chapter 8: Construction, Operations, and Feedback
  17. Epilogue-Evolving the Field
  18. Index
  19. Wiley Books on Substainable Design
  20. Color Plates