This is the first comprehensive reference to the many aspects of ecological design in architecture, planning, and landscape architecture. The current thinking of the leading experts is brought to bear on issues ranging from alternative energy sources to construction technologies, from permaculture to urban design.

More importantly, the range of topics, both "hardware" such as photovoltaics and wind towers and "software" such as design aesthetics, are integrated into the broad scope of what ecologicaldesign is, how it can be incorporated into the built environment, and how it can inform the design aesthetic.

Contents

Part I: Architecture and Building: The Greatest Opportunity
Why Go Green?
Green Building Design
Why is Architecture Oblivious to the Environment
Design Theory

Part II: Site
Nature and Architecture
How to Uncover the Secrets of the Land.
Selecting a Site for Your Passive Solar Home
The Living Landscape: An Ecological Approach to Landscape Planning

Part III: Sun and Wind
The Passive Solar Concept
Passive Solar: Sunspaces and Special Design Considerations
Calculating Solar Energy and Power
Building the Home Energy Machine
Wind Power Evaluating the Technology-What Works and What Doesn't

Part IV: Alternative Materials and Construction
History and Evolution of Earth Construction
Benefits of Straw Bale Construction
The Building Envelope: Walls, Roofs, and Foundations
Earth Casting

Part V: Alternative Living
The Case for Reuse
Cluster Development
Indoor Air Quality
Villages Around the World

Part VI: Eco Politics
The Seduction of Planning
The Economics of Building Codes and Standards

Part VII: Waste, Bioremediaiton, & Permaculture
Living Machines
From Bioshelters to Solar Villages to Future Human Settlements
Living Machines and the Years Ahead

Part VIII: Architects and Their Work
The House That Max Built

Index

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