#books #architecture | 1000 tips by 100 eco architects

1000 tips by 100 eco architects / Marta Serrats, editor.
Firefly Books, Buffalo, New York : 2012.
319 p. : il. col., planos
ISBN 9781770850415
Arquitectura -- Aspecto del medio ambiente.
Sbc Aprendizaje A-72:504 ONE
http://millennium.ehu.es/record=b1752771~S1*spi

The process of executing an architectural plan, a building or a landscape, can be disastrous for the environment. The construction process, whether it is erecting a building or excavating a landscape, is destructive. Toxic land sites are disturbed, trees are removed, bedrock is shattered, watercourses are altered. And it goes on--buildings cause erosion and ongoing water pollution and worldwide they consume a quarter of all energy produced.

Fortunately there are numerous ways through which buildings and landscape can be designed to mitigate such negative impacts. ‘1000 Tips by 100 Eco Architects’ shows how forward-thinking design and environmentally sound construction practices can create outstanding results. Coming from the world's leading eco-architecture firms, these real-life projects demonstrate the pinnacle of progressive design and eco restraint.

Working from the essential objectives of economy, sustainability, beauty and function, the 1000 ideas display a wide array of outcomes. Design plans illlustrate the concepts and captioned photographs display the results.