Sustainable Communities Design Handbook: Green Engineering, Architecture, and Technology

As the concept and practices of a sustainable built environment have evolved over the years, it is increasingly recognized that the scope should be expanded beyond individual buildings to the community scale. Written by an international team of engineers, architects, and environmental experts Sustainable Cities and Communities Handbook, 2nd Edition brings together all the major players responsible for sustainable development on both an individual community and metropolitan scale. The aim of this reference is to explain and demonstrate the practices, planning, designing, building, and managing the engineering, architectural and economic development of cities and communities to meet sustainable development objectives. Designed to provide a holistic approach to creating sustainable communities, Sustainable Cities and Communities Handbook, 2nd Edition includes 40% increase of new methods and technology over the last edition. This includes new HVAC technologies for heating and cooling, energy effect technologies for lighting and new construction materials which improve heating and cooling efficiencies. This new edition will also include critical updates on international codes: LEED, BREEAM, and Green Globes. In addition, the book contains 50% more case studies from different regions of the world to illustrate how common problems in sustainably are successfully solved. Clearly explains the most cutting-edge green technologies and methods for use in built communitiesProvides a common approach in using natural resources when building and designing green communitiesCoverage of green practices from architecture to construction and complying with the various international codes, methods, and international legal frame works INDICE: 1. The Tools for Sustainable Development  2. Global Warming and Climate Change: The Mechanisms for Community Cases Toward Solutions Part One: Architectural Design and Building in Communities 3. Public Policy: Leadership at the local, state, national and international levels 4. Government: The Case of Sustainable College Communities 5. Green Buildings: standards and codes that provide environmentally sound technologies and returns on investments Part Two: Agile Sustainable Infrastructure Systems 6. Smart Communities: the public and private sectors integration of infrastructures, technologies and buildings  7. Technologies, Engineering and Science 8. The Environment, Land Use, Natural Resources Today and the  9. Economics and Accounting: Life Cycle Analysis, Externalities, Markets and ROI (return on investment)  10. Legal contracts and Power Purchase Agreements 11. Corporate Governance and Responsibility Model Sustainable Communities, Regions and Nation States 12. Global Cases of Sustainable Communities 13. Conclusions: the next generation, life styles and beyond APPENDIX A. Sustainable Development  B. Greenhouse Gas Analysis  C. Demand Side Management  E. Case of Legal Mechanism: The Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)  F. References and Web Site Data Sources

• ISBN: 978-0-12-813964-6
• Editorial: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 768
• Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2017
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés