Sustainability & Green Design
epub |eng | 2012-01-18 | Author:Julie Fryer

Construction and Maintenance Concerns Most gray water reclamation projects will require heavy-duty work, especially in plumbing, excavation, and groundwork. When done incorrectly, these projects can fail, and you could end ...
( Category: Do-It-Yourself March 14,2020 )
epub |eng | 2019-03-12 | Author:Patrick M. Condon

Conclusion In the developed world we seem to have been drawn into spending too much on infrastructure, an infrastructure that seems to produce a dollar’s worth of environmental damage for ...
( Category: Sustainability & Green Design March 13,2020 )
epub, pdf |eng | 2016-03-12 | Author:Erica Wisner

Insulation and Expansion Joints The heat riser MUST be insulated for the rocket mass heater to function. In order for the thermosiphon firebox to work, the inside of the heat ...
( Category: Do-It-Yourself March 13,2020 )
epub |eng | 2010-03-11 | Author:Jon Nunan

Michael Blaha, owner-builder www.ilovecob.com When did you begin your project? May 31, 2007. [This particular house] is a low-cost alternative and natural building hybrid. It is off the grid, meaning ...
( Category: Architecture March 12,2020 )
epub |eng | 2018-11-29 | Author:Sheri Koones, Robert Redford

( Category: Design & Construction March 11,2020 )
epub |eng | 2019-03-09 | Author:Charles R. Wolfe

Figure 3–3: Barcelona: Plaça de Catalunya “occupied.” Figure 3–4: Barcelona: the Ramblas style. Figure 3–5: Rome: the quintessential urban space, Campo de’ Fiori. My own, filmed walks through Campo de’ ...
( Category: City Planning & Urban Development March 10,2020 )
epub |eng | | Author:Deanna MacDonald

Katsura Imperial Villa in summer. Fusuma sliding doors allow ‘borrowed landscapes’ inside. Bamboo latticework. The play of color, pattern and texture in the interiors. PASSIVE QUALITIES THE NATURALLY PASSIVE QUALITIES ...
( Category: Houses & Hotels March 10,2020 )
epub |eng | 2012-03-06 | Author:Marc Brenman

TRANSPARENCY If the information and analysis that government agencies provide to the public is to serve its purpose of enabling them to participate meaningfully in the decision-making process, transparency is ...
( Category: Sustainability & Green Design March 7,2020 )
epub |eng | 2008-05-27 | Author:Sheri Koones

A window seat showcased by wooden Craftsman-style columns adds charm to this upstairs children’s room. All details were carefully designed for consistency with the original farmhouse bungalow design. (Photo by ...
( Category: Design & Construction March 5,2020 )
epub |eng | 2012-03-03 | Author:Lance Hosey

2008 Winner. Jittasak Narknisorn, Positive Lounge Chair. The origami-inspired design bends a single sheet of material to cradle the body. 2010 Winner. Eric Tong, Zpine Lounge. The honeycomb fiber structure ...
( Category: Sustainability & Green Design March 4,2020 )
epub, pdf |eng | 2019-02-27 | Author:Dan Chiras

Independence also comes at a cost to the environment. Gen-sets produce air and noise pollution. Lead-acid batteries are far from environmentally benign, as noted earlier in this chapter. So, think ...
( Category: Solar February 28,2020 )
epub |eng | | Author:Dason Whitsett,Matt Fajkus & Dason Whitsett

6 Received Shadows The duality of sunlight and shadows, as referenced in the first chapter of this book, is an ancient binary opposition. Tree canopies modulate sunlight, scattering it about ...
( Category: Architecture February 27,2020 )
epub |eng | 2020-02-26 | Author:Fritz Wagner;Roger Caves;

Environment/Climate Change Toronto is a green city. It has a vast greenspace network as well as ravines and an increasingly appealing waterfront. The Greater Toronto Area itself is surrounded by ...
( Category: Urban & Land Use Planning February 27,2020 )
epub |eng | 2016-02-24 | Author:Pawlyn, Michael;

One particularly inventive approach to keeping buildings cool using radiation loss has been devised by engineer Salmaan Craig using a powerful problem-solving methodology known as BioTRIZ. The forerunner of this ...
( Category: Project Planning & Management February 25,2020 )
epub |eng | 2018-02-17 | Author:Instructables.com,Noah Weinstein

4. Start where Line A intersects Line B. Going left around Line B, make a mark at every 145 mm. The last section should be about 115 mm. 5. Start ...
( Category: Design & Construction February 18,2020 )