1st Edition

Designing Sustainable Residences for Human Wellbeing

By Lisa Tucker Copyright 2026
250 Pages 164 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

250 Pages 164 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

250 Pages 164 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book is a how-to manual for designing sustainable residences for human wellness. While the commercial market has embraced these principles, the residential market lags behind. Residential designers work much more intimately with clients and are attuned to specific and individual needs. This book enhances that approach by also supporting them in making sustainable choices throughout the... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Background Context  3. History of Single-Family Homes in the US  4. Design Basics: Principles of Design Excellence  5. Design Basics: Residential Programming  6. Design Basics: Residential Space Planning Process  7. Residential Materials  8. Buildings Systems, Energy Efficiency, and Water  9. Specializations: Universal Design, Aging in Place, Adaptive Reuse

Biography

Lisa M. Tucker is a Professor and Director of the Center for Historic Preservation at Virginia. She is a LEED BD + C and WELL accredited professional. Dr. Tucker is a registered architect and certified interior designer and holds degrees in Architecture and Architectural History from the University of Virginia and a PhD from the University of Missouri in Human Environmental Sciences. Dr. Tucker, honored as the 2016 IIDA Educator of the Year, has been identified by Design Intelligence as a Most Admired Design Educators in 2010, 2017, 2018 and 2019. She received the Nancy McClelland Award, the Polsky Prize (2015) and is an ASID Educator Medallist. She is a Fellow of IIDA, ASID and IDEC.