4th Edition

Rough Guide to Sustainability A Design Primer

By Brian Edwards Copyright 2014
336 Pages
by RIBA Publishing

This latest edition of Rough Guide to Sustainability remains a simple, no-nonsense reference source for all students and practitioners of sustainability in the built environment. It sets out the broad environmental, professional and governmental context underlying sustainability principles, and outlines the science, measures and design solutions that must be adopted to meet current definitions... Read more

Part 1 From Theory to Practice of Sustainability  1 The Theory and Science of Sustainability  2 Legislation and Regulations in Europe  Essay Natural Capital the New Economics?  Part 2 Measuring Sustainability   3 Measuring Success at the Building Scale  Part C Resources For Construction  4 Energy  5 Water  6 Materials and Waste  Part 3 Design For Sustainability  7 Design for a Changing Climate  8 Sustainable Buildings are Healthy Buildings  9 Sustainable Design in Practice Innovation, Tools and Methods  10 Design Options for Sustainability  11 Sustainability and Urban Design Communities and Cities  12. Epilogue – Sustainability at the Cutting Edge

Biography

Brian Edwards is an internationally recognised expert on sustainable architecture and a highly respected author on green issues. He has held numerous positions of responsibility within the field of architecture, including sustainability advisor to the Royal Institute of British Architects (2000-2002) and, more recently, Associate Professor of Architecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture in Copenhagen.