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Sustainable Residential Development (Paperback, Ed)
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Sustainable Residential Development (Paperback, Ed)
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Capitalize on a Comprehensive New Process for Planning and
Designing Sustainable Green Communities Written by internationally
renowned architect Avi Friedman, Sustainable Residential
Development equips you with a much-needed process and examples for
planning and designing green communities. This landmark resource
explains the principles of green building and how to apply them to
residential development, presenting guidelines for creating
communities that balance social, economic, and environmental needs.
Filled with plans, elevations, and vignettes, the book shows how to
incorporate wind direction, sun exposure, tree preservation,
topography, and public spaces into site plan. It also shows how to
design high-density neighborhoods...apply green design and
construction principles by using local materials and techniques,
solar power, waste management, and water efficiency...as well as
rehabilitate neighborhoods while respecting their heritage.
Sustainable Residential Development features: Expert guidelines for
planning and designing communities that balance social, economic,
and environmental needs A wealth of international and U.S. case
studies and examples that illustrate the principles of sustainable
community design Over 100 downloadable plans and elevations that
offer a head start for planning and designing sustainable
communities Inside this Green Planning and Design Guide: * Defining
and Applying Principles of Sustainability in Neighborhood
Development * Learning Lessons from the Past: The Rise of Suburbia
* Site Selection and Analysis * Strategies for High-Density
Neighborhoods: The New Urbanism * Planning, Design, and
Construction Principles for Sustainability * The Urban Renewal
Process and Architectural Heritage * Balancing Environmental,
Cultural, and Economic Needs: A Framework for Greener Neighborhoods
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