Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 207 mm x 238 mm, Gewicht: 959 g
Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 207 mm x 238 mm, Gewicht: 959 g
ISBN: 978-0-470-13062-9
Verlag: WILEY
scientific principles to guide sustainable design decisions
From thermodynamics to fluid dynamics to computational chemistry, this book sets forth the scientific principles underlying the need for sustainable design, explaining not just the "hows" of sustainable design and green engineering, but also the "whys." Moreover, it provides readers with the scientific principles needed to guide their own sustainable design decisions. Throughout the book, the authors draw from their experience in architecture, civil engineering, environmental engineering, planning, and public policy in order to build an understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of sustainable design.
Written to enable readers to take a more scientific approach to sustainable design, the book offers many practical features, including:
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Case studies presenting the authors' firsthand accounts of actual green projects
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Lessons learned from Duke University's Smart House Program that demonstrate the concepts and techniques discussed in the book
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Exercises that encourage readers to use their newfound knowledge to solve green design problems
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Figures, tables, and sidebars illustrating key concepts and summarizing important points
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For architects, designers, and engineers, this book enables them to not only implement green design methods, but also to choose these methods based on science. With its many examples, case studies, and exercises, the book is also an ideal textbook for students in civil and environmental engineering, construction, and architectural engineering.
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Preface.
Chapter 1. Design Cycles.
Process: Linear and Cyclical Design.
Synthesis-Integrated Design.
Learning From Nature.
Principles of Biomimicry.
Materials Design.
Tools For Collaborative Design.
LEED.
Open Source Software.
ThinkCycle.
BIM Tools.
Integration and Collaboration.
Notes and References.
Chapter 2. First Principles.
The Cascade of Science.
Physics.
Thermodynamics.
Systems.
Motion.
Green Mechanics.
Applications of Physics in Green Engineering.
Mass and Work.
Green Physics Example 1.
Green Physics Example 2.
Green Physics Problem 3.
More About Forces.
Environmental Dynamics.
Fluids.
Energy.
Systematic Design and the Status Quo.
Notes and References.
Chapter 3. Transitions.
A Brief History.
How Clean Is Clean?.
Donora, Pennsylvania.
Love Canal, New York.
The Bhopal Incident.
Control.
Ad Hoc and Post Hoc Life Cycle Perspectives.
Intervention at the Source of Contamination.
Intervention at the Point of Release.
Intervention to Control the Exposure.
Intervention at the Point of Response.
Thermodynamics and Stoichiometry.
Applying Thermal Processes for Treatment.
Thermal Destruction Systems.
Rotary Kiln.
Multiple Hearth.
Liquid Injection.
Fluidized Bed.
Multiple Chamber.
Calculating Destruction Removal.
Formation of Unintended Byproducts.
Processes Other than Incineration.
Pyrolysis.
Emerging Thermal Technologies.
Biology is the Green Engineer?s Friend.
Pollution Prevention.
Example Box: Waste Audit.
Notes and Commentary.
Chapter 4. Place and Time.
Thermodynamics of Time and Space.
Sidebar: Green Is Not Junk.
Soil: The Foundation For Sustainable Sites.
Green Architecture and the Sense Of Place.
Pruitt Igoe: Lessons from the Land Ethic in 21st Century Design.
Sustainability.
The Tragedy of the Commons.
Ethics of Place.
Implementing Sustainable Designs.
What's Next?.
Notes and References.
Chapter 5. Optimizing for Sustainable Design.
Revisiting the Harm Principle: Managing Risks.
Justice: The Key to Sustainable Design.
Evolution of Responsible Conduct.
Concurrent Engineering.
Benchmarking.
Notes and References.
Chapter 6. The Sustainability Imperative.
Green Practice and the Case for Sustainable Design.
The Engineer?s Social Responsibility: The Ethical and Social Dimensions of Sustainable Design.
The Green Categorical Imperative.
Environmental Justice.
Environmental Impact Statements and the Complaint Paradigm.
The Role of the Design Professions.
Professional Competence.
Notes and References.
Chapter 7. Carbon in the Atmosphere: Essential and Detrimental.
Carbon and Rain.
Back to Global Warming.
Carbon Sequestration.
Notes and References.
Chapter 8. We Have Met the Future and it is Green.
Science.
The Professions.
Governmental.
Education.
Energy.
Economics.
From Sustainable Design to Regenerative Design.
Mass Production to Mass Customization.
Lessons from the First-Years.
Studio I - Survey the Literature.
Studio II - Application of Principles and Concepts.
Studio III - Innovation.
Low-Tech Design Based on Outside the Box Thinking.
Integrated, Life Cycle Thinking.
Human Factors and Sustainability.
Seeing the Future Through Green-Colored Glasses.
Notes and Commentary.
Index.
