A Deeper Shade of Green Sustainable urban development, building & architecture

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A Deeper Shade of Green
Sustainable urban development, building, and architecture in New Zealand
By Johann Bernhardt

This book is the first comprehensive step in providing assistance for all of us to make a difference to our environment and to lead more comfortable, cost efficient and sustainable lives within the buildings we inhabit. Editor, and sustainable architect, Johann Bernhardt, has complied essays from more than 50 experts in their fields into a book that covers just about every subject you would want to know about sustainability and architecture. It includes a foreword by Waitakere City mayor, Bob Harvey and 20-odd case studies.
Table of Contents

Contents include: The Regulatory Framework — Regional Development and Urban Environments — Residential Building — Designing Houses for the Future — Building Systems and Materials — Sustainable Energy Use — Water and Outdoor Environment — Towards Zero Waste — Commercial and Public Buildings — Stakeholders — The Future of (Green) Architecture.

Paperback, 2008, 230 pages, good condition, small tear in cover top spine corner