Title: The integrative design guide to green building : redefining the practice of sustainability /
Authors: Reed, Bill, 1953-; 7group (Organization)
Publisher: Wiley,
Year: 2009
Subjects: Sustainable buildings Design and construction; Sustainable architecture Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Buildings Environmental aspects.; Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System
Abstract: "The integrative design process offers a new path to making better green building decisions and addressing complex issues that threaten living systems. In The Integrative Design Guide to Green Building: Redefining the Practice of Sustainability, 7group's principals and integrative design pioneer Bill Reed introduce design and construction professionals to the concepts of whole building design and whole systems. With integrative thinking that reframes what sustainability means, they provide a how-to guide for architects, designers, engineers, developers, builders, and other professionals on incorporating integrative design into every phase of a project. This book, both practical and thoughtful, will help you deliver your vision of a sustainable environment."--Jacket.
Contents: 1. Many minds : From master builder to the twenty-first century: where we are and how we got here : The master builder ; The Siena Duomo -- The age of specialization -- Stop and reflect: our current process : Siloed optimization ; The abyss between design and construction professionals ; Doing less damage by adding technologies -- The call before us -- 2. Building as an organism : A shift in thinking: no part or system in isolation -- Buildings as organisms : Tunneling through the cost barrier ; Lessons learned from high-performance windows -- Project teams as organism : Fostering an interdisciplinary process: "a deer in the headlights" ; A team of colearners and the learning wheel ; The composite master builder -- 3. Reframing sustainability : What is sustainability? --^