Residential Landscape Sustainability
Subtitle: A Checklist Tool
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; Blackwell Pub.
Published: October 12, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781405158732
Subjects: Architectural structure & design; Landscape Architecture And Design; Architecture; Construction - General; Landscape; Public, Commercial, or Industrial Buildings; Residential; Sustainable/Environmental; Architecture / Landscape; Environmentally Conscious (Green); Environmental aspects; Gardens; Landscape design; Sustainable horticulture
Description: "This valuable resource for developers and designers will help to develop design solutions sympathetic to the environment and improve the sustainability of residential landscapes. The checklist focuses on residential housing developments but many features of the tool - including improving energy efficiency, materials selection, planting design and management - can also be applied to a wide range of different types of development, from school grounds to retail parks."--Jacket.