Blue houses
Subtitle: sustainable homes
By: [editor]: Cristina Paredes Benítez ; [texts: Loft Publications]
Contributors: Loft Publications
Publisher: Loft Publications
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Barcelona, Spain
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9788492463930
Subjects: Sustainable architecture; Pictorial works; Ecological houses; Modern Architecture; Designs and plans; Architecture and Planning
Description: This title brings together some of the best designed, best looking, and most functional eco houses in the world. The book features houses made of local materials, natural resources for air-conditioning, and systems such as photovoltaic panels.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Sustainability throughout the entire home; title: Prefabricated architecture as a means of obtaining a sustainable home; title: Adaptation to the natural surroundings; title: Comfort and ecology join hands; title: Sustainability as a target for prefabricated housing; title: Sustainability and ecology in a subtropical climate; title: Rationality to promote energy and comfort in Germany; title: Sustainable materials for a lasting home; title: Walls with a life of their own; title: Modular housing for charming mountain refuges; title: A refuge in nature with minimum intervention; title: Stunning views from French refuge; title: Sustainable family beach home; title: Fabulous views from a rocky enclave; title: Architectural sensitivity for an environmentally friendly house; title: Holiday home in paradise; title: Organic shapes and sustainable architecture; title: A green cabin next to the ocean; title: Alpine chalet close to the Finnish lakes; title: Simplicity and harmony for a house in equilibrium with its surroundings; title: A retreat to escape from daily routine; title: Natural materials for a forest setting; title: Restoration with environmental awareness.