Main entry:

Steadman, Philip, 1942-

Title & Author:

Energy, environment and building / Philip Steadman.

Publication:

Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1975.

Description:

ix, 287 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Series:

Cambridge urban and architectural studies ; 2

Notes:
"A report to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia."
"A report to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia"--Added t.p.
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- Notes on energy, environment and the architecture of the modern movement -- Energy conservation measures in building -- Solar energy -- Solar space heating -- Wind power -- Small scale water power -- Composting, waste treatment and methane gas as a fuel -- Notes on water conservation, and local water collection -- Some autonomous, energy-conserving and ecological buildings and projects.
ISBN 0-521-09926-9 Pbk : £2.50.
Dust jacket.
Library copy 2: Georg Lippsmeier Collection.
Library copy 2: former shelfmark: 621.
Library copy 1: selected for the Multidisciplinary Research Project on "Architecture and/for the Environment", 2017-2019, developed by the CCA with the generous support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Exhibitions:

Exhibited: "1973: désolé, plus d'essence = 1973: sorry, out of gas", Centre canadien d'architecture, Nov. 7, 2007-Apr. 20, 2008.

Summary:

Report comprising a survey of methods for energy conservation and protection of the environment in the construction industry - discusses the uses of solar energy, hydroelectric power and wind power, etc., and includes directories of buildings, and proposals incorporating some of these features. Bibliographys, graphs, illustrations and statistical tables.

ISBN:

0521206944
9780521206945
0521099269 (pbk.)
9780521099264

Subject:

Power resources.
Architecture and energy conservation.
Buildings Environmental engineering.
Energy-Generating Resources
Ressources énergétiques.
Ressources énergétiques Conservation.
Environnement, Technique de l' (Constructions)
Architecture et économies d'énergie.
Constructions Technique de l'environnement.
energy resources.
energy efficient buildings.
energy.
environment.
construction industry.
solar energy.
hydroelectric power.
wind power.
statistical table.
Energy resources.
énergie.
environnement.
bâtiment et travaux publics.
énergie solaire.
énergie hydro-électrique.
énergie éolienne.
energía.
medio ambiente.
industria de la construcción.
energía solar.
energía hidroeléctrica.
energía eólica.
Energy conservation
Renewable energy sources
Water conservation

Form/genre:

report.
survey.
directory.
bibliography.
graph.
illustration.
rapport.
enquête.
répertoire.
tableau statistique.
bibliographie.
graphique.
informe.
encuesta.
directorio.
cuadros estadísticos.
bibliografía.
gráfico.
ilustración.

Added entries:

Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.
African Architecture Matters
Georg Lippsmeier Collection
Cambridge urban and architectural studies ; no. 2.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 252699
Call No.: TJ163.2 .S74 1975
Copy: c. 1
Status: Available

Location: Library main georg lippsmeier 295634
Call No.: BIB 182430
Copy: c. 2
Status: Available