The green skyscraper : the basis for designing sustainable intensive buildings / Ken Yeang.

Main entry:

Yeang, Ken, 1948-

Title & Author:

The green skyscraper : the basis for designing sustainable intensive buildings / Ken Yeang.

Publication:

Description:

304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-298) and index.
1. The Skyscraper and Other Large Buildings -- 2. What is Ecological Design? -- 3. A Theory of Ecological Design -- 4. Assessing What Is to Be Built -- 5. The Environmental Context for Building -- 6. Design Regarded as Management of Energy and Materials -- 7. Designing the Skyscraper's Operational Systems -- 8. Discussion: Ecological Design.

Summary:

"The Green Skyscraper presents a general framework for looking at ecological design, followed by an examination of its fundamental premises and how these might be applied to the design of the contemporary large building. It includes an elucidation of those aspects of building that impinge on the environment, such as the use of energy and materials and their physical impacts on ecosystems. The book is illustrated by examples from Yeang's experiments, projects and research, and includes references to research work by others."--BOOK JACKET. "This treatise is a must for designers seeking a strategy for sustainable design, and for understanding the decisions that need to be made in the design process."--Jacket.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

3791319930 (acid-free paper)
9783791319933 (acid-free paper)

Subject:

Yeang, Ken, 1948-
Skyscrapers Environmental aspects.
Gratte-ciel Aspect de l'environnement.
Bauökologie
Hochhaus
Wolkenkrabbers.
Ontwerpen.
Ecologische aspecten.
Sustainable architecture.
Sustainable buildings.

Form/genre:

Writings.
Treatises.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 207383
Call No.: NA44.T111.A7 1999
Status: Available

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