Towards sustainable architecture

European directives and building design

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Towards sustainable architecture

European directives and building design

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Brian Edwards explains the new responsibilities and opportunities for architects emanating from environment laws and directives.

The practice of architecture is increasingly constrained by new legislation aimed at protecting the enviromnent and the consumer, mainly the result of directives from the European Commission. The broadening of environmental controls means that questions of environmental assessment, impact on ecosystems or heritage sites, energy use, safety requirements and environmental audits have become part of the daily life of architecture.

The effect of the legislation is to create a new architectural order where low ecological impact and minimum energy use generate the form and style of building. In this essential reference book, Brian Edwards and a team of expert contributors set out the important principles which may help in the practice of architecture. As fresh controls are enacted, new skills and knowledge are needed which this book outlines through principles and case studies.

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English
Pages
220

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Cover of: Towards sustainable architecture
Towards sustainable architecture: European directives and building design
1996, Butterworth Architecture
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-216) and index.

Published in
Oxford, Boston
Series
Butterworth Architecture legal series

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
720/.47/094
Library of Congress
NA2542.35 .E35 1996, NA2542.35 .E35 1995

The Physical Object

Pagination
xvii, 220 p. :
Number of pages
220

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL801136M
Internet Archive
towardssustainab0000edwa
ISBN 10
0750624922
LCCN
95037487
OCLC/WorldCat
503602223
Goodreads
1953502

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