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Author:   Maria Block ,  Varis Bokalders
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Earthscan Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   1.300kg
ISBN:  

9781844075232

ISBN 10:   1844075230
Pages:   704
Publication Date:   18 December 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Healthy Buildings 2. Conservation and Efficiency 3. Ecocycles 4. Place Index

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The Whole Building Handbook is the most comprehensive book in the area of sustainable building and covers a large area from materials to system thinking. This will be a key book for practitioners as well as teachers and students at universities. Prof. Ronald Wennersten, School of Industrial Engineering and Management, Stockholm The sheer scientific and engineering comprehensiveness of this book...coupled with its readability, make it a must for anyone wanting to acquire new knowledge and information about the broad, multidisciplinary field of sustainability. Choice Magazine A key handbook for all practitioners as well as teachers and students at universities, and the broader sustainable society. Dave Palmer, Building Engineer, April 2010

'The Whole Building Handbook is the most comprehensive book in the area of sustainable building and covers a large area from materials to system thinking. This will be a key book for practitioners as well as teachers and students at universities.' Prof. Ronald Wennersten, School of Industrial Engineering and Management, Stockholm 'The sheer scientific and engineering comprehensiveness of this book...coupled with its readability, make it a must for anyone wanting to acquire new knowledge and information about the broad, multidisciplinary field of sustainability.' Choice Magazine 'A key handbook for all practitioners as well as teachers and students at universities, and the broader sustainable society.' Dave Palmer, Buidling and Engineer, April 2010.

'The Whole Building Handbook is the most comprehensive book in the area of sustainable building and covers a large area from materials to system thinking. This will be a key book for practitioners as well as teachers and students at universities.' Prof. Ronald Wennersten, School of Industrial Engineering and Management, Stockholm

Author Information

Varis Bokalders is an ecological architect and the Director of the Architectural Company 'Ekokultur Konsulter AB' in Sweden. He also teaches Ecological Building at the Schools of Architecture and Civil Engineering at The Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. Maria Block is an ecological architect and the founder of Block Architects Ltd, Sweden.

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