TY - BOOK AU - Halliday,Sandy TI - Sustainable construction SN - 0750663944 U1 - 720.47 HAL PY - 2008/// CY - Oxford, UK, Burlington, MA PB - Butterworth-Heinemann KW - Sustainable buildings KW - Design and construction KW - Sustainable architecture KW - Architecture KW - Environment. N1 - It has taken a very long time for sustainable development to be recognised as a justified restraint on inappropriate development and a primary driver of improving quality of life for all. For designers, clients and project managers this means we have to create healthy buildings and places which support communities, enhance biodiversity and contribute to reversing unsustainable trends in pollution and resource consumption. It is a very positive agenda; Includes bibliographical references and index ER -