Fundamentals of integrated design for sustainable building / Marian Keeler, Bill Burke.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

" Fundamentals of Integrated Design for Sustainable Building offers an introduction to green building concepts as well as design approaches that reduce and can eventually eliminate the need for fossil fuel use in buildings while also conserving materials, maximizing their efficiency, protecting the indoor air from chemical intrusion, and reducing the introduction of toxic materials into the environment. It represents a necessary road map to the future designers, builders, and planners of a post-carbon world."
- from the Foreword by Ed Mazria

 A rich sourcebook covering the breadth of environmental building, Fundamentals of Integrated Design for Sustainable Building introduces the student and practitioner to the history, theory and technology of green building. Using an active learning approach, the concepts of sustainble architecture are explained and reinforced through design problems, research exercises, study questions, team projects, and discussion topics.

Chapters by specialists in the green movement round out this survey of all the important issues and developments that students and professionals need to know. From history and philosophy to design technologies and practice, this sweeping resource is sure to be referenced until worn out.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Contributors
• The Integrated Building Design Process
• A History of the Environmental Movements
• Modern International Conferences and Treaties
• The Emergence of Green Building and Green Building Legislation
• Sources of Chemicals in the Environment
• Environmental Chemicals in Humans and Buildings
• Indoor Air Quality Technologies--Green Design for Long-Term Occupant Health
• Indoor Environmental Quality Issues
• Introduction to Energy Issues: Use and Standards
• Basic Physical Principles of Energy Transfer and Storage
• Energy-Efficient Building Design: Residential and Small Commercial Buildings
• Energy-Efficient Building Design: Nonresidential Buildings
• Resource Efficiency and Resource Use in Buildings
• Materials Selection and Product Certification
• Water Quality and Water Conservation
• Sustainable Neighborhoods and Communities
• Case Studies
• Rating Systems and Practice Tools
• Life Cycle Assessment
• Waste Impacts in the Building Industry
• Construction and Demolition Waste Management
• Conclusion
• Glossary
• Bibliography
• Appendices
• A Selected Green Buildings
• B Alternative Construction Types
• C The State of Our Health in Buildings

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Bill Burke , AIA, is the Architectural Program Coordinator at the Pacific Energy Center in San Francisco, California. He is also on the Board of Directors of AIA/ San Francisco.