{"product_id":"sustainable-design-basics-paperback","title":"Sustainable Design Basics - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSharon B. Jaffe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRob Fleming\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMark Karlen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn accessible, climate-diverse guide that transforms readers from sustainable design novices to whole-solution problem solvers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSustainable Design Basics\u003c\/i\u003e is a student-friendly introduction to a holistic and integral view of sustainable design. Comprehensive in scope, this textbook presents basic technical information, sustainability strategies, and a practical, step-by-step approach for sustainable building projects. Clear and relatable chapters illustrate how to identify the factors that reduce energy use, solve specific sustainable design problems, develop holistic design solutions, and address the social and cultural aspects of sustainable design. Requiring no prior knowledge of the subject, the text's easy-to-follow methodology leads readers through the fundamental sustainable design principles for the built environment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSustainably-constructed and maintained buildings protect the health and improve the productivity of their occupants, as well as help to restore the global ecosystem. The authors, leading practitioners and educators in sustainable design, have created a resource that provides a solid introduction to broad level sustainability thinking that students can take forward into their professional practice. Topics include space planning for sustainable design, integrative and collaborative design, standards and rating systems, real-world strategies to conserve energy and resources through leveraging renewable natural resources and innovative construction techniques and their impact on our environment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsable and useful both in and beyond the classroom, this book: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers building location strategies, building envelopes and structures, integration of passive and active systems, green materials, and project presentation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines cultural factors, social equity, ecological systems, and aesthetics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides diverse student exercises that vary by climate, geography, setting, perspective, and typology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures a companion website containing extensive instructor resources\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSustainable Design Basics \u003c\/i\u003eis an important resource aimed at undergraduate architecture and interior design students, or first-year graduate students, as well as design professionals wishing to integrate sustainable design knowledge and techniques into their practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN ACCESSIBLE, CLIMATE-DIVERSE GUIDE THAT TRANSFORMS READERS FROM SUSTAINABLE DESIGN NOVICES TO WHOLE-SOLUTION PROBLEM SOLVERS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSustainable Design Basics\u003c\/i\u003e is a student-friendly introduction to a holistic and integral view of sustainable design. Comprehensive in scope, this textbook presents basic technical information, sustainability strategies, and a practical, step-by-step approach for sustainable building projects. Clear and relatable chapters illustrate how to identify the factors that reduce energy use, solve specific sustainable design problems, develop holistic design solutions, and address the social and cultural aspects of sustainable design. Requiring no prior knowledge of the subject, the text's easy-to-follow methodology leads readers through the fundamental sustainable design principles for the built environment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSustainably-constructed and maintained buildings protect the health and improve the productivity of their occupants, as well as help restore the global ecosystem. The authors, leading practitioners and educators in sustainable design, have created a resource that provides a solid introduction to broad level sustainability thinking that students can take forward into their professional practice. Topics include space planning for sustainable design, integrative and collaborative design, standards and rating systems, real-world strategies to conserve energy and resources through leveraging renewable natural resources and innovative construction techniques and their impact on our environment. Usable and useful both in and beyond the classroom, this book: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers building location strategies, building envelopes and structures, integration of passive and active systems, green materials, and project presentation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines cultural factors, social equity, ecological systems, and aesthetics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides diverse student exercises that vary by climate and geography, setting, perspective, and typology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures a companion website containing extensive instructor resources\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSustainable Design Basics\u003c\/i\u003e is an important resource aimed at undergraduate architecture and interior design students, or first-year graduate students, as well as design professionals wishing to integrate sustainable design knowledge and techniques into their practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSharon B. Jaffe, LEED AP ID + C, IIDA, NCIDQ\u003c\/b\u003e is a designer, educator, sustainable redeveloper, and community activist, specializing in the collaborative development of sustainable environments. She currently teaches at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRob Fleming, AIA, LEED AP\u003c\/b\u003e has been teaching, researching, advocating, and practicing sustainable design for over 20 years. He is the founding director of, and a professor in, the MS in Sustainable Design Program at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Karlen, Ph.D., AIA, NCIDQ\u003c\/b\u003e has been practicing, teaching, and writing about interior design and architecture for several decades. He has chaired interior architecture programs at the University of Cincinnati and Pratt Institute. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaglinda H. Roberts, \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eIIDA, CID, LEED Green Associate\u003c\/b\u003e has over 30 years of extensive design experience; her focused research is on the future of restorative and holistic sustainable design. 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