Best Practices in Sustainable Building Design: Includes an Interactive DVD - Hardcover

Vassigh, Shahin; Ozer, Ebru; Spiegelhalter, Thomas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1604270683 ISBN 13: 9781604270686

Verlag: J ROSS PUB INC, 2012

Inhaltsangabe

Provides a range of information for various disciplines engaged in sustainable building design and construction. This title includes seven content areas such as: building form, envelopes, structures, climate control systems, renewable energy, lighting, and landscape design.

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Shahin Vassigh holds a Master of Architecture, a Master of Urban Planning, and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University at Buffalo. Vassigh's research focuses on structural and architectural design, and on the application of digital media to structural pedagogy and instructional materials. As a civil engineer, Vassigh has worked on structural, hydraulic and transportation related engineering projects throughout New York State. She is currently Associate Professor of Architecture at Florida International University.Ebru Ozer is an Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture at Florida International University. She holds a Master of Landscape Architecture degree from Louisiana State University and a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey. Professor Ozer's research focuses on developing a holistic approach to environmentally sustainable design that integrates current architectural design theories with landscape design theories. Her background also includes an architectural practice in Istanbul, managing a design studio, and working on numerous projects including resort hotels, hospitals, and schools.Thomas Spiegelhalter is Co-Director of the Environmental and Structural Technology Lab (ESTL) in the Department of Architecture at Florida International University and teaches SustainabilityGraduate Studio and Environmental Systems in Architecture. Spiegelhalter has developed numerous solar, zero-fossil-energy and low-energy buildings in Europe and the U.S. Many of his completed projects have been published in international anthologies of architecture such as Architectural Record magazine (Design Vanguard Award 2003) or in the monograph Adaptable Technologies - Le tecnologie adattabili nelle architetture di Thomas Spiegelhalter by Franco Angeli Publisher. He has received 42 honors, prizes and awards for his design work in competitions and applied research at international, national, and academic levels. He has master and bachelor degrees in Design and Architecture from the University of the Arts in Berlin and a Bachelor in Architecture and Engineering from the University of Applied Sciences in Bremen, Germany.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: J ROSS PUB INC
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1604270683
• ISBN 13: 9781604270686
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 272
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