Sustainable Residential Development: Planning And Design For Green Neighborhoods (P/L CUSTOM SCORING SURVEY) - Softcover

Friedman, Avi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071479619 ISBN 13: 9780071479615

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2007

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Capitalize on a Comprehensive New Process for Planning and Designing Sustainable Green Communities

Written by internationally renowned architect Avi Friedman, Sustainable Residential Development equips you with a much-needed process and examples for planning and designing green communities. This landmark resource explains the principles of green building and how to apply them to residential development, presenting guidelines for creating communities that balance social, economic, and environmental needs.

Filled with plans, elevations, and vignettes, the book shows how to incorporate wind direction, sun exposure, tree preservation, topography, and public spaces into site plan. It also shows how to design high-density neighborhoods...apply green design and construction principles by using local materials and techniques, solar power, waste management, and water efficiency...as well as rehabilitate neighborhoods while respecting their heritage. Sustainable Residential Development features:

• Expert guidelines for planning and designing communities that balance social, economic, and environmental needs
• A wealth of international and U.S. case studies and examples that illustrate the principles of sustainable community design
• Over 100 downloadable plans and elevations that offer a head start for planning and designing sustainable communities

Inside this Green Planning and Design Guide:

· Defining and Applying Principles of Sustainability in Neighborhood Development · Learning Lessons from the Past: The Rise of Suburbia · Site Selection and Analysis · Strategies for High-Density Neighborhoods: The New Urbanism · Planning, Design, and Construction Principles for Sustainability · The Urban Renewal Process and Architectural Heritage · Balancing Environmental, Cultural, and Economic Needs: A Framework for Greener Neighborhoods

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From the Back Cover:

Capitalize on a Comprehensive New Process for Planning and Designing
Sustainable Green Communities

Written by internationally renowned architect Avi Friedman, Sustainable
Residential Development equips you with a much-needed process and examples
for planning and designing green communities. This landmark resource
explains the principles of green building and how to apply them to
residential development, presenting guidelines for creating communities
that balance social, economic, and environmental needs.

Filled with plans, elevations, and vignettes, the book shows how to
incorporate wind direction, sun exposure, tree preservation, topography,
and public spaces into site plan. It also shows how to design high-density
neighborhoods...apply green design and construction principles by using
local materials and techniques, solar power, waste management, and water
efficiency...as well as rehabilitate neighborhoods while respecting their
heritage. Sustainable Residential Development features:

Expert guidelines for planning and designing communities that balance
social, economic, and environmental needs
A wealth of international and U.S. case studies and examples that
illustrate the principles of sustainable community design
Over 100 downloadable plans and elevations that offer a head start for
planning and designing sustainable communities
Inside this Green Planning and Design Guide:

* Defining and Applying Principles of Sustainability in Neighborhood
Development * Learning Lessons from the Past: The Rise of Suburbia * Site
Selection and Analysis * Strategies for High-Density Neighborhoods: The New
Urbanism * Planning, Design, and Construction Principles for Sustainability
* The Urban Renewal Process and Architectural Heritage * Balancing
Environmental, Cultural, and Economic Needs: A Framework for Greener
Neighborhoods

Synopsis:

This book covers planning and designing green communities - fostering a well-balanced environment. Written by one of North America's foremost experts in sustainability, this resource presents a process for creating 'green' communities that successfully balance social, economic, and environmental needs. You will find international and U.S. case studies that illustrate the principles of sustainable community design.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0071479619
• ISBN 13: 9780071479615
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304