Green Roofs: In Sustainable Landscape Design - Hardcover

S L Cantor

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9780393731682: Green Roofs: In Sustainable Landscape Design

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393731685 ISBN 13: 9780393731682

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co., 2008

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A popular design trend, green roofs make private and public buildings inviting and environmentally friendly. "Green Roofs" provides an in-depth view of current design and technology, assesses their impact on the built environment and shows how they can be integrated into contemporary buildings as well as existing structures. Sixty case studies illustrate specific applications and offer inspiring models.This is a Norton Book for architects and designers.

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Review:

[A] very good overview and reference for architects and others involved in green roofs, not just landscape architects.--John Hill

This book is a good resource, one to read in detail, and dipped into for a quick review from time to time.

[C]ombines the navigability of a textbook with the artfulness of a coffee table book. The oversize format is resplendent with nearly 300 color photos.

[A]n amazing compilation....truly spectacular in scope and breadth....[H]ighly recommend this to everyone.

[A]n outstanding job of introducing the concept of green roofs as a form of landscaping....Essential.

Steven L. Cantor...has come up with this most remarkable, up-to-date and beautifully illustrated book....case studies can have the reader riveted for hours....handy book for practitioners, an excellent text for building clients and a thoroughly riveting read for anyone interested in understanding green roofs.

[A] luscious green roof book whose irresistible content ensures it will spend less time on coffee tables than in the hands of architects, landscape architects, building owners and, even, clients....as useful for green roof experts as it is for newbies.

About the Author:

Steven L. Cantor, a landscape architect, lives in New York City.

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