Best Practices in Sustainable Building Design: Includes an

Best Practices in Sustainable Building Design: Includes an interactive DVD

This unique book and DVD provide an interactive, step-by-step learning environment composed of seven content areas: building form, envelopes, structures, climate control systems, renewable energy, lighting, and landscape design. Each of these content areas is subdivided into learning modules introducing the subject matter and investigates best practices for climate responsive and ecologically sustainable building design and construction. The DVD will help visualize and engage with concepts that may otherwise be too ambiguous or difficult to comprehend in a book format. Best Practices in Sustainable Building Design is for architects, designers, planners, engineers--both students and educators--and everyone who is passionate about or interested in ways to improve our built environment.

Key Features:

--Interactive format: Takes advantage of the interactive capabilities of state-of-the-art computing technology including hypertext functionality, animations, and open information referencing
--Highly visual: Demonstrates building sustainability concepts using well detailed, realistic, 3-D computer generated models and interactive animations
--Educational materials serving a variety of learning styles: Combines a traditional textbook format with multimedia graphics and interactive animations, thereby serving both those who learn better through visual media as well as those who prefer reading a book
--Interdisciplinary nature: Provides a wide range of information for various disciplines engaged in building design and construction including building envelope, mechanical systems, lighting systems, landscape, and energy resources
Country USA
Brand J. Ross Publishing
Manufacturer J. Ross Publishing
Binding Hardcover
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781604270686
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	J. Ross Publishing
Manufacturer	J. Ross Publishing
Binding	Hardcover
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781604270686
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Best Practices in Sustainable Building Design: Includes an interactive DVD

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