Sustainable Housing : Principles and Practice

Sustainability and housing : the government view / Hilary Armstrong -- Sustainable housing : architecture, society and professionalism / Brain Edwards -- Housing and transport / David Lock -- Building and landscape / Andrew Grant -- Renewable energy in housing / Derek Taylor -- Water conservation and housing / David Howarth -- Sustainable housing : the Dutch experience / Chiel Boonstra -- Transforming the existing housing stock : a strategy for achieving minimum standards of thermal comfort / Peter F. Smith -- A design methodology for urban sustainability : three case studies / Andrew Wright -- Greenwich Millennium Village : a case study of sustainable housing / Ben Derbyshire -- Sustainable housing in Manchester : a case study of Hulme / George Mills -- A personal vision of sustainable housing / Edward Culliann -- Towards sustainable housing : principles and practice / David Turrent -- Design guidelines for sustainable housing / Brian Edwards "Sustainable Housing: principles and practice presents new perspectives on residential sustainability. This book is based upon the 'Housing and Sustainability' conference at the RIBA in October 1998. It is intended to guide action into the next century, setting down key principles, providing important new technical information, and setting UK practice in a European context. Perceptions of sustainable housing have moved from the importance of the individual dwelling to the issues facing neighbourhoods and communities. Transportation and urban form are essential elements of sustainability and with the broadening of interest comes the need for holistic models of living, working and leisure."--Jacket Written by experts, Sustainable Housing brings new perspectives on residential sustainability, using case studies of latest practice. This book is based upon the 'Housing and Sustainability' conference at the RIBA in 1998, which intended to guide action into the next century, setting down key principles, providing important new technical information and setting UK practices in a European context. Sustainable Housing seeks to bring new perspectives on residential sustainability. It is written by experts using case studies of latest practice. This book is based upon the 'Housing and Sustainability' conference at the RIBA in 1998 Brian Edwards And David Turrent. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 142) And Index.