Contents
PartI Sustainableplanningandgreenbuildingdesign
|Chapter1| Introduction (3)
1.1 Definitionof “greenbuilding ”(whatisit ?)(3)
1.2 Whygreenbuilding ?(7)
1.3Howtoachieveahighperformancebuilding ?(9)
|Chapter2| Casestudyone-GuiRiverproject(11)
2.1 Preface(11)
2.2 Site(13)
2.3 Humanisticapproach(19)
2.4 Urbansystems(21)
2.5 Architecture(27)
2.6 Sustainability(30)
|Chapter3| Casestudytwo-FCGplanning(39)
3.1 Introduction(39)
3.2 Siteanalysis(40)
3.3 Planningstrategy(43)
3.4 Urbanliving(50)
3.5 Architecture(53)
3.6 Ecosystem+sustainability(58)
|Chapter4| Casestudythree-GZAsiangamebuilding(66)
4.1 Thebrief (66)
4.2 Thebuilding(67)
4.3 Environmentalstrategy(69)
4.4 Executivesummary(71)
Part Ⅱ Beingthechangetodesignandreshapeourworld
|Chapter5| Theinterdisciplinaryrelationshipandstructureofhumansus-tainability(85)
5.1 Introduction(85)
5.2 Thetetrahedronmodel(85)
5.3 Conceptualframework(86)
5.4 Oursocialworld(87)
5.5 Oureconomicworld(87)
5.6 Ourenvironmentalworld(88)
5.7 Ourphysicalworld(88)
5.8 Interdisciplinaryrelationship :Life.srestorativedesign(89)
5.9 Strengtheningthesocial(90)
5.10 Researchquestions(91)
5.11 Theeconomicequation.(92)
5.12 Economicobsession (93)
5.13 Ecologicalknow-how :realorperceived ?(95)
5.14 Thesocialchallenge(97)
5.15 Theenvironmentalplight(99)
5.16 Ourhealth(100)
5.17 Restorativedirective(105)
5.18 Summary(107)
References(111)
|Chapter6| Issuesandproblems(113)
6.1 Ships(114)
6.2 Airplanes(116)
6.3 Automobiles(117)
6.4 Electricity.orthemanufacturingandburningofcoal(119)
6.5 Travel(121)
6.6 Epilogue (123)
References(126)
|Chapter7| Anecologicallifemeansquestioningandchanginghabits(127)
7.1 thenecessityofchangetopreserveourlivesandourfuture:wemust bethechange.weseek.tofindthetruemeaningofhealth(127)
7.2 Summary (157)
References(160)
|Chapter8| Designingforfuture :architecture.humanityandnature.incommunion(163)
8.1 Architectureasanembodimentofsocial.economic.environmentalandphysical /moralhealth(163)
8.2 Architectureasecologicalprocessandchange :thewayofnature(166)
8.3 Anewlanguageofdesign :tosaveourlives.andourhome.theearth(169)
8.4 Architectureasanadaptiveorganism(170)
8.5 Smallisbeautiful(171)
8.6 Transluscentwalls(171)
8.7 Insulation (172)
8.8 Waterlesstoilet(172)
8.9 Multiplefunctioningspaces(176)
8.10 Tothefuture.now (184)
8.11 Epilogue (190)
References(195)