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The Integrative Design Guide to Green Building: Redefining the Practice of Sustainability by 7group and Bill Reed

The integrative design process offers a new path to making better green building decisions and addressing complex issues that threaten living systems. In The Integrative Design Guide to Green Building: Redefining the Practice of Sustainability, 7group's principals and integrative design pioneer Bill Reed introduce design and construction professionals to the concepts of whole building design and whole systems. With integrative thinking that reframes what sustainability means, they provide a how-to guide for architects, designers, engineers, developers, builders, and other professionals on incorporating integrative design into every phase of a project.

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Fundamentals of Integrated Design for Sustainable Building by Marian Keeler and Bill Burke

A rich sourcebook covering the breadth of environmental building, Fundamentals of Integrated Design for Sustainable Building introduces the student and practitioner to the history, theory and technology of green building. Using an active learning approach, the concepts of sustainable architecture are explained and reinforced through design problems, research exercises, study questions, team projects, and discussion topics.

Chapters by specialists in the green movement round out this survey of all the important issues and developments that students and professionals need to know. From history and philosophy to design technologies and practice, this sweeping resource is sure to be referenced until worn out.

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Ecological Design, 10th Anniversary Edition by Sim Van der Ryn and Stuart Cowan

Ecological Design is a landmark volume that helped usher in an exciting new era in green design and sustainability planning. Since its initial publication in 1996, the book has been critically important in sparking dialogue and triggering collaboration across spatial scales and design professions in pursuit of buildings, products, and landscapes with radically decreased environmental impacts. This 10th anniversary edition makes the work available to a new generation of practitioners and thinkers concerned with moving our society onto a more sustainable path.

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Integrated Design--MITHUN by David R. Macaulay

Integrated Design–MITHUN celebrates the practice, principles and projects of one of the most innovative design firms in North America. Recognized as one of the preeminent leaders of the new “green-design” revolution emanating from the Pacific Northwest, Mithun, through this publication, opens its doors, to reveal first-hand details of the integrated approach to design and practice that has led to numerous award-winning projects. Filled with beautiful photography, compelling case studies and informative stories, this book promises to inspire and educate as Mithun leads a new generation of designers to a more responsible, robust future.

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