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Designers of the built environment can learn much from the mature field of industrial ecology as they focus increasingly on green or sustainable construction. Natural systems are the ideal model not only for human systems but also for the built environment in which they live and function. The principles of design, energy, the flow of materials, and closed loop behaviour can all be understood in this context. Industrial ecology provides a sound means of systematising the various ideas which come under the banner of sustainable construction and provides a model for the design, operation and ultimate disposal of buildings. Professionals such as architects, materials suppliers, engineers, planners and construction managers, and students and academics in these disciplines, should find this book a valuable tool.
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Engineering, Nonfiction, Science, Building, Building materials, Environmental aspects, Sustainable buildings, Design and construction, Architecture and society, Construction industry, Appropriate technology, Construction, Architecture et société, Constructions (sculpture), ARCHITECTURE, Sustainability & Green DesignShowing 2 featured editions. View all 2 editions?
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Construction Ecology
2004, Taylor & Francis Group Plc
Electronic resource
in English
0203260759 9780203260753
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Construction Ecology: Nature as a Basis for Green Buildings
December 27, 2001, Taylor & Francis
in English
0415260922 9780415260923
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"The construction and operation of the built environment has disproportionate impacts on the natural environment relative to its role in the economy."
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