Buildings consume 40% of our planet’s materials and 30% of
its energy. Their construction uses up to three million tonnes of
raw materials a year and generates 20% of the soild waste
stream. If we want to survive our urban future, there is no
option but to build in ways which improve the health of
ecosystems.
Understanding the concept of ecological sustainability and
translating it into practice as sustainable development is a key
challenge for today’s built environment professionals. The
skill and vision of those who shape our cities and homes is vital
to achieving sustainable solutions to the many environmental,
economic and social problems we face on a local, national and
global scale.
Peter Graham offers here a holistic view of ecologically
sustainable building by drawing on established areas of knowledge,
demonstrating their relevance to the environmentally-conscious
building professional and putting the process, product and impact
of building into context.
Case studies illustrate how sustainable principles have been
applied successfully and discussion topics are offered to stimulate
thought. Building Ecology will help planners, surveyors,
designers and builders to incorporate sustainability into their
everyday practice by:
· showing which styles of building are ecologically
sustainable
· providing fundamental knowledge for making decisions
using the principles of ecologically sustainable building
· explaining a complex subject in a clear, balanced
way.
Building Ecology sets out the current scientific view of
how nature works and how buildings link with and affect nature. It
provides fundamental knowledge for building in harmony with nature
and keeping Earth’s life-supporting ecosystems healthy.
Mục lục
Acknowledgements.
About this book.
Introduction;.
Part 1 Interdependency:how buildings affects nature;
Life-cycle thinking:how BEEs think about inderdependency through
time; Building Metabolism:how BEEs understands effects on the whole
system; Impacts:the effects of current practice; Summary:what do
BEEs know now?.
PART II Building Ecological Sustainability;
Thermodynamics:underlying physical laws; Change:ecolological
sustainability through time; Summary; what do BEEs know now?;.
Part III The beehive revealed; Natural laws and
principles of ecoogical sustainability; Developing ecological
sustainability in built environments; Case study; From knowlege to
understanding; Glossaries; Index
Giới thiệu về tác giả
Peter Graham is Lecturer in Sustainable Construction in the Department of Building & Construction Economics at RMIT University. He has developed undergraduate courses in environmental studies and management for building professionals and teaches both in Australia and in Singapore. Prior to this he worked in the commercial construction industry in Melbourne as a construction and quality manager and has also worked closely with the building industry in Australia, specializing in developing and implementing waste minimization programmes for companies and industry bodies. His international research includes work with the International Energy Agency, the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building Construction, and aid work in the Pacific.
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