Álvarez, Ana María
Summary: A showcase of sustainable living in prefab, solar, mobile and modular houses. In this book, architect Ana Maria Alvarez presents an array of the world's best sustainable residential architecture. Studying houses in many countries, she provides photographs, floor plans and elevations, mechanical schematics showing water and air circulation, and more to reveal how even the smallest home can be...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Home Build AlvarezMarbella, Tony
Summary: Discover the fascinating world of cutting-edge architecture and sustainable living with "Shipping Container Homes & Prefab Builds." This all-inclusive container home and tiny home book takes you on an inspiring journey through the revolutionary realm of shipping container homes, prefab builds, and modular living solutions. In this comprehensive guide on container living and tiny homes, you'll...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tony Marbella 0000
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "What design represents the best hopes for our future success on earth? Designed for the Future: 80 Practical Ideas for a Sustainable World asks American and international landscape architects, architects, planners, urban designers, policymakers, writers, and sustainable designers to answer the question in five hundred words or less. Each person outlines how a project or design practice,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Architectural Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 715 GREBrower, Felicia
Summary: "This STEM-based set of True Books introduces students to the engineering innovations that can help us reach more environmentally friendly goals"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 728 BROSummary: "Prefabricated architecture is turning into an important trend in the world of contemporary design. The modularity allows for greater design flexibility and makes them more affordable. Nowadays, architectural projects made with recycled loading containers are becoming increasingly popular and, considering the need for more sustainable construction, increasingly necessary. This book presents 14...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Monsa 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Koones, Sheri
Summary: "This book presents an international look at sustainable home design, it explores a compelling range of design styles and cutting-edge green technologies. The rising cost of fuel and the growing commitment to protect the environment have sparked exciting innovations in prefab home construction around the world. Showcasing many of the unlimited possibilities offered by prefabrication to build...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 728.047 KOOSmith, Courtenay
Summary: Featuring nineteen home-building and design strategies that are direct, original and often surprisingly simple, this inspirational sourcebook presents a mix of new technology and time-tested vernacular methods that will change the way we think about 'home'. With strategies and houses that span the globe, including developing regions in Asia, Africa and South America, the book shines a spotlight...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thames & Hudson 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 728.047 SMITrulove, James Grayson.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Design 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 690 TruloveSummary: The first season of this series examines the economies of being environmentally conscious in green building design. The first program, The green apple, uses New York City, particularly One Bryant Park and the Solaire, to demonstrates how the ubiquitous skyscraper can be a model of environmental responsibility. The second episode, Green for all, features architect and activist Sergio Palleroni...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by PBS Home Video 2006
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Architectural Press 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 720.71 DEASummary: Pioneering with an eco-friendly twist, discover how easy, cost-effective and healthy it can be to go green, and dispels myths about environmentally-conscious lifestyles. Follow the step-by-step construction of Kevin's green dream home in Santa Barbara, with practical advice and expert guidance on a range of topics like straw bale construction, breathable paints and blue jean insulation. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2008
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BUIDean, Andrea Oppenheimer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Architectural Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 728.1 DEABahamn̤, Alejandro.
Summary: Rematerial features projects that rescue discarded materials, from paper cups to cargo containers, and transform them into imaginative, attractive, efficient buildings and projects that are sustainable, innovative, even daring from a conventional perspective --Rematerial brings to light a movement of diverse professionals from around the world who address this fundamental theme: the reuse of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Co. 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 720.47 BAHSummary: Adam Bearup, the Hybrid Home Guy, battles impossible blueprints and a Michigan winter to create the perfect sustainable underground farm, that includes a home, greenhouse and a working farm.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hybrid Home Guy Productions 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 720.47 SHEKoones, Sheri
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams 2010
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 728.0472 KOOOwen, David
Summary: Upending the environmentalist viewpoint that urban areas are "anti-green," New Yorker staff writer David Owen argues that sustainability is achieved in areas like New York City, while open space, backyard compost heaps, locavorism and high-tech gadgetry like solar panels and triple-paned windows are formulas for wasteful sprawl and green-washed consumerism.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.2 OWEKaner, Etta.
Summary: A tour of some of the world's greenest structures
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Design KanerGutiérrez, Manel Couto
Summary: New eco homes showcases the latest innovations in sustainable architecture and design, profiling twenty-two homes from around the world that use contemporary ecological solutions for home construction that cause much less environmental impact than conventionally built structures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2015
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 662 GUTBearup, Adam D.
Summary: Supply companies that were not willing to stock the new, soon-to-be-called "green" products, actually helped unite those of us who wanted to lead a change in the building industry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hybrid home Guy Productions 2012
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams 2012
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2 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 728.0472 KOOSummary: Using empty beer cans, old tires, plastic bottles and other garbage, iconoclastic architect Michael Reynolds, based in New Mexico, has been building ecologically sustainable structures for 35 years. Calling his structures "earthships," Reynolds has had conflicts with government officials over inflexible zoning and housing laws, but his architectural ideas were put to use in the Andaman Islands...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morningstar Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GARGidding, John
Summary: "Increased awareness of the environment and an ever-present interest in curb appeal means that homeowners are eager for more sustainable, natural landscaping. And why shouldn't they be? In addition to supporting local flora and fauna, ditching grass for lush, native plants helps lower water bills and results in self-sustaining gardens long-term. In John Gidding's At Home with Nature, American...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Countryman Press, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 712.6 GIDSalomon, Shay.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Home Build SalomonZamora Mola, Francesc.
Summary: Discover the latest in sustainable architecture and environmentally friendly home design in this outstanding volume in the popular 150 Best series, which features nearly 500 pages of full-color photographs and dozens of inventive and decorative profiles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Design 2017