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The Nature of a House Building a World that Works

In this candid and informative book, George M. Woodwell, a leader in the study of global environmental change, illuminates practical considerations (and frustrations) involved in “building green.” When the renowned Woods Hole Research Center needed a new office, Woodwell led efforts to utilize “stat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Woodwell, George M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC Island Press/Center for Resource Economics 2012, 2012
Edition:1st ed. 2012
Subjects:
Basics Of Construction
Fossil Fuels
Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture)
Energy Efficiency
Architecture
Architecture, General
Construction
Environmental Law
Environmental Law/policy/ecojustice
Environmental Policy
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface: A Small Matter of Habitat and Housing
  • 1. Building a World that Works
  • 2. Back to the Beginning: The Woods Hole Research Center
  • 3. Redesigning Hilltop House: Triumphs and Compromises
  • 4. Energy in a New World
  • 5. Materials, Sewage, and Costs: Adjusting Our Vision
  • 6. The Product: A Campus that Works . . . And a World that Might
  • Notes
  • Index

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