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Sustainability, energy and architecture : case studies in realizing green buildings

Sayigh, A. A. M., 1939- (Added Author).

Summary: Addresses what constitutes a sustainable building, suggesting bases for benchmarks, and explains the most important techniques and tools available to engineers and architects exploring green building technologies.

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  • ISBN: 0123972698
  • ISBN: 9780123972699
  • ISBN: 0123977576
  • ISBN: 9780123977571
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxv, 524 pages) : illustrations, maps, plans
    remote
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: Oxford, UK ; Waltham, MA : Academic Press, 2014.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: 6.2. CLIMATE CHANGE: CITIES AND BUILDINGS6.3. IMPORTANCE OF SUSTAINABLE/GREEN BUILDING; 6.4. SUSTAINABILITY REGULATIONS AND LAWS CONTRIBUTING TO CARBON EMISSIONS REDUCTION; 6.5. TAXONOMY OF A SUSTAINABLE BUILDING; 6.6. GREEN BUILDINGS IN DUBAI, UAE; 6.7. CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 7 -- The LED Lighting Revolution; 7.1 INTRODUCTION; 7.2 FROM LED CHIPS TO FIXTURES; 7.3 OPTICS; 7.4 FIXTURE BODY; 7.5 ADVANTAGES AND FEATURES; 7.6 COMPARISONS WITH TRADITIONAL LIGHTING; 7.7 ARCHITECTURAL/GENERAL ILLUMINATION APPLICATIONS; 7.8 CASE STUDIES; 7.9 FUTURE/NOVEL DESIGNS POSSIBLE WITH LEDS.
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Subject: Sustainable architecture
Sustainable architecture -- Case studies
Sustainable buildings -- Design and construction
Sustainable buildings -- Design and construction -- Case studies
Architecture durable
Architecture durable -- Études de cas
Sustainable architecture
Sustainable buildings -- Design and construction
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Case studies.

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