THE ENVIRONMENTAL BRIEF Pathways for Green Design

Description

The built environment is responsible for an estimated forty-five per cent of all greenhouse gas emissions. As the greatest opportunities for reducing these emissions occur during the briefing and design processes, the pathway to better design lies in preparing environmental briefs, and using these to drive building design and produce buildings of high environmental performance. This process-driven book looks at the theoretical issues involved in an environmental brief, and outlines methods by which architects can approach the writing of a brief that considers all aspects of the natural and the built environment, and relates these concepts to a number of case studies from around the world.

CONTENTS

Part 1: Context

• 1. the Environmental Imperative
• 2. Principles, Initiatives and Responses

Part 2: Pathways

• 3. Advancing Green Design
• 4. The Environmental Briefing System
• 5. Benchmarking Systems
• 6. Rating Systems
• 7. Blueprinting
• 8. Transforming Industry, Reducing Environmental Impact and Addressing the Myths

Part 3: Case Studies

• 9. Housing
• 10. Hotels, Resorts and Interpretation Centres
• 11. Offices

Appendix 1: International Energy Agency SHC Task 28/BCS Annex 38

336 pages / 22 x 27,5 cm