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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “liam mccarton”
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  • The Worth of Water

    Designing Climate Resilient Rainwater Harvesting Systems

    by Liam McCarton, Sean O'Hogain, Anna Reid ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    There is no more fundamental substance to life on earth than water. Three quarter of the Earth’s surface is covered by either saltwater or freshwater, yet millions face a daily struggle to access enough water for survival. The effects of ongoing climate change have expanded the water crisis to areas previously considered water secure. This book addresses the role rainwater harvesting (rwh) can ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • A Technology Portfolio of Nature Based Solutions

    Innovations in Water Management

    by Sean O'Hogain, Liam McCarton ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book aims to define the concept of Nature Based Solutions (NBS) by using case studies from members of the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) Water Action Group - NatureWat. NBS is defined and characterized in terms of water source, contaminants, removal mechanisms and resource recovery potential. The case studies presented illustrate the appropriateness of NBS promoting climate resilience. ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

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    by L. Hunter Lovins, Amory Lovins, Paul Hawken ...
    There are no more reespected voices in the environmental movement than these authors, true counselors on the direction of twenty-first-century business. With hundreds of thousands of books sold worldwide, they have set the agenda for rational, ecologically sound industrial development. In this inspiring book they define a superior & sustainable form of capitalism based on a system that radically ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Sixth Wave

    How to Succeed in a Resource-Limited World

    by Bianca Nogrady, James Bradfield Moody ...
    How to succeed in a resource limited world.Making predictions about the future is a dangerous game, particularly when that future has never looked more uncertain. Natural resources are dwindling and we are wasting the resources we do have at an unparalleled rate. Climate change threatens our way of life and digital technology is advancing at such a rate as to leave many of us baffled. But far from ... Read more

    $21.39 USD

  • Living Architecture

    Green Roofs and Walls

    by Christine Goodwin, Graeme Hopkins ...
    Extensively illustrated with photographs and drawings, Living Architecture highlights the most exciting green roof and living wall projects in Australia and New Zealand within an international context. Cities around the world are becoming denser, with greater built form resulting in more hard surfaces and less green space, leaving little room for vegetation or habitat. One way of creating more ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Green Building A to Z

    Understanding the Language of Green Building

    by Jerry Yudelson ...
    Green building is the fastest-growing trend to hit since the Internet, bringing with it an enormous range of new products, systems and technologies. Green Building A to Z is an informative, technically accurate and highly visual guide to green building, for both decision-makers and interested citizens. It begins with an introduction to the importance of green buildings and a brief history of the ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Sustainable Preservation

    Greening Existing Buildings

    by Jean Carroon ...
    Sustainable Preservation takes a nuanced look at the hundreds of choices that adaptive reuse requires architects to make—from ingenious ways to redeploy existing structural elements to time-honored techniques for natural ventilation to creation of wetlands that restore a site's natural biological functions. In addition, Sustainable Preservation presents 50 case studies of projects—schools, houses, ... Read more

    $79.00 USD

  • Sustainable Infrastructure

    The Guide to Green Engineering and Design

    by S. Bry Sarte ...
    As more factors, perspectives, and metrics are incorporated into the planning and building process, the roles of engineers and designers are increasingly being fused together. Sustainable Infrastructure explores this trend with in-depth look at sustainable engineering practices in an urban design as it involves watershed master-planning, green building, optimizing water reuse, reclaiming urban ... Read more

    $89.00 USD

  • Sustainable Design

    A Critical Guide

    by David Bergman ...
    Series series Architecture Briefs
    Written for students and practitioners in the fields of architecture and interior design, our new Architecture Brief Sustainable Design provides a concise overview of all the techniques available for reducing the energy footprint of structures and spaces. With clear, simple language and a practical "can-do" approach, author David Bergman covers everything from the profession's ethical ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Outsmart Waste

    The Modern Idea of Garbage and How to Think Our Way Out of It

    by Tom Szaky ...
    The power of upcycling both small-scale and large: " Szaky knows of what he speaks when it comes to trash . . . useful strategies that are available to anyone." — Publishers WeeklyEver-expanding landfills, ocean gyres filled with floating plastic mush, endangered wildlife. Our garbage has become a massive and exponentially growing problem in modern society.Eco-entrepreneur and founder of ... Read more

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  • Sustainable Healthcare Architecture

    by Robin Guenther, Gail Vittori ...
    Series Book 41 - Wiley Series in Sustainable Design
    "With this book, Robin Guenther and Gail Vittori show us how critical our green building mission is to the future of human health and secures a lasting legacy that will continue to challenge and focus the green building movement, the healthcare industry, and the world for years to come."—From the Foreword by Rick Fedrizzi, President, CEO and Founding Chair, U.S. Green Building CouncilINDISPENSABLE ... Read more

    $82.00 USD

  • Designing the Sustainable Site

    Integrated Design Strategies for Small Scale Sites and Residential Landscapes

    by Heather L. Venhaus ...
    The full-color, practical guide to designing sustainable residential landscapes and small-scale sites"Going green" is no longer a choice; it's a necessity. Developed landscapes have played a significant role in exacerbating the environmental and social problems that threaten humanity; however, they can also be part of the solution. Designing the Sustainable Site: Integrated Design Strategies for ... Read more

    $58.00 USD