The importance of greenery in sustainable buildings / Ali Sayigh, Antonella Trombadore, editors.
Sayigh, A. A. M., 1939- editor.; Trombadore, Antonella, editor.
2022
NA2542.35 .I47 2022
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Title
The importance of greenery in sustainable buildings / Ali Sayigh, Antonella Trombadore, editors.
ISBN
9783030685560 electronic book
303068556X electronic book
9783030685553 hardback
3030685551 hardback
9783030685584 paperback
3030685586 paperback
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68556-0
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2022]
Copyright
©2022
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (viii, 352 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-030-68556-0 doi
Call Number
NA2542.35 .I47 2022
Dewey Decimal Classification
720/.47
Summary
"This book covers the important aspects of greenery in buildings, both in the landscape and within buildings, examining how greenery improves comfort and appeal in sustainable buildings. The book is part of the World Renewable Energy Network's drive to encourage architects and builders to use greenery as much as possible in their design to reduce energy consumption and provide a pleasant appearance and pleasing aspect to their buildings. It shows and demonstrates how widespread the use of greenery is in buildings, and the books 17 chapters were chosen from 12 different countries representing a truly global look at the use and benefit of using greenery in buildings. This book is aimed at architects, building construction authorities, urban planners, and policy makers to encourage the use of greenery in their future buildings and explain why it is important to do so."-- Provided by publisher.
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Dr. Ali Sayigh is Chairman and Founder of the World Renewable Energy Congress and Council; Director General of World Renewable Energy Network (WREN); Chairman and Founder of the Arab Solar Energy Society; and Past Chairman of the UK Solar Energy Society. Antonella Trombadore, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Architecture at the University of Florence, where she is also a senior researcher at the ABITA Interuniversity Research Center.
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Sayigh, A. A. M., 1939- editor.
Trombadore, Antonella, editor.
Series
Innovative renewable energy.
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Importance of greenery in sustainable buildings.
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