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Product Identifiers
PublisherRiba Publications
ISBN-101859465420
ISBN-139781859465424
eBay Product ID (ePID)211797786
Product Key Features
Number of Pages176 Pages
Publication NameSustainable Building Conservation : Theory and Practice of Responsive Design in the Heritage Environment
LanguageEnglish
SubjectBuildings / General, Sustainability & Green Design, General
Publication Year2015
TypeTextbook
AuthorOriel Prizeman
Subject AreaArchitecture
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight21.8 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal720.472
Table Of ContentPart 1: Evaluations- (Theories) 1. The English Climate and Enduring Principles of Environmental Design 2. The Energy Context of Domestic Traditional Buildings for the UK 3. Retrofitting Heritage Buildings 4. Containing the Questions Part 2: Responses- Practices 5. An Integrated Approach To Heritage And Sustainability: Four Academic Building Projects in the USA 6. New Court Trinity College Cambridge: Continuing a legacy of inhabitation 7. Four Case Studies Demonstrating the Impacts of Energy Conservation in Traditional Domestic Buildings 8. Sustaining Heating in Places of Worship: Physical, Social, Organizational and Commercial Factors as Determinants of Strategic Decision Making and Practical Outcomes Part 3: Conclusions Potential for Further Research
SynopsisPrinciples of conservation and sustainability are easily married but often at odds for architects under increasing pressure to navigate the energy needs of older buildings. By incorporating UK and international case studies together with more theoretical essays the book seeks to identify overlaps in the interests of energy and building conservation. The varied expertise of the contributors; architects, surveyors, consultants and academics, demonstrate the use of qualitative and quantitative frames of reference. The second part of the book showcases sustainable domestic and non-domestic heritage projects, translating the challenges of the preceding research into varied methods that practitioners can use to question and review their everyday work.The book will be appeal to all architects, building professionals and designers working with traditional buildings and will enhance readers' ambitions, so that they feel equipped and inspired to work with old buildings sensitively, creatively and sustainably., This book incorporates UK and international case studies and essays to identify the overlaps in the interests of energy and building conservation., This book incorporates UK and international case studies and essays to identify the overlaps in the interests of energy and building conservation. The relevance and adjustments of qualitative and quantitative frames of reference are introduced, alongside the various expertise of the contributors: architects, designers, conservation consultants and academics. The second part of the book showcases sustainable domestic and non-domestic heritage projects, translating the preceding research into information that practitioners can use in their everyday work. The book will appeal to architecture students, newly qualified professionals and conservation architects and will enhance readers' ambitions, so that they feel equipped and inspired to work with old buildings sensitively, creatively and sustainably.