Sendzimir, Jan <br/><br/>
Construction ecology :  nature as the basis for green buildings / 
edited by Charles J. Kibert, Jan Sendzimir, and G. Bradley Guy 
 - 1st ed 
 - xxiv, 305 pages :  illustrations ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>Defining an ecology of construction / Charles J. Kibert, Jan Sendzimir and G. Bradley Guy -- Material circulation, energy hierarchy, and building construction / Howard T. Odum -- On complexity theory, exergy, and industrial ecology / James J. Kay -- Applying the principles of ecological emergence to building design and construction / Timothy F.H. Allen -- Using ecological dynamics to move toward an adaptive architecture / Garry Peterson -- Minimizing waste emissions from the built environment / Robert U. Ayres -- Industrial ecology and the built environment / Iddo K. Wernick --Construction ecology and metabolism / Stefan Bringezu -- Construction ecology / Fritz Balkau -- Ecologic analogues and architecture / Sim van der Ryn and Rob Pe©ła -- Natural metabolism as the basis for "intelligent" architecture / J©ơrgen Bisch -- Green architecture / Malcolm Wells 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0415260922 9780415260923 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Building<br/>Building materials--Environmental aspects<br/>Sustainable buildings--Design and construction<br/>Architecture and society<br/>Construction industry--Appropriate technology
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TH146  / .C65 2002 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>720.47