TY - BOOK AU - Sendzimir, Jan AU - Guy,G.Bradley TI - Construction ecology: nature as the basis for green buildings SN - 0415260922 AV - TH146 .C65 2002 U1 - 720.47 21 PY - 2002/// CY - New York PB - Spon Press KW - Building KW - Building materials KW - Environmental aspects KW - Sustainable buildings KW - Design and construction KW - Architecture and society KW - Construction industry KW - Appropriate technology N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 ER -