In 2000; Seattle; Washington; became the first U.S. city to officially adopt the U.S. Green Building Councilrsquo;s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) ldquo;Silverrdquo; standards for its own major construction projects. In the midst of a municipal building boom; it set new targets for building and remodeling to LEED guidelines. Its first LEED certified project; the Seattle Justice Center; was completed in 2002. The city is now home to one of the highest concentrations of LEED buildings in the world.Building an Emerald City is the story of how Seattle transformed itself into a leader in sustainable ldquo;greenrdquo; building; written by one of the principal figures in that transformation. It is both a personal accountmdash;filled with the experiences and insights of an insidermdash;and a guide for anyone who wants to bring about similar changes in any city. It includes ldquo;best practicerdquo; models from municipalities across the nation; supplemented by the contributions of ldquo;guest authorsrdquo; who offer stories and tips from their own experiences in other cities.Intended as a ldquo;roadmaprdquo; for policy makers; public officials and representatives; large-scale builders and land developers; and green advocates of every stripe; Building an Emerald City is that rare bookmdash;one that is both inspirational and practical.
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Title is MisleadingBy B. B. ChakravartyThis book is excellent as far as the material it covers goes. However. I am an icon painter. iconographer. The usual use of the word iconography attaches to Liturgical works of the Orthodox Church. Images vary in style but never in content. Greek . Russian. Egyptian and Byzantine work is done on wooden panels which are covered with cloth and rabbit skin glue. Then many layers of marble dust chalk and rabbit skin glue are brushed on and sanded. Icons do not use canvas. or oil paint. Many icon still exist from the 700s. I felt very unhappy when this book came. It had nothing to do with an introduction to iconography. The title is miss leading.1 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Hard to understand.By Velvet C. TetraultThe writing here was hard to understand. Plus. I was looking for a book that would explain about different types of Iconography and their meanings. This book was more about history.2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Finally a clear. straightforward basic methodology for Iconography in Art HistoryBy K. Sadira DorranI am completing my undergrad thesis in Art History and have found this volume to be a very clear. well-written resource for iconographic methodology. The translation (into English. from German. by Patricia de Man) is excellent. The book is based on Dr. van Stratens dissertation (according to the introduction). The author references the works of Panofsky and Gombrich. but I can understand why van Stratens book was used as a university textbook for many years before being translated into English and re-published in 1994. Glad to have it.I am also a bit surprised that it was not mentioned in DAllevas Methods and Theories of Art History. except that her focus seems to be much higher on theory and less on methodology. and her above-mentioned book is a very general. very broad overview and summary of art theory.
