This book features case studies and recommendations for new approaches to environmentally responsive sustainable building; illuminating many principles of sustainability and energy efficiency applicable to buildings worldwide; and in developing countries in particular. These projects identify practical technologies; new and existing; that will yield energy-efficient; healthy; and comfortable designs. Individual chapters address ventilation; controls; materials; and daylighting. Design guidelines and organizational methods suited to urban projects are also discussed.
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4 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Ambridge Images of America: PennsylvaniaBy C. SlaterQuite informative about the steel industry and the Harmony Society and their impact on this Pennsylvania town; filled with excellent photos.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Extremely disappointingBy MarieDont waste your time and money! You can tell the author is not from Ambridge and doesnt truly know his history. Not only was the book pretty uninformative; but it was full of wrong information! I was extremely excited to read this book when I found it. By far the worst book about Ambridge I have ever read. I was so disappointed after reading this. You could spend probably 5 minutes on any search engine and come up with all the information and pictures in the book. Also; the book is full of information about American Bridge mostly. Probably better to have such less Ambridge info since I personally on my own found so many discrepancies. I couldnt imagine how an elderly person would feel reading this book and finding information so wrong that they lived through and know about personally first hand!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Id buy it again -- great book!By AhmadThis is a charming little book. I grew up in Ambridge after Big Steel was fully gone; but with my parents and grandparents talking about what a dynamic town Ambridge was in the 20s; 30s; all the way into the 50s and 60s. This book helped me to connect the boom town that Ambridge was in its heyday to the place of my youth; to the place it is today. Well worth the money for those of us locals who want to read about Ambridge at its best.
