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The Nature of a House [electronic resource] : Building a World that Works / by George M. Woodwell.

By: Woodwell, George M [author.].
Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2012Description: XVI, 160p. 16 illus. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781610911375.Subject(s): Environmental sciences | Architecture | Environmental law | Environment | Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice | Architecture, general | Energy Efficiency (incl. Buildings) | Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture) | Basics of ConstructionDDC classification: 344.046 | 36.370.561 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Preface: A Small Matter of Habitat and Housing -- 1. Building a World that Works -- 2. Back to the Beginning: The Woods Hole Research Center -- 3. Redesigning Hilltop House: Triumphs and Compromises -- 4. Energy in a New World -- 5. Materials, Sewage, and Costs: Adjusting Our Vision -- 6. The Product: A Campus that Works . . . And a World that Might -- Notes -- Index.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: In this candid and informative book, George M. Woodwell, a leader in the study of global environmental change, illuminates practical considerations (and frustrations) involved in “building green.” When the renowned Woods Hole Research Center needed a new office, Woodwell led efforts to utilize “state-of-the-shell” green building techniques to retrofit a Victorian mansion built in 1877 into the Center’s new home. This is the story of how scientists and contractors alike confronted the limitations of available materials, laws, and building codes. Woodwell sets this struggle in a larger context, as part of the global need to minimize carbon emissions and environmental impacts. Beginning with his experience of the retrofit of a single building, he shares insights into rethinking how we design, use, and adapt the built environment to preserve the functional integrity of the natural landscape.
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Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Preface: A Small Matter of Habitat and Housing -- 1. Building a World that Works -- 2. Back to the Beginning: The Woods Hole Research Center -- 3. Redesigning Hilltop House: Triumphs and Compromises -- 4. Energy in a New World -- 5. Materials, Sewage, and Costs: Adjusting Our Vision -- 6. The Product: A Campus that Works . . . And a World that Might -- Notes -- Index.

In this candid and informative book, George M. Woodwell, a leader in the study of global environmental change, illuminates practical considerations (and frustrations) involved in “building green.” When the renowned Woods Hole Research Center needed a new office, Woodwell led efforts to utilize “state-of-the-shell” green building techniques to retrofit a Victorian mansion built in 1877 into the Center’s new home. This is the story of how scientists and contractors alike confronted the limitations of available materials, laws, and building codes. Woodwell sets this struggle in a larger context, as part of the global need to minimize carbon emissions and environmental impacts. Beginning with his experience of the retrofit of a single building, he shares insights into rethinking how we design, use, and adapt the built environment to preserve the functional integrity of the natural landscape.

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