Sustainable Architecture in Japan,9780471864578

Sustainable Architecture in Japan

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ISBN13: 9780471864578
ISBN10: 0471864579
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2000-08-01
Publisher(s): Academy Press
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Summary

The concept of sustainable architecture has a high profile at present, as we are become increasingly aware of our responsibilities towards the preservation of our planet. Nikken Sekkei is an architectural firm known for its consideration of the environmental consequences of its buildings, and this will be the first book to give a comprehensive coverage of this aspect of their work to date.

Table of Contents

Sustainable Architecture: An East-West Perspective
8(12)
Eiji Maki
William A. McDonough
The Nikken Sekkei Approach to Green Buildings
20(18)
Katashi Matsunawa
International Institute for Advanced Studies, Kyoto
38(10)
Kakegawa City Hall, Shizuoka
48(10)
Izuna House, Nagano City
58(8)
Konami Nasu Seminar House, Tochigi
66(10)
JICA Hokkaido International Centre Obihiro, Hokkaido
76(10)
Lake Biwa Museum and UNEP International Environmental Technology Centre, Shiga
86(12)
Tokyo Gas, Earth Port, Yokohama
98(12)
RITE Headquarters Building, Kyoto
110(8)
Panasonic Multimedia Centre, Tokyo
118(12)
Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium Osaka
130(10)
Design with Natural Potentials
140(6)
Masanori Shukuya
Evaluation of Comfort and Health in the Built Space
146(4)
Shin-ichi Tanabe
Analysis of Flow, Temperature and Diffusion Fields: From Human Scale to Urban Scale
150(6)
Shuzo Murakami
Analysis of the Urban Environment using Remote Sensing
156(6)
Akira Hoyano
Techniques for the Thermal Analysis of Buildings
162(6)
Yoh Matsuo
Simulation of Air Conditioning Systems
168(4)
Tatsuya Inooka
Quantitative Evaluation Techniques in the Analysis of Natural Light
172(6)
Koichi Kaiho
Measurement of Lifecycle CO2 in Buildings
178(6)
Toshiharu Ikaga
Authors' Biographies 184(4)
Bibliography 188

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