Circular Design for Zero Emission Architecture and Building Practice
It is the Green Way or the Highway
- 1st Edition - December 3, 2022
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Author: Marwa Dabaieh
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 0 0 7 9 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 9 9 8 9 - 5
Circular Design for Zero Emission Architecture and Building Practice: It is the Green Way or the Highway presents the main concepts of circular architecture and building design, f… Read more
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Request a sales quoteCircular Design for Zero Emission Architecture and Building Practice: It is the Green Way or the Highway presents the main concepts of circular architecture and building design, focusing on emerging trends in zero-emission buildings, particularly zero- and minus- carbon practice. The book is structured around practical design solutions, including research-based passive solutions for extreme climates. It discusses passive and low carbon cooling and heating and natural ventilation, lifecycle assessment and life-cost analysis. The book presents examples and case studies from innovative low-tech to high-tech approaches, covering a wide spectrum of climate zones to show lessons learned and proof of concept.
Vulnerable groups of people such as climate refugees are discussed, alongside how vernacular architecture can help introduce practical methods into low-carbon building practices. This book presents theoretical and practical coverage of circular design for zero emission architecture and building in relation to the global challenges of climate change and extreme weather.
- Presents key concepts of circular architecture and building design
- Offers practical design solutions, including solutions for extreme climates
- Gives practical solutions for design resilience, construction climate mitigation, adaptive behavior, building resilience and environmental impact
- Considers vernacular, tradition and locale-based, climate response and adaptive approaches to sustainable building and design
- Discusses the application of design after disasters and extreme climate events
- Gives practical case studies of both low- and high-tech design solutions from across climate zones
Building engineers, architects and construction engineers; Researchers in sustainable architecture and building design, including in zero emission buildings, passive houses, circular design, cradle to cradle, lifecycle assessment and life cycle costing.
Graduate students in climate change, climate policy, the circular economy, sustainable architecture, and building design.
Graduate students in climate change, climate policy, the circular economy, sustainable architecture, and building design.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Vernacular architecture and comfort at the extremes
- 1.1. Vernacular architecture and climate change
- 1.2. Learning from vernacular architecture
- 1.3. Vernacular and circular thinking
- 1.4. Climate change and resilient design
- 1.5. Smart buildings and smart users
- 1.6. Case application
- 1.7. Nature-based solutions
- Chapter 2. Designing for vulnerable groups
- 2.1. Who are climate refugees?
- 2.2. Post-disaster climate-responsive design
- 2.3. Thermal safe design for climate refugees
- 2.4. Resilient energy systems for extreme comfort demands
- 2.5. Natural materials and climate design
- Chapter 3. Circular architecture and building design
- 3.1. Circular architecture and building design
- 3.2. Circular architecture design strategies
- 3.3. The Z-free home
- 3.4. Karm solar camp
- 3.5. The Circle House in Denmark
- 3.6. Challenges facing circular design and construction
- 3.7. Useful links
- Chapter 4. Climate-responsive design for low-impact architecture
- 4.1. Background
- 4.2. Selected zone for the project implementation
- 4.3. Guidelines for a zero-energy residential unit in a semi-arid climate zone
- 4.4. Concept
- 4.5. Infrastructure
- 4.6. Indoor environment
- 4.7. Passive strategies for heating, cooling, and daylight
- Daylight
- 4.8. Waste management
- 4.9. Energy production
- 4.10. Solar water heating
- 4.11. Vegetation
- 4.12. Materials
- 4.13. Indoor thermal comfort calculations
- 4.14. Energy calculations
- 4.15. Running costs
- Conclusion
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: December 3, 2022
- No. of pages (Paperback): 196
- No. of pages (eBook): 196
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128200797
- eBook ISBN: 9780323899895
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Marwa Dabaieh
Marwa Dabaieh is Professor of Environmental and Sustainable Architecture, and Head of the Sustainable Architecture Research Group (SARC) at Aalborg University, in Denmark. She is also the Docent of Zero Emission Buildings at Malmo University, in Sweden. She has 18 years’ experience in sustainable building practice, focussing on passive and zero-emission construction. She has published over fifty articles, papers and chapters, as well as 5 books, and has participated in numerous research projects throughout Europe and the Middle East.
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