Description
| Product ID: | 9781859469545 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Handbook to Building a Circular Economy |
| Authors: | Author: Mr David Cheshire |
| Page Count: | 160 |
| Subjects: | Architectural structure and design, Architectural structure & design, Environmentally-friendly (‘green’) architecture and design, Construction and building industry, Sustainability, Environmentally-friendly architecture & design, Construction industry, Sustainability |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This book is a call to arms to all architects, designers and built environment professionals. To avoid a climate catastrophe and achieve a regenerative built environment, the use of new materials and any excess waste in resources need to be cut out from the very beginning of the design process. This book is a call to arms to all architects, designers and built environment professionals. To avoid a climate catastrophe and achieve a regenerative built environment, the use of new materials and any excess waste in resources need to be cut out from the very beginning of the design process. This requires far-reaching change in established industry processes. How might this begin? What are the key fundamentals you need to know? How can a more effective model be applied? This book, a much-updated second edition of the author’s previous work Building Revolutions, answers all your questions. Inspiring, but never overwhelming, the Handbook to Building a Circular Economy is your must-have companion to helping create a more sustainable future. It explains in simple and practical terms how the principles of a circular economy can be applied to the built environment, thereby reducing the resources required to construct, fit-out, maintain and refurbish buildings. Case studies include:
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| Imprint Name: | RIBA Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | RIBA Publishing |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-09-01 |