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Energy, environment and building

Title
Energy, environment and building / Philip Steadman.
Author
Steadman, Philip, 1942-
Publication
Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1975.

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Additional Authors
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.
Description
ix, 287 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
Summary
Report comprising a survey of methods for energy conservation and protection of the environment in the construction industry - discusses the uses of solar energy, hydroelectric power and wind power, etc., and includes directories of buildings, and proposals incorporating some of these features. Bibliographys, graphs, illustrations and statistical tables.
Series Statement
Cambridge urban and architectural studies ; 2
Uniform Title
Cambridge urban and architectural studies ; no. 2.
Subject
  • Power resources
  • Architecture and energy conservation
  • Buildings > Environmental engineering
  • Energy-Generating Resources
  • energy resources
  • energy efficient buildings
  • Architecture and energy conservation
  • Buildings > Environmental engineering
  • Power resources
  • energy
  • environment
  • construction industry
  • solar energy
  • hydroelectric power
  • wind power
  • statistical table
  • Energy resources
  • énergie
  • environnement
  • bâtiment et travaux publics
  • énergie solaire
  • énergie hydro-électrique
  • énergie éolienne
  • energía
  • medio ambiente
  • industria de la construcción
  • energía solar
  • energía hidroeléctrica
  • energía eólica
Genre/Form
  • report.
  • survey.
  • directory.
  • bibliography.
  • graph.
  • illustration.
  • rapport.
  • enquête.
  • répertoire.
  • tableau statistique.
  • bibliographie.
  • graphique.
  • informe.
  • encuesta.
  • directorio.
  • cuadros estadísticos.
  • bibliografía.
  • gráfico.
  • ilustración.
Note
  • "A report to the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographies.
Contents
Introduction -- Notes on energy, environment and the architecture of the modern movement -- Energy conservation measures in building -- Solar energy -- Solar space heating -- Wind power -- Small scale water power -- Composting, waste treatment and methane gas as a fuel -- Notes on water conservation, and local water collection -- Some autonomous, energy-conserving and ecological buildings and projects.
ISBN
  • 0521206944
  • 9780521206945
  • 0521099269
  • 9780521099264
LCCN
75322684
OCLC
  • ocm01280636
  • 1280636
  • SCSB-9261008
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library