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Planning and Design Strategies for Sustainability and Profit
Adrian Pitts
Published by Architectural Press, 2004 Paperback ISBN 978-0-7506-5464-7 Quick order code: RSUP
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With case studies from Europe, North America, and Australia, Pitts demonstrates the best practices in planning and design for environmental sustainability. He takes a pragmatic approach to sustainability, elucidating techniques that combine environmental sensitivity and economic viability.
Mitigating the impact of the built environment on the natural environment is his focus. In Pitts' system, the size and placement of development, building types, density, and landscape and ecology play important roles in strategic planning for development. He makes recommendations and offers scientific background on energy, transportation, water, and wastes and pollution.
From materials and building orientation to neighborhood layout, Pitts covers the myriad issues that affect sustainability and profit. He offers assessment techniques and checklists. Ample evidence of the cost savings of sustainable buildings and service systems over time is provided.
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