Integrated Sustainable Design of Buildings

POST UPDATED 12 JUNE 2011

My new book was published by Earthscan in December 2010. It is a major new work covering all of the stages of the design of sustainable buildings and communities, from concept through the masterplanning, design, construction and commissioning processes.

The book is intended as a guide for all involved in the masterplanning, design and construction of sustainable buildings, and is written with a global perspective. As well as by practising construction professionals it can be used as background reading for those undertaking relevant academic studies at all levels.

As can be seen from the Contents list below it includes a chapter on policy, legislation and planning which examines the history of sustainable design globally through to recent developments in statutory drivers. The chapter on assessment methodologies provides a survey of the protocols that have been developed globally, such as the UK-based Building Research Establishment's Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) and the US-based Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) schemes.

All aspects of sustainability are covered, including social, economic and environmental sustainability. Part 2 covers everything from the components of a sustainable community through transportation planning, to development of an energy strategy and massing of the buildings. Whilst Part 3 covers all aspects of the detailed sustainable design of individual buildings, using a sustainability strategy based around such assessment methodologies as LEED, BREEAM and the Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH).

Although headed Sustainable Construction Part 4 deals in part with the relationship between the design and construction teams, covering as it does the tendering process, sustainable procurement, construction waste management, construction impacts, value management, commissioning and handover, all of which require collaboration between the designers and contractors.

Contents:

Part 1 Background
1.1 Introduction and Scope
1.2 Policy, Legislation and Planning
1.3 Assessment Methodologies
1.4 Environmental Impact Assessment

Part 2 Sustainability and Masterplanning
2.1 Sustainable Communities
2.2 Land Use and Density
2.3 Massing and Microclimate
2.4 Social Sustainability
2.5 Economic Sustainability
2.6 Energy Strategy and Infrastructure
2.7 Integrated Sustainable Transportation Planning

Part 3 Sustainability and Building Design
3.1 Sustainability Strategy
3.2 Operational Energy and Carbon
3.3 Thermal Comfort
3.4 Design for Natural Ventilation
3.5 Air Quality, Hygiene and Ventilation
3.6 Light and Lighting
3.7 Computer Simulation of Building Environments
3.8 Noise and Vibration
3.9 Water Conservation
3.10 Design to Reduce Vehicle Impacts
3.11 Waste Management and Recycling
3.12 Materials Specification
3.13 Pollution
3.14 Landscaping, Ecology and Flood Risk
3.15 Security and Flexibility

Part 4 Sustainable Construction
4.1 Tendering Process
4.2 Sustainable Procurement
4.3 Construction Waste Management
4.4 Considerate Contracting and Construction Impacts
4.5 Value Engineering and Management
4.6 Commissioning and Handover

In May 2011 the book was including in the University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainable Leadership Top 40 Sustainability Books of 2010 http://www.cpsl.cam.ac.uk/Resources/State-of-Sustainability-Leadership.aspx. At No 19 it is the only book in the list that has 'buildings' in its title. Other titles by the likes of Al Gore, Sara Parkin, Fred Pearce, Lord Stern and Prince Charles primarily cover economics, politics, business, CSR and philisophy of sustainability.

For more information, latest reviews and to order a copy see http://www.earthscan.co.uk/Portals/0/pdfs/Integrated_Sustainable_Design_of_Buildings.pdf