Embodied and Whole Life Carbon thinking will change the way buildings are designed, yet carbon emissions associated with the construction and life of buildings are not wholly understood by the profession. Energy is assumed to be the province of services engineers, but energy from materials is as big an issue. Architects have the opportunity to take the lead in redefining how buildings are designed to achieve a low carbon future.
Targeting Zero is an accessible and friendly read, introducing and explaining many of the concepts around Embodied and Whole Life Carbon, using case studies taken from in-depth research. It will demonstrate how architects can become central to the carbon resource impacts of the buildings they design and how low carbon approaches should drive innovation.
By:
Simon Sturgis Imprint: RIBA Publishing Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 246mm,
Width: 189mm,
Weight: 431g ISBN:9781859466438 ISBN 10: 1859466435 Pages: 128 Publication Date:11 May 2017 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction Chapter 1: A Holistic Approach to Low Carbon Design Chapter 2: Recycling, Reuse and the Circular Economy Chapter 3: Low Carbon Design - the Macro Scale Chapter 4: Low Carbon Design - the Human Scale Chapter 5: Measurement
Simon Sturgis, AADip RIBA is MD of Sturgis Carbon Profiling LLP. Simon also sits on various committees such as the RIBA Sustainable Futures Group, and is advisor to UKGBC, Farrell Review, AJ Retrofit Awards and is a regular public speaker.