Cover Image

Sustainable infrastructure : the guide to green engineering and design / S. Bry Sarté

"As more factors, perspectives, and metrics are incorporated into the planning and building process, the roles of engineers and designers are increasingly being fused together. The Art of Eco-Engineering explores this tend with in-depth look at sustainable engineering practices in an urban desi...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Sarté, S. Bry, 1972-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2010.
Subjects:
Sustainable engineering.
Sustainable design.
Table of Contents:
  • Cover13;
  • CONTENTS
  • FOREWORD
  • PREFACE
  • INTRODUCTION
  • PART I: THE PROCESS AND SYSTEMS OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
  • Chapter I: The Process of Sustainable Engineering Design
  • CREATING A NEW PARADIGM FOR DESIGN
  • THE SUSTAINABLE DESIGN TEAM: AN ENGINEERS PERSPECTIVE
  • DESIGN DRIVERS FOR SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS
  • IMPLEMENTING THE PROCESS
  • Chapter 2: Sustainable Infrastructure Frameworks
  • ESTABLISHING A FRAMEWORK
  • USING SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE FRAMEWORKS
  • PART II: SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE SYSTEMS
  • Chapter 3: Water Conservation and Supply
  • WATER MANAGEMENT PLANS
  • ACHIEVING WATER BALANCE
  • ANALYZING WATER SOURCES
  • WATER SUPPLY STRATEGIES
  • Chapter 4: Integrated Water Management
  • WATER AS RESOURCE, NOT WASTE PRODUCT
  • INTEGRATED STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
  • URBAN STORMWATER TREATMENT STRATEGIES
  • EXTENSIVE STORMWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS
  • ADDRESSING CONSTRAINTS AND BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTATION
  • GRAYWATER TREATMENT AND REUSE
  • INTEGRATING GRAYWATER INTO A WATER RESOURCES MASTER PLAN
  • BLACKWATER MANAGEMENT APPROACHES
  • Chapter 5: Energy and Greenhouse Gases
  • REDUCING DEMAND THROUGH DESIGN
  • DESIGNING SUSTAINABLE POWER SUPPLIES
  • ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE AND REDUCING CARBON FOOTPRINT
  • POLICY MEASURES FOR INCREASING ENERGY SECURITY AND EFFICIENCY
  • DESIGN GUIDELINES AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
  • Chapter 6: Sustainable Site Planning, Built Systems, and Material Flows
  • SUSTAINABLE SITE PLANNING
  • GREEN STREETS AND TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS
  • WORKING WITH THE LAND
  • MATERIAL AND WASTE FLOWS
  • PART III: DESIGN APPLICATIONS
  • Chapter 7: City-Scale Approaches
  • SAN FRANCISCO CITY GREENING INITIATIVES
  • Chapter 8: Applications for Sustainable Communities
  • Chapter 9: Building-Scale Sustainable Infrastructure
  • Conclusion
  • Index.

Similar Items