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Towards sustainable architecture : European directives and building design
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Oxford : Butterworth Architecture, 1996
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9780750624923

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30000003711060 NA2542.35 E39 1996 Open Access Book Book
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Samples some of the ideas and actual buildings that have emerged from European architects' response to legislation and public demand for low ecological impact and minimum energy use. Considers the European Commission regulations, construction materials, energy and pollution, visual and cultural impacts, environmental health and safety, recycling, biodiversity, and other aspects. Illustrated in black and white. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.