xii, 337 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
ISBNs
9780470126738, 0470126736
OCLC
ocn244339599
Includes bibliographical references (page 330) and index.
Part one. The sustainable modern home: process and design : Sustainable modern homes: historical context -- The design process -- Green building: the contractor's perspective / Robert J. Soens, Jr. -- House as a system / Sydney G. Roberts -- Materials for the modern home / James Burton and William Carpenter -- Landscape architecture and the sustainable modern home / Lynn Saussy and William Carpenter -- Construction documents for homes / Robert Cain -- Residential interiors / Michelle Timberlake and William Carpenter -- Part two. The sustainable modern home: Case studies : Vanguard sustainable homes : Black House, Prickwillow, England / Mole Architects -- Shenandoah Retreat, Warren County, Virginia / Carter + Burton Architecture -- Yoga Studio and Residence, Bluemont, Virgina / Carter + Burton Architecture -- 700 Palms Residence, Venice, California / Steven Ehrlich -- Trinity Apartments, Auckland, New Zealand / Architectus -- Solar Umbrella House, Venice, California / Pugh + Scarpa -- Beals' Residence, Atlanta, Georgia ; Bush Residence, Atlanta, Georgia ; Dominey Residence, Atlanta, Georgia ; Lightcatcher, Atlanta, Georgia ; Lightroom Studio, Decatur, Georgia ; Carter Residence, Atlanta, Georgia / Lightroom Studio -- Shot-Trot House, Houston, Texas / Brett Zamore -- Johnson-Jones Residence, Phoenix, Arizona / Eddie Jones -- The 4-Parts House, Seattle, Washington / Lead Pencil Studio -- Capitol Hill House, Seattle, Washington / Jim Burton -- DESIGNHabitat @ Initiative, Auburn, Alabama -- LivingHomes, Los Angeles, California / Ray Kappe -- Teaching design/build: Studio 804 / Dan Rockhill