Emerald Architecture
Improve Your Green Design Skills with 24 Full-Color Case Studies of Sustainable Structures and Facilities!Turn to Emerald Architecture for a full-color collection of 24 in-depth case studies of sustainable structures and facilities.Packed with more than 200 design-inspiring photos and illustrations, this beautiful architectural guide presents design data and specifications from a wide variety of projects, including schools, offices, labs, libraries, government buildings, and even a summer camp.For each case study, the book gives a description of the building, how it works, and how successful it has been. In addition, each case study includes architectural details, elevations, and floor plans...photos and illustrations...site plans...product sources and credits...key building parameters...charts for tracking climate and rainfall...and LEED scores and ratings.Written by the experts at GreenSource Magazine, Emerald Architecture provides: A one-stop source for green architectural data and design inspiration24 in-depth case studies of sustainable structuresMore than 200 beautiful photos and illustrations Details, plans, charts, diagrams, and elevationsKey parameters, such as location, square footage, cost, carbon footprint, and energy useCharts for tracking climate and rainfall to forecast energy needsSource and product information to maximize research and planning A vital tool for everyone who wants to capitalize on the latest advances in sustainable design and construction, Emerald Architecture presents an abundance of 'hard ' information on the planning, design, and methods for green structures.The sustainability movement in architecture is gaining tremendous momentum every year, especially now that buildings can be rated with LEED and their operations tracked for effectiveness. However, the building industry is still in need of 'hard' information about the planning, design, products, and methods for sustainable structures.In order to help meet this crucial need, Emerald Architecture offers you a full-color collection of 24 in-depth case studies of green buildings that are as attractive as they are sustainable.Using more than 200 beautiful photos and illustrations, this timely architectural guide presents design data and specifications from a wide variety of projects, including schools, offices, labs, libraries, multifamily housing, and government buildings.For each of the cutting-edge projects included, Emerald Architecture provides a lucid description of the building itself...how it works...and an evaluation of how successful it has been.Written by the experts at GreenSource Magazine, this invaluable design tool features the following information for each of the 24 case studies of successful sustainable structures and facilities:Comprehensive architectural details, elevations, and floor and site plansNumerous full-color photos and illustrations of the projectCarbon footprint and energy useAccurate product sources and credits to aid in research and planningKey parameters, such as location, square footage, and costHandy charts for tracking climate and rainfall to understand energy useLEED scores and ratingsIn addition, this all-in-one green resource contains a comprehensive introduction to concepts of sustainable design...time- and money-saving material on new building technology...the international aspects of sustainable design and construction...innovative new green products...and many forward-looking design ideas and techniques that are currently being used to enhance the beauty, viability, and management of sustainable...
Beyond its central premise, the book can be read through the connected lenses of Nonfiction, Fiction. Those themes offer useful points of attention as the characters, ideas, or world develop, especially where the book complicates the expectations of its primary category.
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
What the reading experience may hold
A fuller profile for choosing with more confidence—not just another copy of the preview.
Nonfiction · Fiction
Use these as starting points rather than limits; the most memorable books often stretch beyond their catalog labels.
Catalog signals suggest warfare and conflict. These notes may not be complete; consult a publisher or reader-supplied guide when detailed warnings matter.
These notes are inferred from available catalog information and may not be complete. Check a publisher or reader-supplied guide if you need comprehensive warnings.
Dark tone · Steady pace
Works well for a focused weekend or a few concentrated sittings.
A good fit if…
Readers who want a thoughtful experience and enjoy noticing the connections beneath a book’s surface story.
This book's DNA
A visual estimate based on this edition's categories, description, and length. Select a star to explore the signals.
This signal is descriptive, not a rating. It helps compare the kind of reading experience this edition may offer.
Spoiler-Free Emotional Arc
A broad estimate of the book’s emotional rhythm, shown without story events or outcomes.
This visualization is an interpretive estimate based on catalog description, categories, tone, pace, and content signals. It does not describe specific scenes.
A quick reading snapshot
Edition facts and catalog signals to help you decide whether this book fits what you want to read next.
- ISBN-13
- 978-0-0715-4411-5
- Language
- English
- Edition record
- OL9965034M
A more thoughtful way into this book
This guide uses the edition details and category signals above to help you choose deliberately. It does not replace the author's work or a full review.
Works well for a focused weekend or a few concentrated sittings.
Begin with its place in Nonfiction, then notice where the book resists that label.
Read for connection, not completion.
Mark one passage that sharpens the book's central concern and one that complicates it. That tension often reveals more than a quick summary.
Three questions to carry with you
- Whose perspective organizes the story, and whose perspective remains outside it?
- Which sources or lived experiences carry the author’s central argument?
- How does the book change the way you understand its larger subject?
Editorial framework by Wesley Bryan, BookenDeX Founder and Editor.
More Nonfiction books
These matches combine shared categories with author, publication-era, and reading-length signals.
"You Won't Remember Me"
by Marvin Hoffman
Why it fits: shares Nonfiction and Fiction, a similar reading length, a similar publication era.
A Journey from This World to the Next
by Henry Fielding
Why it fits: shares Fiction and Nonfiction, a similar reading length, a similar publication era.
Alone In Vietnam
by Robert B Boyd Jr
Why it fits: shares Nonfiction and Fiction, a similar reading length, a similar publication era.
Gold in the Hills
by Candice Ransom
Why it fits: shares Nonfiction and Fiction, a similar reading length, a similar publication era.
Prudence (Historical Romance)
by Elizabeth Bailey
Why it fits: shares Fiction and Nonfiction, a similar reading length, a similar publication era.
Samuel Beckett and the Prosthetic Body
by Yoshiki Tajiri
Why it fits: shares Nonfiction and Fiction, a similar reading length, a similar publication era.