Lavishlyillustratedwithfull-colorphotographs,drawings,floorandaerialplans,TheSourcebookofContemporaryGreenArchitecturefeaturestoday'smostnoteworthyenvironmentally-friendlyarchitecturalprojects.Comprehensivechaptersaccountforthecoreconcernsofallarchitecturalprojects(theneedsofarchitects,clientsandpartners,aswellaslogisticalareaandcostmanagementconcerns,andenergymanagement),whileallowingreadersahands-onunderstandingofwhatittakestoenvision,create,anddevelopanenvironmentally-consciousmasterplan,building,orlandscapedesign.
Featuredprojectsexhibitarangeofsustainabledesignideasfrombioclimaticstrategiestomorecomplexoff-the-gridconstructionsthatincludepassivedesigns,prefabsystems,water-harvestingmechanisms,andgreenrenovations.Projectsincludebuildingeco-certificationsandeco-designsolutionstoutilizeadvancedtechnologies,andboth"costmanagementplans"aswellasplansgearedtowardmorelaxbudgetsarefeatured.AllprojectsincludedinTheSourcebookofContemporaryGreenArchitecturehavebeencompletedorareongoinginthe21stcenturyandwerechosenashighlysuccessfulexamplesofgreenarchitectsmeetingtheindividualneedsandtastesoftheirclients.Itistheperfectresourceforarchitects,city-planners,engineers,anddesignerstofindtheknowledgeandinspirationtocarryusintoa"green"architecturalfuture.