Sustainable Design
Design Journal Databases
- DAAI: Design and Applied Arts Index
A database dedicated to design covers new designers and the history of design and applied arts - Art & Architecture Source
This art research database covers fine, decorative, commercial arts and architecture. - Project Muse
Full-text scholarly articles in the disciplines of visual arts, cultural studies and more. - JSTOR Journals and Books
Extensive Ebook collections on a variety of topics. - Material ConneXion
Features 7000+ materials in eight categories. Describes the library's Materials Library.
Library Catalog
The Library Catalog will connect you to print and electronic books on your topic. Be aware while searching that the Library Catalog database uses very structured language. For example, books about solar houses can be found under these headings:
Books
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High-efficient low-cost photovoltaics : recent developments
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Sustainability, Energy and Architecture
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This unique volume offers insights from renowned experts in energy efficient building from the world over, providing a multi-faceted overview of the state-of-the-art in energy efficient architecture. It opens by defining what constitutes a sustainable building, suggesting bases for sorely needed benchmarks, then explains the most important techniques and tools available to engineers and architects exploring green building technologies. It covers such pivotal issues as daylighting, LED lighting, integrating renewables such as solar thermal and cooling, retrofitting, LEED and similar certification efforts, passive houses, net-zero and close-zero structures, water recycling, and much more. Highlighting best practices for commercial buildings and private homes, in widely varied climates and within vastly different socio-economic contexts, this illustrated reference will guide architects and engineers in making sustainable choices in building materials and methods. Explains the best methods and materials to support energy efficient building Features case studies by experts from a dozen countries, demonstrating how sustainable architecture can be achieved in varied climates and economies Covers both new constructions and retrofitting of existing structures
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Design for sustainability: a practical approach
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Ecological design handbook
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ISBN: 0070614997
Open Access Sites
In addition to Government agencies, there are non-profit organizations promoting sustainable design.
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SouthFaceSouthFace focuses on building in the South East U.S. climate, but some of its documents may be relevant to areas of California.
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Whole Building Design GuideA comprehensive sustainable building guide from the National Institute of Building Sciences