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Jon Broome, Nick Grant - Good Building Book, E-bok

E-bok, Engelska, 2026

Good Building Book

Principles of Efficient, Functional and Sustainable Design

Av Jon Broome, Nick Grant

425 kr

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Beskrivning
'Mandatory reading for everyone in our design practice.' CHARLIE LUXTON'A deeply fascinating book.' MARK BRINKLEYDrawing from extensive experience, award-winning architect Jon Broome and design engineer Nick Grant celebrate undervalued ideas that have stood the test of time.The Good Building Book provides provocative and empowering insights, along with critical analysis, to help rethink design and construction.- Guides readers through project development, from single home to larger projects.- Examines performance standards and navigates commercial aspects such as budgets, contracts, and consultants.- Explores strategic design and principles of good details for building elements, weaving together aesthetics, performance, and value in context.- Offers practical principles and design strategies relevant for a rapidly changing world.- Features more than 150 photos and a further 90 diagrams.Whether you're a designer or contractor, building user or client, student or teacher, this solution-focused book provides a new way of thinking about how we shape the built environment for a sustainable future.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2026-01-29
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 288
  • Filformat: EPUB
  • Kopieringsskydd: LCP
  • ISBN: 9781399417129
  • Förlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Jon Broome trained as an architect but is now a designer, enabler and self-builder. Previously Director of Architype, he now lives in London, where he runs his own consultancy specialising in sustainable construction. Nick Grant is a freelance energy consultant and principal of Elemental Solutions. One of the UK pioneers of Passivhaus Standard, he is an active contributor to discussions on sustainable design as well as a practical engineer and self builder.

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An expansive and insightful read. Years of experience pulls together the interconnected threads of design and building with rare clarity. Mandatory reading for everyone in our design practice – building is too important to leave to the experts. This book gives insight to allow everyone to engage in changing what and how we build, for the better.

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