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Terms and conditions applyEcominimalism (Eco minimalism): the Antidote to Eco-Bling
Howard Liddell
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Format: Book
Pages: 128
Publisher: RIBA Publishing
Date Published: Sep 2008
Stock Code: 65488
ISBN: 9781859463000
Binding: Paperback
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In this age of eco-bling where sustainability becomes yet another ill-defined buzz word and people rush to fix their unsuspecting buildings, with green technology badges such as wind turbines, not all such additions are as green as they first appear.
This book highlights more realistic and cost effective approaches to going 'green' by showcasing 'eco-minimalism' - a good-housekeeping approach to ecological building design and specification, concentrating on less glaringly obvious strategies such as insulation, draught-proofing and the use of healthy materials.
Written by the distinguished architect Howard Liddell, this book exposes the pitfalls of 'greenwashing' in an immediate, visually-arresting and authoritative way. The intention is to present basic tenets in a quickfire, highly accessible format aimed at not just architects, other construction professionals and related students but everyone who cares about the sustainability of our built environment.
A number of case studies support its central message, that the scattergun, 'Christmas tree' approach should be ditched in favour of holistic, considered and appropriate deployment of building science in support of truly ecological, affordable sustainable architecture for everyone - in other words eco-minimalism.
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Reviewed by Adrian Cave, Principal, Adrian Cave Associates.
This compact little book practises what it preaches, using the minimum number of words and resources to convey important ideas about sustainable design. The author, who is recognised as one of the leading ecological design architects in Europe, with expertise in building biology, ecological design, sustainable development, masterplanning and community architecture begins by refuting many common assumptions about sustainable design. This will make uncomfortable reading for many architects by demonstrating the irrelevance of much current practice. Eco-minimalism is presented as the antidote to the 'greenwash' of eco-bling and emphasises that to build energy-efficient, ecologically benign and sustainable buildings is complex, involving a set of interdependent factors influenced by little-understood science.
With references back to Schumacher and Intermediate Technology, and using illustrations from many of the author's own buildings, this publication sets out the principles for ecological design using the broad headings of the Elements: Fire, Air, Earth and Water. The author urges designers to trade off the higher price of certain sustainable materials by moving towards passive design and away from highly serviced buildings, concluding "Let's say it again - it does not need to cost more".
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