Skip to Content
Sustainability, Energy and Architecture
book

Sustainability, Energy and Architecture

by Ali Sayigh
September 2013
Intermediate to advanced
552 pages
14h 48m
English
Academic Press
Content preview from Sustainability, Energy and Architecture
Chapter 2

Low Energy Approaches to Design-Led Schemes – Five Case Studies

Nazar Sayigh,    Glas Architects, London, UK

Abstract

This chapter reviews five projects undertaken by Glas Architects, set out as individual case studies each focusing on a single key feature to illustrate our flexible approach to sustainable building design.

A selection of scheme type and size were chosen to highlight that sustainability can be a key consideration on a diverse range of building typologies; from large mixed use developments down to small scale one off residential dwellings.

Case studies 1 & 2 concern two large scale mixed use developments – 133-134 Webber Street, Southwark & Stead Street Early Housing at Elephant and Castle, Southwark; focusing on site analysis, ...

Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.

Read now

Unlock full access

More than 5,000 organizations count on O’Reilly

AirBnbBlueOriginElectronic ArtsHomeDepotNasdaqRakutenTata Consultancy Services

QuotationMarkO’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.
Julian F.
Head of Cybersecurity
QuotationMarkI wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.
Addison B.
Field Engineer
QuotationMarkI’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.
Amir M.
Data Platform Tech Lead
QuotationMarkI'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.
Mark W.
Embedded Software Engineer

You might also like

The Sustainable Design Book

The Sustainable Design Book

Rebecca Proctor
Universal Principles of Architecture

Universal Principles of Architecture

WAI Architecture Think Tank, Cruz Garcia, Nathalie Frankowski

Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9780123972699