Green design : creative sustainable designs for the twenty-first century / Marcus Fairs ; foreword by Tom Dixon.

By:

Fairs, Marcus

Material type:

TextPublication details: Berkeley, Calif. : North Atlantic Books, c2009.Description: 253 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

9781556438363 (alk. paper)

Other title:

Creative sustainable designs for the twenty-first century

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DDC classification:

745.2

LOC classification:

NK 1520 M322g 2009

Contents:

Lighting -- Homeware -- Furniture -- Textiles & materials -- Products -- Transport -- Interiors -- Architecture.

Abstract: In this timely book, author Marcus Fairs helps readers understand the shift of green design from marginal to mainstream by featuring products and buildings that address immediate concerns about global warming and environmental degradation. Through vast architectural projects to modest one-off pieces of salvaged furniture, the book shows how the design world is responding to the environmental challenges of this century. Author Fairs demonstrates key developments in sustainable design as seen in lighting, houseware, furniture, textiles, products, interiors, architecture, and transportation, including the innovative use of fuel-cell technologies and ultra-lightweight materials. - Publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Vol info	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	NK 1520 M322g 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	1	Available	00000098497

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Lighting -- Homeware -- Furniture -- Textiles & materials -- Products -- Transport -- Interiors -- Architecture.

In this timely book, author Marcus Fairs helps readers understand the shift of green design from marginal to mainstream by featuring products and buildings that address immediate concerns about global warming and environmental degradation. Through vast architectural projects to modest one-off pieces of salvaged furniture, the book shows how the design world is responding to the environmental challenges of this century. Author Fairs demonstrates key developments in sustainable design as seen in lighting, houseware, furniture, textiles, products, interiors, architecture, and transportation, including the innovative use of fuel-cell technologies and ultra-lightweight materials. - Publisher.

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