Build beyond zero : new ideas for carbon-smart architecture /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	King, Bruce (Author), Magwood, Chris (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington D.C. : Island Press, [2022].
Subjects:	Sustainable architecture. Sustainable buildings > Design and construction.

Table of Contents:

Front Cover
About Island Press
Subscribe
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgments
Acronyms and Definitions
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Story of Carbon: The Birth of the Universe, of Carbon, and of Life
Chapter 2: A Brief History of Green Building: Waking Up to Climate Emergency
Box 2.1: The Existing Building Solution
Chapter 3: Life Cycle Analysis: Tracking Carbon's Stocks and Flows
Chapter 4: Metals and Minerals: Steeling Ourselves
Chapter 5: Concrete: Many Ways to Make a Rock
Box 5.4: The Case for Modern Earthen Building
Box 5.5: More than a Floor
Box 5.6: Entering the North American Market as an Earth Block Producer
Box 5.7: Can We Grow Carbon-Storing Buildings?
Chapter 6: Biological Architecture: Wood and Mass Timber, Agricultural Byproducts, Purpose-Grown Crops, Waste Stream Fibers, and Lab-Grown Materials
Box 6.2: Landscape Architecture: Connecting to the Carbon Conversation
Chapter 7: Witches' Brew: Plastics, Chemistry, and Carbon
Chapter 8: Construction: On Site and Under Zero
Chapter 9: Education: We All Need Schooling to Make This Possible.