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Designing sustainable communities / by Friedman, Avi,1952-author.(CARDINAL)685763;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Preface -- Acknowledgment -- The broad view -- Transit oriented development -- Mixing dwellings and amenities -- Car-free neighborhoods -- Creative open spaces -- Neighborhoods for change and growth -- Affordable neighborhoods -- Net-zero energy neighborhoods -- Planning for healthy living -- Edible landscapes -- Bibliography -- Project references -- Project credits -- Picture credits -- Figures credits -- Index.
Subjects: Planned communities.; Real estate development; Land use; Sustainable development.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Designed for the future : 80 practical ideas for a sustainable world / by Green, Jared,1975-editor.(CARDINAL)831316;
"What design represents the best hopes for our future success on earth? Designed for the Future: 80 Practical Ideas for a Sustainable World asks American and international landscape architects, architects, planners, urban designers, policymakers, writers, and sustainable designers to answer the question in five hundred words or less. Each person outlines how a project or design practice, historic or contemporary, has created a more positive relationship between the built and natural environments, and helps solve the complex social, economic, and environmental challenges facing twenty-first-century communities. The designs range from the passive cooling strategies at Angkor Wat to the ecofriendly mushroom board that was designed by Ecovative Design to replace Styrofoam, and represent the varying scales of solutions that can help to make our future better through the built and natural environment"--
Subjects: Sustainable design.; Sustainable architecture.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Design ideas for bathrooms / by Hillstrom, Susan B.(CARDINAL)701708; Creative Homeowner Press.(CARDINAL)524710;
Starting points -- Bath and shower power -- The surfaces -- The lav and toilet -- Vanity flair -- Light and air -- Get stylish.Features a guide to bathroom renovation with style ideas and products, green building techniques and materials, advice on selecting fixtures, and functional layouts.
Subjects: Bathrooms.; Interior decoration.; Sustainable design.;
Available copies: 11 / Total copies: 11
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What to wear and why : your guilt-free guide to sustainable fashion / by Darke, Tiffanie,author.(CARDINAL)897536;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-262).Foreword ; Why your closet matters ; Can fashion be that bad? ; How we got here ; What happens to clothes we no longer want ; Fashion: why we love it ; Why fashion matters to the wider world -- Reduce. Overstuffed wardrobe--but "I haven't got a thing to wear!" ; The sufficiency wardrobe ; Wardrobe audit to protect the planet ; Rent -- Regenerate. Replenish mother Earth ; Natural materials ; Synthetic materials ; MMCFs ; Future-facing fabrics ; Regenerative agriculture: is this the answer? ; Natural materials ; The thirst for cotton ; The durability of denim ; The wonder of wool ; The cost of cashmere ; The drama of down ; The sins of silk ; The basts, the leaves, and the husks ; Vegan leather: ethical or environmental? ; Man-made cellulosic fibers: the good and the bad ; the new future-facing materials -- Recycle. Upcycling ; Reconstituting ; MMCFs and textile-to-textile recycling ; Don't forget your feet -- Restore. Tailoring and repairs ; Slow fashion and social sustainability -- Resell. Clothes have stories ; The business of thrift -- The big fixes needed. Greenwashing, greenhushing, greenwishing ; Fashion's employment problem ; A day in the life of a garment worker ; Fast fashion: where it all went wrong ; Easy hacks to shop your wardrobe."Love fashion but feel guilty? You're not alone. The art of getting dressed should bring so much joy, but many of us are waking up to some uncomfortable truths about the way our clothes are made. Of the 80 billion garments produced per year, many end up in landfills. While the clothing industry employs 15 percent of the world's population, it regularly exploits its workers. And although fashion produces many beautiful and desirable things, it is also a serious polluter of the environment. However, the good news is we can change this. As consumers, we have the power to make a difference with the choices we make. In What to Wear and Why, top fashion writer turned sustainability activist Tiffanie Darke sheds light on the unsustainable practices and environmental impact of the fashion industry, while providing a map to how we can enjoy fashion more responsibly. Drawing on her extensive experience and expertise, Darke offers practical guidance on how to shop, how to build a sustainable wardrobe, and how to choose fashion brands and artisans who are doing good things. She celebrates those who are changing the industry, from environmental activists to sustainable fashion pioneers, giving us examples of how fashion and sustainability can work in the real world. Whether you're a fashionista who cares passionately about sustainability, an environmental advocate seeking to learn more about the impact of fashion, or simply someone who wants to be a part of the change, What to Wear and Why is your go-to guide to a more sustainable future."--
Subjects: Fashion design.; Fashion; Sustainable design.;
Available copies: 11 / Total copies: 15
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Fashion upcycling : the DIY guide to sewing, mending, and sustainably reinventing your wardrobe / by Hilado, Ysabel,author.(CARDINAL)880813;
Save your wallet and the planet by repurposing older clothes and secondhand finds into fashionable new looks! In Fashion Upcycling, popular TikTok designer and Project Runway Junior contestant Ysabel Hilado shares her secrets for reinventing old clothing into dazzling new outfits. With several do-it-yourself, beginner-friendly projects and genius tips and tricks, you'll learn to express yourself and reinvent your closet in all-new ways. From dyeing faded clothes to easy ways to repurpose denim, there's a project for everyone.
Subjects: Fashion design.; Sustainability.; Sustainable design.; Upcycling (Waste, etc.);
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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Zero waste patterns: 20 projects to sew your own wardrobe / by Helmersson, Birgitta,author.; Bendixen, Emli,photographer.(CARDINAL)879857;
Zero waste pattern cutting is a bit like a puzzle. You use a pre-determined length of fabric end to end by strategically planning your pattern pieces so that everything is used and then draw them onto the fabric. By using this unique "paperless" method you can eliminate both textile and paper waste from your sewing projects and take the fear out of learning to self draft and sew your own clothing. This book includes 5 simple zero waste pattern blocks-a t-shirt, skirt, tank top, shirt, and trousers. These can then be used to make a further 15 projects by making simple changes or mixing and matching your blocks into new designs, and comes with pattern layout instructions and templates to make sizes UK 6-30/US 2-26. Once you have mastered the 5 blocks the possibilities are endless.
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Patterns (Instructional works); Dressmaking; Sustainable design;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Design a healthy home : 100 ways to transform your space for physical and mental wellbeing / by Heath, Oliver,author.; Baston, Jo,author.; Goode, Eden,author.; Jackson, Victoria(Sustainable designer),author.;
Includes bibliographical referenes.A biophilic design approach -- Colour, pattern & texture -- Activities -- Connectness -- Light -- Sleep -- Sound -- Water -- Warmth -- Air -- Planting."Simple, practical advice on how to design your home for health and happiness. With indoor air pollution now worse than ever, and more of us spending more time in our own homes, discover how to create calm, social and comfortable spaces by making small changes to every room. Design a Healthy Home breaks down the complex subject of sustainable, biophilic design into specific subjects, including lighting, air quality, acoustics, temperature, colour, pattern, texture and plants. 100 tried and tested research-based ideas support our health and wellbeing in even the smallest of spaces. Optimise lighting in your home by using reflective surfaces for a brighter space; follow a ventilation checklist to replenish the air in your home and remove pollutants; or unlock the powers of a tech-free bedroom for a better night's sleep. Leading sustainability architect Oliver Heath has devised each practical solution with implementation in mind so that regardless of your budget (or if you have any money to spend at all), if you rent or own your property, Design a Healthy Home contains creative ideas that are easy to understand, and solutions that are stylish, fun and affordable to implement."--
Subjects: Interior decoration.; Sustainable design.;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 8
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Understanding green building guidelines : for students and young professionals / by Rider, Traci Rose.(CARDINAL)496333; Levine, Karen,1950-(CARDINAL)463957;
Includes bibliographical references and index."This book looks at a selection of national and local programs, ranging from commercial to residential, and provides a solid overview of each, as well as comparisons, enabling you to select the most appropriate system for your projects." -- from back cover.
Subjects: Sustainable architecture.; Sustainable buildings; Sustainable construction.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Building green places : careers in planning, designing, and building / by Owen, Ruth,1967-(CARDINAL)300402;
Building a green future -- Building materials: green or not so green -- Designing and constructing green buildings -- Green outdoor places -- Green cities of the future -- Green places for work learning, and fun -- Start your green future now.1130LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Sustainable design;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The design pathway for regenerating Earth / by Brewer, Joe(Culture designer),author.(CARDINAL)879669;
This book offers genuine hope. There truly is a pathway to regenerate the Earth. It is not to be found in the shallow optimism of techno-fixes or consumer choices. Nothing short of a spiritual revival of indigenous lifeways will do. Combined with the best scientific knowledge about human behavior, cultural evolution, and the dynamic Earth; a path can be made by walking it throughout the rest of this century and beyond. How? We design by embracing the fundamental insight that all living systems self-organize around the patterns of regeneration. Applied to the scale of entire landscapes, this reveals how all truly sustainable human cultures throughout history were organized at the territorial scale as bioregional economies. A planet-wide network of learning ecosystems is needed that can hold the complexity of birthing these regenerative bioregions during and after the rest of the collapse that we were all born into.
Subjects: Sustainable living.; Human ecology.; Sustainability.; Sustainable design.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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