Green Building Illustrated is a must‎-read for students and professionals in the building industry‎.‎ The combination of incredibly expressive illustrations and accessible technical writing make concepts of green building on paper as intuitive as they would be if you toured a space with experts in sustainable building‎.‎ Rick Fedrizzi‎,‎ President‎,‎ CEO‎,‎ and Founding Chair of the U‎.‎S‎.‎ Green Building Council The authors of Green Building Illustrated deliver clear and intelligent text‎,‎ augmented by straightforward but compelling illustrations describing green building basics‎.‎ This comprehensive book covers everything from the definition of green building‎,‎ to details of high performance design‎,‎ to sensible applications of renewable energy‎.‎ This is a book with appeal for all architects and designers‎,‎ because it addresses general principles such as holistic and integrated design‎,‎ along with practical realities like affordability and energy codes‎.‎ Green Building Illustrated describes a pathway for reaching Architecture 2030 s carbon emission reduction targets for the built environment‎.‎ Ed Mazria‎,‎ founder of Architecture 2030 a neophyte will have a very good overview of all the factors involved in green building‎.‎ I see some excellent pedagogy at work‎!‎ Jim Gunshinan‎,‎ Editor‎,‎ Home Energy Magazine Francis D‎.‎K‎.‎ Ching brings his signature graphic style to the topic of sustainable design In the tradition of the classic Building Construction Illustrated‎,‎ Francis D‎.‎K‎.‎ Ching and Ian M‎.‎ Shapiro offer a graphical presentation to the theory‎,‎ practices‎,‎ and complexities of sustainable design using an approach that proceeds methodically‎.‎ From the outside to the inside of a building‎,‎ they cover all aspects of sustainability‎,‎ providing a framework and detailed strategies to design buildings that are substantively green‎.‎ The book begins with an explanation of why we need to build green‎,‎ the theories behind it and current rating systems before moving on to a comprehensive discussion of vital topics‎.‎ These topics include site selection‎,‎ passive design using building shape‎,‎ water conservation‎,‎ ventilation and air quality‎,‎ heating and cooling‎,‎ minimum‎-impact materials‎,‎ and much more‎.‎ * Explains the fundamental issues of sustainable design and construction in a beautifully illustrated format * Illustrated by legendary author‎,‎ architect‎,‎ and draftsman Francis D‎.‎K‎.‎ Ching‎,‎ with text by recognized engineer and researcher Ian M‎.‎ Shapiro * Ideal for architects‎,‎ engineers‎,‎ and builders‎,‎ as well as students in these fields Sure to be the standard reference on the subject for students‎,‎ professionals‎,‎ and anyone interested in sustainable design and construction of buildings‎,‎ Green Building Illustrated is an informative‎,‎ practical‎,‎ and graphically beautiful resource‎.‎