Sustainable Design: The Science of Sustainability and Green Engineering

Cover Page
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Front Matter......Page 2
Preface......Page 4
Table of Contents......Page 7
1. The Evolution of Design Process......Page 11
1.1 Process: Linear and Cyclical Design......Page 13
1.1.1 Building Design Process......Page 16
1.1.4 Systems Development......Page 17
1.2 A Transitional Model......Page 18
1.3 The Synthovation/Regenerative Model......Page 24
1.4 The Necessity for Synthesis-Integrated Innovation in Sustainable Design......Page 32
1.5 Models from Nature of Integrated Systems Design......Page 34
1.5.1 Principles of Biomimicry......Page 35
1.6 Emerging Tools for Collaboration, Synthesis, and Innovation in Design......Page 36
1.6.2 ThinkCycle......Page 37
1.6.3 BIM Tools......Page 38
Notes and References......Page 40
2.1 The Cascade of Science......Page 42
2.1.2 Thermodynamics......Page 45
2.1.3 Systems......Page 46
2.1.4 Motion......Page 50
2.2 Green Mechanics......Page 51
2.2.1 Environmental Determinate Statics......Page 52
2.2.2 Applications of Physics in Green Engineering......Page 56
2.2.3 Mass and Work......Page 57
2.2.4 Power and Efficiency......Page 64
2.3 More about Forces......Page 66
2.3.1 Environmental Dynamics......Page 69
2.3.2 Fluids......Page 70
2.3.4 Systematic Design and the Status Quo......Page 83
Notes and References......Page 89
3.1 A Brief History......Page 91
3.1.1 How Clean is Clean?......Page 92
3.1.2 Donora, Pennsylvania......Page 100
3.1.3 Love Canal, New York......Page 108
3.2 The Bhopal Incident......Page 117
3.3 Control......Page 123
3.4.1 Intervention at the Source of Contamination......Page 130
3.4.3 Intervention as a Contaminant is Transported in the Environment......Page 132
3.4.5 Intervention at the Point of Response......Page 133
3.5 Thermodynamics and Stoichiometry......Page 134
3.5.1 Applying Thermal Processes for Treatment......Page 135
3.5.2.1 Rotary Kiln......Page 138
3.5.2.3 Liquid Injection......Page 139
3.5.2.4 Fluidized Bed......Page 141
3.5.2.5 Multiple-Chamber System......Page 142
3.6 Calculating Destruction Removal......Page 143
3.6.1 Formation of Unintended By-Products......Page 144
3.6.2 Processes other than Incineration......Page 147
3.6.4 Emerging Thermal Technologies......Page 149
3.6.5 Indirect Pollution......Page 150
3.7 Biology is the Green Engineer's Friend......Page 152
3.7.1 Pollution Prevention......Page 154
Notes and References......Page 161
4. Place and Time......Page 164
4.1 Thermodynamics of Time and Space......Page 165
4.2 Soil: The Foundation of Sustainable Sites......Page 171
4.3 Green Architecture and the Sense of Place......Page 175
4.3.1 Pruitt-Igoe: Lessons from the Land Ethic in 21st-Century Design......Page 176
4.3.2 Sustainability......Page 181
4.3.3 The Tragedy of the Commons......Page 183
4.3.4 Ethics of Place......Page 184
4.3.5 Implementing Sustainable Designs......Page 186
4.4 What's Next?......Page 191
Notes and References......Page 193
5. Sustainable Design and Social Responsibility......Page 197
5.1 Revisiting the Harm Principle: Managing Risks......Page 198
5.2 Justice: The Key to Sustainable Design......Page 213
5.3 Evolution of Responsible Conduct......Page 214
5.4 Concurrent Design......Page 216
5.5 Benchmarking......Page 219
Notes and References......Page 226
6. The Sustainability Imperative......Page 227
6.1 Green Practice and the Case for Sustainable Design......Page 228
6.1.1 Social Responsibility: The Ethical and Social Dimensions of Sustainable Design......Page 230
6.1.2 The Green Categorical Imperative......Page 231
6.2 Environmental Justice......Page 239
6.2.1 Environmental Impact Statements and the Complaint Paradigm......Page 244
6.2.2 The Role of the Design Professions......Page 257
6.3.1 Green Design: Both Integrated and Specialized......Page 261
Notes and References......Page 262
7. The Carbon Quandary: Essential and Detrimental......Page 265
7.1 Carbon and Rain......Page 275
7.2 Global Warming......Page 278
7.3 Carbon Sequestration......Page 287
7.4 The Good, The Bad, and The Misunderstood......Page 303
Notes and References......Page 304
8. We Have Met the Future and it is Green......Page 306
8.1.3 The Government......Page 309
8.1.4 Education......Page 310
8.1.6 Economics......Page 311
8.2.1 Mass Production to Mass Customization......Page 312
8.3 Lessons from the First-Years......Page 314
8.3.2 Studio II: Application of Sustainability Principles and Concepts......Page 315
8.3.3 Studio III: Innovation......Page 316
8.4 Low-Tech Design Based on Outside-the-Box Thinking......Page 317
8.5 Integrated Life-Cycle Thinking......Page 324
8.6 Human Factors and Sustainability......Page 327
8.7 Seeing the Future through Green-Colored Glasses......Page 330
Notes and References......Page 331
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M......Page 338
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P......Page 340
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U......Page 343
Z......Page 344