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Building Biology

Criteria and Architectural Design
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2018
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Good holistic design

Health and environmental compatibility are key topics in contemporary society. The book shows how the built environment can be aesthetically pleasing, modern and, at the same time, healthy and environmentally friendly. It makes the link between architecture as a design task and a building biology approach to design.

Building biology teaches us about the holistic interaction between people and their built environment. It combines building culture with ecology and disciplines such as chemistry, biology, geology, and psychology.

Using the building of the Institute of Building Biology + Sustainability (IBN) as a model, building biology criteria and approaches are explained in detail. Numerous additional current projects illustrate how these are implemented in responsible, healthy, and hence sustainable architecture.

  • Introduction to building biology
  • Sustainable, healthy construction methods in contemporary architectural design
  • Eighteen international best practice examples of energy efficiency, healthy and high-quality interior

Author / Editor information

Nurgül Ece

Architect, specialist in building biology

Reviews

"[...] maar voor iedereen die architectuur interessant vindt is dit een fascinerend boek, want het geeft heel goed aan hoe de toekomst er uit zou kunnen zien. Want hier gaat het om verantwoorde, gezonde, duurzame architectuur, en dan gaat het ineens veel verder dan alleen maar een gebouw neerzetten – het is absoluut fascinerend om te zien wat er dan allemaal bij komt kijken."
In moors magazine, https://www.moorsmagazine.com/kunst/architectuur/building-biology/

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    Frontmatter

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    Contents

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    Foreword

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    A Book about Building Biology

    8
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    Introduction to Building Biology

    11
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    The Flagship Project of Building Biology

    37
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  • Residential Buildings
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    Haingraben Half-Timbered House Liederbach am Taunus, Germany

    51
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    Residence and Workshop in an Old Peat Barn Schechen, Germany

    57
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    Ritter-Reumiller House Andelsbuch, Austria

    63
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    Straw Bale House Dornbirn, Austria

    69
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    Casa C Reckingen, Switzerland

    75
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    House for Julia and Björn Egg, Austria

    81
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    The House of Wood Neumarkt, Upper Palatinate, Germany

    87
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    Maison Marly Marly-le-Roi, France

    93
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    Haussicht Design House Erkheim, Germany

    99
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    De Potgieter School Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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    The Friedensschule School and Fire Department Annex Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany

    111
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    RHS Peter Buckley Learning Centre Rosemoor, Devon, England

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    Ecolino Daycare Center Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, Germany

    123
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    Pollenfeld Daycare Center Pollenfeld, Germany

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    Herbafarm Bodrum, Turkey

    135
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    Hörger Biohotel Tafernwirtschaft Hohenbercha, Germany

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    Almrefugio Neumarkt, Upper Palatinate, Germany

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    Casa Salute Margreid, South Tyrol, Italy

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    Artis Commercial Building Berlin, Germany

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    Omicron Campus Klaus, Austria

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    Additional Resources

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    The 25 Principles of Building Biology

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    Residential Buildings Building Biology Assessments

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    The 25 Principles of Building Biology

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    Public Buildings Building Biology Assessments

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    Commercial Buildings Building Biology Assessments

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    Photo credits

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    Acknowledgments

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    Imprint

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Publishing information
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook published on:
March 19, 2018
eBook ISBN:
9783035610406
Hardcover published on:
March 19, 2018
Hardcover ISBN:
9783035611830
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Main content:
176
Illustrations:
60
Coloured Illustrations:
180
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783035610406
eBook ISBN: 9783035610406
Hardcover ISBN: 9783035611830
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