BLUE HOUSES.SUSTAINABLE HOMES-HB 9788492463930

　　This beautifully illustrated book looks at examples of green homes around the world.

　　In this book we aim tO make our readers bet．ter acquainted with sustainable architecture．All kinds of options are presented，since green architecture is not only a question of having a house built without CO：emissions or one that is completely self-sufficient with respect tO elec．tricity or water consumption．Architecture is considered tO be green when it takes account of a number of different factors during the process of constructing a house and the impact a build．ing will have throughout its life cycle：from the moment it is designed，erected and used un—til it is pulled down at the end of the process．The projects shown in this book demonstrate a large range of sustainable and environmentally friendly resources：from recovering traditional architectura]solutions such as cross ventila．tion or the use of natural light tO new systems of insulation and self-sufficient energy supplies．These ideas and proposals will give our readers a general idea of a type of architecture that is real and in a constant state of development．