The Greening of America's Building Codes: Promises and Paradoxes - Aleksandra Jaeschke

Descriere The Greening of America's Building Codes: Promises and Paradoxes - Aleksandra Jaeschke

\nEnvironmental disasters and severe weather due to climate change, both triggered by human actions, have had an increasingly direct impact on our homes. But the way in which America builds its homes is part of the problem. This deeply researched history of sustainable design standards in building codes explores how public policy, standard-setting trade associations, and financial incentives influence the ways in which the construction of our homes impacts the environment. \nThe Greening of America's Building Codes investigates the regulations and economic incentives meant to control the environmental impact of contemporary construction practices as it analyzes the history of residential building codes. The book exposes how the socioeconomic and political forces that influenced early building code development continue to define the character of current building codes and, by extension, determine how we regulate environmental impact and define sustainability today. \n \nMore relevant than ever, The Greening of America's Building Codes is a valuable tool for architects, architecture students, builders, real estate developers, and homeowners who want to understand how public policy and their own day-to-day decisions impact the environment. \n \n\n

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Brand

PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PRESS

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ENSTK

EAN / GTIN

9781648960086

Magazine

2

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