Eco-Architecture II : Harmonisation between Architecture and Nature (Wit Transactions on Ecology and the Environment)

This book contains papers presented at the Second International Conference on Harmonisation between Architecture and Nature, held in The Algarve, Portugal. The multi-disciplinary nature of Eco-Architecture is reflected in the contents, which includes topics on: Historical and philosophical aspects; Ecological and cultural sensitivity; Energy and building
technologies; Alternative and renewable sources of energy; Design with nature; Design with climate, siting and orientation; Materials selection and their life cycle assessment of materials; Design by passive systems; Conservation and re-use of water; Building operation and management;
Rehabilitation and adaptive re-use; Case studies.