Environmentally Responsible Design provides beginning designers and experienced professionals alike with a comprehensive survey that coverers everything from theoretical approaches to current practices.

Environmentally Responsible Design helps designers understand the environmentally responsible approach and make design decisions that are ethical and do not harm the world's environment.

Contents

Environmentally Responsible Interior Design

1. Global Sustainability:The Macro Perspective
2. A Timeline of Human and Environmental Interactions
3. Environmentally Responsible Interior Design
4. Nature as a Model for Design

Indoor Environmental Quality

5. Indoor Air Quality
6. Environmentally Responsible Lighting Design
7. Energy, HVAC, and Water

Evaluation of Interior Finishes and Furnishings

8. Certification Programs and Evaluation Instruments
9. United States Green Building Council and LEED Certification
10. Specification of Products for Environmentally Responsible Interior Design

Case Studies

11. Case Study: The Immaculate Heart of Mary Motherhouse, Monroe, Michigan
12. Case Study: The Everett L. Marshall Building at Eastern Michigan University

Index

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