Environmentally Responsible Design: Green and Sustainable Design for Interior Designers
- ISBN-10
- 0471761311
- ISBN-13
- 9780471761310
- Category
- Architecture
- Pages
- 432
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-10-13
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Author
- Louise Jones
Description
At last, there's an authoritative guide to help interior designers apply green- building and sustainability applications to their environments. Sustainable Interior Design expertly introduces the principles of environmentally responsible design for interior environments. This useful reference provides beginning designers and experienced professionals alike with a comprehensive survey that coverers everything from theoretical approaches to current practices. It helps designers understand the environmentally responsible approach and make design decisions that are ethical and do not harm the world?s environment.
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- 2012-07-19
- 432 pages
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