This volume contains the extended versions of selected papers presented at the first Mediterranean Conference "Sharing Knowledge on Sustainable Building" held at the Polytechnic ofBari in December 1999; supported by the National Research Council of Italy. The publication of this book was made possible through the efforts of the contributing Authors. Other people have provided invaluable support for the conference and for the preparation of this volume; in particular; I wish to thank Antonella Lerario for providing support in the final editing of the text and images. 1 As reported in Boonstra and Rovers (200 I) ; people spend a great deal of time inside buildings; therefore; decisions about design; construction; use; maintenance; renovation; demolition; reuse and recycling of buildings have a huge impact on the sustainable development of our society. Technical aspects; however; should be supported by adequate policies; developed with appropriate tools and driven by meaningful challenges. For people involved in sustainable buildings; the conceptual frameworks; studies and experiences collected in this volume; organized into three parts - "Policies"; "Tools" and "Challenges" - will help to advance knowledge allowing them to adopt and more efficiently implement such innovations sooner.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Tons and tons of sketches/drawings; all pencil ... black and whiteBy CemeI built a French Victorian Dollhouse for my niece ... when it came to floors; crown molding; base board; wallpaper; I figured I was good; but in order to get the interior wainscot and woodwork; I was a little concerned. This is all black and white drawings/sketching/advertisements. Great drawings of staircases; shops; banisters; posts; window panels; frames; doors; bookcases; etc. I wish some where in color; but overall lots of pictures.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. It is OKBy JennaVery few plates. Though there was a lot of written information which was very informative. I would of rather had both the the long written chapters and then some more plates to go with it! Just too few in this book AND they were SMALL and hard to see the details! If not for the written information which was interesting it would of received a poor rating.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. If you are looking for home design and architectural details ...By Mr. SterlingIf you are looking for home design and architectural details (I am an architecture student and huge fan of the Victorian style); THIS IS THE BOOK. I have bought six or seven from various other authors and none were as satisfying as this one.