Sorvig, Kim,
Sustainable landscape construction : a guide to green building outdoors / Kim Sorvig with J. William Thompson ; with drawings by Craig D. Farnsworth. - Third edition. - Washington, DC : Island Press, [2018] - xxx, 471 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Order of author names reversed in previous edition.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Basic principles : "Sustainability" in context -- Principle 1 : Keep healthy sites healthy -- Principle 2 : Heal injured soils and sites -- Principle 3 : Favor living, flexible materials -- Principle 4 : Respect the waters of life -- Principle 5 : Pave less -- Principle 6 : Consider origin and fate of materials -- Principle 7 : Know the costs of energy over time -- Principle 8 : Celebrate light, respect darkness -- Principle 9 : Quietly defend silence -- Principle 10 : Maintain to sustain -- Principle 11 : Demonstrate performance, learn from failure -- Sustaining principles, evolving efforts.
9781610918091 (hbk.) 161091810X (hbk.)
2017948523
Landscape construction.
Landscape protection.
Green products.
Ecological landscape design.
TH380 / .T46 2018
712.01
Sustainable landscape construction : a guide to green building outdoors / Kim Sorvig with J. William Thompson ; with drawings by Craig D. Farnsworth. - Third edition. - Washington, DC : Island Press, [2018] - xxx, 471 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Order of author names reversed in previous edition.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Basic principles : "Sustainability" in context -- Principle 1 : Keep healthy sites healthy -- Principle 2 : Heal injured soils and sites -- Principle 3 : Favor living, flexible materials -- Principle 4 : Respect the waters of life -- Principle 5 : Pave less -- Principle 6 : Consider origin and fate of materials -- Principle 7 : Know the costs of energy over time -- Principle 8 : Celebrate light, respect darkness -- Principle 9 : Quietly defend silence -- Principle 10 : Maintain to sustain -- Principle 11 : Demonstrate performance, learn from failure -- Sustaining principles, evolving efforts.
9781610918091 (hbk.) 161091810X (hbk.)
2017948523
Landscape construction.
Landscape protection.
Green products.
Ecological landscape design.
TH380 / .T46 2018
712.01