The Green Studio Handbook : Strategies for Decarbonization - Alison G Kwok

The Green Studio Handbook

Strategies for Decarbonization

By: Alison G Kwok, Walter Grondzik, Jr., Thomas Hahn

Hardcover | 19 May 2025 | Edition Number 4

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Making the complexities of green architecture accessible to the design studio, The Green Studio Handbook remains a must-read for current and future architects. 

The heart of this book provides 43 comprehensive design strategies covering the building envelope, lighting, heating, cooling, energy & electricity, and water & waste â" each with a description, key architectural issues, implementation considerations, and a step-by-step design procedure for integration early in the design process. Each design strategy has been thoroughly reviewed and updated to reflect the latest evidence-based guidance, best practices, and standards in consideration of all climatic zones.

In addition to more than 80 building examples provided throughout, 10 in-depth case studies illustrate successful integration of numerous strategies.

All case studies are brand-new to this fourth edition and include a wide range of building types, from the USA, Colombia, Rwanda, Malaysia, Denmark, Bhutan, Canada, and Australia.

Envelope design strategies have been significantly revised and expanded to include new strategies on:

  • Foundation systems for the reduction of embodied carbon
  • Framing systems using mass-timber, bamboo, and other natural material-based systems
  • Low-complexity wall systems using ânaturalâ elements such as earth, lime, straw, and hemp
  • High-complexity wall systems for enhanced thermal performance and strength
  • Additional roofing systems beyond green roofs

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