Sustainable Architectures : Cultures and Natures in Europe and North America (Hardcover)

1. Introduction: The Paradoxes of Sustainable Architecture  2. Re-Interpreting Green Design: Beyond Performance and Ideology  3. Theory, Practice, and Proof: Learning from 'Buildings that Teach'  4. The Social Construction of 'Green Building' Codes: Competing Models by Industry, Government, and NGOs  5. The Politics of Design in Cities: Preconceptions, Frameworks and Trajectories of Sustainable Building  6. Equal Couples in Equal Houses: Cultural Perspectives on Swedish Solar and Bio-Pellet Heating Design  7. Safe Houses and Green Architecture: Reflections on the Lessons of the Chemically Sensitive  8. Revaluing Wood  9. Policing Sustainability: Strategies Towards a Sustainable Architecture in Norway  10. Green Buildings in Denmark - From Radical Ecology to Consumer-oriented Market Approaches?  11. Leaky Walls: Challenges to Sustainable Practices in Post-Disaster Communities.  12. Social Research on Energy-Efficient Building Technologies: Towards a Sociotechnical Integration  13. Conclusion. Reflections and Engagement: Towards Pluralists Practices of Sustainable Architecture