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Iggy Peck, Architect Reviews
Iggy Peck, Architect A hilarious, irreverent book about doing your own thingMeet Iggy Peck—creative, independent, and not afraid to express himself! In the spirit of David Shannon’s No, David and Rosemary Wells’s Noisy Nora, Iggy Peck will delight readers looking for irreverent, inspired fun. Iggy has one passion: building. His parents are proud of his [...]
The Responsible Business: Reimagining Sustainability and Success
The Responsible Business: Reimagining Sustainability and Success “When most people think of corporate responsibility, they are focusing on a business’s effect on and relationship to stakeholders. A Responsible Business sees stakeholders as full partners and meaningful instruments for the evolution of healthier communities and more successful businesses.”—from the IntroductionThe Responsible Business offers a new and [...]
Draw 50 Buildings and Other Structures: The Step-by-Step Way to Draw Castles and Cathedrals, Skyscrapers and Bridges, and So Much More… Reviews
Draw 50 Buildings and Other Structures: The Step-by-Step Way to Draw Castles and Cathedrals, Skyscrapers and Bridges, and So Much More… From the Eiffel Tower to the Taj Mahal — 50 man-made and natural structures from around the world are drawn here. List Price: $ 9.99 Price: $ 4.87 Find More Building Products
Embedded Sustainability: The Next Big Competitive Advantage
Embedded Sustainability: The Next Big Competitive Advantage We are in the midst of a sea-change. In years past, corporate social responsibility may have been seen as a feather in a corporation’s cap but, today, ecological and social pressures require a new type of business response. In Embedded Sustainability, authors Chris Laszlo and Nadya Zhexembayeva convincingly [...]
Sustainability Indicators: Measuring the Immeasurable?
Sustainability Indicators: Measuring the Immeasurable? Praise for the first edition: ‘This book should be of interest to anyone interested in sustainable development, and especially sustainability indicators. Bell and Morse easily succeed in exposing the fundamental paradoxes of these concepts and, more importantly, they offer us a way forward. Readers … will find their practical recommendations [...]
John Deere: Big Digs and Construction Sites (John Deere (DK Hardcover))
John Deere: Big Digs and Construction Sites (John Deere (DK Hardcover)) Filled with hundreds of photographs illustrating different parts of the machines and the job sites, and showing the different tasks that occur each day, John Deere: Big Digs and Construction Sites takes an up-close look at the big, noisy, amazing world of construction sites. [...]
DEWALT Construction Estimating Complete Handbook (Dewalt Professional Reference)
DEWALT Construction Estimating Complete Handbook (Dewalt Professional Reference) A real-world guide to success in construction estimating, the DEWALT Construction Estimating Handbook is loaded with tips, checklists, worksheets, data tables, and tutorials that will provide readers with the tools they need to effectively navigate through every step of the estimating process. The book focuses on the [...]
Sustainability by Design: A Subversive Strategy for Transforming Our Consumer Culture
Sustainability by Design: A Subversive Strategy for Transforming Our Consumer Culture The developed world, increasingly aware of inconvenient truths” about global warming and sustainability, is turning its attention to possible remedieseco-efficiency, sustainable development, and corporate social responsibility, among others. But such measures are mere Band-Aids, and they may actually do more harm than good, says [...]
A Visual Dictionary of Architecture
A Visual Dictionary of Architecture The classic, bestselling reference on architecture now revised and expanded! An essential one-volume reference of architectural topics using Francis D.K. Ching’s signature presentation. It is the only dictionary that provides concise, accurate definitions illustrated with finely detailed, hand-rendered drawings. From Arch to Wood, every concept, technology, material and detail important [...]
The Architecture Of Light: A textbook of procedures and practices for the Architect, Interior Designer and Lighting Designer.
The Architecture Of Light: A textbook of procedures and practices for the Architect, Interior Designer and Lighting Designer. The Architecture of Light makes lighting design approachable. This vivid, image packed text of lighting concepts and techniques serves as the perfect companion for lighting design students and professionals alike. Built around a successful teaching curriculum, this [...]
