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Description:
Title:
Our islands our future : guide to green building in the USVI : designers field guide
Alternate Title:
Guide to green building in the USVI
Author(s):
Carrubba, Lisamarie
United States, National Ocean Service
United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.))
Corporate Name:
United States, National Ocean Service
United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.))
Dates of Publication:
2013
Abstract:
This guide is meant to serve as a practice manual demonstrating the concepts detailed in the accompanying classroom module for designers. The guide follows the layout of the classroom module, moving through green design, selecting best management practices (BMPs), and green landscaping, as well as operation and maintenance of site BMPs. The guide, along with the classroom module, is meant to be a training tool for practicing the concepts of green design in the field or in a classroom setting to familiarize you with how to incorporate these concepts in the design of your projects. The guide is divided into three sections - [1] designing with nature, [2] selecting appropriate BMPs, and [3] green landscaping and project operation and maintenance. You can review each of the sections in any order based on your interest"--Introduction.
Keywords:
Conservation of natural resources
Energy conservation
Environmental engineering
Management
Sediment control
Soil conservation
Sustainable design
Sustainable engineering
Place Keywords:
United States Virgin Islands
Local Corporate Name:
NOS (National Ocean Service)
CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)
Type of Resource:
Miscellaneous
Note:
This guide is meant to serve as a practice manual demonstrating the concepts detailed in the accompanying classroom module for designers. The guide follows the layout of the classroom module, moving through green design, selecting best management practices (BMPs), and green landscaping, as well as operation and maintenance of site BMPs. The guide, along with the classroom module, is meant to be a training tool for practicing the concepts of green design in the field or in a classroom setting to familiarize you with how to incorporate these concepts in the design of your projects. The guide is divided into three sections - [1] designing with nature, [2] selecting appropriate BMPs, and [3] green landscaping and project operation and maintenance. You can review each of the sections in any order based on your interest"--Introduction.
2013
NOS (National Ocean Service)
CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)
Library
Public Domain
1936
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