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	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	Chapter 1 Green Architecture:Overview
	Introduction: Ecosystems and Natural Environments
	Human Impact on the Natural Environment
	Architectural Impact on the Natural Environment
	Responsibility of Architecture
	
	Chapter 2 Definitions and Operationalizations
	of Green Architecture
	Sustainability
	Sustainable Architecture
	Ecology
	Ecological Architecture
	Performance
	Green
	Measurement of Green
	
	Chapter 3 Brief History of Green Architecture
	Early Beginnings
	Shelters and Early Technology
	Population Increase
	Ecological/Environmental Changes
	The Rise of Environmental Awareness
	Conservation Movement
	The Birth of Modern Environmentalism and Specialized Movements
	
	Chapter 4 Green Technologies: Energy Generation
	Energy Generation
	Bioenergy
	Solar Energy
	Geothermal Energy
	Wind Energy
	Hydro Energy
	Blue Energy
	Fuel Cell Energy
	Hybrid Systems
	
	Chapter 5 Green Technologies: Energy Retention
	Insulation Systems
	Heating/Cooling Systems
	Ventilation Systems
	Water and Waste Management Systems
	
	Chapter 6 Green Materials
	Biomaterials/Biotic Materials
	Composites
	
	Chapter 7 Smart Materials
	Thermo-Responsive Materials
	Light-Responsive Materials
	Stimulus (Force)-Responsive Materials
	Nanomaterials
	
	Chapter 8 Case Studies
	Advanced Green Buildings
	Active Solar Buildings
	Passive Solar Buildings
	Modular and Mobile Systems
	Solar Decathlon Projects
	Solar Decathlon 
	Solar Decathlon 
	Solar Decathlon 
	Bibliography
	Index