Eco-architecture II : harmonisation between architecture and nature / editors, G. Broadbent, C.A. Brebbia.

SECTION 1: Ecological and cultural sensitivity
1: Learning from vernacular architecture: sustainability and cultural conformity
2: The ecology of the mudhif
3: The vernacular of Tibet, harnessing panoramic sunshine
4: The fortress, a house with a vision
Etc.

SECTION 2: Design with nature
1: The dislocation of composition: architecture and Eco-sustainability
2: Swarm-driven idea models-from insect nests to modern architecture
3: Defining ecological regionalism - a theoretical perspective
4: In harmony with nature - the suckling Elephant House of Malaysia
Etc.

SECTION 3: Resource conservation and building technologies
1: Hands-on learning: the ecoMOD project
2: Urban energy harvest and optimization in use of renewable energy sources in the Droevendaal residential area
3: Cost benefit analysis of energy efficient family houses
4: Timber: a changing material and its effect on the architectural form
Etc.

SECTION 4; Design by passive systems
1: Hygrothermic performance of exterior and interior surfaces of buildings
2: Visualizing sustainability in urban conditions
3: Study of the behavior of the shutter prototype for non-residential buildings, aimed at containing the summer heating load
4: Use of active and passive solar systems in residential buildings
Etc.

SECTION 5: Case studies
1: Generation p(ost-fossil)
2: The solar house in 1947
3: Daylight availability in courtyards of urban dwellings in Athens

SECTION 6: Rehabilitation and adaptive re-use
1: The Emperor's new clothes: living skins and the reconsideration of the post-war office tower
2: Rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of historic buildings in Poland
3: Rehabilitating existing high-rise residential buildings: the idea of Ecoskin

Includes bibliographical references and index p.349