The Green Studio Handbook: Environmental Strategies for Schematic Design

by Alison G Kwok, Walter Grondzik, Thomas Hahn, Jr.

Overview

Making the complexities of green architecture accessible to the design studio, The Green Studio Handbook remains a must-read for current and future architects.

The heart of this book provides 43 comprehensive design strategies covering the building envelope, lighting, heating, cooling, energy & electricity, and water & waste – each with a description, key architectural issues, implementation considerations, and a step-by-step design procedure for integration early in the design process. Each design strategy has been thoroughly reviewed and updated to reflect the latest evidence-based guidance, best practices, and standards in consideration of all climatic zones.

In addition to more than 80 building examples provided throughout, 10 in-depth case studies illustrate successful integration of numerous strategies.

All case studies are brand-new to this fourth edition and include a wide range of building types, from the USA, Colombia, Rwanda, Malaysia, Denmark, Bhutan, Canada, and Australia.

Envelope design strategies have been significantly revised and expanded to include new strategies on:

• Foundation systems for the reduction of embodied carbon
• Framing systems using mass-timber, bamboo, and other natural material-based systems
• Low-complexity wall systems using ‘natural’ elements such as earth, lime, straw, and hemp
• High-complexity wall systems for enhanced thermal performance and strength
• Additional roofing systems beyond green roofs

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040296349
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/03/2025
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	464

About the Author

Alison G. Kwok, PhD, FAIA, CPHC, LEED-AP, AIA and ASES Fellow, is a registered architect and a Professor of architecture at the University of Oregon. She has also taught in architecture programs in California, Hawaii, New York, Hong Kong, Japan, and Korea.

Walter T. Grondzik, PE, CPHC, ASES and ASHRAE Fellow, is an architectural engineer and a Professor Emeritus of architecture at Ball State University. He has also taught in architecture and architectural engineering programs in Florida, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Saudi Arabia.

Tom Hahn, MArch, RA, CPHC, LFA, is a registered architect and former builder, and now a Senior Instructor of architecture at the University of Oregon. He previously taught at Taliesin, Ecosa and ASU. He has designed, built with or consulted on many of the systems included in the book.

Table of Contents

1. The Green 2. The Studio 3. The Handbook 4. Design Strategies 5. Case Studies