Material revolution II : new sustainable and multi-purpose materials for design and architecture / Sascha Peters

Author:: Peters, Sascha
Uniform Title:: Materialrevolution 2. English
Published:: Basel : Birkhäuser, [2014]
Physical Description:: 223 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

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Language Note:

Translated from the German.

Contents:

Bioplastics and bio-based bonding agents -- Natural materials and organic waste materials -- Recycling materials -- Lightweight construction materials -- Multifunctional materials -- Materials that influence and emit light -- Energy-generating materials and innovative insulants --Innovative and sustainable production processes.

Summary:

The follow-up to Material Revolution, the second volume addresses the rapid development of material research and presents materials new to the market since 2010. The new volume contains a similar system of classification, but covers a completely different range of materials. There is a chapter dedicated solely to the criteria and factors of sustainable design, as well as to innovative projects by designers and architects that work with new materials and technologies.

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ISBN:

9783038214762
3038214760

Note:

Includes index.
Originally published in German (Basel : Birkhäuser, 2013) with title: Materialrevolution 2 : nachhaltige und multifunktionale Materialien für Design und Architektur.

Bibliography Note:

"Appendix. Selected publications by the author"-Pages 222-223.

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