文档介绍：Seven Wonders of
Green Building
Technology
Karen Sirvaitis
BedZED
Twenty-First Century Books
Minneapolis
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Copyright © 2010 by Karen Sirvaitis
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Sirvaitis, Karen, 1961–
Seven wonders of green building technology / by Karen Sirvaitis.
p. cm. —(Seven wonders)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978–0–7613–4242–7 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
1. Sustainable buildings—Juvenile literature. 2. Sustainable construction—Juvenile literature. I. Title.
2010
720’.47—dc22 2009020317
Seven Wonders of Green Building Technology
Manufactured in the United States of America
1 – DP – 12/15/09
2 eISBN: 978-0-7613-5991-3
Contents
Introduction —— 4
BedZED —— 7
Earthships —— 19
Menara Mesiniaga —— 29
The Reichstag —— 39
7 World Trade Center —— 49
Jean-Marie Tjibaou
Cultural Center —— 57
Samso —— 65
Timeline —— 72
Choose an Eighth Wonder —— 73
Glossary and Pronunciation Guide —— 74
Source Notes —— 75
Selected Bibliography —— 76
Further Reading and Websites —— 77 BedZED
Index —— 78
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Introduction
People love to make lists of the biggest
and the best. Almost twenty-five hundred years ago, a Greek
writer named Herodotus made a list of the most awesome
things ever built by people. The list included buildings,
statues, and other objects that were large, wondrous, and
impressive. Later, other writers added new items to the