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The Good Building Book
Principles of Efficient, Functional and Sustainable Design
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‘Mandatory reading for everyone in our design practice.’ CHARLIE LUXTON ‘A deeply fascinating book.’ MARK BRINKLEY Drawing from extensive experience, award-winning architect Jon Broome and design engineer Nick Grant celebrate undervalued ideas that have stood the test of time. The Good Building Book provides provocative and...
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The Good Building Book reimagines design and construction for optimal performance and value while minimising environmental impacts.
The Good Building Book reimagines design and construction for optimal performance and value while minimising environmental impacts.
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Description
‘Mandatory reading for everyone in our design practice.’ CHARLIE LUXTON
‘A deeply fascinating book.’ MARK BRINKLEY
Drawing from extensive experience, award-winning architect Jon Broome and design engineer Nick Grant celebrate undervalued ideas that have stood the test of time.
The Good Building Book provides provocative and empowering insights, along with critical analysis, to help rethink design and construction.
- Guides readers through project development, from single home to larger projects.
- Examines performance standards and navigates commercial aspects such as budgets, contracts, and consultants.
- Explores strategic design and principles of good details for building elements, weaving together aesthetics, performance, and value in context.
- Offers practical principles and design strategies relevant for a rapidly changing world.
- Features more than 150 photos and a further 90 diagrams.
Whether you’re a designer or contractor, building user or client, student or teacher, this solution-focused book provides a new way of thinking about how we shape the built environment for a sustainable future.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781399417136
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 29 January 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustration: Full colour photographs and diagrams
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 210.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 940g
Pages: 288
About the Author
Jon Broome trained as an architect but is now a designer, enabler and self-builder. Previously Director of Architype, he now lives in London, where he runs his own consultancy specialising in sustainable construction.
Nick Grant is a freelance energy consultant and principal of Elemental Solutions. One of the UK pioneers of Passivhaus Standard, he is an active contributor to discussions on sustainable design as well as a practical engineer and self builder.
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