Architecture - Insight Media

Sustainable Design
The Science of Sustainability
Explaining that the earth renews and sustains itself through
various natural cycles, this program shows how human
inter ference and consumption interrupts these cycles. It
also outlines ways to help protect and sustain life on earth.
DVD / 22 min / 2010 / #5BA7866 - $209
CMS + DVD / 3 yr License / #5BA7878 - $418
Sustainability Considerations
in Design
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Questioning whether principles of sustainability
can be applied to any design, this program ex-
amines the art of creating eco-friendly products. It
introduces designs that utilize renewable resources,
maximize energy and material efficiency, and minimize
waste and damaging environmental consequences. c
DVD / 30 min / 2008 / #5BA6604 - $149
Vision of the Future:
Sustainable Eco-cities
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Using Freiburg, Germany as an example of a model
eco-city, this DVD examines the urban develop-
ment process and the goal of sustainability. It looks at
proposals to create experimental urban ecological centers
in the United Arab Emirates and China.
DVD / 25 min / 2009 / #5BA8329 - $149
Sustainable Urban Living
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This DVD profiles the
South American city of
Curitiba, Brazil, and highlights
its sustainable urban management
system. The program
looks at such aspects of the
city’s design as its transportation
network, parks, and
waste management system.
It features Jaime Lerner, the architect behind the city’s success,
and Curitiba mayor Cassio Taniguchi.
DVD / 25 min / 2003 / #5BA3984 - $149
CMS + DVD / 3 yr License / #5BA7839 - $298
Environmentally Friendly Construction
Green Home Building
Featuring clear visuals and commentary from industry
experts, this program outlines general construction
guidelines for environmentally friendly residential building.
It presents technical information and highlights best
practices in green housing construction. The DVD covers
such topics as lot design, resource efficiency, recycling
methods, water conservation, HVAC, energy footprints,
indoor air quality, and professional certification. c
DVD / 20 min / 2008 / #5BA6407 - $129
Edens Lost and Found:
Seattle
This program shows how citizens, activists, and professionals
are working together to promote sustainability and
environmental protection in Seattle. It discusses Seattle’s
use of alternate fuels, mixed-use housing develop ments,
and sustainable fishing practices; examines the debate
surrounding the Viaduct Highway and its replacement
with a tunnel; and follows the ten-year battle to fund and
build a monorail. c
DVD / 57 min / 2007 / #5BA5517 - $249
Edens Lost and Found:
Chicago
This DVD shows how Chicago’s government, leaders, and
the city’s local grassroots groups are working to educate
citizens and create sustainable environments in the city.
The program considers their commitment to preserving
open space, follows the construction of a 24-acre park on
top on a parking garage in the heart of downtown Chicago,
and discusses the city’s green roofs initiative. It also
looks at Eden Place Nature Center in Chicago’s South Side
neighborhood. c
DVD / 57 min / 2006 / #5BA5536 - $249
Brownfield Basics
This program addresses basic terms and concepts related
to and provides a historical background of brownfields. It
examines the Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002 and
features Rosanne Sanchez, who discusses her work with
community leaders, state officials, and private developers.
DVD / 32 min / 2004 / #5BA5016 - $129
Energy and Resource Efficiencies
This set presents panel discussions among architects, engineers,
planners, and developers on energy and resource
efficiencies. It features demonstrations of tools and techniques
that facilitate energy efficiency, looks at issues associated
with site planning, and covers recycling and
waste management.
2 DVD / 174 min total / 1993 / #5BA4937 - $189
Technology in Society:
Building and Construction
This program looks at cutting edge techniques used to restore
buildings and build eco-friendly housing. It shows how
technology is helping to achieve such remarkable feats as the
completion of Gaudí’s Sagrada Familia cathedral, the relocation
of buildings, the design of rotating structures, and the
construction of underground public transportation in cities.
DVD / 25 min / 2011 / #5BA7857 - $189
CMS + DVD / 3 yr License / #5BA7858 - $378
Sustainable Architecture
Last Call for Planet Earth:
Sustainable Development
and Architecture
This DVD shows how leading international architects
utilize eco-friendly concepts and materials. It offers interviews
and visuals that provide insight into a variety
of design innovations, including passive solar energies.
Portions in foreign languages with English subtitles. c
DVD / 75 min / 2007 / #5BA6391 - $179
Green Architecture:
Environmentally Friendly Housing
This DVD follows a challenge among 20 teams of college
students from North America and Europe competing to
design and build the most attractive and energy-efficient
house at the 2007 Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C. It
shows how they seek corporate sponsors, research available
materials, and hone their construction skills. Recommended,
National Science Teachers Association . c
DVD / 30 min / 2008 / #5BA5982 - $129
Case Studies in
Environmentally Responsible Design
Offering illustrative case studies, this program explores the
principles of environmentally responsible design as they
relate to architecture. It profiles such sites as the Audubon
Society Headquarters in New York City; the Way Station in
Frederick, Maryland; the Rocky Mountain Institute in
Snowmass, Colorado; NMB Bank in the Netherlands; West
Bend Mutual Insurance Headquarters in West Bend, Wisconsin;
and the greening of Harlem, New York.
DVD / 90 min / 1993 / #5BA4224 - $179
Landscape Design
Sustainable Landscaping:
Growing a Greener Home
This program explains how green landscaping can reduce
the energy needed to heat and cool a house. It highlights
the connection between outdoor habitat and living
spaces and considers the value of using native plants. c
DVD / 38 min / 2010 / #5BA6766 - $129
Green Building and Design
The green revolution has prompted new forms of building
design that embrace nature. This program looks at advances
in environmental architecture and profiles the pioneers
who are creating and implementing green building and
design practices. It features William McDonough, Leslie
Hoffman, Kathleen Hogan, and John Todd. c
DVD / 26 min / 2005 / #5BA5984 - $139
Eco-Architecture
This DVD examines the aesthetics and advantages of two
homes built with the latest environmentally friendly technologies.
It explores Minto Developments’ Innova House
in Kanata, Ontario, which is a state-of-the-art, energy selfsufficient
home, and tours a home in Naturo, Italy, that
was built using local, natural materials. c
DVD / 24 min / 1997 / #5BA4243 - $179
CMS + DVD / 3 yr License / #5BA7892 - $358
Kieran Timberlake: Loblolly House
(2007) and Cellophane House (2008)
This DVD profiles the Philadelphia-based architectural
firm Kieran Timberlake. It considers the firm’s ability to
combine sustainable design with off-site construction for
the mass customization of houses. The DVD illustrates the
firm’s research-based approach through the examples of
the Loblolly House and the Cellophane House.
DVD / 27 min / 2009 / #5BA6728 - $179
Interior Design Project: Green Design
Featuring designer Brandi Hagen, this DVD outlines the
components of environmentally friendly interior design.
It introduces sustainable design options.
DVD / 21 min / 2009 / #5BA6412 - $129
CMS + DVD / 3 yr License / #5BA7143 - $258
Efficient Water Management
in the Landscape
Showing how to assess water-holding capacity, water infiltration
rates, evaporation, transpiration, and evapotranspiration,
this program teaches how to reduce water use.
DVD / 27 min / 1989 / #5BA7191 - $149
CMS + DVD / 3 yr License / #5BA7837 - $298
Pesticide Safety in the Landscape
Examining the management of plant problems, this DVD
teaches how to determine whether to use an herbicide,
which kills weeds; a fungicide, which kills or inhibits fungal
spores; or an insecticide, which kills or repels insects.
DVD / 29 min / 1989 / #5BA7192 - $139
CMS + DVD / 3 yr License / #5BA7904 - $278
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