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Greenhouse-gas emissions have become one of the most impacting environmental issues in today&rsquo,s society. A rapidly increasing trend in global CO2emissions particularly since the early nineties (23.64% since 1990) has led to the generation of about 50,000 million tons of CO2&ndash,equivalent (eqv) worldwide in 2010. According to mainstream climate experts, the increasing concentration of greenhouse-gases is having a warming effect on the world climate. To slow down global warming, there is a global focus on reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. Life cycle assessment in green building implementation is the focus of this Special Issue._,

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This reissue of an architectural book from the end of the 19th century consists of 400 documents of sculpted decoration of various styles presented on 192 plates divided in two volumes.There are no texts, only large images of allegories, blazons, candelabra, caryatids, capitals, chimneys, crests, knots, staircases, windows and baptismal fonts (vol. 1).A precious book for all those concerned by architecture and decoration.Cette ré,é,dition d',un livre d',architecture de la fin du XIXe siè,cle se compose de 400 documents de dé,coration sculpté,e, de styles divers, pré,senté,s en 192 planches divisé,es en deux volumes.Il n',y a pas de texte, que des images en grand format d',allé,gories, blasons, candé,labres, cariatides, chapiteaux, cheminé,es, crê,tes, entrelacs, escaliers, fenê,tres et fonts baptismaux (vol. 1).Un livre pré,cieux pour tous ceux qui sont inté,ressé,s par l&rsquo,architecture et la dé,coration._,

Ten master craftsmen, ten fascinating stories, one 486-page illustrated book about ",old world", building trades craftsmen working today to help preserve historic buildings, and the families who have dedicated their lives to saving historic structures in South Texas. The book is about some very special craftsmen who love to work with their hands, who have a burning passion their work, and who value the old architecture with the hope they can be preserved for future generations. Some of the best craftsmen based in San Antonio have told their stories about their professions and the generations of dedicated family members who have carried these vanishing skills forward in order to preserve our past, saving our historic buildings for future generations to enjoy. Barbara Dean Hendricks sat down with ten craftsmen in San Antonio and recorded their stories that have been meticulously transcribed for this ambitious book. Over 250 photos have been added to their stories to show us just what they do and how they do it. Quote from the introduction page of the book