CONTENTS Hybrid environments BREEAM , sustainable architecture , sustainable design 15 Theory practice and proof thermal comfort , Oberlin College , Sonoma State University31 The social construction of green building codes Austin Energy , building codes , utilitarian 51 The politics of design in cities Netherlands , condensing boilers , sustainable technologies 73 Equal couples in equal houses Competing design89 BREEAM , Barrhaven , pellet stove Revaluing wood 111 Mi'kmaq , Nova Scotia , Eastern hemlock 123 Policing sustainability Telenor , Statsbygg , Fornebu 145 Green buildings in Denmark low-energy buildings , eco-villages , zero-energy house 165 Leaky walls Pattonsburg , floods of 1993 , Ang Lee 185 Social research on energyefficient building technologies smart homes , passive house , low-energy buildings 201 Reflection and engagement critical theory , Andrew Jamison , actor-network theory 221 Bibliography 241 lndex 265