Residential design that is inspired, responsible, and in harmony with the planet: that is the concept behind cradle-to-cradle systems, which seek to go beyond sustainability to the use of waste-free products that return to the earth s lifecycles. Cradle to Cradle Home Design: Process and Experience is a groundbreaking text that offers a case study in this revolutionary design concept via the Cradle to Cradle (C2C) Home Competition, based out of Roanoke, Virginia. More than 600 submissions from students and professionals around the world provide the archive for the book, creating a spirited, smart, and engaging guide that both delights in the possibilities offered by the paradigm, and inspires an alternative approach to design. Developed for interior design and architecture studio courses as well as practicing design firms, this book is a must-read for anybody looking to incorporate sustainable design principles and materials into his or her work

• Foreword / Gregg Lewis
• Gregg Lewis
• Inspiration : Introduction to Cradle to Cradle ; Eco-technic ; Eco-centric ; Eco-aesthetic ; Eco-cultural ; Eco medical ; Eco-social ; Sustainable design and Cradle to Cradle ; Origins of Cradle to Cradle ; Waste = food ; Solar income ; Diversity ; Design process
• Identification : Design assignment ; Integrated design process ; Programming ; C2C Home Design Competition ; Environment ; Social dimension ; Economy
• Exploration : Schematic design: raising a concept ; Concept development
• Refinement : Cradle to Cradle design development ; Solar orientation ; Local flora and fauna ; Site and water management systems ; Structural: materials and methods ; Mechanical systems ; Electrical systems ; Plumbing systems ; Materials ; Specific calculations, charts, and other details
• Evaluation : Cradle to Cradle paradigm ; Roanoke: parcel number 112709 ; Night-and-day: a light relationship ; The essence of biological survival ; Parasol ; Tasteful home: eat my wallpaper ; Living: cellular mutualism ; Continuing to improve: a home, a neighborhood, a world ; Producing built change
• Winning entries in the C2C Home Design Competition : Logics, challenges, and concepts ; Professional category ; Student category ; Lessons learned from the winning entries ; Cradle to Cradle as inspiration ; Waste = food ; Use of current solar income ; Diversity
• Afterword / Appendix : Cradle to Cradle programming document : Introduction ; Social dimensions ; Environmental dimensions ; Economic dimensions ; Program analysis