Environmentally-friendly (‘green’) architecture and design

This book offers an overview of Russian and international experience in developing the concept of future cities and its practical implementation.

This book (The AUN/SEED-Net Joint Regional Conference in Transportation, Energy, and Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering) gathers selected papers submitted to the 14th Regional Conference in Energy Engineering and the 13th Regional Conference in Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering in the fields related to intelligent equipment, automotive engineering, mechanical systems and sustainable manufacturing, renewable energy, heat and mass transfer.

The book presents the proceedings of the 6th EAI International Conference on Management of Manufacturing Systems (MMS 2021), which took place online on October 6, 2021.

Since 2014, and the start of the New-type Urbanization Plan (NUP), we see a turning point in the sustainability agenda of China.

This book highlights advances in the fields of civil engineering and construction industry with a particular focus on Structural Engineering and Construction Management.

This book explains the challenges and barriers of island energy systems in the European Union.

Sustainable engineering is of great importance for resilient and agile technology and society.

This comprehensive book brings together reflections, lessons and insights relating to the post Covid-19 era in Zimbabwe.

Sustainable engineering is of great importance for resilient and agile technology and society.

Mediante un diseño responsable centrado en las personas y orientado hacia valores de carácter social, el diseño para la innovación social ha dado lugar a la configuración de sólidas plataformas de emprendimiento para cientos de diseñadores profesionales, que reclaman un lugar en los sectores productivos de la ciudad y el reconocimiento de nuevas prácticas colectivas de diseño como una alternativa válida de participación social y desarrollo económico.

This book is about how to make the method of morphological regionalization, proposed in the early 1960s, more useful and practicable for planning, urban design and architecture.

Das Buch beschreibt die Herangehensweise an die Entsorgung- und den Rückbau im Einzelhandel unter vorrangig ökologischen Gesichtspunkten.

FABRIC[ated] examines fabric as a catalyst for innovation, reflection, change and transformation in architecture.

FABRIC[ated] examines fabric as a catalyst for innovation, reflection, change and transformation in architecture.

The most productive way to engage society as a whole with issues of sustainability is to involve them in the development and execution of the solutions.

The most productive way to engage society as a whole with issues of sustainability is to involve them in the development and execution of the solutions.

This book analyses international Green Infrastructure (GI) planning and design strategies.

This book first describes fundamental knowledge on human thermal comfort, adaptive thermal comfort, thermal comfort in sleeping environments, modeling of human thermal comfort, and thermal comfort assessment using human trials.

Biodesign in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Deep Green investigates the potential of nature-based technology for shaping the evolution of contemporary architecture and design.

Biodesign in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Deep Green investigates the potential of nature-based technology for shaping the evolution of contemporary architecture and design.

This is the first book focused on City Information Modelling (CIM) that puts together a collection of recent studies related to concepts and trends in CIM, application and digitization processes/methods, and frameworks and practices of CIM.

This is the first book focused on City Information Modelling (CIM) that puts together a collection of recent studies related to concepts and trends in CIM, application and digitization processes/methods, and frameworks and practices of CIM.

"e;A sharp-tongued spokesman for Japan's environment and traditions"e; The New York TimesIn Alex Kerr's critically acclaimed Lost Japan and Dogs and Demons, he documented the decline of the traditional landscapes of Japan, his adopted home of many years.

This book analyses international Green Infrastructure (GI) planning and design strategies.

Sustainable Business: Key Issues is the first comprehensive introductory-level textbook to address the interface between environmental challenges and business solutions to provide an overview of the basic concepts of sustainability, sustainable business, and business ethics.

Sustainability has become a driver of innovation in the built environment, but the affordability of sustainable building remains a significant challenge.

This book seeks to provide an alternative post-Western perspective to the history of contemporary architecture.

La presente edición es un compendio muy valioso que reúne ejemplos destacados para innovar el concepto de vivienda sustentable de interés social en México y que contribuye a alimentar el debate para transformar la inercia del modelo fallido de vivienda, que todavía hace estragos en la periferia de nuestras ciudades y que condena a millones de familias a vivir en condiciones indignas.

Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is recognized as a crucial signaling molecule that mediates physiological and biochemical processes in plants, regulating various development and stress responses.

This book first describes fundamental knowledge on human thermal comfort, adaptive thermal comfort, thermal comfort in sleeping environments, modeling of human thermal comfort, and thermal comfort assessment using human trials.

This book is about how to make the method of morphological regionalization, proposed in the early 1960s, more useful and practicable for planning, urban design and architecture.

In recent years, there has been an upsurge in the number of forced displacements due to natural disasters, armed conflicts, and pandemics, which has favoured an increase in the number of temporary accommodations.

Das Buch beschreibt die Herangehensweise an die Entsorgung- und den Rückbau im Einzelhandel unter vorrangig ökologischen Gesichtspunkten.

The conservation of built heritage implies constant intervention.

This book provides a different narrative and approach to rethinking stormwater management through sustainable urban design.

Handbook of Materials Failure Analysis: With Case Studies from the Chemicals, Concrete and Power Industries provides an in-depth examination of materials failure in specific situations, a vital component in both developing and engineering new solutions.

Energy Services Fundamentals and Financing, first volume of the Energy Services and Management series, provides a global view of energy services schemes and practices.

Phytoremediation is the process that uses plants to remove pollutants from soils.

Chromium nutritional supplements are the second best selling mineral supplements after calcium as chromium is found in pills, sports drinks, chewing gums, smoothies, and numerous other products.

This book aims to provide insights into rethinking pathways in the transition to sustainable built environments in the wake of the pandemic and COP26.

Handbook of Green Building Design and Construction: LEED, BREEAM, and Green Globes, Second Edition directly addresses the needs of building professionals interested in the evolving principles, strategies, and concepts of green/sustainable design.

Effective resource management and reliable equipment are essential for optimum plant performance.

In May 2019, the United Nations released the Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services which warned that human activities will drive nearly one million species to extinction in a few decades.

Safety and Reliability Modeling and Its Applications combines work by leading researchers in engineering, statistics and mathematics who provide innovative methods and solutions for this fast-moving field.

eMaintenance: Essential Electronic Tools for Efficiency enables the reader to improve efficiency of operations, maintenance staff, infrastructure managers and system integrators, by accessing a real time computerized system from data to decision.

The Best On-the-Job Guide to Industrial Plant Equipment and SystemsThis practical, one-of-a-kind field manual explains how equipment in industrial facilities operates and covers all aspects of commissioning relevant to engineers and project managers.

Lean TPM is an accessible, step-by-step guide designed to help you increase manufacturing efficiency through continuous improvement.

The Most Complete, Current Guide to Every Aspect of Maintenance EngineeringExtensively updated to cover the latest technologies and methods, Maintenance Engineering Handbook, Eighth Edition offers in-depth details on identifying and repairing faulty equipment.