Environmentally-friendly (‘green’) architecture and design

This book examines the sustainability of cities and regions and concludes that currently sustainability is not achievable.

OverviewNo previous works have focused on the topic of inventory reduction and optimization to the extent that this one does.

Designbuild Education adopts the intellectual framework of American Pragmatism, which is a theory of action, to investigate architects' compelling urge to build and how that manifests in collegiate designbuild programs.

This research book aims to conceptualise the scale and spectrum of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) approaches in energy efficient building design and to develop its functional solutions with a focus on four crucial aspects of building envelop, building layout, occupant behaviour and heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems.

From BIM (building information modeling) to RFID (radio frequency identification) to BAS (building automation and control systems), facility managers of today's commercial buildings are often asked to work with a variety of technologies without any experience in IT.

This book critically examines Sustainable Development Goals and cities in developing countries with special reference to climate change, inclusion, diversity, and citizen rights in India.

At the beginning of each year, there is a deluge of top-10 lists on just about every subject you can imagine.

This book analyses calendar anomalies in the real estate industry with a focus on the European market.

Despite population trends toward urbanization, the forest continues to have a strong appeal to the human imagination, and the human preference for forest over many other types of terrain is well documented.

Spaces of Tolerance addresses the topic of tolerance in architectural production.

This book is the most comprehensive review of health and safety in half a century.

Understand, Plan, and Prepare for Emergencies and DisastersDevelop and implement effective emergency management plans throughout your organization using the detailed information contained in this practical guide.

Integrate the best building envelope construction methods, materials science, and structural principles in your work using this book as a resource to help you.

The concept of Green Exercise has now been widely adopted and implies a synergistic health benefit of being active in the presence of nature.

The second edition of Sustainable Construction provides a masterclass on the principles and techniques involved in the design and delivery of practical, affordable, high quality sustainable buildings and places.

Written for students and practitioners in the fields of architecture and interior design, our new Architecture Brief Sustainable Design provides a concise overview of all the techniques available for reducing the energy footprint of structures and spaces.

To understand Construction Estimating one must also understand plan reading and construction techniques.

First published in 2004.

The notion of ecodesign has now clearly become part of the building sector.

Written for anyone in a leadership position in maintenance, storeroom or production, this unique book will also be found useful by vendors to the maintenance departments, including maintenance contractors, parts vendors, and various kinds of service providers.

E-Mobilität ist komplex, alle Betroffenen haben gleichen Fragen.

A clear and up-to-date guide to the UK tax system for surveyors and valuers which demonstrates land valuation for taxation purposes.

This book presents the proceedings of CRIOCM_2016, 21st International Conference on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, sharing the latest developments in real estate and construction management around the globe.

This book compiles state-of-the-art studies and real-world applications in ecosystems and smart environments.

Lean Thinking for Emerging Healthcare Leaders: How to Develop Yourself and Implement Process Improvements aims to solve the issues in modern day healthcare by handing over the reins of the improvement process to healthcare professionals.

This book mainly presents the state-of-the-art development in indoor sound environment.

This new book focuses on the important concern of sustainability in tourism and hospitality industry.

Das Lehrbuch analysiert die wesentlichen Themen der Volkswirtschaftslehre für die Immobilienwirtschaft für ein Studium an Hochschulen und Universitäten.

Originally published in 1970, EDRA 1 is a record of the conference proceedings of the 1st annual Environmental Design Research Association conference.

Understand, Plan, and Prepare for Emergencies and DisastersDevelop and implement effective emergency management plans throughout your organization using the detailed information contained in this practical guide.

This book brings together a broad range of research that interrogates how real estate market analysis, finance, planning, and investment for residential and commercial developments across the African continent are undertaken.

Conventional air conditioning is not a sustainable solution to the challenge of a hot or humid climate.

E-Mobilität ist komplex, alle Betroffenen haben gleichen Fragen.

Leading architectural firms are now using in-house design simulation to help make more sustainable design decisions.

This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of information technology in civil and building engineering, presented at the 20th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ICCCBE), held in Montreal, Canada on August 25-28, 2024.

Written by a leading proponent of biophilic design, this is the only practical guide to biophilic design principles for interior designers.

Dieses Fachbuch befasst sich mit den grundlegenden Herausforderungen der Bauwirtschaft und den Möglichkeiten, die digitale Transformation zu deren Bewältigung einzusetzen.

What happens when a renowned river guide teams up with the CEO of one of the largest and least Earth-friendly corporations in the world?

More than half the world's population now lives in cities.

This book of CRIOCM 2021 (26th International Conference on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate) presents the latest developments in real estate and construction management around the globe.

Dieses Lehrbuch führt in die Grundlagen der Immobilienbewertung ein.

Inspecting and Diagnosing Disrepair provides housing officers, surveyors, landlords, tenants, lawyers and environmental health inspectors with the essential information they need to record, diagnose and remedy disrepair.

This edited collection explores disease transmission and the ways that the designed environment has promoted or limited its spread.

This book provides readers with an understanding of various concepts, benefits, and practices that the adoption of Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technolo>gies can bring when working towards sustainable construction goals.

This comprehensive companion surveys intelligent design thinking in architecture and urbanism, investigates multiple facets of "e;smart"e; approaches to design thinking that augment the potentials of user experiences as well as his/her physical and mental interactions with the built environment.

Want to keep up with emerging design thinking and issues worldwide?

Fundamentals of Building Performance Simulation pares the theory and practice of a multi-disciplinary field to the essentials for classroom learning and real-world applications.