Environmentally-friendly (‘green’) architecture and design

It is estimated that windows in office buildings are responsible for one third of energy used for their heating and cooling.

This book states that the proceedings gathers selected papers from 2021 4th International Conference on Civil Engineering and Architecture (ICCEA 2021), which was taken place in Seoul, South Korea, during July 10-12, 2021.

In this edited volume, academics and practitioners from various disciplines investigate the challenges, opportunities and frameworks in the implementation of Smart Cities in the Gulf.

This book brings together the office and office working as an economic construct, as a business function, as a building type and as a mode of work.

This book offers an international overview of how to apply the Conservation Management Plan (CMP) to the 20th-century architectural heritage.

Designed for Habitat: New Directions for Habitat for Humanity presents 12 new projects designed and built via collaborations between architects and Habitat for Humanity(R).

Designed for Habitat: New Directions for Habitat for Humanity presents 12 new projects designed and built via collaborations between architects and Habitat for Humanity(R).

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

For years, researchers have studied the risks of individual natural hazards in urban areas.

For years, researchers have studied the risks of individual natural hazards in urban areas.

Diese Veröffenlichung untersucht Lösungansätzen für die Immobilienentwicklung zur Verbesserung der sozialen Integration und des persönlichen Wohlbefindens Älterer bei Gemeinschaftswohnformen.

Diese Veröffenlichung untersucht Lösungansätzen für die Immobilienentwicklung zur Verbesserung der sozialen Integration und des persönlichen Wohlbefindens Älterer bei Gemeinschaftswohnformen.

Finance is essential to the real estate project development sector's success.

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

This book investigates energy use and measures to improve the energy efficiency of public housing, using post-war social housing development estates in Cyprus as its example.

Ecological and livable cities need an objective method to be examined.

This book reports on a large research project on community regeneration, which integrated the spatial, social, economic and organizational factors with the dimensions of sustainability, resilience and participation.

This book describes results of research conducted with the goal of providing a framework, selected tools, and guidelines to significantly reduce energy use (by more than 50%) in government and public buildings.

This book explores the profound impacts of gentrification on public health, examining how this process reshapes socioeconomic and physical environments, exacerbates health disparities, and influences lived experiences.

Master the Art of Human Resources: Your Guide to Thriving in Todays WorkplaceEmbark on an enlightening journey into the heart of the modern workplace with Breaking Down HR: The Basics You Need to Know.

This book analyses the evolution of the construction systems and the required materials in Ecuador from 1980 to 2020, from different perspectives including environmental, economic, thermal behaviour, modulation design, and integrity of construction.

This book gathers a selection of papers presented at the 5th International Scientific Conference "e;Environmental Challenges in Civil Engineering"e;, ECCE 2022, held on September 26-28, 2022, in Opole, Poland.

Dieses Fachbuch ist einen Handlungsleitfaden für die strukturierte Organisationsentwicklung immobilienwirtschaftlicher Unternehmen vor dem Hintergrund aktueller Megatrends wie Digitalisierung, Klimawandel, neue Mobilitätsmuster und New Work.

In today's complex work environments, occupational health and safety are critical concerns for all organizations.

Focusing on office buildings, this book explores how Green Building (GB) development can be managed to achieve successful project outcomes.

Interior Interruptions examines the role of the 'palimpsest' and its relationship to narrative, sustainability, renovation and adaptive reuse.

Demystifying the entire workspace industry, for the non-expert and expert alike, this unique book sets out every step and consideration in how to lead a project to create a fantastic workspace.

The underlying principle of this book is the African philosophy of Ubuntu, which acts as a guide for developing empathic products and services.

This edited volume centers around the concept of BioCities, which aim to unify nature and urban spaces in order to reverse the effects of global climate change and inequity.

This reference book - not only for practitioners - deals with all facets and issues of the application of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in real estate operations and Facility Management (FM).

This reference book - not only for practitioners - deals with all facets and issues of the application of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in real estate operations and Facility Management (FM).

This book focuses on the relationship between buildings and our health and wellbeing, and by extension our quality of life.

Bassett's Environmental Health Procedures is a long-standing, must-have reference book for practising environmental health officers in local government and in private practice.

This book comprises select proceedings of the International Conference on Trends and Recent Advances in Civil Engineering (TRACE 2022).

This book comprises select proceedings of the International Conference on Trends and Recent Advances in Civil Engineering (TRACE 2022).

The underlying principle of this book is the African philosophy of Ubuntu, which acts as a guide for developing empathic products and services.

This book makes "e;green living,"e; as it relates to teens and young adults, an approachable subject.

This book highlights the research outcome of Cities Research Institute's SeaCities group at Griffith University and a panel with the same title which took place at the World Expo in Dubai 2021/22 supported by the UN.

This book highlights the research outcome of Cities Research Institute's SeaCities group at Griffith University and a panel with the same title which took place at the World Expo in Dubai 2021/22 supported by the UN.

This book focuses on the relationship between buildings and our health and wellbeing, and by extension our quality of life.

This book explores the rise of technology-centered urban planning and the diffusion of these practices around the world.

Climate change is a threat to humankind, which requires immediate action.

This book investigates positive energy buildings (PEBs).

Don't trade your 40-hour workweek for an 80-hour a week side hustle.

This book argues that accelerating action toward sustainability for and by cities and their inhabitants can make a huge difference to humanity's endeavor to recover from current crises and build a sustainable future.

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This book highlights the importance of human behaviour in the building design process, with a focus on the construction of zero-energy buildings.