Este libro es el resultado de un esfuerzo emprendido por la joven Facultad de Arquitectura de la Universidad Santo Tomás, Sede Villavicencio, con el fin de ofrecer lecturas humanistas sobre esta ciudad.
Esta investigación se concentra en profundizar el concepto de desarrollo sostenible y la viabilidad de orientar la ciudad hacia lineamientos de planeamiento urbano sostenible, que garanticen la adaptación al cambio climático para la prevención de desastres socio-naturales.
La elaboración de lineamientos de diseño urbano adaptativo resulta de sumo interés al enfrentar uno de los principales problemas urbanos como son los asentamientos informales en Colombia y Latinoamérica.
En la actualidad, el uso de los medios digitales en el campo de los sistemas de información geográfica, la simulación de factores climáticos y el modelado paramétrico, se presenta como una oportunidad para obtener mayores niveles de eficacia y precisión en los proyectos de diseño urbano.
Frente al diario quehacer arquitectónico, el libro Arquitectura alternativa sostenible surge desde una búsqueda para aprovechar al máximo los recursos naturales y energéticos, sobre todo cuando los profesionales del área experimentan y aplican criterios espaciales, estructurales y tecnológicos poco convencionales acordes con el contexto, desde tres pilares fundamentales: sinergia, adaptabilidad y sostenibilidad.
En esta densa y bella reflexión, Jens Andermann nos introduce en la lógica del trance, una forma de nombrar al nudo borromeo que enlaza el espacio y tiempo del sujeto con el de la comunidad, ambos escindidos por violentos desplazamientos e hiatos temporales.
This book describes the distribution of bamboo forest and bamboo species for construction, the types and characteristics of both engineered and natural full-culm bamboo materials for construction, the development history and research status of different forms of bamboo architecture.
These guidelines were developed through the collaborative efforts of the Asian Development Bank and the Municipal Department of Environmental Protection of Tbilisi City Hall.
This book provides an overview of the basic concepts of quality, indoor lighting, and explains concepts like visual comfort, visual interest, and integrated design as they relate to the practice of lighting design.
This book provides a blueprint for action for readers making decisions about how to improve the energy efficiency and performance of new or existing buildings.
This text addresses in great detail the requirements for designing, implementing, and managing programs and procedures for the maintenance of major building elements from the foundation to the roof, including interior and exterior support systems and sitework elements.
Emergency and Backup Power Sources: Preparing for Blackouts and Brownouts provides invaluable information on emergency and backup power sources, as we deal with an aging power distribution system that often fails to provide reliable power.
A safety management program that blends management commitment with employee involvement is the key to meeting the myriad safety challenges in any organization.
Covering everything required to build and manage a security system, Facility Manager's Guide to Security discusses the layout of the facility in order to provide security for workers, plants, processes, and products.
The "e;bricks and mortar"e; issues of facility management - HVAC, lighting, electrical, plumbing, space allocation, security and grounds maintenance - continue to be at the core the facility manager's role.
The importance of energy management has grown in recent years due to the heightened awareness of the impact of energy use on the environment and its very real impact on a company's bottom line.
This book helps you make good lighting decisions and will be a very useful hands-on tool for anyone involved with engineering, maintenance, purchasing, specification, retrofits, remodels, and new construction for interior or exterior lighting applications.
This book was written specifically for boiler plan operators and supervisors who want to learn how to lower plant operating costs, as well as how to operate plants of all types and sizes more wisely.
The book has been upgraded with ten new checklists with over 100 ways to improve performance with 50 additional illustrations to communicate specific information about applying these technologies.
With the widespread availability of high-speed, high-capacity microprocessors and microcomputers with high-speed communication ability, and sophisticated energy analytics software, the technology to support deployment of automated diagnostics is now available, and the opportunity to apply automated fault detection and diagnostics to every system and piece of equipment in a facility, as well as for whole buildings, is imminent.
With new chapters on electrical system optimization and ISO 50001, this edition also covers the latest updates to codes and standards in the energy industry.
This book provides a simple, easily followed process for auditing building operations to identify and reduce energy consumption that leads to measurable carbon reduction.
With the increased interest in climate impacts, sustainability, and efficiency, more responsibility is being placed on boiler operators to help improve performance and reduce emissions.
The book presents the selected and peer reviewed papers of 2023 6th International Conference on Civil Engineering and Architecture (ICCEA 2023), held in Bali Island, Indonesia on December 16-18, 2023.
Sustainable Design for the Built Environment marks the transition of sustainable design from a specialty service to the mainstream approach for creating a healthy and resilient built environment.
El príncipe Carlos con la ayuda de sus dos principales colaboradores, Ian Skelly y Tony Juniper, comparte sus puntos de vista sobre cómo los desafíos modernos más apremiantes de la humanidad tienen sus raíces en nuestra falta de armonía con la naturaleza.
