Environmentally-friendly (‘green’) architecture and design

This book provides a centralized source of information on specific sustainable construction management strategies, practices, and principles.

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

This book contains a selection of the best papers presented at the Computational Urban Planning and Urban Management (CUPUM) conference, held in June 2023 at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec.

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.

This book focuses on high-speed rail (HSR) and new town planning and development related to HSR, approaching the issue from three different perspectives: economic cooperation at a regional level; HSR-based economic growth point at a city level; and mixed land use and building environment in the periphery area of HSR stations.

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.

There are many aspects to consider when evaluating or improving an indoor environment; thermal comfort, energy saving, preservation of materials, hygiene and health are all key aspects which can be improved by passive methods of environmental control.

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.

This book provides invaluable guidance to all those with an interest in placemaking and the built environment, from those with no experience to those who have worked for many years in industry, illustrating key principles that will secure higher quality, more sustainable design in accessible, jargon-free language.

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.

This book is Volume 2 of the proceedings of 2023 Sustainable Education and Development Research Conference.

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

The book provides a comprehensive overview of the most recent and advanced research findings on energy production and management in the important Ural industrial region of Russia.

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?

The book presents latest research-based innovations in the field of mechanical infrastructure presented in the International Conference on Recent Advances in Mechanical Infrastructure (ICRAM 2021).

This book provides a comprehensive global coverage of energy management as it relates mostly to developing countries.

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.

This book examines condominium, property, governance, and law in international and conceptual perspective and reveals this urban realm as complex and mutating.

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

Inspections and Reports on Dwellings is a three-volume series that comprehensively explores the process of independent professional home assessment required for the purchase of residential property.

This book brings together some of the finest academics in the field to address important questions around the way in which people experience their physical environments, including temperature, light, air-quality, acoustics and so forth.

This book presents select proceedings of the International Conference on Visionary Action towards Liveable Urban Environments (VALUE 2020).

Imagine living in a city where people could move freely and buildings could be replaced at minimal cost.