Environmentally-friendly (‘green’) architecture and design

This book brings together cutting-edge exploratory research findings to show how a vision for sustainable communities can be enabled by digital transformation.

Towards Energy-Efficient Buildings: Envelope Technologies and Sustainable Energy Systems examines the intersection of building design and energy systems analysis, paving the way to sustainable, efficient buildings and our communal energy future.

This book draws on the relationship between culture and the environment and its connection with health and well-being.

As urban populations grow unprecedentedly, cities worldwide face pressures from rapid expansion, climate change, and social inequalities.

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

Decision-making is critical.

This timely book aims to address a significant challenge in contemporary design and architecture, i.

This book brings together cutting-edge exploratory research findings to show how a vision for sustainable communities can be enabled by digital transformation.

Due to climate change and urbanization, urban climate change is increasingly prominent with significantly environmental, economic, social, and health consequences.

The book explores essential principles and practices for planning and designing sustainable refugee shelters.

This book highlights the range of issues involved in designing interior spaces for acoustics-that is, ensuring that the sound of a space matches its function.

This book explores the connection between digital fabrication and the design build studio in both academic and professional studios.

This book offers a comprehensive exploration of cutting-edge insights and research in sustainable infrastructure development, offering valuable solutions tailored to meet contemporary challenges.

The use of green engineering materials represents a promising approach to sustainable development.

This book addresses the urgent need to reduce our use of virgin fossil plastics.

The conservation of built heritage implies constant intervention.

This book draws on the authors' industry and academic expertise to explain the theory and practice of district cooling systems (DCS).

This timely book aims to address a significant challenge in contemporary design and architecture, i.

This book highlights the integration of eco-friendly infrastructure, innovative materials, and advanced technologies to build sustainability and resilience in both urban and rural environments.

This book highlights the range of issues involved in designing interior spaces for acoustics-that is, ensuring that the sound of a space matches its function.

The book explores essential principles and practices for planning and designing sustainable refugee shelters.

Decision-making is critical.

This book draws on the relationship between culture and the environment and its connection with health and well-being.

As urban populations grow unprecedentedly, cities worldwide face pressures from rapid expansion, climate change, and social inequalities.

This book draws on the authors' industry and academic expertise to explain the theory and practice of district cooling systems (DCS).

¿Qué supone decir Arquitectura del Pensamiento Global, qué tipo de declaración sobre una manera de mirar el mundo, entendido éste como producido humano y en particular, referenciado a su vida comunitaria y social, en el contexto de los espacios urbanos crecientes?

Vivimos, desde hace más de un siglo, la época de las grandes ciudades y, coincidentemente, el tiempo de las grandes guerras, una época caracterizada por la destrucción monumental.

See the world around you with fresh perspective.

Das Buch beschäftigt sich mit den Massivlehmbauweisen in Europa.

Design your own modern green space with expert gardener Joe Swift.

Das Buch beschäftigt sich mit den Massivlehmbauweisen in Europa.

Buildings in the People's Republic of China (PRC) consume 21% of the total energy produced in the country.

Buildings in the People's Republic of China (PRC) consume 21% of the total energy produced in the country.

Este libro es una guía práctica y sintética para pensar y redactar los proyectos de arquitectura y urbanismo desde la perspectiva de la sostenibilidad medioambiental.

The story of a personal housing crisis that led to a discovery of the true value of home'You will marvel at the beauty of this book' George Monbiot'Incredibly moving' Raynor WinnAged thirty-one, Catrina Davies was renting a box-room in a house in Bristol, which she shared with four other adults and a child.

Does small mean less?

This is the MOB manifesto for change: a straight-talking handbook that deals with the ecological problems of our age and shows us how we can tackle them from our kitchens, the MOB way.

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.