This book examines noise-monitoring technologies and tools for registering the threshold of development of the latent period of the transition of a facility or product into an emergency state and controlling the dynamics of this development.
This is the first book to describe the development of and state of the art in solar shading devices in buildings, detailing all methods of evaluating shading systems according to thermal and visual comfort.
This book proposes an economic and environmental assessment tool to help private and public building designers and owners determine the global sustainability value of green buildings from a life cycle perspective.
This book presents a new approach to building renovation, combining aspects of various professional disciplines, integrating green building design, structural stability, and energy efficiency.
This book describes the risks, impacts, measures, actions and adaptation policies that have developed globally as a result of the severe impacts of global climate change.
The book provides a complete vision about Spanish sustainable renovation of buildings situation at this moment, analysing legal and technological context and opportunities that economic stimulus -by means of direct aids- and the use of BIM methodologies offers a standardization of high scale interventions.
This book explores various digital representation strategies that could change the future of wooden architectures by blending tradition and innovation.
This volume presents innovative work on innovative methods, tools and practices aimed at supporting the transition of Asian and Middle Eastern cities and regions towards a more smart and sustainable dimension.
This book examines bioclimatic design with a focus on the application of climate adaptability in the design of future buildings and renovation of existing energy-efficient buildings.
The primary aim of this edited volume is to document the current theories, best practices, and technological advancements in the move towards a Smart Built Environment (SBE).
This edited volume is a compilation of the 'built environment' in response to many investigations, analyses and sometimes mere observations of the various dialogues and interactions of the built, in context to its ecology, perception and design.
This book offers a valuable tool for understanding current efforts to promote the reuse and enhancement of pre-consumer waste in the development of new products for the construction sector, as well as the financial and regulatory tools being used to support this trend.
Après les « Trente Glorieuses », symbole de l’apogée des cadres, « Trente Financières » avec leur cortège de bouleversements managériaux : renforcement des procédures de contrôle, développement des organigrammes plats, priorité donnée au client et à la « réactivité », etc.
This practical guide for primary care provides a context-specific introduction to the sustainability challenges associated with good health-care delivery and provides easy-to-implement yet impactful actions that can be taken to reduce and mitigate the impact of primary care on the living world while also looking at the impact of the changing planet on health care that people will encounter.
Aujourd’hui, en tant que salarié(e), vous êtes amené(e) de plus en plus à vous adapter à toutes sortes de situations : changements, surcharge de travail, gestion de l’urgence, incertitude… • Comment faire pour prendre du recul afin de tout mener à bien et rester opérationnel ?
Mine areas left behind by companies that no longer exist are defined as derelict mines - those that were operated and closed at a time when most countries did not have adequate regulations requiring rehabilitation of the impacted mine areas.
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.
Improving Convention Center Management Using Business Analytics and Key Performance Indicators presents sound practical advice from an author who successfully lived the experience.
Improving Convention Center Management Using Business Analytics and Key Performance Indicators presents sound practical advice from an author who successfully lived the experience.
This two-volume book describes a flexible and adaptive system-based methodology and associated guidelines for the management and allocation of community-based WELF resources.
This two-volume set describes a flexible and adaptive system-based methodology and associated guidelines for the management and allocation of community-based WELF resources.
In the Age of Environment, the scale of waste management is geographic all while often relegating such undesired matter to invisibility as "e;matter out of place.
The book presents themes related to contemporary architecture as the results of diverse cultural influences and architectural legacies, manifested in a rich variety of styles, materials, and spatial perceptions.
This two-volume book describes a flexible and adaptive system-based methodology and associated guidelines for the management and allocation of community-based WELF resources.
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.
