Architectural structure and design

The world faces challenges that supersede and ignore national and regional boundaries and cannot be solved by a single individual, nation, science, or profession.

This book presents the state of the art of two areas: intelligent residential buildings and the behaviour of their occupants.

This book is the result of extensive archival research conducted on the Collection "e;Silvano Arieti Papers"e; held in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.

Temporary architecture is flourishing in our urban public spaces.

Best practices from around the world have proven that holistic Energy Master Planning can be the key to identifying cost-effective solutions for energy systems that depend on climate zone, density of energy users, and local resources.

This textbook provides practical and concrete guidance for the step-by-step implementation of decision-making for infrastructure asset management.

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.

The book explores how architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) firms have been adapting and changing to effectively address key environmental challenges, focusing on Life Cycle Thinking and related methodologies (Life Cycle Assessments and Life Cycle Costing).

This book explores the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the construction industry, examining its readiness for widespread integration and its potential to reshape various facets of the construction lifecycle.

People who work in an office spend at least a third of their lifetime in these spaces.

The cohousing "e;bible"e; by the US originators of the concept.

Dieses Herausgeberwerk umfasst in mehreren Teilbereichen zentrale Aspekte des Immobilieninvestments und richtet sich an Investoren, Praktiker und Studierende.

A powerful tool for leveraging change toward sustainability.

This book is the second in a series of volumes that combine conservation philosophy in the built environment with knowledge of traditional materials, and structural and constructional conservation techniques and technology: Understanding Historic Building Conservation Structures & Construction in Historic Building Conservation Materials & Skills for Historic Building Conservation The series aims to introduce each aspect of conservation and to provide concise, basic and up-to-date knowledge for architects, surveyors and engineers as well as for commissioning client bodies, managers and advisors.

This book contains selected papers presented at Second International Symposium on Sustainable Energy and Technological Advancements (ISSETA 2023), organized by the Department of Electrical Engineering, NIT Meghalaya, Shillong, India, during February 24-25, 2023.

This book collects the scientific proceedings presented during the "e;2024 The 4th International Civil Engineering and Architecture Conference"e; held in Seoul, South Korea, in March 2024 with the aim of showing the latest advancements in theoretical and applied research in the architecture, engineering, and construction sector (AEC).

This book presents various methods of self-curing concrete, offering an in-depth review that serves as a valuable reference for both researchers and professionals in the field.

Ryan Korban has redefined luxury for a new generation, with an approach to interior design that infuses a timeless sensibility with a sense of lost romance, sex, fantasy, and a strong fashion influence.

This book presents articles from the International Conference on Sustainable Design, Engineering, Management, and Sciences (ICSDEMS 2020), held in Bali, Indonesia.

The One Planet Life demonstrates a path for everyone towards a way of life in which we don't act as if we had more than one planet Earth.

This book provides a comprehensive, systematic overview of original theoretical, experimental, and numerical studies in the building services engineering domain.

Drawing from a diverse range of interdisciplinary voices, this book explores how spaces of care shape our affective, material, and social forms, from the most intimate scale of the body to our planetary commons.

This book examines the best available empirical evidence regarding one of the most challenging and pervasive questions throughout ages, cultures, and religions: the survival of human consciousness after death.

Architectural programming - the analysis of any given environment to satisfy users' needs - has become a given prerequisite to the design process.

"e;Focuses on taking students through each drawing they would have to do in a set of construction documents.

* A hands-on, well-illustrated reference that helps architects and contractors avoid making common errors in traditional construction details * Graphical approach allows users to quickly visualize design solutions* Lists the rules-of-thumb for each detail, and correct and incorrect examples of how to design or construct each detail

Recent Trends in Cold-Formed Steel Construction discusses advancements in an area that has become an important construction material for buildings.

Methods and the latest results of experimental studies of the strength properties, polymorphism and metastable states of materials and substances with extremely short durations of shock-wave action are presented.

Conventional air conditioning is not a sustainable solution to the challenge of a hot or humid climate.

Heat islands are urban and suburban areas that are significantly warmer than their surroundings.

With scripting, computer programming becomes integral to the digital design process.

Building information modeling (BIM) is rapidly replacing AutoCAD as the digital drawing tool of choice for architects and interior designers-and Revit (R) Architecture is the leading software package in the BIM marketplace.

The role and influence of building services engineers are undergoing rapid change and are pivotal to achieving low-carbon buildings.

Contemporary Museum Architecture and Design showcases 18 diverse essays written by people who design, work in, and study museums, offering a variety of perspectives on this complex building type.

This book reviews the spectrum of death, from when the living person turns to corpse until the person lives in the memory of mourners, and its impact on the ecology of the socio-cultural community and physical environment.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the use of bamboo in building industry.

This book presents the proceedings of CRIOCM2018, 23rd International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, sharing the latest developments in real estate and construction management around the globe.

When used appropriately, building performance simulation has the potential to reduce the environmental impact of the built environment, to improve indoor quality and productivity, as well as to facilitate future innovation and technological progress in construction.

Almost half of the total energy produced in the developed world is inefficiently used to heat, cool, ventilate and control humidity in buildings, to meet the increasingly high thermal comfort levels demanded by occupants.

This book addresses the work of architect John Dalton (1927-2007), an important voice in mid-century modernism in Australia whose work, despite his being exhibited and published internationally and also winning several awards for his designs, is woefully little known.

More trees.

The work of the RILEM Technical Committee (TC -236 BBM) was dedicated to the study of construction materials made from plant particles.

Public Interest Design Education Guidebook: Curricula, Strategies, and SEED Academic Case Studies presents the pedagogical framework and collective curriculum necessary to teach public interest designers.

This book presents an interdisciplinary approach to the study of affectivity and human learning by bridging the gap between neuroscience, cultural and cognitive psychology.

The treehouse in its most simple and fundamental form enables us to escape from the everyday pressures of modern life and feel closer to nature.

Does energy consumption influence architectural style?

This book includes topics that explore diverse and innovative aspects of architectural design, urban planning, infrastructure, and engineering.

Interest in green and sustainable design is growing throughout the world.