Architectural structure and design

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Cities are striving to become more resilient, adaptive and sustainable; this requires new ways of governing and developing the city.

This book enables scholars and students to rediscover Giotto''s Arena Chapel and to see it with new eyes.

This edited volume focuses on research conducted in the areas of industrial safety.

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.

This book focuses on the human and societal aspects of sustainable development.

This book presents interviews with 20 successful Malaysian housing developers, to provide real-world insights and practical know-how for future developers.

This book looks at how the multiplicity of formal and informal normative systems that actualize the post-disaster recovery goals of the country's Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010 has resulted in the inadequate housing and relocation of Typhoon Ketsana victims in the Philippines.

This book addresses up-to-date urban health issues from a systems perspective and provides an appealing integrated urban development strategy based on a 10-year global interdisciplinary research programme created by the International Council for Science (ICSU), and sponsored by the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) and the United Nations University (UNU).

The book provides readers with a clear understanding of infrastructure challenges, how Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) can help, and their use in practice.

This book discusses in detail the impact of the Internet on the real-estate brokerage industry.

This book examines the Facilities Management (FM) of hospitals and healthcare facilities, which are among the most complex, costly and challenging kind of buildings to manage.

These conference proceedings offer an outstanding resource for academics and professionals, sharing essential findings on the latest developments in real estate and construction management.

Este libro es una compilacion de entrevistas y reflexiones de los arquitectos e ingenieros que se presentaron en la Semana de la Tecnologia 2018, evento en el que participaron diferentes actores de la industria de la construccion cuyas practicas se han caracterizado por la innovacion.

No sería posible dar cuenta de la constitución formal de un proyecto, si no se pueden nombrar los componentes y sus niveles de complejidad.

La comunidad de Trinidad de Bubuey esta integrada por familias dedicadas a la agricultura y la pesca.

eco+pedagogía = arte de educar en el aprendizaje del diseño ecológico en arquitectura, por medio de acciones didácticas de educación ambiental, como proyecto de innovación pedagógica para el desarrollo de competencias disciplinares, bajo los lineamientos del currículo piloto.

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.

Para garantizar un buen comportamiento hídrico de la edificación, corregir y evitar su deterioro en el tiempo lo mejor es que el agua no esté presente, es decir que no la toque, si la toca ésta no penetre, que si penetra no se traslade, o sea, no circule y que si circula se mueva para que se evapore rápidamente.

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.

La publicación "El Diseño y la Arquitectura frente a los desafíos emergentes y futuros" crea un importante espacio de diálogo, reflexión y debate crítico, entre quienes dedican su trabajo a distintos campos del saber relacionados con la Arquitectura y el Diseño.

Desde una perspectiva social, los centros históricos representan un factor muy importante de identidad e imagen de una ciudad, en un doble papel de reconocimiento: hacia afuera , por la imagen que transmite de sí misma, y hacia adentro , por la identificación de cada habitante con su ciudad.

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.

Entender como se establecen las relaciones simbolicas en y con el paisaje urbano, como se lee la ciudad y se establecen empatias y apatias, que se expresan en geografias semioticas, imaginarios y relatos urbanos simbolicos, es el objetivo de esta investigacion; y para lograrlo, se establecieron tres dimensiones que la ciudad propone, la espacial o topologica, la objetual o plastica y la social; todas ellas simbolicas, se implican y determinan reciprocamente, en un proceso de construccion de identidades sociales de los habitantes con sus espacios, y a partir de estas, con ellos mismos, asi se entiende el espacio como mediador de lazos sociales que consolidan el paisaje y la realidad social urbana.

 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.

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

This atlas shows the relationship between water pollution and cancer in the Huai River Basin in China over the last 30 years.

Das Buch bietet einen allgemeingültigen Leitfaden zur Implementierung von Nachhaltigkeitsaspekten in den einzelnen Leistungsphasen der HOAI.

' a brilliant exploration of urbanism between the concept city and the lived city.

' a brilliant exploration of urbanism between the concept city and the lived city.

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.

Many countries are exploring the use of concrete to improve the reliability of their road networks.

Article 6 is a key part of the Paris Agreement.

Making cities more livable is one of the seven operational priorities under Strategy 2030 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

A neuroscientist's bold proposal for tackling one of the greatest challenges of our timebrain and mental illnessesBrain research has been accelerating rapidly in recent decades, but the translation of our many discoveries into treatments and cures for brain disorders has not happened as many expected.

'For anyone who has wondered whether they'll ever be in charge of their emotions, this book has the answer: yes' - Angela Duckworth, author of Grit'This book does much more than make sense of emotions it breaks new ground on how to manage them' - Adam Grant, author of Think AgainWhether it s anxiety about the dentist, boiling rage when we re stuck in traffic or devastation after a painful break-up, our lives are filled with situations that send us spiralling.

This Minibook is a brief guide for Green Belt during a Lean Six Sigma project management or for Kaizen Leader during a process improvement activity.

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.

Finding solutions to indoor air quality problems is often a complex, multifaceted endeavor.

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.

Written in accessible, understandable prose, this book explains the connection between energy and business performance.

This book is a comprehensive guide for developing an effective preventive maintenance program for any facility.

This book contains practical, comprehensive, and effective guidance and advice on the issue of workplace violence.

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.