Architectural structure and design

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.

Emergence - the process by which new and coherent structures, patterns and properties 'emerge' from within complex systemsTraditional architecture starts from the premise that architectural structures are singular and fixed, and however well integrated are separate from their environment and context.

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.

The need to respond to the rapidly changing city climate is particularly urgent in the tropics where the urban transition is currently at its peak.

El dibujo es una herramienta cognitiva y creativa fundamental a la hora de abordar el proyecto arquitectónico.

This book reviews the potential effect of diet modification, lipids, and carbohydrate consumptions, vitamin supplementation, antioxidants, and nutraceuticals in the prevention and management of Alzheimer's disease.

Over recent decades, many museums, galleries and historic sites around the world have enjoyed an unprecedented level of large-scale investment in their capital infrastructure, in building refurbishments and new gallery displays.

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.

In Windows: History, Repair and Conservation, readers are guided through the history, dating, development, care, repair and conservation of windows by authors who are experts in their fields.

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.

Understanding the Failure of Materials and Structures introduces practical aspects of mechanical characterisation of materials and structures.

Go from beginner to guru quickly with the ultimate Revit Architecture 2016 guide Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016 No Experience Required is your ultimate hands-on guide for mastering this essential BIM software.

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.

This second edition is fully revised and updated and includes new chapters on sustainability, history and archaeology, designing through drawing and drawing in architectural practice.

In this edited volume, academics and practitioners from various disciplines investigate the challenges, opportunities and frameworks in the implementation of Smart Cities in the Gulf.

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.

Die Gestaltung und Nutzung öffentlicher Räume hat sich in den letzten Jahren radikal verändert.

This book contains selected papers presented at Third International Symposium on Sustainable Energy and Technological Advancements (ISSETA 2024), organized by the Department of Electrical Engineering, NIT Meghalaya, Shillong, India, during February 24-25, 2024.

"e;Brown's book Just Enough is a compelling account of how Edo Japan confronted similar environmental problems and created solutions that connected farms and cities, people and nature.

The book provides an overview of the Slow Onset Disasters (SLOD) in the urban built environment discussing potential strategies to assess and mitigate multiple climate change related risks.

This handy book brings together a wealth of useful information that building surveyors need on-site or in the office.

This book deals with regional sustainability, which is one of the biggest issues in Japan today, and presents suggested methods and cases to show how regional management should be carried out.

Enhancing Interoperability and Automation of Construction Waste Quantification outlines the construction waste quantification (CWQ) modelling that supports data-driven decision-making in the built environment.

Structure and Fabric Part 2 consolidates and develops the construction principles introduced in Part 1.

The Architecture of Persistence argues that continued human use is the ultimate measure of sustainability in architecture, and that expanding the discourse about adaptability to include continuity as well as change offers the architectural manifestation of resilience.

The book presents the select proceedings of 13th Structural Engineering Convention.

This book examines the controversial issue of securitization in a global, historical context.

This book examines the theoretical foundations of the processes of planning and design.

In the Standard Handbook of Plant Engineering, Second Edition, Robert C.

Flush it and forget it is the plumbing mantra of the industrialized world.

This important new book argues that at the root of the contemporary crisis of climate, energy, food, inequality, and meaning is a certain core presupposition that structures the ways in which we live, think, act and design: the assumption of dualism, or the fundamental separateness of things.