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Sustainable Building Design

Author : Vidar Lerum
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317566440
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book Sustainable Building Design written by Vidar Lerum and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-09-07 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A twenty-first century renaissance is emerging in architecture. After a century of building designs characterized by high energy demand, low quality lighting and poor thermal comfort, the fundamental questions must be asked again: is there a better path to designing the most energy efficient, comfortable, functional and beautiful buildings for a sustainable future? While seeking solutions for the future, are there lessons to be learned from the best buildings of the past? Sustainable Building Design explores outstanding buildings and building designs of the twenty-first century, with an emphasis on the artistry of masters of architecture who came before. By dissecting and analyzing great public buildings of the nineteenth and twenty-first centuries, materials, techniques, and methods are discovered. This book presents the reader with clues and suggestions that will reveal the secrets of these buildings and by doing so provides the reader with a thorough understanding of how these architectural masterpieces work. Using photographs, drawings, sections, plans and diagrams which are painstakingly redrawn for consistency and clarity based on a wide range of documentation, Vidar Lerum compares works of architecture from the nineteenth and twenty-first centuries. The reader is presented with a careful analysis of each building, providing a compelling sourcebook of ideas for students and professional architects alike.

Sustainable Building Adaptation

Author : Sara J. Wilkinson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118477103
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (184 download)

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Download or read book Sustainable Building Adaptation written by Sara J. Wilkinson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-04-07 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to adapt existing building stock is a problem being addressed by local and state governments worldwide. In most developed countries we now spend more on building adaptation than on new construction and there is an urgent need for greater knowledge and awareness of what happens to commercial buildings over time. Sustainable Building Adaptation: innovations in decision-making is a significant contribution to understanding best practice in sustainable adaptations to existing commercial buildings by offering new knowledge-based theoretical and practical insights. Models used are grounded in results of case studies conducted within three collaborative construction project team settings in Australia and the Netherlands, and exemplars are drawn from the Americas, Asia, Japan, Korea and Europe to demonstrate the application of the knowledge more broadly. Results clearly demonstrate that the new models can assist with informed decision-making in adaptation that challenges some of the prevailing solutions based on empirical approaches and which do not accommodate the sustainability dimension. The emphasis is on demonstrating how the new knowledge can be applied by practitioners to deliver professionally relevant outcomes. The book offers guidance towards a balanced approach that incorporates sustainable and optimal approaches for effective management of sustainable adaptation of existing commercial buildings.

Moving to Sustainable Buildings:

Author : Umberto Berardi
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 8376560115
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (765 download)

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Book Synopsis Moving to Sustainable Buildings: by : Umberto Berardi

Download or read book Moving to Sustainable Buildings: written by Umberto Berardi and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his Moving to Sustainable Buildings. Paths to Adopt Green Innovations in Developed Countries, Umberto Berardi explores the transition of the construction sector to sustainable building through the adoption of green innovations. Applying methods ranging from theoretical discussions to interviews and field studies, Berardi describes how organisational models among stakeholders are changing as the sector moves towards a green economy. Berardi’s book should prove valuable to engineers, architects, environment researchers and policy makers alike, as it successfully weaves together different aspects of green building to create a multidimensional matrix through which sustainable architecture can be understood. Umberto Berardi, an assistant professor at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA, USA), teaches courses on sustainable construction, architectural engineering systems and building physics. He was awarded an MSc from the Politecnico di Bari, an MSc from the University of Southampton (UK) and a PhD from the Scuola Interpolitecnica in Italy. His research areas are related to building acoustics, sustainable constructions and energy saving technologies for buildings. Berardi is also a passionate pianist and a strong proponent of interdisciplinary cooperation between the arts and engineering.

Sustainable Construction Technologies

Author : Vivian Y. Tam
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN 13 : 0128117508
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (281 download)

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Download or read book Sustainable Construction Technologies written by Vivian Y. Tam and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2019-01-03 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainable Construction Technologies: Life-Cycle Assessment provides practitioners with a tool to help them select technologies that are financially advantageous even though they have a higher initial cost. Chapters provide an overview of LCA and how it can be used in conjunction with other indicators to manage construction. Topics covered include indoor environment quality, energy efficiency, transport, water reuse, materials, land use and ecology, and more. The book presents a valuable tool for construction professionals and researchers that want to apply sustainable construction techniques to their projects. Practitioners will find the international case studies and discussions of worldwide regulation and standards particularly useful. Provides a framework for analyzing sustainable construction technologies and economic viability Introduces key credit criteria for different sustainable construction technologies Covers the most relevant construction areas Includes technologies that can be employed during the process of construction, or to the product of the construction process, i.e. buildings Analyzes international rating systems and provides supporting case studies

Technology, Design and Process Innovation in the Built Environment

Author : Peter Newton
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134041829
Total Pages : 610 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Technology, Design and Process Innovation in the Built Environment written by Peter Newton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-02-09 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buildings and infrastructure represent principal assets of any national economy as well as prime sources of environmental degradation. Making them more sustainable represents a key challenge for the construction, planning and design industries and governments at all levels; and the rapid urbanisation of the 21st century has turned this into a global challenge. This book embodies the results of a major research programme by members of the Australia Co-operative Research Centre for Construction Innovation and its global partners, presented for an international audience of construction researchers, senior professionals and advanced students. It covers four themes, applied to regeneration as well as to new build, and within the overall theme of Innovation: Sustainable Materials and Manufactures, focusing on building material products, their manufacture and assembly – and the reduction of their ecological ‘fingerprints’, the extension of their service lives, and their re-use and recyclability. It also explores the prospects for applying the principles of the assembly line. Virtual Design, Construction and Management, viewed as increasing sustainable development through automation, enhanced collaboration (such as virtual design teams), real time BL performance assessment during design, simulation of the construction process, life-cycle management of project information (zero information loss) risk minimisation, and increased potential for innovation and value adding. Integrating Design, Construction and Facility Management over the Project Life Cycle, by converging ICT, design science engineering and sustainability science. Integration across spatial scales, enabling building–infrastructure synergies (such as water and energy efficiency). Convergences between IT and design and operational processes are also viewed as a key platform increased sustainability.

CIGOS 2019, Innovation for Sustainable Infrastructure

Author : Cuong Ha-Minh
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 981150802X
Total Pages : 1264 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (115 download)

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Book Synopsis CIGOS 2019, Innovation for Sustainable Infrastructure by : Cuong Ha-Minh

Download or read book CIGOS 2019, Innovation for Sustainable Infrastructure written by Cuong Ha-Minh and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-10-10 with total page 1264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents selected articles from the 5th International Conference on Geotechnics, Civil Engineering Works and Structures, held in Ha Noi, focusing on the theme “Innovation for Sustainable Infrastructure”, aiming to not only raise awareness of the vital importance of sustainability in infrastructure development but to also highlight the essential roles of innovation and technology in planning and building sustainable infrastructure. It provides an international platform for researchers, practitioners, policymakers and entrepreneurs to present their recent advances and to exchange knowledge and experience on various topics related to the theme of “Innovation for Sustainable Infrastructure”.

Sustainable Practices and Innovations in Civil Engineering

Author : S. Ramanagopal
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811551014
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (115 download)

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Book Synopsis Sustainable Practices and Innovations in Civil Engineering by : S. Ramanagopal

Download or read book Sustainable Practices and Innovations in Civil Engineering written by S. Ramanagopal and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-08-28 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the select proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Practices and Innovations in Civil Engineering (SPICE 2019). The chapters discuss emerging and current research in sustainability in different areas of civil engineering, which aim to provide solutions to sustainable development. The contents are broadly divided into the following six categories: (i) structural systems, (ii) environment and water resource systems, (iii) construction technologies, (iv)geotechnical systems, (v) innovative building materials, and (vi) transportation. This book will be of potential interest for students, researchers, and practitioners working in sustainable civil engineering related fields.

Dense + Green

Author : Thomas Schröpfer
Publisher : Birkhäuser
ISBN 13 : 3038210145
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (382 download)

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Download or read book Dense + Green written by Thomas Schröpfer and published by Birkhäuser. This book was released on 2015-12-14 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The integration of nature in architecture is a key concern of sustainability. However, all too often sustainable design is reduced to improving the energetic performance of buildings and the ornamental application of natural green. Dense + Green explores new architectural typologies that emerge from the integration of green components such as sky terraces, vertical parks and green facades, in high-density buildings. The book describes green strategies in a comparison across different design tasks and climate conditions. In-depth case studies on the most relevant building types, consistently presented with analytical drawings made exclusively for this book, are complemented by expert essays that demonstrate the current paradigm shift in the sustainable urban environment. From the Contents: • Dense + Green Building Types, by Thomas Schröpfer, architect, Singapore University of Technology and Design • Dense + Green Building Technology, by Atelier Ten, environmental design consultants and building services engineers, New York, NY • Dense + Green Landscape Design, by Herbert Dreiseitl, landscape architect, Atelier Dreiseitl/Rambøll Liveable Cities Lab, Überlingen/Singapore/Portland, OR • Dense + Green Botanical Design, by Jean Yong, plant eco-physiologist, Singapore University of Technology and Design • Dense + Green Urbanism, by Kees Christiaanse, urban planner, ETH Zurich • 25 in-depth case studies from Europe, Asia and the USA • Practice Reports by Foster + Partners, WOHA, Ken Yeang, MVRDV and others

Innovation & Sustainability of Structures

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 904 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Innovation & Sustainability of Structures written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 904 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Innovation for Sustainability

Author : Nancy Bocken
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319973851
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (199 download)

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Download or read book Innovation for Sustainability written by Nancy Bocken and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-02-22 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this edited book is to provide a comprehensive overview of the opportunities and challenges related to innovation for sustainability. Combining work from both emerging and established scholars in different academic fields, this book provides an integrated understanding of the topic from four perspectives. First, the big picture: frameworks, types, and drivers; second, strategy and leadership; third, measurement and assessment and fourth, tools, methods and technologies. Chapter 11 of this book is available open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com. The editors donate their remuneration for this book to conservation organisation the WWF.

Diffusion of Innovation in Sustainable Building Practices in Construction Projects and the Role of Major Stakeholders

Author : Eunhwa Yang
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (954 download)

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Book Synopsis Diffusion of Innovation in Sustainable Building Practices in Construction Projects and the Role of Major Stakeholders by : Eunhwa Yang

Download or read book Diffusion of Innovation in Sustainable Building Practices in Construction Projects and the Role of Major Stakeholders written by Eunhwa Yang and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study is to examine the adoption of sustainable building practices and understand stakeholder relationships that may influence the adoption of sustainable building practices. The study proposes a conceptual framework based on an extensive review of literature in the following areas: 1) the nature of construction practice and particular challenges for sustainability, 2) stakeholder interactions and information flows in construction projects, and 3) diffusion of innovation in the building context. A set of factors that may influence the adoption of sustainable building practices by stakeholders in construction projects are included in this conceptual framework. The study then tests some key components of the framework using empirical data, to shed new light on the mechanism of achieving sustainable building practices. This study includes buildings that both have and have not adopted sustainable building practices (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and Energy Star certifications) in the New York metropolitan area, and identifies organizations involved in projects in order to understand the trajectory of the adoption process and the diffusion among project stakeholders. Findings indicate that stakeholders' previous exposure to sustainable practices increased the likelihood of projects adopting sustainable practices; and having an architect and a general contractor who had worked on sustainable building practices increased the likelihood of adopting sustainable building programs. On the other hand, stakeholders' previous work collaboration is not associated with the adoption of sustainable building practices and it may not necessarily strengthen the relationships among stakeholders. The study makes theoretical, methodological, and practical contributions. The proposed conceptual framework integrates theories in diffusion of innovation and stakeholder theories in the building industry to understand the elements of the adoption process of new practices for better sustainability outcomes. The methodology developed to utilize multiple secondary datasets contribute to future research methods by enabling the accumulation of knowledge. It is important to point out that the small sample size included in the data analysis limits the internal and external validities of the findings above. Therefore, it is hard to claim these findings without further research, which is suggested at the end of this study.

Facilitating Sustainable Innovation through Collaboration

Author : Joseph Sarkis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9048131596
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book Facilitating Sustainable Innovation through Collaboration written by Joseph Sarkis and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-04-27 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Facilitating Sustainable Innovation through Collaboration, takes an unusually international perspective of sustainable innovation with contributions from Australia, Europe, and North America. Prominent policy makers, scientific researchers and practitioners in this field provide various inputs and analyses relating to the development of sustainable innovations. It is expected that policy makers, organizations, individual researchers, students and even communities can further develop and implement concepts and practices by drawing on the variety of projects and theoretical foundations presented in this volume.

Emergency Driven Innovation

Author : Ernesto Antonini
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030559696
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Emergency Driven Innovation written by Ernesto Antonini and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-09-24 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the relationship between the circular economy and the building technologies within the quintuple helix innovation model. The main question the book answers is whether and how the conversion of sustainable construction processes can be a powerful engine of innovation for the industry. The post-disaster settlements and temporary shelters are assumed as examples of what can be defined as circular buildings in regards to the technical arrangements and features, material and process reversibility, as the social and participative dimensions. Several cases of these interventions are documented and classified by three thematic axes: design, building and living. This highlighted new trajectories for innovation in building technology, consistent with the social, economic and productive dynamics that no longer allows for growing performance by increasing the resource demand. A theoretic framework is traced supporting this vision, which shows how the low technologies can respond to the transition of the economic model from linear to circular. Within this trajectory, the low-tech design for remanufacturing represents a reference framework and a promising tool applicable to the building processes. The enabling technologies and new paradigms for the transition to circular economy emerging from the European research scenario are also mapped, outlining z`the possible future developments in line with open technical and societal challenges.

System Innovation for Sustainability 4

Author : Saadi Lahlou
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351279300
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (512 download)

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Download or read book System Innovation for Sustainability 4 written by Saadi Lahlou and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buildings have a long lifetime, and so they are a major target for any structural changes in consumption patterns. Conversely, long lifetimes come with associated strong inertia. This book examines the opportunities to influence energy consumption in housing and buildings, and provides options for implementation at a macro, meso and micro level.

Sustainability in Energy and Buildings 2020

Author : John Littlewood
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811587833
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (115 download)

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Download or read book Sustainability in Energy and Buildings 2020 written by John Littlewood and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-12-07 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains the proceedings of the 12th KES International Conference on Sustainability and Energy in Buildings 2020 (SEB20) held in Split, Croatia, during 24–26 June 2020 organized by KES International. SEB20 invited contributions on a range of topics related to sustainable buildings and explored innovative themes regarding sustainable energy systems. The aim of the conference is to bring together researchers, and government and industry professionals to discuss the future of energy in buildings, neighbourhoods and cities from a theoretical, practical, implementation and simulation perspective. The conference formed an exciting chance to present, interact and learn about the latest research and practical developments on the subject. The conference attracted submissions from around the world. Submissions for the Full-Paper Track were subjected to a blind peer-review process. Only the best of these were selected for presentation at the conference and publication in these proceedings. It is intended that this book provides a useful and informative snapshot of recent research developments in the important and vibrant area of sustainability in energy and buildings.

Biomimetic Design Method for Innovation and Sustainability

Author : Yael Helfman Cohen
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319339974
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (193 download)

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Download or read book Biomimetic Design Method for Innovation and Sustainability written by Yael Helfman Cohen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting a novel biomimetic design method for transferring design solutions from nature to technology, this book focuses on structure-function patterns in nature and advanced modeling tools derived from TRIZ, the theory of inventive problem-solving. The book includes an extensive literature review on biomimicry as an engine of both innovation and sustainability, and discusses in detail the biomimetic design process, current biomimetic design methods and tools. The structural biomimetic design method for innovation and sustainability put forward in this text encompasses (1) the research method and rationale used to develop and validate this new design method; (2) the suggested design algorithm and tools including the Find structure database, structure-function patterns and ideality patterns; and (3) analyses of four case studies describing how to use the proposed method. This book offers an essential resource for designers who wish to use nature as a source of inspiration and knowledge, innovators and sustainability experts, and scientists and researchers, amongst others.

System Innovation for Sustainability 1

Author : Arnold Tukker
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351280198
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (512 download)

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Download or read book System Innovation for Sustainability 1 written by Arnold Tukker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainable consumption and production (SCP) was adopted as a priority area during the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002 and has since become one of the main vehicles for targeting international sustainability policy. Sustainable consumption focuses on formulating equitable strategies that foster the highest quality of life, the efficient use of natural resources, and the effective satisfaction of human needs while simultaneously promoting equitable social development, economic competitiveness, and technological innovation. But this is a complex topic and, as the challenges of sustainability grow larger, there is a need to re-imagine how SCP policies can be formulated, governed and implemented. The EU-funded project "Sustainable Consumption Research Exchanges" (SCORE!) consists of around 200 experts in the field of sustainable innovation and sustainable consumption. The SCORE! philosophy is that innovation in SCP policy can be achieved only if experts that understand business development, (sustainable) solution design, consumer behaviour and system innovation policy work together in shaping it. Sustainable technology design can be effective only if business can profitably make the products and consumers are attracted to them. To understand how this might effectively happen, the expertise of systems thinkers must be added to the mix. System Innovation for Sustainability 1 is the first result of a unique positive confrontation between experts from all four communities. It examines what SCP is and what it could be, provides a state-of-the-art review on the governance of change in SCP policy and looks at the strengths and weaknesses of current approaches. The SCORE! experts are working with actors in industry, consumer groups and eco-labelling organisations in the key consumption areas of mobility, food and agriculture, and energy use and housing – responsible for 70% of the life-cycle environmental impacts of Western societies – with the aim of stimulating, fostering or forcing change to SCP theory in practice. The System Innovation for Sustainability series will continue with three further volumes of comprehensive case studies in each of these three critical consumption areas. Each chapter of this book examines problems and suggests solutions from a business, design, consumer and system innovation perspective. It primarily examines the differing solutions necessary in the consumer economies of the West, but also comments on the differing needs in rapidly emerging economies such as China, as well as base-of-the-pyramid economies. The System Innovation for Sustainability series is the fruit of the only major international research network on SCP and will set the standard in this field for some years to come. It will be required reading for all involved in the policy debate on sustainable production and consumption from government, business, academia and NGOs for designers, scientists, businesses and system innovators.