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The Sustainable Tall Building

Author : Philip Oldfield
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317443683
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

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Download or read book The Sustainable Tall Building written by Philip Oldfield and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-27 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sustainable Tall Building: A Design Primer is an accessible and highly illustrated guide, which primes those involved in the design and research of tall buildings to dramatically improve their performance. Using a mixture of original research and analysis, best-practice design thinking and a detailed look at exemplar case studies, author Philip Oldfield takes the reader through the architectural ideas, engineering strategies and cutting-edge technologies that are available to the tall building design team. The book takes a global perspective, examining high-rise design in different climates, cultures and contexts. It considers common functions such as high-rise housing and offices, to more radical designs such as vertical farming and vertical cemeteries. Innovation is provided by examining not only the environmental performance of tall buildings but also their social sustainability, guiding the reader through strategies to create successful communities at height. The book starts by critically appraising the sustainability of tall building architecture past and present, before demonstrating innovative ways for future tall buildings to be designed. These include themes such as climatically responsive architecture, siting a tall building in the city, zero-carbon towers, skygardens and community spaces at height, sustainable structural systems and novel façades. In doing so, the book provides essential reading for architects, engineers, consultants, developers, researchers and students engaged with sustainable design and high-rise architecture.

The Environmental Performance of Tall Buildings

Author : Joana Carla Soares Goncalves
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136531319
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (365 download)

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Book Synopsis The Environmental Performance of Tall Buildings by : Joana Carla Soares Goncalves

Download or read book The Environmental Performance of Tall Buildings written by Joana Carla Soares Goncalves and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-09-23 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not simply another showcase for future utopian designs and ideals, the information presented here is based on hard research from operating buildings. This insightful book takes in: an overview of the tall building and its impacts (looking at cityscape, place, mobility, microclimate, energy and economics) design principles and the development of the sustainable tall building global perspectives (covering North and South America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia) detailed, qualitative case studies of buildings in design and operation the future for sustainable tall buildings. Highly illustrated and combining analysis with solid detail for practice, this is essential reading for architects, building engineers, design consultants, retrofitters and urban planners interested in or working with tall buildings, and researchers/students in these disciplines.

New Suburbanism: Sustainable Tall Building Development

Author : Kheir Al-Kodmany
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317087976
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)

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Book Synopsis New Suburbanism: Sustainable Tall Building Development by : Kheir Al-Kodmany

Download or read book New Suburbanism: Sustainable Tall Building Development written by Kheir Al-Kodmany and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much of the anticipated future growth in the United States will take place in suburbia. The critical challenge is how to accommodate this growth in a sustainable and resilient manner. This book explores the role of suburban tall as a viable, sustainable alternative to continued suburban sprawl. It identifies 10 spatial patterns in which tall buildings have been integrated into the American suburbs. The study concludes that the Tall Building and Transit-Oriented-Development (TB-TOD) model is the most appropriate to promote sustainable suburbanism. The findings are based on analyzing over 300 projects in 24 suburban communities within three major metropolitan areas including: Washington, DC, Miami, Florida, and Chicago, Illinois. The book furnishes planning strategies that address the social, economic, and environmental aspects of sustainable tall building development. It also discusses sustainable architectural design and site planning strategies and provides case studies of sustainable tall buildings that were successfully integrated into suburban settings.

Tall Buildings + Urban Habitat

Author : Steven Henry
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780939493623
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (936 download)

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Book Synopsis Tall Buildings + Urban Habitat by : Steven Henry

Download or read book Tall Buildings + Urban Habitat written by Steven Henry and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-30 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tall Buildings are changing the fabric of cities around the entire globe. After a century of development in which tall buildings were largely commercially driven "machines to make the land pay," deeper agendas are now afoot. These agendas are aimed at creating more socially, culturally, and environmentally appropriate buildings that deliver greater urban density and more sustainable cities into the future.Providing a global overview of tall building design and construction in a given year, this book explores the projects, technologies, and approaches currently reshaping skylines and urban spaces worldwide. Discover how tall buildings are evolving into better stewards of the urban environment through contemporary design practices, advanced construction techniques, and a greater emphasis on human comfort.The Tall Buildings + Urban Habitat series is produced by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), the global authority on the inception, design, construction, and operation of tall buildings and future cities.

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.

The Environmental Performance of Tall Buildings

Author : Joana Carla Soares Gonçalves
Publisher : Earthscan
ISBN 13 : 1849776555
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (497 download)

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Book Synopsis The Environmental Performance of Tall Buildings by : Joana Carla Soares Gonçalves

Download or read book The Environmental Performance of Tall Buildings written by Joana Carla Soares Gonçalves and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 2010 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tall buildings represent one of the most energy-intensive architectural typologies, while at the same time offering the high density work and living conditions that many believe will an important constituent of future sustainable communities. How, then, can their environmental impact be lessened? This insightful book takes in: an overview of the tall building and its impacts (looking at cityscape, place, mobility, microclimate, energy and economics) design principles and the development of the sustainable tall building global perspectives (covering North and South America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia) detailed, qualitative case studies of buildings in design and operation the future for sustainable tall buildings. Not simply another showcase for future utopian designs and ideals, the information presented here is based on hard research from operating buildings. Highly illustrated and combining analysis with solid detail for practice, this is essential reading for architects, building engineers, design consultants, retrofitters and urban planners interested in or working with tall buildings, and researchers/students in these disciplines.

Sustainable Tall Building

Author : Prairna Gupta
Publisher : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9783659149542
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (495 download)

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Download or read book Sustainable Tall Building written by Prairna Gupta and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Sustainable Tall Buildings', 'Self Sufficient Ultra-tall Towers', 'Tall & Green Architecture' etc. are expressions used by architects and engineers to conceptualize and/or define building designs. Whatever the building may be called, the structure has to sustain it. The primary argument is in relation to what constitutes a sustainable tall building. Most architects focus on sustainability from the standpoint of the architectural expression and/or the mechanical systems. The design of the structure is often given less significance in the sustainable strategy of the project as structure by its very nature is considered the most sustainable component in a tall building. However, it needs to be realized that certain design strategies can be adopted to enhance the sustainable performance of the structure in a tall building.

Eco-Towers

Author : K. Al-Kodmany
Publisher : WIT Press
ISBN 13 : 1784660175
Total Pages : 501 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (846 download)

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Book Synopsis Eco-Towers by : K. Al-Kodmany

Download or read book Eco-Towers written by K. Al-Kodmany and published by WIT Press. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eco-Towers introduces readers to groundbreaking designs, most progressive projects, and innovative ways of thinking about a new generation of green skyscrapers that could provide solutions to crises the world faces today including climate change, depleting resources, deteriorating ecology, population increase, decreasing food supply, urban heat island effect, pollution, deforestation, and more. The book suggests that the eco-tower culminates the cultural and technological evolutions of the 21st century by building and improving on the experiences of earlier designs of skyscrapers and philosophies particularly green, sustainable, and ecological. It argues that the true green skyscraper is the one that engages successfully with its larger urban context by establishing symbiotic relationships with the social, economic, and environmental aspects. Since tall buildings are becoming larger and taller, serving greater number of people, and exerting higher demand on the environment and existing infrastructure, any improvements in their design and construction will significantly enhance urban conditions. The book elucidates how green skyscrapers better serve tenants, mitigate environmental impacts, and improve integration with the city infrastructure. It explains how skyscrapers’ long life cycle offers the greatest justifications for recycling precious resources, and makes it a worthwhile to employ green features in constructing new skyscrapers and retrofitting existing ones. Subsequently, the book explores new designs that are employing cutting-edge green technologies at a grand scale including water-saving technologies, solar panels, helical wind turbines, sunlight-sensing LED lights, rainwater catchment systems, graywater and blackwater recycling systems, seawater-powered air conditioning, and the like. In the future, new building materials and smart technologies will continue to offer innovative design approaches to sustainable tall buildings with new aesthetics, referred to as “eco-iconic” skyscrapers.

Sustainable Tall Building Design

Author : Arzuhan Burcu Gültekin
Publisher : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9783659366659
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (666 download)

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Book Synopsis Sustainable Tall Building Design by : Arzuhan Burcu Gültekin

Download or read book Sustainable Tall Building Design written by Arzuhan Burcu Gültekin and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buildings might cause environmental impacts through their life cycles. It is considered that tall buildings have much more environmental impacts than to low-rise buildings. In order to decrease these impacts carrier system design and sustainable design concepts come into prominence for tall buildings. Carrier system materials and carrier system types as part of carrier system design, and ecological, economical and social-cultural sustainable design criteria as part of sustainable design should be handled as a whole for the design of tall buildings. In this book, the application of sustainable design criteria on 10 LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certificated tall buildings was examined. Afterwards, the application success of ecological, economical and social-cultural sustainable design criteria for the examined tall buildings was evaluated in the context of the suggested evaluation method. The evaluation and the relations built in this book should be adopted as sustainable design approach by all actors that take role in building sector.

Green Walls in High-Rise Buildings

Author : Antony Wood, Payam Bahrami & Daniel Safarik
Publisher : Images Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1864705930
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (647 download)

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Book Synopsis Green Walls in High-Rise Buildings by : Antony Wood, Payam Bahrami & Daniel Safarik

Download or read book Green Walls in High-Rise Buildings written by Antony Wood, Payam Bahrami & Daniel Safarik and published by Images Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-29 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has produced four Technical Guides to date, since the series launched in late 2012. Each of these guides is the product of a CTBUH Working Group—committees formed specifically to address focused topical subjects in the industry. The intention of each guide is the same—to provide working knowledge to the typical building owner or professional who wants a better understanding of available options for improving tall buildings, and what affects their design. The object of the series is to provide a tool-kit for the creation of better-performing tall buildings, and to spread the understanding of the considerations that need to be made in designing tall. This technical guide offers an extensive overview of the use of vertical vegetation in high-rise buildings, an indepth analysis of green walls, definitions and typology, including standards, policies and incentives. It features comprehensive case studies, along with architectural theories of the public and private benefits of green walls. The book delves into architect-design considerations and limitations, the effects of green walls on energy efficiencies and includes recommendations and future research.

The Vertical City

Author : K. Al-Kodmany
Publisher : WIT Press
ISBN 13 : 1784662577
Total Pages : 753 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (846 download)

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Download or read book The Vertical City written by K. Al-Kodmany and published by WIT Press. This book was released on 2018-06-25 with total page 753 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each century has its own unique approach toward addressing the problem of high density and the 21st century is no exception. As cities try to cope with rapid population growth - adding 2.5 billion dwellers by 2050 - and grapple with destructive sprawl, politicians, planners and architects have become increasingly interested in the vertical city paradigm. Unfortunately, cities all over the world are grossly unprepared for integrating tall buildings, as these buildings may aggravate multidimensional sustainability challenges resulting in a “vertical sprawl” that could have worse consequences than “horizontal” sprawl. By using extensive data and numerous illustrations this book provides a comprehensive guide to the successful and sustainable integration of tall buildings into cities. A new crop of skyscrapers that employ passive design strategies, green technologies, energy-saving systems and innovative renewable energy offers significant architectural improvements. At the urban scale, the book argues that planners must integrate tall buildings with efficient mass transit, walkable neighbourhoods, cycling networks, vibrant mixed-use activities, iconic transit stations, attractive plazas, well-landscaped streets, spacious parks and engaging public art. Particularly, it proposes the Tall Building and Transit Oriented Development (TB-TOD) model as one of the sustainable options for large cities going forward. Building on the work of leaders in the fields of ecological and sustainable design, this book will open readers’ eyes to a wider range of possibilities for utilizing green, resilient, smart, and sustainable features in architecture and urban planning projects. The 20 chapters offer comprehensive reading for all those interested in the planning, design, and construction of sustainable cities.

The Future of the City

Author : Kheir Al-Kodmany
Publisher : WIT Press
ISBN 13 : 1845644107
Total Pages : 461 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book The Future of the City written by Kheir Al-Kodmany and published by WIT Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the experience of several cities from different parts of the world, this text provides a global perspective on the urbanization phenomenon and tall building development, and examines their underlying logic, design drivers, contextual relationships and pitfalls.

The World's Greenest Buildings

Author : Jerry Yudelson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136177655
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (361 download)

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Download or read book The World's Greenest Buildings written by Jerry Yudelson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The World’s Greenest Buildings tackles an audacious task. Among the thousands of green buildings out there, which are the best, and how do we know? Authors Jerry Yudelson and Ulf Meyer examined hundreds of the highest-rated large green buildings from around the world and asked their owners to supply one simple thing: actual performance data, to demonstrate their claims to sustainable operations. This pivotal book presents: an overview of the rating systems and shows "best in class" building performance in North America, Europe, the Middle East, India, China, Australia and the Asia-Pacific region practical examples of best practices for greening both new and existing buildings a practical reference for how green buildings actually perform at the highest level, one that takes you step-by-step through many different design solutions a wealth of exemplary case studies of successful green building projects using actual performance data from which to learn interviews with architects, engineers, building owners and developers and industry experts, to provide added insight into the greening process This guide uncovers some of the pitfalls that lie ahead for sustainable design, and points the way toward much faster progress in the decade ahead.

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

Eco Skyscrapers II

Author : Ken Yeang
Publisher : Images Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1864703873
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (647 download)

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Download or read book Eco Skyscrapers II written by Ken Yeang and published by Images Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: .Tall buildings represent a way of the future which is perceived as necessary despite being environmentally unfriendly .This book demonstrates methods to make these energy-consuming buildings as efficient as possible until a time when the world finds economically viable alternatives Ken Yeang remains one of the world's foremost experts on sustainability and the modern skyscraper. Acknowledging that the skyscraper is possibly one of the most ecologically unfriendly of all building types, he states that until an economically viable alternative is identified, it is necessary to make them as humane and as sustainable as possible. Each project is presented together with data on its climatic location, the local vegetation, plot ratio, net and gross areas."

New Suburbanism: Sustainable Tall Building Development

Author : Kheir Al-Kodmany
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317087968
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)

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Book Synopsis New Suburbanism: Sustainable Tall Building Development by : Kheir Al-Kodmany

Download or read book New Suburbanism: Sustainable Tall Building Development written by Kheir Al-Kodmany and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much of the anticipated future growth in the United States will take place in suburbia. The critical challenge is how to accommodate this growth in a sustainable and resilient manner. This book explores the role of suburban tall as a viable, sustainable alternative to continued suburban sprawl. It identifies 10 spatial patterns in which tall buildings have been integrated into the American suburbs. The study concludes that the Tall Building and Transit-Oriented-Development (TB-TOD) model is the most appropriate to promote sustainable suburbanism. The findings are based on analyzing over 300 projects in 24 suburban communities within three major metropolitan areas including: Washington, DC, Miami, Florida, and Chicago, Illinois. The book furnishes planning strategies that address the social, economic, and environmental aspects of sustainable tall building development. It also discusses sustainable architectural design and site planning strategies and provides case studies of sustainable tall buildings that were successfully integrated into suburban settings.

The Tall Buildings Reference Book

Author : David Parker
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136258035
Total Pages : 932 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (362 download)

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Download or read book The Tall Buildings Reference Book written by David Parker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-12 with total page 932 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the ever-changing skylines of cities all over the world show, tall buildings are an increasingly important solution to accommodating growth more sustainably in today’s urban areas. Whether it is residential, a workplace or mixed use, the tower is both a statement of intent and the defining image for the new global city. The Tall Buildings Reference Book addresses all the issues of building tall, from the procurement stage through the design and construction process to new technologies and the building’s contribution to the urban habitat. A case study section highlights the latest, the most innovative, the greenest and the most inspirational tall buildings being constructed today. A team of over fifty experts in all aspects of building tall have contributed to the making of the Tall Buildings Reference Book, creating an unparalleled source of information and inspiration for architects, engineers and developers.