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Download or read book Windtower written by Anne Coles and published by Stacey International Publishers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Windtowers have, for many, come to serve as a symbol of the Persian Gulf's cultural heritage. These dramatic architectural features, popular in the courtyard houses of notable trading families up and down the Gulf long before the modern age, were not only strikingly beautiful, but were also highly functional, intuitively capturing scientific techniques that would harness the wind to provide natural air conditioning. This book, however, expands its scope to cover far more than the raw architecture of these windtower dwellings. Building on original research and a detailed architectural survey undertaken by the authors in Dubai between 1969 and 1974, Windtower includes their latest historical, social and technical research to provide a substantial book which offers a unique insight into the way of life the inhabitants, their culture and history.
Book Synopsis A Windtower House in Dubai by : Anne Coles
Download or read book A Windtower House in Dubai written by Anne Coles and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Llamas Rule written by Larry Mogelonsky and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide to marketing and management for hoteliers covers both traditional and contemporary facets of hotel operations and highlights modern success stories and potential pitfalls.--From dust jacket.
Download or read book Wind Towers written by Mehdi N. Bahadori and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-06-04 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique volume provides the only holistic treatment of wind towers, a core aspect of sustainable architecture in hot, arid climates. The authors explain how traditional incarnations of these structures provide significant decreases in energy consumption through their use of renewable wind resources to cool buildings and water storage facilities. Beginning with the underlying scientific principles, the design and operation of wind towers is explained in depth and suggestions for optimization are provided, supported by the authors' findings from recent analytical studies.
Book Synopsis Proceedings of the 8th Pacific Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing (PRICM-8) by : FernD.S. Marquis
Download or read book Proceedings of the 8th Pacific Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing (PRICM-8) written by FernD.S. Marquis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-03-21 with total page 3539 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PRICM-8 features the most prominent and largest-scale interactions in advanced materials and processing in the Pacific Rim region. The conference is unique in its intrinsic nature and architecture which crosses many traditional discipline and cultural boundaries. This is a comprehensive collection of papers from the 15 symposia presented at this event.
Book Synopsis Traditional Domestic Architecture of the Arab Region by : Friedrich Ragette
Download or read book Traditional Domestic Architecture of the Arab Region written by Friedrich Ragette and published by Edition Axel Menges. This book was released on 2003 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1.Introduction 2.The Arab Region 3.The origins of architecture 4. Traditional materials for construction 5. Traditional structures 6.Shelter in the Arab Region 7.The planning elements 8.Water and waste management 9.Traditional design strategies 10.Exceptions to the rule 11.Case studies 12.Western vs Eastern ways 13.Appendix.
Book Synopsis Back To Basics And Other Stories by : Giles Ekins
Download or read book Back To Basics And Other Stories written by Giles Ekins and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2022-01-20 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Back To Basics And Other Stories is an eclectic mix of 20 stories from Giles Ekins, author of Sinistrari and Gallows Walk. This anthology includes the whimsical, award-winning 'Back to Basics,' the comedic 'Call me Ruby' and 'A Long, Long, Finish.' Historical tales in the collection include the acclaimed 'Shadows of a Dream,' 'The Lemonade Stall' and 'Portents,' while 'As it was, as it is,' is a tongue-in-cheek satire on student life in the 1980's. Rounding up the collection is 'In the Shimmering Light of Dawn', a heartbreaking love story. This anthology will delight readers of all reading tastes.
Download or read book Windtower written by Peter Jackson and published by Medina Publishing. This book was released on 2022-03-13 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Windtower offers a unique insight into a past way of life, exploring Dubai's rich and storied past and heritage. This new and extended edition celebrates the 50th anniversary of the formation of the United Arab Emirates, diving deeper into the merchant community's central role in Dubai's pre-oil economy and social life. This new edition also considers the lessons to be learned from Dubai's traditional windtowers at a time of global warming and climate crisis, and how this knowledge might benefit contemporary urban design. The title features a foreword from His Highness, Charles, Prince of Wales, who writes: "I do hope this book will enable other people to join in appreciating the unique nature of these buildings and that it will encourage an awareness of how relevant many of their distinctive features are to the modern challenges of building sustainable communities in a way that maximizes the use of renewable energy." With exclusive archival photography, custom maps, as well as original architectural plans and diagrams, Windtower is a must-have book for anyone interested in Dubai's architecture, culture and fascinating historical development.
Book Synopsis Gillean Daffern's Kananaskis Country Trail Guide - 4th Edition by : Gillean Daffern
Download or read book Gillean Daffern's Kananaskis Country Trail Guide - 4th Edition written by Gillean Daffern and published by Rocky Mountain Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-05-15 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over 100,000 copies of the previous editions sold, Gillean Daffern’s bestselling hiking guides to Kananaskis Country have been completely reformatted, revised and updated. As the pre-eminent expert on the area, the author continues to offer something for every level of foot-traveller, be they novice or experienced hikers, scramblers or backpackers. Gillean’s clear and detailed text, enhanced with colour photos and maps, enables everyone to navigate safely through this complex and beautiful area. NEW! The original two volumes have been extended into five exhaustively researched books. NEW! Each new volume includes exciting and previously unpublished trails and routes. NEW! All maps have been completely redrawn and enhanced. NEW! Full-colour photographs throughout do justice to the spectacular scenery of the Canadian Rockies.
Book Synopsis East Meets West by : Melodena Stephens
Download or read book East Meets West written by Melodena Stephens and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-08 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Academy of International Business is a leading global association of scholars and specialists in the field of international business which was established in 1959. This book focuses on the real business management problems that MENA-based organizations face through teaching cases.
Book Synopsis Eco-architecture IV by : C. A. Brebbia
Download or read book Eco-architecture IV written by C. A. Brebbia and published by WIT Press. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing the proceedings of the latest in a series of conferences on the emerging topic of eco-architecture, this book presents the newest research in the field. Eco-architecture requires that buildings be in harmony with nature, including their immediate environs. Locations, siting and orientation, as well as the materials used, should be chosen based on ecological appropriateness. Practitioners make every effort to minimize the use of energy at each stage of a building's life cycle, including that embodied in the extraction and/or fabrication as well as the transportation of the materials used and their assembly into the building. There is even consideration given to the ease and value of changing use of a building and component recycling when the building's life is over. Designers may also carefully control the energy required for building maintenance, not to mention lighting, heating and cooling, especially when the energy consumed is related to greenhouse gas emissions. Passive energy systems such as natural ventilation, summer shading and winter solar heat gain also play a role, as do alternative sources of energy for heat and electricity, e.g. solar and wind power.Papers presented cover topics such as: Ecological and cultural sensitivity; Design by passive systems ; Life cycle assessment; Quantifying sustainability in architecture; Resource and rehabilitation; Building technologies; Ecological impact of materials; Durability of materials; Adapted reuse ; Carbon neutral design ; Education and training; Case studies; New architecture frontiers; Art and kraft; Quality in architecture; Temporary architecture; Selection.
Book Synopsis Factors Affecting Snowmelt and Streamflow by : United States. Bureau of Reclamation
Download or read book Factors Affecting Snowmelt and Streamflow written by United States. Bureau of Reclamation and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Proceedings of the American Solar Energy Society National Conference by : Ashok Kumar Ghosh
Download or read book Proceedings of the American Solar Energy Society National Conference written by Ashok Kumar Ghosh and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-06-18 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the complex topic of “Energy Transition with Economic Justice” and highlights research presented during the American Solar Energy Society’s National Solar Conference (ASES SOLAR 2022) held at the University of New Mexico. This conference brings together a broad base of solar and renewable energy professionals and thought leaders, including researchers, architects, engineers, entrepreneurs, installers, manufacturers, economists, finance professionals, and policy makers, and provides a platform for the exchange of ideas, information and business insights and unbiased perspectives on progress toward greater sustainability. The conference papers explore interests of shared values and identify contentious issues in the transition towards 100% renewable energy in the United States, especially on public lands, within tribal communities, and frontier areas.
Book Synopsis Green Mountain National Forest (N.F.), Forest Plan Revision by :
Download or read book Green Mountain National Forest (N.F.), Forest Plan Revision written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Architecture, City, Environment by : Koen Steemers
Download or read book Architecture, City, Environment written by Koen Steemers and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 2000 with total page 868 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PLEA is a network of individuals sharing expertise in the arts, sciences, planning and design of the built environment. It serves as an international, interdisciplinary forum to promote discourse on environmental quality in architecture and planning. This 17th PLEA international conference addresses sustainable design with respect to architecture, city and environment at the turn of the millennium. The central aim of the conference is to explore the interrelationships and integration of architecture, city and environment. The Proceedings will be of interest to all those involved in bioclimatic design and the application of natural and innovative techniques to architecture and planning. The conference is organised by the Martin Centre for Architectural and Urban Studies, University of Cambridge and the Cambridge Programme for Industry, University of Cambridge.
Download or read book The Rage written by Steve De Maio and published by Rocky Mountain Books Ltd. This book was released on 2005 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Risk-taker Steve De Maio explores risk in this eclectic collection of climbing essays and poetry written over a 20-year period. Starting with the 'Hard Years' of his youth when he was out of work and moving through to the present, De Maio's stories can be sombre, humorous or just plain outrageous. Yet throughout this collection, the author examines the theme of risk: what it is, how it can be managed and how his attitude toward it has changed over time.
Book Synopsis Diaspora and Class Consciousness by : Shanshan Lan
Download or read book Diaspora and Class Consciousness written by Shanshan Lan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This project adopts an interracial framework in studying the convergence and divergence of minority experiences in a highly racialized urban setting, treating the Chinese immigrant experience as a pivot through which to examine the complex process of the multiracial transformation of white majority neighborhoods. But it also goes beyond the hegemonic black/white binary in studying race relations in the United States, exploring the interconnectedness among different minority experiences and aiming to bridge the gap between a U.S.-centered view of race and a transnational perspective generated by recent scholarship on migration and transnationalism.
