Sustainable architecture and design Books

Book Synopsis​​This book discusses urban microclimate and heat-related risks in urban areas, brought on by the combination of global climate change effects and local modification of climate determined by extensive urbanization such as the ‘Urban heat island’ phenomenon. This matter is relevant to almost all urbanized areas in the world, where the increase of urban population and air temperature is expected to endanger both the overall health of the population and the energy supply for the functioning of urban systems. The book details the inter-relationship between urban morphology, microclimate and building energy performance and presents a multidisciplinary approach that brings together Urban Climatology, Engineering and Architectural knowledge to support the development of reliable models and tools for research and practice. This book is a useful tool for architects and building energy modelers, urban planners and geographers who need a practical guide to realize basic urban microclimate simulation for use in both academic research and planning practice.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction: Anthropocene or Urbanocene? .- Part 1. Urban climate and sustainability: energy performance and thermal comfort in cities .- Chapter 2. The city as a complex thermodynamic system.- Chapter 3. The energetic basis of the urban heat island.- Chapter 4. Outdoor thermal comfort.- Chapter 5. Energy implications of urban microclimate in high latitudes.- Chapter 6. Climate and Energy performance of Mediterranean compact cities.- Chapter 7. Enhancing energy performance and comfort of built environment in tropical climates.- Chapter 8. Urban thermal comfort in arid climates.- Chapter 9. Integrating urban climate knowledge: The need for a new knowledge infrastructure to support climate responsive urbanism.- Part 2. Urban climate modelling and simulation: physics and tools.- Chapter 10. Air circulation in urban areas.- Chapter 11. The coupling of the weather research and forecasting model with the urban canopy models for climate simulations.- Chapter 12. The Urban Weather Generator model: Physics-based microclimate simulation for performance-oriented urban planning.- Chapter 13. The Solene-microclimate model: potentiality for comfort and energy studies.- Chapter 14. Comparing ENVI-met and Grasshopper modelling strategies to assess local climates and urban heat island effect.- Chapter 15. Urban microclimate and building energy simulation coupling techniques.- Chapter 16. RayMan and SkyHelios model.- Chapter 17. A methodology for assessing the impact of climate change on building energy consumption.- Part 3. Applying urban climate modelling in policy, planning and design: case studies.- Chapter 18. Spatial metrics to investigate the impact of urban form on microclimate and building energy performance: an essential overview.- Chapter 19. Green infrastructures to mitigate extreme temperatures in cities.- Chapter 20. Urban morphology as a mitigation strategy of urban warming in oasis cities of arid regions.- Chapter 21. Human biometeorogical models – existing and future reflections for Lisbon.- Chapter 22. Impact of local urban climate on building energy performance: case studies in Mendoza, Argentina.- Chapter 23. Green infrastructure to reduce the energy demand of cities.- Chapter 24. Cool materials for passive cooling in buildings.

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Book SynopsisThis book reviews the building renovation process by systematizing the phases of analysis and prior knowledge through a project that not only considers energy savings but also thoroughly examines complex issues, such as defining the correct new functions and answers to new needs. The urgency of climate change and the many problems associated with the excessive use of energy are forcing a reorganization of the renovation process with an interest in reusing existing buildings with a more sustainable approach. The adaptive transformation of old buildings has become a dominant theme in many urban renewal projects. It must necessarily include strategies for energy efficiency, reduced pollutant emissions, improved environmental performance, economic sustainability and cultural identity. The examples selected are intended to provide evidence of good practices in the review and transformation of old buildings.Table of ContentsBuilding Renovation Opportunity.- Building Renovation Process.- Building Adaptive Reuse.- Industrial Heritage: sustainable adaptive reuse.- Building Technical Upgrade.- Energy Retrofit of Suburban Districts: an opportunity for social regeneration.

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Book SynopsisThis open access book presents the exciting research results of the BMBF funded project iCity carried out at University of Applied Science Stuttgart to help cities to become more liveable, intelligent and sustainable, to become a LIScity. The research has been pursued with industry partners and NGOs from 2017 to 2020. A LIScity is increasingly digitally networked, uses resources efficiently, and implements intelligent mobility concepts. It guarantees the supply of its grid-bound infrastructure with a high proportion of renewable energy. Intelligent cities are increasingly human-centered, integrative, and flexible, thus placing the well-being of the citizens at the center of developments to increase the quality of life. The articles in this book cover research aimed to meet these criteria. The book covers research in the fields of energy (i.e. algorithms for heating and energy storage systems, simulation programs for thermal local heating supply, runtime optimization of combined heat and power (CHP), natural ventilation), mobility (i.e. charging distribution and deep learning, innovative emission-friendly mobility, routing apps, zero-emission urban logistics, augmented reality, artificial intelligence for individual route planning, mobility behavior), information platforms (i.e. 3DCity models in city planning: sunny places visualization, augmented reality for windy cities, internet of things (IoT) monitoring to visualize device performance, storing and visualizing dynamic energy data of smart cities), and buildings and city planning (i.e. sound insulation of sustainable facades and balconies, multi-camera mobile systems for inspection of tunnels, building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) as active façade elements, common space, the building envelopes potential in smart sustainable cities).Table of ContentsEditorial24 articles from researchers at the HFT in the fields of energy, mobility, information platforms, and buildings and city planning.Appendix (i.a. including literature, abbreviations, source references etc.)

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Book SynopsisEMERGING HOUSING STUDIES TRENDS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS.- BASELINE KNOWLEDGE OF BUILDING CARBON EMISSIONS: A SURVEY OF GHANAIAN CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS.- ASSESSMENT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 5 IN RELATION TO CHALLENGES WOMEN FACE IN THE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN THE EASTERN REGION COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS.- SMART ENERGY SOLUTION LITERACY AMONG STUDENT HOUSING INVESTORS: PERSPECTIVE OF AWARENESS AND CHALLENGES IN GHANA.

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Book Synopsis1. Anthropocene, Climate Change, and Sustainability.- 2 . Is the Tonga Eruption (2022) A New Climate Change Threat for the Pacific Basin?.- 3. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Low Carbon Future: Policies for Sustainable, Inclusive and Just Transition.- 4. University 3.0: Entrepreneurship Education and Socio-Digital Skills (SDS) as Pillars of Sustainability in the Future Education for Asia-Pacific and the World.- 5. Exploring the Influence of Human Capital on Environmental Degradation in Asian-Pacific Countries. The role of renewable energy.- 6. Determinants of Technology Adoption for Renewable Energy in Southeast Asia. The Case of Solar Power in Australia and Japan.- 7. Conservation and Development of Forests Within the Countries Affiliated with the Transpacific Partnership Agreement in Southeast Asia and the Countries of the American Coast.- 8. Green Technology Innovation System as a Chinese Solution to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions.- 9. China and the Climate Change Challenge of the 21st Century.- 10. Challenges for the Advancement of Clean Energy in China.- 11. An Approach to Chinese Global Governance: The Case of Non-Governmental Organizations.- 12. Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, Sports Diplomacy or Climate Leadership?.- 13. Mexico facing truncated adaptation to extreme climate impacts by limited governance.- 14. The Efect of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Development of the Mexican E-government Model.- 15. Democracy and Environmental Education: A Necessary Symbiosis in Mexico.- 16. The Green Customs Initiative (GCI) and the Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEA's): An Analysis of the Perception about its Implementation and Compliance in Customs Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico.

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Book SynopsisBuildings & Performance.- 1. To Infinity and Beyond the Environmental Impact Minimisation Paradigm.- 2. Is Bigger Always Better? An Exploration of BES6001 Certification for SME's in the UK Construction Sector.- 3. Saving Nemo and Friends from the Potential Impacts of Cumulative Permitted Building Developments on the Beaches of Jersey.- 4. Building Certification Schemes: Are they Driving or Derailing Sustainable Development in the Construction Sector?.- 5. Readiness for Responsibility: Insights of Implementing BES6001 within the Architecture, Engineering and Construction Sectors of the UK.- 6. Comparison of Predicted and Measured Annual Performance of a Roof-top Grid-connected PV System in the Irish Climate.- 7. Reviewing The External Factors That Influence Pv Output Performance In The Irish Climate.- 8. Design Tools to Assess Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Hot, Dry and Semi-arid City of Petrolina in Brazil.- 9. Development of a Bioclimatic Building Envelope for Indoor Thermal Comfort in Hot and Semi-arid City of Petrolina in Brazil.- 10. Level of Physiological Thermal Adaptation as a Predictor of Climate-specific Thermal Comfort Acceptability Range, with a Focus on Hot and Dry Bioclimate.- . Ecosystems, Biodiversity & Development.- 11. Urban Forestry Shining New Light through Old Windows by Choreographing Creative Responses to the Current Crisis in the Quality of Urban Life and Environment.- 12. Wetlands Ecotourism Planning in the Savannas of Colombia. Linking Remote Sensing and Bio-diversity.- . Innovation, Change & Sustainability.- 13. Repurposing Office Spaces as we Transition to Remote Working.- 14. Restorative Design Matrix for Elderly Living in Care Home Facilities in the Light of Biophilic Design and Universal Design Principles.- 15. Energy-Efficient Building Envelopes in Different Climate Zones: A Biomimetic Perspective Inspired by Animal Skins/Shells.- . Managing & Leading Sustainability.- 16. The Role of Contractors in Reducing Carbon during Construction A Preliminary Study.- . Project Management & Sustainability.- 17. The Impact Of Variations On The Project Programme In The Construction Industry: A Case Study On A Manufacturing Facility In Ireland.- 18. A Project Management Framework for Improving the Business Performance of Emerging Contractors in South African Construction.- 19. Review of the use and development of Building Information Modelling software in the Architectural and Engineering industry - an Australian Perspective.- 20. The Applicability of Analytic Induction for Analysing Interview Data in Project Management Research.- 21. Independent Planning: Addressing the Underpinning Flaws Affecting Project Planning Utility in Practice.- 22. Marketing Challenges Faced by Quantity Surveying Firms in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.- 23. Smart and Sustainable' in Smart City Project Management: from City-level Initiative to Project-level Management Strategy.- 24. The Link between the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Social Sustainability in the UK Construction Industry.- . Smart & Sustainable.- 25. Whole-building Life Cycle Assessment of Single-family Residential Buildings: Comparable Analysis between BIM and Athena Database.- 26. Leveraging Computer Vision for Improved Facility Management.- 27. Machine Learning in Building Energy Performance Assessment: A review.- 28. Towards Development of a Distributed Virtual Furniture, Fixture and Equipment Shopping Environment.- . Sustainability Education: Education & Training for a Changing World.- 29. Perceptions of Sustainability within English Further Education.- 30. Climate Change Toolkit as a way in which to Encourage Non-academics to Engage with Issues of Climate Change?.- 31. Sustainability Education in the UK construction industry: are Universities preparing Construction Professionals for a sustainable future?.- 32. Involvement of Higher Education Institutions when Promoting Agroecosystems Resilience.- . Sustainable Behaviours.- 33. Micro and Small Contractor Mental Health and Well-Being: The Impact of COVID-19 in the Irish Construction Industry.- 34. Factors Enhancing the Sustainability of Community Led-Total Sanitation Programme in Ghana.- 35. Extracting MMC Values that Contribute towards Employment Opportunities Amidst Global Pandemics.- 36. Minimisation of Environmental Disaster Risks within the Upstream Petroleum Sector of Ghana.- 37. Residents' Aspiration for Green Building Features in a Developing Property Market.- 38. The Role of Local Authorities in Renewable Energy Investment: Getting the Money to Flow.- 39. Interrelationships between Sustainability and Wellbeing: Three Cases from the Global South.- . Sustainable Engineering & Production.- 40. Modular Construction in Ireland and its Adaptation to Industry 4.0: A Preliminary Review.- 41. Variations in the Measured In-Situ U-Value of an External Wall due to Temperature Sensor Location.- . Sustainable Infrastructure.- 42. World Without Roads - A Sustainable Haven or a Dystopian Future?.- 43. Change Control Systems: Investigating the Systems used on Infrastructure Projects by a Local Authority in Ireland.- 44. Causality between Challenges, Motivations, and Extent of Use of Water Recycling Systems in Residential Properties.- . Sustainable Place Making.- 45. A Methodology for Assessing Satisfaction Levels In Affordable Housing In Wales.- . Transport & Movement.- 46. Increasing Active Travel in Leeds City, Obstacles and Solutions.- . Waste, Recycling & Sustainability.- 47. Achieving Sustainability in Construction Waste Management in the Ghanaian Built Environment: A Systematized Review.- 48. Inventory Management on Irish Construction Projects: Current Issues On-site, and Strategies to Control and Eliminate Waste.- 49. Construction and Demolition Waste Reduction in South Africa.

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Book SynopsisBlue/Green Infrastructure.- Technology – Smart Solutions for Future Smart Cities and Buildings.- Data Science and IoT.- Ecology – Nature-Based Solutions.- Ecosystems Services.- Natural Systems.- Biodiversity Net Gain.- Sustainable Healthy Communities.- Community Engagement.- Smart Healthy Living/Health and Wellbeing.- Behavioural Science to Embed Change.- Energy and Resource Management.- Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Production.- Materials Engineering Within the Built Environment.- Resource Efficient Solution and a Circular Economy.

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Book SynopsisTechnical Barriers and Challenges to Circular Strategies Implementation.- Drivers for Circular Economy in the Construction Sector.- Overview of Policy Needs for Circular Construction.- Circular Economy Policies and Regulations at the European Level.- National Policies and the Challenge of Coherence.- Standards and Frameworks Supporting Circular Construction.- Glossary.

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Book SynopsisRenewable and waste energy utilization.- Sustainable district heating and cooling.- Heat pump.- Smart energy system.- Zero energy buildings.

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Book SynopsisDevelopment of an odorless rapid composting machine for domestic use.- Experimental investigation on a surface treatment technique to enhance the performance of Calicut tile aggregates.-Amoxicillin removal from wastewater using Sri Lankan activated carbon.- Development of an eco label criteria for rubber and rubber based products in Sri Lanka.-Investigation of the suitability of the sandy soil available in Balangoda Kodduwaththa area for use as fine aggregate.

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Book SynopsisLearn to make your own quiet place somewhere with this inspiring journey inside tranquil cabins and handmade homes, from the creators of the wildly popular Cabin Porn phenomenon. Cabin Porn began as an online project created by a group of friends to inspire their own homebuilding. It has grown into a global phenomenon, attracting thousands of submissions from fellow cabin builders and a passionate audience of millions interested in simple, efficient homes and the beauty of nature. Cabin Porn: Inside invites readers into these handmade homes to discover rooms of warmth and simplicity, connected by the universal desire to bring a simple building to life in harmony with the land around it. Each of these tranquil getaways is a lesson in living simply and joyfully.Here you will find hundreds of examples of what makes a cabin: the small details that enable their dwellers to live pleasantly

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Book SynopsisMichael Zaretsky's Precedents in Zero-Energy Design is such an important book it will help readers recognize that design comes before technology and renewable energy systems alone can't solve the problems we face'   John D. Quale, Assistant Professor of Architecture and ecoMOD Project Director, University of VirginiaThe world is currently facing an environmental crisis and as anyone interested in sustainable or zero-energy design knows the design and building industries have the potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the globe.The Solar Decathlon is an international event in which universities from around the world compete in the design and construction of a one-bedroom, zero-energy house. This book provides an in-depth, yet accessible analysis of the architecture and passive design strategies of the houses in the 2007 Solar Decathlon. These houses are the result of thousands of hours Table of ContentsForeword by John Quale. Introduction Part 1: Drawings and Diagrams Part 2: Comparisons Part 3: Analysis. Conclusion. Endnotes. Image. Citations. Bibliography. Appendix

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Book SynopsisThe Return of Nature asks you to critique your conception of nature and your approach to architectural sustainability and green design. What do the terms mean? Are they de facto design requirements? Or are they unintended design replacements? The book is divided into five parts giving you multiple viewpoints on the role of the relations between architecture, nature, technology, and culture. A detailed case study of a built project concludes each part to help you translate theory into practice. This holistic approach will allow you to formulate your own theory and to adjust your practice based on your findings. Will you provoke change, design architecture that responds to change, or both?Coedited by an architect and a historian, the book features new essays by Robert Levit, Catherine Ingraham, Sylvia Lavin, Barry Bergdoll, K. Michael Hays, Diane Lewis, Andrew Payne, Mark Jarzombek, Jean-Francois Chevrier, Elizabeth Diller, Antoine Picon, and Jorge Silvetti. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; Part 1: Organic Conceits; 1. Design’s New Catechism, Robert Levit; 2. Faculty of Omnipotence, Catherine Ingraham; 3. The Raw and the Cooked, Sylvia Lavin; Case Study: MOS Architects, afterparty, Winner, MoMA/P.S. 1 Young Architects Program (2009); Part 2: The Sublime Past; 4. The Nature Parallel, Barry Bergdoll; 5. Next to Nothing, K. Michael Hays; 6. Nature After Mies, Diane Lewis; Case Study: Michael Bell Design, Gefter-Press House, Ghent, NY (2007); Part 3: Sustaining Nature; 7. On Limits, Andrew Payne; 8. Eco-Pop, Mark Jarzombek; 9. Nature, Model of Complexity, Jean-François Chevrier; Case Study: Steven Holl Architects, Sliced Porosity Block/Chengdu project; Part 4: The Nature of Infrastructure; 10. Agri-tecture, Elizabeth Diller; 11. Nature, Infrastructure and Cities, Antoine Picon; Case Study: George L. Legendre, Henderson Waves, Singapore (2008); Part 5: Nature, Unnaturally; 12. Block That Metaphor, Jorge Silvetti; Case Study: Prescott Scott Cohen, Inc., Chevron House, Los Gatos CA (2011); Index.

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Book SynopsisFollowing on from the success of the first edition, Smartcities + Eco-Warriors (2010), this book is the latest innovative response on urban resilience from one of the worldâs leading urban design and architectural thinkers. An ecological symbiosis between nature, society and the built form, the Smartcity cultivates new spatial practices and creates diverse forms of resilient landscapes including and beyond urban agriculture.The notion of the Smartcity is developed through a series of international case studies, some commissioned by government organisations, others speculative and polemic. This second edition has nine new case studies, and additional ecological sustainability studies covering sensitivity, design criteria, and assessments for ecological construction plans. The book concludes with two new essays on the romance of trees and the empowering nature of resilient landscapes.Smartcities, Resilient Landscapes + Eco-warriors represents a crucial voice in thTable of ContentsPreface 1. Urban Utopias and the Smartcity. From Soil to Table. The Perpetual Motion Machine. The American Dream Redux. Rise of the Eco-warrior. Scenic Positions. Cultivating Community. Resilient Landscapes 2. A Lexicon for the Smartcity 3. Guangming Smartcity China 4. DuSable Park USA 5. Tangshan Earthquake Memorial Park China 6. Remembering the Great American Plains USA 7. Nordhavnen Smartcity Denmark 8. Daejeon Urban Renaissance South Korea 9. The Tomato Exchange UK 10. Central Open Space: MAC South Korea 11. The Linear Park China 12. A Workplace in a Garden Ireland 13. Guangming Energy Park China 14. Newark Gateway Project USA 15. The City of a Thousand Lakes China 16. Rifle Range Regeneration Malaysia 17. Dongyi Wan East Waterfront China 18. Brockholes Wetland + Woodland Reserve UK 19. The Green Pension Plan UK 20. Wanmu Orchard Wetland China 21. Romance + Resilience: Landscapes of the imagination 22. Anna Andronova The Grand Paris of Niger: Landscape of hope 23. Carolyn Steel Sitopia – The urban future 24. Project and Reproduction Credits Index

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Book SynopsisFor those who crave the tranquility of nature, fifty houses selected from around the world with the most ecologically sustainable and innovative breakthroughs in architecture and design.Seeking the perfect escape from city life and congestion? This book is filled with environmentally low-impact homes and retreats using eco-friendly materials and technology that reduce the carbon footprint and lower its energy needs, all built within the past ten years. The broadening interest in back to nature and homesteading plays a role, and many new structures are examples of sustainability that are in touch with nature, far from the madding crowd but not only for the select few.International in scope, the book is an A to Z of ideas for the twenty-first century, from a pavilion in Argentina to a forest house in New Zealand, all designed to have minimal architectural traces--made with local materials that harmonize with the surrounding environment. An outdoor care retreat outs

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Book SynopsisA celebration of the innovative, artisanal, and sustainable living exemplified by contemporary Dutch interiors.With a carefully curated collection of interiors, including historic canal houses, restored farms, and green homes, belonging to interior designers, product designers, architects, and artists, this book showcases creative and resourceful living. These properties have been created or renovated and brought into the twenty-first century with typical Dutch style and sensibility—environmentally friendly, imaginative uses of space filled with color and charm and never to be taken too seriously. Each home in the book reflects the personality and spirit of the people who inhabit it. From furniture designer Valentin Loellman’s handcrafted interiors in a traditional worker’s cottage on the Maas river to fiber artist Claudy Jongstra’s farmhouse in Friesland where indigo dye plants grow in the biodynamic garden, Coming Home illustTrade Review“Barbara de Vries’s Coming Home is a visual feast of wildly beautiful interiors crafted with originality and ingenuity. Each and every one has a fascinating narrative that enriches the wonderful photography, bringing you that much deeper into private worlds, which I find completely inspiring. This is a book of interiors that couldn’t be more in sync with our times.”—Wendy Goodman, Design Editor of New York Magazine “It’s all too rare, and such a treat, to have a window into a culture from an insider with the perspective of an outsider. Barbara has had the distance to identify what is truly unique to the Dutch, and the lifelong connections to find this lovely mix of creatives with inspiring, thoughtful, and hopeful stories. Coming Home is a great playbook as we’re all looking for ways to reinvent our spaces—and just as hygge suddenly became a part of our vocabulary years ago, I think this book will do that for gezellig.”—Yolanda Edwards, Founder and Creative Director of Yolo Journal “In Coming Home, Barbara de Vries offers a joyful picture of contemporary Dutch domestic life. In these homes—many of which are agricultural or industrial buildings that were repurposed by their creative owners, among them architects, designers, and artists—a sense of exuberance characterizes the interiors. Some are elegantly spare, while others are filled with art, furniture, and objects, but unlike so many interiors today, there is nothing studied or precious about these spaces. They are full of meaning and heart, and speak volumes about their owners’ personalities and passions.”—Pilar Viladas, Design Writer and Editor"Think warm colours, flattering lighting, lots of books, plants, knick-knacks — Scandi minimalism this is not.” —THE SUNDAY TIMES"The large, open space that defines Petra Janssen and Edwin Vollebergh's home is divided by a recycled glass wall designed by Piet Hein Eek.” —W MAGAZINE"Be it a charming canal house, a hyper-contemporary residence, or a humble houseboat, the Dutch have always had a special relationship with their homes and a nonchalant ease when it comes to decorating them. This book invites you inside some of the Netherlands’ most inspiring.” —ELLE DECOR“We love how diverse the types of dwellings are…barns, train stations, windmills, an old garage…” —HOW TO DECORATE"I was entranced with the images, the beautiful photography and then the text, which is a delicate treatise on how to live. With warmth and personality, it celebrates comfort and joy.” - Cathleen McGuigan, Architectural Record"This photographic portfolio and accompanying texts detail how the creative Dutch community has invented a truly unique lifestyle and ways for building and decorating." —WORLD HOPE FORUM

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