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Gibbs Smith Live Natural
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University of Minnesota Press Modernism's Visible Hand: Architecture and
Book SynopsisA groundbreaking history of the confluence of regulatory thinking and building design in the United States What is the origin of “room temperature”? When did food become considered fresh or not fresh? Why do we think management makes things more efficient? The answers to these questions share a history with architecture and regulation at the turn of the twentieth century. This pioneering technological and architectural history of environmental control systems during the Gilded Age begins with the premise that regulation—of temperature, the economy, even the freshness of food—can be found in the guts of buildings. From cold storage and scientific laboratories to factories, these infrastructures first organized life in a way we now call “modern.”Drawing on a range of previously unexplored archival resources, Michael Osman examines the increasing role of environmental technologies in building design from the late nineteenth century. He shows how architects appropriated and subsumed the work of engineers as thermostats, air handlers, and refrigeration proliferated. He argues that this change was closely connected to broader cultural and economic trends in management and the regulation of risk. The transformation shaped the evolution of architectural modernism and the development of the building as a machine. Rather than assume the preexisting natural order of things, participants in regulation—including architects, scientists, entrepreneurs, engineers, managers, economists, government employees, and domestic reformers—became entangled in managing the errors, crises, and risks stemming from the nation’s unprecedented growth.Modernism’s Visible Hand not only broadens our conception of how industrial capitalism shaped the built environment but is also vital to understanding the role of design in dealing with ecological crises today. Trade Review"Michael Osman weaves a complex web of interaction between architecture, science, and technology, as well as between architecture, business, and management. Modernism's Visible Hand is not only brilliant, it is also path-breaking."—Antoine Picon, author of Smart Cities: A Spatialised Intelligence"Michael Osman takes us on an extraordinary journey through turn-of-the-twentieth-century modern American life, travelling from temperature-controlled homes and cold-storage warehouses, to Pennsylvania's factories and Indiana's sand dunes. This engrossing, brilliant book is an altogether new look at American architecture, technology, and everyday life; it will be of immense value to readers interested in all these subjects."—Daniel M. Abramson, author of Obsolescence: An Architectural HistoryTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1. The Thermostatic Interior and Household Management2. Cold Storage and the Speculative Market of Preserved Assets3. Representing Regulation in Nature’s Economy4. Imaging Brainwork5. Regulation through Paperwork in Architectural PracticeConclusionAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex
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University of Minnesota Press Modernism's Visible Hand: Architecture and
Book SynopsisA groundbreaking history of the confluence of regulatory thinking and building design in the United States What is the origin of “room temperature”? When did food become considered fresh or not fresh? Why do we think management makes things more efficient? The answers to these questions share a history with architecture and regulation at the turn of the twentieth century. This pioneering technological and architectural history of environmental control systems during the Gilded Age begins with the premise that regulation—of temperature, the economy, even the freshness of food—can be found in the guts of buildings. From cold storage and scientific laboratories to factories, these infrastructures first organized life in a way we now call “modern.”Drawing on a range of previously unexplored archival resources, Michael Osman examines the increasing role of environmental technologies in building design from the late nineteenth century. He shows how architects appropriated and subsumed the work of engineers as thermostats, air handlers, and refrigeration proliferated. He argues that this change was closely connected to broader cultural and economic trends in management and the regulation of risk. The transformation shaped the evolution of architectural modernism and the development of the building as a machine. Rather than assume the preexisting natural order of things, participants in regulation—including architects, scientists, entrepreneurs, engineers, managers, economists, government employees, and domestic reformers—became entangled in managing the errors, crises, and risks stemming from the nation’s unprecedented growth.Modernism’s Visible Hand not only broadens our conception of how industrial capitalism shaped the built environment but is also vital to understanding the role of design in dealing with ecological crises today. Trade Review"Michael Osman weaves a complex web of interaction between architecture, science, and technology, as well as between architecture, business, and management. Modernism's Visible Hand is not only brilliant, it is also path-breaking."—Antoine Picon, author of Smart Cities: A Spatialised Intelligence"Michael Osman takes us on an extraordinary journey through turn-of-the-twentieth-century modern American life, travelling from temperature-controlled homes and cold-storage warehouses, to Pennsylvania's factories and Indiana's sand dunes. This engrossing, brilliant book is an altogether new look at American architecture, technology, and everyday life; it will be of immense value to readers interested in all these subjects."—Daniel M. Abramson, author of Obsolescence: An Architectural HistoryTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1. The Thermostatic Interior and Household Management2. Cold Storage and the Speculative Market of Preserved Assets3. Representing Regulation in Nature’s Economy4. Imaging Brainwork5. Regulation through Paperwork in Architectural PracticeConclusionAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex
£86.40
University of Minnesota Press Toward a Living Architecture?: Complexism and
Book SynopsisA bold and unprecedented look at a cutting-edge movement in architectureToward a Living Architecture? is the first book-length critique of the emerging field of generative architecture and its nexus with computation, biology, and complexity. Starting from the assertion that we should take generative architects’ rhetoric of biology and sustainability seriously, Christina Cogdell examines their claims from the standpoints of the sciences they draw on—complex systems theory, evolutionary theory, genetics and epigenetics, and synthetic biology. She reveals significant disconnects while also pointing to approaches and projects with significant potential for further development. Arguing that architectural design today often only masquerades as sustainable, Cogdell demonstrates how the language of some cutting-edge practitioners and educators can mislead students and clients into thinking they are getting something biological when they are not. In a narrative that moves from the computational toward the biological and from current practice to visionary futures, Cogdell uses life-cycle analysis as a baseline for parsing the material, energetic, and pollution differences between different digital and biological design and construction approaches. Contrary to green-tech sustainability advocates, she questions whether quartzite-based silicon technologies and their reliance on rare earth metals as currently designed are sustainable for much longer, challenging common projections of a computationally designed and manufactured future. Moreover, in critiquing contemporary architecture and science from a historical vantage point, she reveals the similarities between eugenic design of the 1930s and the aims of some generative architects and engineering synthetic biologists today. Each chapter addresses a current architectural school or program while also exploring a distinct aspect of the corresponding scientific language, theory, or practice.No other book critiques generative architecture by evaluating its scientific rhetoric and disjunction from actual scientific theory and practice. Based on the author’s years of field research in architecture studios and biological labs, this rare, field-building book does no less than definitively, unsparingly explain the role of the natural sciences within contemporary architecture.Trade Review"Christina Cogdell's soberly scholarly book shows that high-tech evolutionary or generative design is environmentally unsustainable, and that many (fortunately, not all) of today's computational bio-designers are selling, or buying, fake science. Who is to blame for this colossal, and possibly ominous, waste of intelligence and resources? Cogdell has one prime culprit in mind."—Mario Carpo, University College London"Toward a Living Architecture? is a timely meditation into the hype and hope of the fantasy of generative architecture—a field in which biological metaphors are taken literally and the complexities of living systems are brushed away in favor of simplistic illusions of control. Christina Cogdell is a phenomenal researcher who does not shy away from engaging in deep and experiential investigative field work in diverse settings; delving into scientific labs, studios, and knowledge systems, she presents a clear and reasoned argument for the need for a more nuanced and rigorous integration of the life science and architecture than the model currently presented by generative architecture discourse."—Oron Catts, University of Western AustraliaTable of ContentsIntroduction1. Self-Organizing and Emergent Architecture2. Material Computation3. Morphogenesis and Evolutionary Computation4. Context Matters: LabStudio and Biosynthesis5. Growing Living Buildings: Tissue and Genetic Engineering in Architecture and Design6. “Protocell” Architecture and SynBioDesignAcknowledgmentsAppendix: Brief History of Complexity’s Intersections with Generative ArchitectureNotesIndex
£100.00
University of Minnesota Press Toward a Living Architecture?: Complexism and
Book SynopsisA bold and unprecedented look at a cutting-edge movement in architectureToward a Living Architecture? is the first book-length critique of the emerging field of generative architecture and its nexus with computation, biology, and complexity. Starting from the assertion that we should take generative architects’ rhetoric of biology and sustainability seriously, Christina Cogdell examines their claims from the standpoints of the sciences they draw on—complex systems theory, evolutionary theory, genetics and epigenetics, and synthetic biology. She reveals significant disconnects while also pointing to approaches and projects with significant potential for further development. Arguing that architectural design today often only masquerades as sustainable, Cogdell demonstrates how the language of some cutting-edge practitioners and educators can mislead students and clients into thinking they are getting something biological when they are not. In a narrative that moves from the computational toward the biological and from current practice to visionary futures, Cogdell uses life-cycle analysis as a baseline for parsing the material, energetic, and pollution differences between different digital and biological design and construction approaches. Contrary to green-tech sustainability advocates, she questions whether quartzite-based silicon technologies and their reliance on rare earth metals as currently designed are sustainable for much longer, challenging common projections of a computationally designed and manufactured future. Moreover, in critiquing contemporary architecture and science from a historical vantage point, she reveals the similarities between eugenic design of the 1930s and the aims of some generative architects and engineering synthetic biologists today. Each chapter addresses a current architectural school or program while also exploring a distinct aspect of the corresponding scientific language, theory, or practice.No other book critiques generative architecture by evaluating its scientific rhetoric and disjunction from actual scientific theory and practice. Based on the author’s years of field research in architecture studios and biological labs, this rare, field-building book does no less than definitively, unsparingly explain the role of the natural sciences within contemporary architecture.Trade Review"Christina Cogdell's soberly scholarly book shows that high-tech evolutionary or generative design is environmentally unsustainable, and that many (fortunately, not all) of today's computational bio-designers are selling, or buying, fake science. Who is to blame for this colossal, and possibly ominous, waste of intelligence and resources? Cogdell has one prime culprit in mind."—Mario Carpo, University College London"Toward a Living Architecture? is a timely meditation into the hype and hope of the fantasy of generative architecture—a field in which biological metaphors are taken literally and the complexities of living systems are brushed away in favor of simplistic illusions of control. Christina Cogdell is a phenomenal researcher who does not shy away from engaging in deep and experiential investigative field work in diverse settings; delving into scientific labs, studios, and knowledge systems, she presents a clear and reasoned argument for the need for a more nuanced and rigorous integration of the life science and architecture than the model currently presented by generative architecture discourse."—Oron Catts, University of Western AustraliaTable of ContentsIntroduction1. Self-Organizing and Emergent Architecture2. Material Computation3. Morphogenesis and Evolutionary Computation4. Context Matters: LabStudio and Biosynthesis5. Growing Living Buildings: Tissue and Genetic Engineering in Architecture and Design6. “Protocell” Architecture and SynBioDesignAcknowledgmentsAppendix: Brief History of Complexity’s Intersections with Generative ArchitectureNotesIndex
£26.99
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Autodesk Revit Building Performance Analysis
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Getty Trust Publications Concrete - Case Studies in Conservation Practice
Book SynopsisThis timely volume brings together fourteen case studies that address the challenges of conserving the twentieth century's most ubiquitous building material-concrete. Following a meeting of international heritage conservation professionals in 2013, the need for recent, thorough, and well-vetted case studies on conserving twentieth-century heritage became clear. Concrete: Case Studies in Conservation Practice answers that need and kicks off a new series, Conserving Modern Heritage, aimed at sharing best practices. The projects selected represent a range of building typologies, building uses, and project sizes, from the high-rise housing blocks of Le Corbusier's Unite d'Habitation and public buildings such as the London's National Theatre to small monuments such as the structures at Dudley Zoological Gardens and a sculpture by Donald Judd. The projects also represent a range of environmental and economic contexts. Some projects benefit from high levels of heritage protection and access to funding, while others have had to negotiate conservation with stringent cost limitations. All follow a rigorous conservation approach, beginning with a process of investigation and diagnosis to identify causes and target repairs and balancing these with conservation requirements to preserve significance. Written by architects, engineers, conservators, and other professionals in the field, these highly detailed and well-illustrated studies demonstrate sound practice, rigorous methodology, and technological innovation. This book has something to offer anyone interested in the conservation of modern heritage.
£45.00
Getty Trust Publications Managing Energy Use in Modern Buildings - Case
Book SynopsisThis collection of ten case studies addresses the unique challenges surrounding the improvement of energy consumption and thermal comfort in modern buildings built between 1931 and 1969 and offers valuable lessons for other structures facing similar issues. These buildings, international in scope and diverse in type, style, and size, range from the Shulman House, a small residence in Los Angeles, to the TD Bank Tower, a skyscraper complex in Toronto, and from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, a cultural venue in Lisbon, to the Van Nelle Factory in Rotterdam, now an office building. Showing ingenuity and sensitivity, the case studies consider improvements to such systems as heating, cooling, lighting, ventilation, and controls. They provide examples that demonstrate best practices in conservation and show ways to reduce carbon footprints, minimize impacts to historic materials and features, and introduce renewable energy sources, in compliance with energy codes and green-building rating systems. The Conserving Modern Heritage series, launched in 2019, is written by architects, engineers, conservators, scholars, and allied professionals. The books in this series provide well-vetted cased studies that address the challenges of conserving twentieth century heritage. "Trade Review"The conservation of buildings has always necessitated adaptation. Today, the need to adapt is magnified by two factors. First is the modern era's frenetic race for innovation, which frequently outpaces habitability and durability concerns. Second, conservators must satisfy contemporary performance expectations that are ratcheted up by climate change. Both factors are insightfully and thoroughly addressed in Managing Energy Use in Modern Buildings: Case Studies in Conservation Practice. ;; The range of modern buildings portrayed is noteworthy in itself, from iconic structures like Kahn's Richards Medical Research Laboratories to gems like the Catalina American Baptist Church, from idiosyncratic wonders like the Geschwister-Scholl Grammar School to classics like the Toronto-Dominion Centre. Each case study underscores the importance of employing established best practices in conservation, creatively leveraging the inherent qualities of each unique building, and forging creative and compatible solutions."-Carl Elefante, FAIA, FAPT, LEED AP;; "The challenge of developing appropriate conservation strategies that will preserve the character-defining construction and materials of modern historic places is a significant one. Managing Energy Use in Modern Buildings features case studies of conservation projects that implement minimal intervention strategies while maintaining the historic character of these buildings, such as enhancing their original features, systems, glazing, insulation, and air barriers. The studies cover diverse climate zones and typologies and different types of interventions that could instigate further research and serve as inspiration for other conservation projects worldwide.; The volume is well illustrated, and the terminology and glossary are excellent. As both a teacher and heritage expert engaged in educating emerging professionals on the energy retrofitting of historic buildings, I highly endorse this publication and its adoption as an educational resource."-- Dr. Mario Santana Quintero, Professor in Architectural Conservation and Sustainability Engineering, Carleton University and Secretary General of ICOMOSTable of ContentsForeword Preface and acknowledgements Introduction Projects Gesweister-Scholl School / Lunen, Germany / 1956-62 Oskar Spital-Frenking Shulman House / Los Angeles / 19XX Ian Dickenson Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation / Lisbon / 1969 Teresa Nunes da Ponte, Osorio Tomas, Sonia Antunes, and Bruno Terra da Motta Toronto-Dominion Centre, TD Bank Tower / Toronto / 1967 Adrienne Cressman, Melissa Patterson, Eric Chisholm, Michael McClelland, and Kyle Parry Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room and Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre / London / 19XX Ian Taylor, Richard Battye, and Mark Nutley Richards Medical Research Laboratories / Philadelphia / 1961 Matthew S. Chalifoux and David N. Fixler Catalina American Baptist Church / Tucson, Arizona / 1960-61 J. Chris Evans Van Nelle Factory / Rotterdam / 1925-31 Wessel de Jonge, Tom J. Haartsen, and Eric R. van den Ham Boston University School of Law / Boston / 1961 Henry Moss Workers Compensation Board / Winnipeg / 1961 Travis Cooke, Glen Gross, Jason Kun, Markian Yereniuk, and John Wells Glossary Bibliography
£45.00
New Village Press How Spaces Become Places: Place Makers Tell Their
Book SynopsisUseful and inspiring cases illustrate participatory placemaking practices and strategies. How Spaces Become Places tells stories of place makers who respond to daunting challenges of affordable housing, racial violence, and immigration, as well as community building, arts development, safe streets, and coalition-building. The book's thirteen contributors share their personal experiences tackling complex and contentious situations in cities ranging from Brooklyn to Los Angeles and from Paris to Detroit. These activists and architects, artists and planners, mediators and gardeners transform ordinary spaces into extraordinary places. These place makers recount working alongside initially suspicious residents to reclaim and enrich the communities in which they live. Readers will learn how place makers listen and learn, diagnose local problems, convene stakeholders, build trust, and invent solutions together. They will find instructive examples of work they can do within their own communities. In the aftermath of the pandemic and the murder of George Floyd, the editor argues, these accessible practice stories are more important than ever.Trade Review"For planners and urban designers, residents, and community organizers, this is simply the best text available for understanding how to create more just, beautiful, convivial, and safe places. And Forester’s eloquent afterword on the relevance of these stories in the time of pandemic and white supremacy is essential reading. This book is a gift of hope and possibility, revealing how the participatory art and craft of placemaking can be a small laboratory for democracy." -- Leonie Sandercock, Professor in Community Planning, School of Community & Regional Planning, University of British Columbia"John Forester’s new book is a riveting account of the art of place-making. Awesome teaching material, offering deep insights to students, scholars, and practitioners in the field of urban planning." -- Benjamin Davy, former President of the Association of European Schools of Planning"The best of John Forester’s outstanding body of work. The stories are honest expressions of how expert knowledge and local knowledge commingle, mutually reinforce, and interrogate meanings and the physical world. Each accounting demonstrates how placemaking practices create meaningful relationships between and among people in places they have come to love." -- Lynda H. Schneekloth and Robert Shibley, University at Buffalo, co-authors of Placemaking: The Art and Practice of Building Communities"This well-compiled volume reflects the enormous challenges that planners, seeking to be place makers, have to face and address in times of globalization, digitalization, climate change, and populism." -- Klaus R. Kunzmann, Professor Emeritus, TU Dortmund, Germany, and founding president of the Association of European Schools of Planning"How Spaces Become Places captures the extraordinary power of seemingly ordinary actions through which artists, designers, planners, and community organizers overcome challenges, uncover possibilities, and in the process transform places and politics. John Forester has demonstrated once again the importance of doing, listening, and storytelling." -- Jeffrey Hou, Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of Washington, and editor of Insurgent Public Space and Transcultural Cities"A wealth of inspiring experience from practitioners of participatory democracy. Bright lights in a dark time, these stories illuminate paths to creating places that are memorable, beloved, and just." -- Anne Whiston Spirn, author of The Granite Garden and The Language of Landscape
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Princeton Architectural Press Bamboo Contemporary: Green Houses Around the
Book SynopsisIn this globetrotting tour of seventeen houses, discover how bamboo, one of the most sustainable building materials on the planet, can be used in ingenious ways in residential design. Bamboo is a perennial grass that grows rapidly and rivals steel, concrete, and wood in strength. Bamboo Contemporary shows the many ways this incredible material can be used to build sustainably. Featuring locales from China to the Czech Republic and the United States, the survey includes homes built entirely from bamboo as well as building projects and renovations that use bamboo as the primary component. Fascinating descriptions, documentary photography, and architectural drawings will appeal to aspirational lifestyle readers interested in sustainability and natural materials as well as design professionals.
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Princeton Architectural Press The Pandemic Effect: Ninety Experts on Immunizing
Book SynopsisLeading architects, designers, materials scientists, and health officials reflect on the influence of COVID-19 on buildings and cities—and propose solutions to safeguard the built environment from future pandemics. COVID-19 caused a significant global disruption of human activities with striking consequences for the built environment, causing an abrupt fear as it relates to architecture and building design. Buildings became magnifiers of contagion instead of shelters for protection. Immunizing the built environment against contagion is a monumental task requiring a variety of approaches and disciplinary expertise at multiple scales of inquiry. In this book, 60 of the world’s leading architects, designers, engineers, materials scientists, and public health experts contribute to an expansive overview of inoculation strategies for today’s world. These approaches are organized according to the primary sites of exposure, generally arranged by scale: surface (materials and tactile interfaces), system (mechanical, plumbing, electrical, and lighting assemblies), space (interior and exterior environments), and society (cities, regions, and the general public). This broad collection of perspectives elucidates the transformations underway in the built environment— and offers design strategies to limit the severity of subsequent pandemics. In this way, the book aims to serve both as a multidisciplinary snapshot of COVID-19’s effects and a guidebook for future-proofing architecture against widespread disease.
£20.89
Rethink Press The Total Environment Masterplan: Navigating
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook on Green Infrastructure: Planning,
Book SynopsisIt is all too easy for the vogue term 'green infrastructure' to be waved around by local authorities and developers like a totem of environmental awareness, while simply meaning 'greenspace' or 'storm water management'. This book provides a welcome corrective, demonstrating the need to plan the natural environment of cities as integral to their effective social, economic, ecological and aesthetic function. The impressive range of topics includes green infrastructure and health, air quality, biodiversity, water and recreation, and the book shows through policy discussion and case study how principles can be converted into practice. It will be an essential source for students, researchers and practitioners.'- Hugh Barton, University of the West of England, UK'Green infrastructure is an essential feature of social, economic and environmental planning for all places. This important and very comprehensive book will be essential reading for all those involved in its provision and promotion. It offers an exceptionally informative contextual review and it is exemplified throughout by a series of domestic and international case studies at a variety of scales. Its methodological discussion and examples will be of considerable value to all those engaged in the delivery of green infrastructure.'- Janice Morphet, University College London, UKGreen infrastructure encompasses many features in the built environment. It is widely recognised as a valuable resource in our towns and cities and it is therefore crucial to understand, create, protect and manage this resource. This Handbook sets the context for green infrastructure as a means to make urban environments more resilient, sustainable, liveable and equitable.Including state-of-the-art reviews that summarise the existing knowledge as well as research findings, this Handbook provides current evidence for the beneficial impact of green infrastructure on health, environmental quality and the economy. It discusses the planning and design of green infrastructure as a strategic network down to the individual features in a neighbourhood and looks at the process of green infrastructure implementation, emphasising the importance of collaboration across multiple professions and sectors. This comprehensive volume operates at multiple spatial scales, from strategic networks at the regional level to individual features in neighbourhoods, with international case studies used throughout to illustrate key examples of good practice.This collection of expert contributions will be invaluable to students and academics in the fields of planning, urban studies and geography. Practitioners and policy-makers will also find the policy discussion and examples enlightening.Contributors include: J.H. Amorim, A. Barker, S. Burgess, T. Butlin, T. Butterworth, C. Calfapietra, L. Chawla, N. Collomb, A. Coombs, E. Costa Pinto, C. Dair, V. Derr, K.J. Doick, G. Everett, T. Ferguson, P. Freer-Smith, S. Gill, C. Gonçalves, C. Greed, S. Grimmond, S. Kotthaus, J. Lamond, E. Lawson, F. Lemes De Oliveira, M. Lindsey, S. Manley, J. Marques-Da-Cruz, I. Mell, A.I. Miranda, A.J. Moffat, P. Nolan, C. Olver, S. Payne, A. Quintas, A. Rigolon, S. Rolls, M. Short, P. Silva, E. Silveirinha De Oliveira, D. Sinnett, N. Smith, T. Sunderland, M.J. Tallis, P.Toscano, C. Ward Thompson, K. Williams, J. WilsonTrade Review‘The Handbook on Green Infrastructure, edited by Danielle Sinnett, Nick Smith, and Sarah Burgess, is a strong contribution to the practice of, and research into, GI.’ -- Leah Hollstein, Journal of Urban Affairs‘It is all too easy for the vogue term “green infrastructure” to be waved around by local authorities and developers like a totem of environmental awareness, while simply meaning “greenspace” or “storm water management”. This book provides a welcome corrective, demonstrating the need to plan the natural environment of cities as integral to their effective social, economic, ecological and aesthetic function. The impressive range of topics includes green infrastructure and health, air quality, biodiversity, water and recreation, and the book shows through policy discussion and case study how principles can be converted into practice. It will be an essential source for students, researchers and practitioners.’ -- Hugh Barton, University of the West of England, UK‘Green infrastructure is an essential feature of social, economic and environmental planning for all places. This important and very comprehensive book will be essential reading for all those involved in its provision and promotion. It offers an exceptionally informative contextual review and it is exemplified throughout by a series of domestic and international case studies at a variety of scales. Its methodological discussion and examples will be of considerable value to all those engaged in the delivery of green infrastructure.’ -- Janice Morphet, University College London, UK‘As a Handbook, this book is clearly pitched to offer an extensive academic primer on the subject. In parallel it provides a valuable point of in-depth reference for planning, landscape and urban design professionals engaged in developing policy and preparing environmental frameworks and masterplans. It is less of a design manual to guide more detailed technical design and construction. Encouraged, no doubt, by its team of three academic editors, based at the University of the West of England, it is well researched and extensively referenced. And it is of a length that provides the opportunity to explore each topic in good depth. . . The Handbook on Green Infrastructure makes a useful contribution to changing the way we think about, value and plan green infrastructure in the future.’ -- Peter Neal, Town & Country PlanningTable of ContentsContents: PART I THE ROLE OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT 1. Green Infrastructure and Health Eva Silveirinha De Oliveira and Catharine Ward Thompson 2. The Impacts of Green Infrastructure on Air Quality and Temperature Matthew J. Tallis, Jorge Humberto Amorim,, Carlo Calfapietra, Peter Freer-Smith, Sue Grimmond, Simone Kotthaus, Fabiano Lemes De Oliveira, Ana Isabel Miranda and Piero Toscano 3. Green Infrastructure and Urban Water Management Glyn Everett, Emily Lawson and Jessica Lamond 4. Putting Economic Values on Green Infrastructure Improvements Tim Sunderland, Sophie Rolls and Tom Butterworth 5. Green Infrastructure and Biodiversity in the City: Principles and Design Danielle Sinnett PART II STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE 6. Green Infrastructure Planning: Policy and Objectives Ian Mell 7. Planning Green Infrastructure at a Strategic Level: Experience from the Mersey Forest Susannah Gill, Paul Nolan, Tom Butlin, Tom Ferguson and Clare Olver 8. Delivering Green Infrastructure Through Strategic Development: Some Reflections from Cambridge, UK and Cambridge, USA Nick Smith 9. Planning Green Infrastructure from a Landscape Perspective Carla Gonçalves and Paulo Silva 10. Planning for Urban Green Infrastructure in Metropolitan Landscapes Andreia Quintas 11. Ensuring Green Infrastructure for All Clara Greed PART III DESIGNING GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ALL 12. Multifunctional Green Infrastructure: A Typology Sarah Burgess 13. Towards Inclusive Green Infrastructure Sandra Manley 14. The Influences of Neighbourhood Design and Quality on Residents’ Use of Public Open Space Danielle Sinnett, Katie Williams, Morag Lindsey and Carol Dair 15. Green Grounds for Play and Learning: An Intergenerational Model for Joint Design and Use of School and Park Systems Alessandro Rigolon, Victoria Derr, and Louise Chawla 16. The Contribution of Green Infrastructure to a Sense of Place in Historic Urban Environments Michael Short 17. Landscape, Beyond Green and Grey Infrastructure João Marques-Da-Cruz and Eduardo Costa Pinto PART IV IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE 18. The Governance and Management of Public Green Spaces Nicole Collomb 19. Community Involvement in Green Infrastructure Annie Coombs 20. Implementing Green Infrastructure Through Residential Development in the UK Sarah Payne and Adam Barker 21. Green Infrastructure and Regeneration of Brownfield Land Andy J. Moffat 22. Monitoring and Evaluation of Green Infrastructure. A Logic Model and Ecosystem Services Approach Kieron J. Doick and Jeffrey Wilson PART V LOOKING FORWARD 23. The Future of Green Infrastructure Andy J. Moffat, Danielle Sinnett, Nick Smith and Sarah Burgess Index
£218.00
Laurence King Publishing Make Sense: Architecture by White
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Emerald Publishing Limited Pragmatic Engineering and Lifestyle: Responsible
Book SynopsisThe most productive way to engage society as a whole with issues of sustainability is to involve them in the development and execution of the solutions. Pragmatic Engineering and Lifestyle draws together international experts from engineering and architecture to disclose the latest insights into forging viable means to sustain tomorrow’s needs. Focusing on breaking through the remaining barriers and fully realizing promising remedies by explicitly examining the social aspect of engineering and urban design, the authors present state of the art research on, among other topics, simple and responsible engineering and living, ecological and socially friendly buildings and infrastructures, socially resilient farming, and agroecology. Pragmatic Engineering and Lifestyle is an indispensable collection for tomorrow's engineers, architects, and policy makers.Table of ContentsChapter 1. High-Rise Developments: A Critical Review of the Nature and Extent of their Sustainability; Kheir Al-Kodmany Chapter 2. Application of Expert Decision Systems on Optimal Fiber Selection for Green Building Design Components; Figen Balo and Lutfu S. Sua Chapter 3. Advances in Solar Driven Air Conditioning Systems for Buildings; Sonali A. Deshmukh, Praveen Barmavatu, Mihir Kumar Das, Bukke Kiran Naik, Vineet Singh Sikarwar, Alety Shivakrishna, Radhamanohar Aepuru, and Rathod Subash Chapter 4. Evaluating Water-based Trombe Walls as a Source of Heated Water for Building Applications; Harmeet Singh, Fatemeh Massah, and Paul G. O’Brien Chapter 5. Investigating Waste Management Efficiencies and Dynamics of the EU Region; Fazil Gökgöz and Engin Yalçin Chapter 6. The Multi-pronged Approach of Solid Waste Management toward Zero Waste to Landfill Site: An Indonesia and Thailand Experience; Ariva Sugandi Permana, Sholihin As’ad, and Chantamon Potipituk Chapter 7. Conservation; Waste Reduction / Zero Waste; Shima Yazdani and Esmail Lakzian Chapter 8. Adoption of Green Building Practices in Kenya: A Case of Kakamega Municipality; Edwin K. Kanda, Elizabeth Lusweti, Francis N. Ngugi, John M. Irungu, Bernard O. Omondi, and Samuel G. Waweru Chapter 9. Transient Thermodynamic Modeling of Heat Recovery from a Compressed Air Energy Storage System; Mehdi Ebrahimi, David S-K. Ting, and Rupp Carriveau Chapter 10. Trawl Fisheries Management and Conservation in Malacca Straits; Hoong Sang Wong and Chen Chen Yong
£76.00
Emerald Publishing Limited Architects, Sustainability and the Climate
Book SynopsisThe promises, dreams and hopes of architects for future cities are now inextricably linked to climate change. Architects, Sustainability and the Climate Emergency: A Political Ecology chronicles how architects have shaped their ideas of the city—and sustainability—as knowledge of the climate emergency has unfolded. Have architects responded to the climate crisis too slowly? Describing a political ecology of architecture, Peter Raisbeck draws on architectural history, theory and practice, and the climate imaginaries of architects themselves. This exploration indicates how architects have viewed the climate emergency and positions architecture alongside the politics of climate and development studies. Raisbeck questions to what degree the traditional agency of architects leads to a political authority isolated from nature, human-environment systems and the nonhuman ecological subjects rapidly approaching tipping points. The fluidity of the climate emergency itself and its unfolding relationship to architectural knowledge suggests that new approaches, agencies and subjectivities are urgently required. As architects struggle to respond to the climate emergency, this book is an important and timely contribution to sustainability, climate and development debates. Architects, Sustainability and the Climate Emergency: A Political Ecology is a necessary provocation of a critical topic.Trade ReviewLiving in and with Nature is the signal challenge for humanity as climate change rapidly propels us down the path of ecocide and extinction. New visions of ecological sustainability demand that we, literally, build the future in a different way. For this, we need to listen to the voices of intellectual innovation, learn the wisdom of the ancients, and draw energy from those who see, judge and act as global calamity unfolds. This fascinating book provides vital insights and critiques at the interfaces of architectural theory and practice, in the process elaborating a contemporary policy ecology of the built form. For anyone concerned about the climate emergency, it is essential reading. -- Rob White, Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Criminology, University of Tasmania, Australia.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Giving Voice to the Peatlands Chapter 3. Biophysical Imaginaries Chapter 4. Cities in the Global South Chapter 5. Green Architecture and the Good Anthropocene Chapter 6. Environmental Politics and Design Activism Chapter 7. Towards a Political Ecology of Architecture Chapter 8. Conclusion: Reworlding the Canon
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Phaidon Press Ltd Design Emergency: Building a Better Future
Book SynopsisAlice Rawsthorn and Paola Antonelli, two of the world’s most influential design figures, meet the visionary designers whose innovations and ingenuity give us hope for the future by redesigning and reconstructing our lives, enabling us to thrive Design Emergency tells the stories of the remarkable designers, architects, engineers, artists, scientists, and activists, who are at the forefront of positive change worldwide. Focusing on four themes - Technology, Society, Communication, and Ecology - Alice Rawsthorn and Paola Antonelli present a unique portrait of how our great creative minds are developing new design solutions to the major challenges of our time, while helping us to benefit from advances in science and technology.Trade Review'In most books, the questions are usually more important than the answers, but in this book the answers are just as important as the questions' - Irma Boom, graphic designer 'Uplifting' - Elle Decoration 'Best Design and Architecture Books of 2022' - Domus 'A must-have book' - Fast Company 'Full of insight … reading this book may give you hope that we can get through them.' - AD Pro 'A labor of love that began as an Instagram feed of life-allaying solutions during the pandemic and bloomed into an atemporal celebration of human optimism, ingenuity, and passion at their most practical and most buoyant.' - Maria Popova, The Marginalian
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Whole Building Handbook: How to Design
Book SynopsisThe Whole Building Handbook is a compendium of all the issues and strategies that architects need to understand to design and construct sustainable buildings for a sustainable society. The authors move beyond the current definition of sustainability in architecture, which tends to focus on energy-efficiency, to include guidance for architecture that promotes social cohesion, personal health, renewable energy sources, water and waste recycling systems, permaculture, energy conservation - and crucially, buildings in relation to their place. The authors offer a holistic approach to sustainable architecture and authoritative technical advice, on: * How to design and construct healthy buildings, through choosing suitable materials, healthy service systems, and designing a healthy and comfortable indoor climate, including solutions for avoiding problems with moisture, radon and noise as well as how to facilitate cleaning and maintenance. * How to design and construct buildings that use resources efficiently, where heating and cooling needs and electricity use is minimized and water-saving technologies and garbage recycling technologies are used. * How to 'close' organic waste, sewage, heat and energy cycles. For example, how to design a sewage system that recycles nutrients. * Includes a section on adaptation of buildings to local conditions, looking at how a site must be studied with respect to nature, climate and community structure as well as human activities. The result is a comprehensive, thoroughly illustrated and carefully structured textbook and reference.Trade Review'The Whole Building Handbook is the most comprehensive book in the area of sustainable building and covers a large area from materials to system thinking. This will be a key book for practitioners as well as teachers and students at universities.' Prof. Ronald Wennersten, School of Industrial Engineering and Management, Stockholm 'The sheer scientific and engineering comprehensiveness of this book...coupled with its readability, make it a must for anyone wanting to acquire new knowledge and information about the broad, multidisciplinary field of sustainability.' Choice Magazine 'A key handbook for all practitioners as well as teachers and students at universities, and the broader sustainable society.' Dave Palmer, Buidling and Engineer, April 2010.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Healthy Buildings 2. Conservation and Efficiency 3. Ecocycles 4. Place Index
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Columbia Books on Architecture and the City Blue Dunes – Resiliency by Design
Book SynopsisBlue Dunes chronicles the design of artificial barrier islands developed to protect the Mid-Atlantic region of North America in the face of climate change. It narrates the complex, and sometimes contradictory, research agenda of an unlikely team of analysts, architects, ecologists, engineers, physicists, and planners addressing extreme weather and sea level rise within the practical limitations of science, politics, and economics.Trade ReviewThe primary strength of this edited volume is the treatment of the complexity resulting from the combination of experts with such disparate backgrounds, including design, coastal oceanographic modeling, risk modeling, coastal ecology, planning, economics, and others. * Choice *Highly detailed, interdisciplinary, and technically complex, Blue Dunes also manages to be a rather beautiful book. . . . But most important of all, it is a window into the types of engineering and scientific ingenuity, not to mention political and economic will, that will be necessary to guard against the effects of climate change. -- Ray Bert * Civil Engineering *Table of ContentsI. Introduction Jesse M. Keenan 1. Hurricane Sandy and Extreme Weather Events 2. Rebuild by Design and the Genesis of Blue Dunes 3. Benchmark for Experimentation 4. Conceptualizing Climate Change: Mitigation, Resilience and Adaptation 5. Stakeholder Engagement and the Public Dialogue 6. From Plan to Lesson Plan II. Design Perspectives 1. At the Scale of the Problem Adriaan Geuze & Lauren Micir 2. Too Big to Fail: Mathematical Models vs. Observational Models Kate John-Alder 3. Engaging Design Claire Weisz III.Toward a New Methodology 1. Introduction to the Project Claire Weisz 2. Precedents: Competitions, Exhibitions and Plans Claire Weisz & Justine Shapiro-Kline 3. Precedents: Redefining Parameters by Design i. Coastal Hazards and Mitigation Tools Thomas Herrington ii. Beneficial Use of Dredge Edgar Westerhof iii. Existing Barrier Island Study Mapping Justine Shapiro-Kline iv. Coastal Protection via Offshore Wind Farms: A Transformative Idea Alan Blumberg & Cristina L. Archer 4. Hydrodynamics and Coastal Ecologies i. Computational Modeling Alan Blumberg & Sergey Vinogradov ii. Marine Coastal Mapping Jesse M. Keenan iii. MARCO and Marine Spatial Planning Olaf Jensen 5. Economic and Development Research i. Catastrophic Risk Engineering Andrew Kao ii. Estimated Loss Reduction Mapping Andrew Kao iii. Economic and Financing Considerations Kei Hayashi iv. Cost-Benefit Analysis Kei Hayashi v. Implementation Strategy Jesse M. Keenan, Alan Blumberg & Edgar Westerhof 6. Participatory and Stakeholder Research Claire Weisz, Alan Blumberg & Jesse M. Keenan IV.The Blue Dunes Proposal V. Reflections: Mainstreaming Regional Adaptation Jesse M. Keenan & Claire Weisz 1. Political Economy of Adaptation 2. Design and Planning 3. Perils and Progress Appendix List of Figures List of Tables List of Abbreviations and Acronyms Bibliography Index Acknowledgements Credits
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Designing Sustainable Cities
Book SynopsisThis book emphasizes new ways of designing for a sustainable city and urban environment. From several angles the future of our urbanism is illuminated. From a philosophical point of view, the city is seen as an organism, following complex ecosystemic principles, shining light on indigenous perspectives to become beneficial for sustainable design and core questions are asked whether current architectural practice is really sustainable. Simultaneously concrete practices are presented for cities in transformation, focusing on green infrastructure, smart city principles and health.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Designing the Sustainable City Rob Roggema Chapter 2 The Role of Indigenous Paradigms and Traditional Knowledge Systems in Modern Humanity’s Sustainability Quest - Future foundations from past knowledge Chels.A. Marshall Chapter 3 Born, not made: designing the productive city Greg Keeffe, Rob Roggema Chapter 4 A new model for place development – bringing together regenerative and placemaking processes Cristina Hernandez-Santin, Dominique Hes, Tanja Beer, Lewis Lo Chapter 5 The key role of systems thinking in sustainable architecture Luke Middleton Chapter 6 Liveable Green Cities; integrating climate adaptive solutions and circular economy into the built environment Martin Knuijt Chapter 7 Post-earthquake recovery in Nepal: A study and analysis of post disaster perception and needs for housing recovery after 2015 earthquake Rupesh Shrestha, Alexander Fekete, Simone Sandholz Chapter 8 Tackling urban open space encroachment in a South African township: an exploratory study Lindelwa Sinxadi, Maléne Campbell Chapter 9 The role of smart city initiatives in driving partnerships: A case study of the Smart Social Spaces Project, Sydney Australia Homa Rahmat, Nancy Marshall, Christine Steinmetz, Miles Park, Christian Tietz, Kate Bishop, Susan Thompson, Linda Corkery Chapter 10 Fostering successful smart campus transitions through consensus-building: a university of technology case study Alfred B. Ngowi, Bankole O. Awuzie Chapter 11 The role of landscape architectural designers in landscape construction health and safety John Smallwood Chapter 12 Sustainability, ReciproCity, Radicality Rob RoggemaIndex
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Urban Ecology in the Global South
Book SynopsisAgainst the background of unprecedented rates of urbanisation in the Global South, leading to massive social, economic and environmental transformations, this book engages with the dire need to understand the ecology of such settings as the foundation for fostering sustainable and resilient human settlements in contexts that are very different to the Global North. It does so by bringing together scholars from around the world, drawing together research and case studies from across the Global South to illustrate, in an interdisciplinary and comprehensive fashion, the ecology of towns and cities in the Global South. Framed using a social-ecological systems lens, it provides the reader with an in-depth analysis and understanding of the ecological dynamics and ecosystem services and disservices within the complex and rapidly changing towns and cities of the Global South, a region with currently scarce representation in most of the urban ecology literature. As such the book makes a call for greater geographical balance in urban ecology research leading towards a more global understanding and frameworks. The book embraces the complexity of these rapid transformations for ecological and environmental management and how the ecosystems and the benefits they provide shape local ecologies, livelihood opportunities and human wellbeing, and how such knowledge can be mobilised towards improved urban design and management and thus urban sustainability.Table of Contents Chp Provisional title Lead author & institution 1 Urban ecology in the Global South – development, definitions, why need a Global South perspective Editors 2 Urbanisation in the Global South Garth Myers; Trinity College (USA) 3 Urban landscape history (legacy effects, extinction debts, past land use on current form) Marie du Toit; Northwest University (RSA) 4 Urban social ecology (incl. environmental justice and political ecology) Marion Mehring; Inst for Social-Ecological Research (Germany) Section 2: Urban Green Infrastructure & Biodiversity: patterns & processes 5 Urban green infrastructure (concepts scales, types, distribution, functions) Stephan Pauleit; Technical University of Munich (Germany) 6 Plant diversity (including functional diversity & invasive species) Pippin Anderson; University of Cape Town (RSA) 7 Animal diversity (including functional diversity & invasive species) Chevonne Reynolds; University of the Witwatersrand (RSA) Section 3: Ecosystem services 8 Urban provisioning ecosystem services Charlie Shackleton; Rhodes University (RSA) 9 Urban regulating ecosystem services Francisco Escobedo; University of Florida (USA) 10 Urban cultural ecosystem services Cynnamon Dobbs; Mayor University (Chile) 11 Urban ecosystem disservices Elandrie Davoren; Rhodes University (RSA) 12 Urban agriculture (incl. livestock) Axel Drescher; Frederick Alexander University (Germany) Section 4: Planning and management 13 Promoting urban resilience and seeking sustainability Nadia Sitas; University Stellenbosch (RSA) 14 Social and ecological connectivity Kristi Maciejewski; University of Stellenbosch (RSA) 15 Ecological planning and design Sarel Cilliers; Northwest University (RSA) 16 Urban governance of and for urban green and blue infrastructure (both formal and informal governance approaches, public participation) David Simon; Royal Holloway University of London (UK) Concluding remarks 17 (Re)imagining towns and cities of the future Global South Editors
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Smart Villages: Bridging the Global Urban-Rural
Book SynopsisThis book brings together technical expertise, best practices, case studies and ground-level application of the ideas for empowering the rural population of the world to live economically prosperous, environmentally sustainable, and socially progressive lives, on par or comparable with the quality of life enjoyed by the global urban population. The idea of Smart Villages takes on greater urgency in light of the investments made in this millennium on “Smart Cities”, taking advantage of the technological advances, particularly in digital connectivity. These investments have and will continue to expand the urban-rural divide, unless similar investments are made in the villages as well. The book provides a much-needed guide for a holistic development of a Smart Village, by defining the need, developing the framework, and describing the delivery, complete with successful case studies. Contributors to the book, from Canada, USA, Africa and India bring years of academic, industry and governmental experience, including organization of several Smart Village conferences. The knowledge base in the book will be of great value to anyone interested in or active in rural planning, including governmental and non-governmental organizations, industrial solution providers, public healthcare professionals, public policy professionals and students, as well as rural communities around the world. Consolidates all the aspects of creating/developing a Smart Village; Delivers an effective tool-kit for practitioners in the area of Smart Villages; Provides a policy-based framework for the development of an ideal Smart Village; Illustrates, through case studies, the fulfillment of key requirements of a Smart Village; Brings together experts from around the world to share their vision of a Smart Village; Highlights the importance of balancing development with social/gender equity and cultural traditions. Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Part 1. Defining the Need.- Chapter 1. Setting the Scene.- Chapter 2. Smart Village-Concepts and Intended Benefits.- Chaper 3. Bridging the Urban-Rural Divide.- Chapter 4. An Ideal Smart Village – Methodology, Parameters and Metrics.- Chapter 5. Ensuring a Sustainable Development Ecosystem.- Chapter 6. Preserving Indigenous Traditions and Values.- Part II. Buidling the Framework.- Chapter 7.Governance Aspects of a Smart Village – Developed Economy.- Chapter 8. Decentralizing towards Good Governance at the Grassroots.- Chapter 9. Components of an Ontology for a Smart Village.- Chapter 10. A Blueprint for Rural Public Health.- Chapter 11. Socio-Economic Conceptualization of Smart Villages.- Chapter 12. Smart Villages – Indian Realities, Opportunities and Way Forward.- Chapter 13. Leveraging Physical, Digital and Knowledge Connectivity for Smart Villages.- Chapter 14. An Appropriate Technology for Value Addition in Rural Indian Villages.- Chapter 15. The Role of Skills Development in Smart Villages.- Chapter 16. Financing and Development of a Smart Village.- Part III. The Enablers-Delivery and Case Studies.- Chapter 17. Smart Village – The Canadian Experience.- Chapter 18. Strengthening Rural Economy through Farmer Producer Companies.- Chapter 19. Resources and Agriculture - Smart Village Enablers in African Smart Villages.- Chapter 20. Clean Water Supply in Rural Odisha – A Case Study.- Chapter 21.Sustainable Water for Smart Villages – A Case Study.- Chapter 22. Value Added Options in Agriculture in Smart Villages.- Chapter 23. A Healthcare Case Study from Botswana, Africa.- Chapter 24. Smart Health and Wellness Promoting Villages – A Case Study from India.- Chapter 25. Lessons from Distance Healthcare Delivery Case Study - India.- Chapter 26. A Rural Nurse-led Public Health Case Study in Tamil Nadu, India.- Chapter 27.Cloud-based Solutions for Education and Skill Development – Botswana.- Chapter 28. Pan-African E-Network – A Distance Education Case Study.- Chapter 29. Implementing Appropriate Technology for Empowerment of Women in Indian Villages – A Case Study.- Chapter 30. A Unique Smart Village for People with Different Abilities.- Chapter 31. Preserving Traditions in a Smart Village – A Pan-African Perspective.- Chapter 32. COVID-19 – Implications of the Pandemic in the 21st Century.- Chapter 33. Going Forward.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Ecological and Health Effects of Building
Book SynopsisThis book deals with the present adverse effects of using precarious building materials on the ecology and human health. Also, the detailed discussions on the novel and greener construction materials and their utilization as an alternative to the conventional harmful existing methods and materials are also presented in the subsequent chapters. This book helps to fill the research gaps in the existing prior-art knowledge in the field of sustainable construction and green building materials and methods giving due importance to ecology and health, specifically to the fields of sustainable structural engineering, sustainable geotechnical engineering, sustainable road engineering, etc.This book helps in achieving a sustainable environment through possible adoption of innovative and ecological construction practices. Hence, this book acts as a practical workbook, mainly for the academicians and practicing engineers who are willing to work toward the consecrated building industry.It is a well-established fact that the constructions of the engineering structures consume more and more earth resources than any other human activities in the world. In addition, the construction-related activities will produce several million tons of greenhouse gases, toxic emissions, water pollutants, and solid wastes. This creates a huge impact on environment and causes severe health issues on humans and animals. It is thus important to create an eco-friendly construction environment which can satisfy the ecological and health requirements.Table of ContentsForeword by Prof. Munir OzturkPreface 1. Potentially toxic construction materials: An Introduction 2. The main ecological health hazards from building materials 3. Atmospheric emissions from construction sector 4. PVC (The poison plastic), Chlorinated Polyethylene (CPE), Chlorinated Polyvinylchloride (CPVC), Chlorosulfonated Polyethylene (CSPE), Polychloroproprene Rubber (CR)- Chemistry, Applications and ecological impacts 5. Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) emission and its adverse health effects from building sector 6. Heavy metal contaminations from construction materials 7. Nanoparticles in construction industry and their toxicity 8. Traditional and novel thermal insulation materials and their implications 9. Sulfo-Aluminate cement and magnesium phosphate cement in eco-conservation 10. Exposure to airborne concrete, stone, brick and granite dust 11. Carpets and textiles: Effect on indoor environment and health 12. Soil contaminations from the construction projects 13. Water pollution from construction industry 14. Construction sector, biodiversity and wildlife conservation 15. Embodied carbon in constructions and its ecological implications 16. Building Material Assessment System (BMAS) and its determination 17. Advances in Environmental impact assessment methods/tools in construction engineering 18. Special Concretes for Ecological Preservations. 19. Use of industrial waste materials in Civil Engineering Applications 20. Utilization of waste water for the construction projects 21. Use of Construction and Demolition wastes in Civil Engineering for Ecological preservation 22. Sustainable Techniques for building waste disposals 23. Ecological and sustainable Road constructions 24. Health impacts of thee Construction Workers 25. Sustainable Geotechnical practices in the Constructions 26. Sustainable infrastructural Development through Ecological Conservations
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Designing the City of People 4.0: Reflections on
Book SynopsisThis book collects a set of reflections concerning the planning of contemporary cities by urban design, with a special emphasis on some needs and shortcomings emerged during the coronavirus pandemic. With the ultimate goal of designing accessible, inclusive and welcoming green cities, it discusses the urgent need for new systems of public spaces across the city, together with alternative solutions for individual mobility (especially slow mobility) and social interaction. It is intended for a broad readership, including designers, engineers, architects, social scientists, stakeholders, and public administrators, who deal with various aspects of the realization of the City 4.0.Table of ContentsHow Covid-19 has opened our eyes.- How people experience the city.- How people experience their home and the public spaces.- How human languages change.- How to improve our real-world settings.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Smart Architecture – A Sustainable Approach for
Book SynopsisThis book explores the specific role that glazing technologies play within the world of smart architecture as important components of contemporary and future sustainable architectural and technological research. Smart Architecture begins with a definition of the concept of “smart” in architecture and examines how innovative technologies and materials have shaped buildings over the years. The author then provides a supporting database of contemporary smart architecture—mapping adopted strategies, recognizing common patterns, and evaluating current and future trends in the context of smart building envelopes, energy efficiency, and the development of high-potential innovative building components. The book proceeds with a focus on the specific role that glazing technologies play in this framework and provides a systematic methodology to quantify options for the effective integration of transparent building components within advanced and innovative building envelope systems.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- The Building Envelope.- The “Smart” Concept Definition in Architecture.- How Technology Has Shaped Architecture Over the Years.- Smart Architecture: Selection and Classification of Existing Examples of Smart Buildings.- Why Windows Matter?.- Glazing for Smart Architecture.- Smart Window Technologies.- The Decision Support Tool.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Collapsing Gracefully: Making a Built Environment
Book SynopsisThis innovative book investigates the concept of collapse in terms of our built environment, exploring the future transition of modern cities towards scenarios very different from the current promises of progress and development. This is not a book about the end of the world and hopeless apocalyptic scenarios. It is about understanding change in how and where we live. Collapse is inevitable, but in the built environment collapse could imply a manageable situation, an opportunity for change or a devastating reality. Collapsing gracefully means that there might be better ways to coexist with collapse if we learn more about it and commit to rebuild our civilisations in ways that avoid its worst effects. This book uses a wide range of practical examples to study critical changes in the built environment, to contextualise and visualise what collapse looks like, to see if it is possible to buffer its effects in places already collapsing and to propose ways to develop greater resilience.The book challenges all agents and institutions in modern cities, their designers and planners as well as their residents and users to think differently about built environment so as to ease our coexistence with collapse and not contribute to its causes. .Trade Review“The authors take their readers on a journey … a well-rounded exploration of the issues, both past and present … . Collapsing Gracefully encourages architects, designers and those in the construction industry to reflect on what we consider to be best for the built environment … . I thoroughly enjoyed Collapsing Gracefully. Regardless of your background, the book offers a great opportunity in which to stop and reflect on your work and consider its wider impacts.” (James McLean, Architecture New Zealand, March - April, 2022)Table of ContentsWhat Do We Mean by Collapsing Gracefully?.- Current Ideas for Future Built Environments.- What Can We Learn From the Collapse of Societies in the Past?.- The Modern Built Environment and its Relationship to Collapse.- Technology and Collapse.- A Case Study of Technology and Climate Change.- Inequality, Collapse and the Built Environment.- Inequality in the Urban Landscape of New Zealand: From the Country to the Plot.- Growth and Collapse.- Growth and Resources.- Epidemics, Pandemics, and Collapse.- The Architecture of Wealth.- What Should We Do?
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Resilient Communities and the Peccioli Charter:
Book SynopsisThis book explores urban resilience through significant, original and rigorous academic research, utilising the experiences of town planners, architects and decision makers to create a charter on resilient communities. The second part of the book presents mini-essays discussing the strategic points of the paper, and enabling more casual readers with the ability to access information on urban resilience. The book then explores urban resilience through the work and understanding of the institutions responsible for regulating the professions of urban planner, educators, professionals, and those involved in communication. Providing numerous illustrations and examples, Resilient Communities and the Peccioli Charter will be of interest to researchers, postgraduates, architects, urban designers and planners alike.Table of ContentsPart I: Urban Resilience in Times of Environmental Crises.- Introduction.- The Periphery Does Not Exist.- From Circular Design to Circular Dynamics.- Part II: The Charter of Peccioli.- Preamble to the Charter of Peccioli. A Vision for Italy: A Nation of Resilient Communities.- The Peccioli Charter, or the New Constitution of the Nation of the Italian Resilient Communities.- Part III: Contributions of the Steering Committee Members.- Introduction.- No More Masterplan! Resilient Communities Require Incremental, Adaptive and Generative Processes.- Building the Space of a Resilient.- The Reslient Landscape of a Community.- The Role of Cultural and Built Heritage as Drivers for the Ecological and Social Regeneration of Suburbs and Minor Urban Centers Toward Future Resilience.- Investing in Human Capital. Towards a New Paradigm of Urban and Social Resilience, Beyond the Notion of Profit.- Farming the Contemporary City: Resilience and Adaptation Strategies from the Past.- Urban Socio-Psychological Resilience.- Designing Material Cultures.- Urban Metabolism: Towards a Holistic Practice of Resilience.- The Right Distance. Forms of Representation for Resilient Communities.- Part IV: From the Charter to the Perspectives of Resilience: Impacts.- Introduction.- A Charter of Resilience: Methodologies and Impact. From a Manifesto in Seven Points to the International Symposiums and Workshops.- Homo Resilience: Cultural Diversity in the Time of the Novacene.- Resilient Cities for Resilient Communities.- The Era of Eco-Responsibility.- The Architecture of the New Century, Interpreter of Chance Through Continuity.- Active Communities for Resilient Cities. Urban Agenda for Italy: Industrial Districts as Resilient Economic, Social and Cultural Communities.- Resilient Padua.- For the Common Good: Courage and Resilience.- Women Architects of Resilience.-"Spatial Drawings": Towards Becoming Aware of Living.- Guidelines for a Resilient Urban Landscape.- For an Ethics of Becoming.- Part V: Conclusions.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Resilience of Informal Areas in Megacities –
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the socio-economic and sustainability challenges facing megacities in dealing with the dramatic population increases of informal areas and settlements (or slums), especially when coupled with the impacts and risks of climate change. The authors examine informal urban areas globally and in developing countries utilizing strategic environmental assessment (SEA) as a tool to solve the sequence of upgrading steps concerning slums and shanty towns, and also establish essential guidelines for local governments and stakeholders to create a balance and quality of life for slums dwellers, particularly in the age of the COVID-19 pandemic, through applying sustainability indicators that enhance the upgrading process. Coverage includes recent statistics and mapping of informal areas worldwide and assessment of the GIZ and Sir Norman Foster models in terms of energy demands and consequential emission of CO2 and air pollution from slums. Three models of Maspero’s Triangle are also studied and assessed. The book is essential reading for a wide range of researchers, students, policymakers, governments, and professionals as well as a good source for research centers and academicians working in energy, climate change, urban environments, and sustainable urban development.Table of Contents1) Global informal settlements and urban slums in cities and the coverage 2) Comprehension of informal settlements: An outlook on sprawl factors, challenges, and upgrading process – Role of policies for slums’ resilience and governance3) Informal urban settlements and slums’ upgrading – Global case studies4) Sustainable development principles for upgrading informal urban areas – Sustainability assessment of selected models 5) Understanding the challenges and potentials of people living in slums – Developing Countries6) Assessment of one of the slum areas in developing countries: Maspero’s Triangle – Cairo as a case study7) New Proposed Models for Maspero’s Triangle – Assessment8) Informal settlements and urban slums’ upgrading in megacities – Conclusions and recommendations
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Proceedings of International Conference on
Book SynopsisThis volume presents select proceedings of the International Conference on Innovative Technologies for Clean and Sustainable Development (ICITCSD – 2021), held at the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training & Research and Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh, India. It covers several important aspects of sustainable civil engineering practices, dealing with effective waste and material management, natural resources, industrial products, energy, food, transportation and shelter, environmental impact mitigation, waste minimization and management, sustainable infrastructure, and geospatial technology for sustainable and clean environment. Emphasis is placed on conserving and protecting the environment and the natural resource base essential for future development. The book includes case studies and ongoing research work from various fields related to civil engineering presented by academicians, scientists, and researchers. The book also discusses engineering solutions to sustainable development and green design issues. Special emphasis is given on qualitative guidelines for the generation, treatment, handling, transport, disposal, and recycling of wastes. The book is intended as a practice-oriented reference guide for researchers and practitioners. It will be useful for anyone working in sustainable civil engineering and related fields.Table of ContentsChapter1. Effect of Lime And Brick Ash Inclusion on Engineering Behaviour of Expansive Soil.- Chapter2. Know your Daily Rainfall in any Location in India- A Web-based Approach Developed in Google Earth Engine.- Chapter3. IoT- Based Innovative Technological Solutions for Smart Cities and Villages.- Chapter4. A Review on Utilization of E-Waste in Construction.- Chapter5. Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) for Treatment of Storm water Runoff.- Chapter6. Textile Industry Wastewater Treatment using Eco-friendly Techniques.- Chapter7. Sustainable Treatment of Metal-Contaminated Soil by Electrokinetic Remediation.- Chapter8. Eco-Restoration of lakes and water sustainability in urban areas.- Chapter9. Microplastics: Environmental Issues and their Management.- Chapter10. Elucidating the Effect of Cement Dust on Selective Soil Parameters around J&K Cements Limited, Khrew.- Chapter11. Development of Correlation between Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity and Rebound Hammer Test Results for Condition Assessment of Concrete Structures for Sustainable Infrastructure Development. Chapter12. Alternative Fine Aggregates to Produce Sustainable Self Compacting Concrete: A Review.- Chapter13. Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Column Using Diamond Tie Configuration under Elevated Temperatures for Sustainable Performance: A Review.- Chapter14. Reusable and Recyclable Industrial Waste in Geopolymer Concrete.- Chapter15. Infrared Thermography Parameter Optimization for Damage Detection of Concrete Structures Using Finite Element Simulations.- Chapter16. Eco-friendly Concrete Admixture from Black Liquor Generated in Pulp and Paper Industry.- Chapter17. Behavioural study on concrete with organic materials for CO2 absorption.- Chapter18. An Efficient Design and Development of IoT based Real-Time Water Pollution Monitoring and Quality Management System.- Chapter19. Numerical Study of Composite Wrapped Reinforced Concrete Columns Subjected to Close-in Blast.- Chapter20. Evaluation of conventional red bricks with compressed stabilized earth blocks as alternate sustainable building materials in Indian context.- Chapter21. Experimental Study on Alternative Building Material using Cement and Stone Dust as Stabilizers in Stabilized Mud Block.- Chapter22. Utilizing the Potential of Textile Effluent Treatment Sludge in Construction Industry: Current Status, Opportunities, Challenges, and Solutions.- Chapter23. Identification of Suitable Solid Waste Disposal Sites for the Arba Minch Town, Ethiopia, Using Geospatial Technology and AHP Method.- Chapter24. Framing Conceptual Design of Adopting Interlocking Bricks Technology in Construction.- Chapter25. Arriving Factors in the Conceptual Design Framework of 3D Printing Techniques for Building construction.- Chapter26. Scenic Evaluation of the Hills for Tourism Development - A Study on the Hills Of Tamilnadu, India.- Chapter27. Influence of Groundnut Shell Ash and Waste Plaster of Paris on Clayey Soil for Sustainable Construction.- Chapter28. Influence of Metakaolin and Steel Fiber on Strength of Concrete - A Critical Review.- Chapter29. Decadal monitoring of Coastline shifts and recommendation of Non-structural Protection measures along the coast of Rameshwaram, Tamilnadu, India.- Chapter30. Development of sustainable concrete using slag and calcined clay.- Chapter31. Assessment of the impact of bacillus cereus bacteria on strength and water absorption capacity of sustainable concrete.- Chapter32. Design and Development of Corona-19 Pandemic Situation-based Remote Voting System.- Chapter33. Waste Pozzolanic Material as a substitute of Geopolymer Mortar.- Chapter34. Study of the carbon emissions from construction of a house in plain region using standard construction material and eco-friendly/ alternative materials.- Chapter35. Experimental investigation of the impacts of partial substitution of cement with rice husk ash (RHA) on the characteristics of cement mortar.- Chapter36. A Mini review on Current Advancement in Application of Bacterial Cellulose in Pulp and Paper Industry.- Chapter37. Effect of agro-waste as a partial replacement in cement for sustainable concrete production.- Chapter38. Analysis and Evaluation of Geopolymer Concrete from Mechanical standpoint.- Chapter39. Municipal Waste Management in India: A Critical Review of Disposal System and Model Implementation.- Chapter40. Experimental Study on Light Weight Geopolymer Concrete Using Expanded Clay Aggregate.- Chapter41. Seismic Response of Composite Bridges: A Review.- Chapter42. Assessing and Correlating the Flow Duration Curve and Drought Index for the Environmental Flow Requirements.- Chapter43. Effect on Rheological and Hardened properties of Fly ash-GGBS based High Strength Self Compacting Concrete with inclusion of Micro and Nano Silica.- Chapter44. Mechanical Property study on Glass fibre concrete with partial replacement of fine aggregate with steel slag.- Chapter45. Mechanical Properties of Geopolymer Concrete Partial Replacement of Fine Aggregate with Waste Crushed Glass.- Chapter46. A Performance Study on Lithium based admixture in the properties of concrete.- Chapter47. Self-Curing Concrete Made By Using Hemp: A Review.- Chapter48. Research Progress of India in Waste Management at Global Level: A Bibliometric Evaluation.- Chapter49. Performance Evaluation of Acrylic Based Coating on Carbonation Depth on Different Grades of Concrete.- Chapter50. Cost Benefit Analysis of Retrofitting for Existing Building as Net Zero Energy Building: A Case Study in Composite Climate Zone.- Chapter51. Advances in Building Materials Industry by Annexation of Nano Materials.- Chapter52. Experimental Investigations on Utilization of Electroplating Waste Sludge in Manufacturing of Polymer Based Checkered Tiles.- Chapter53. Alccofine as a partial substitute of cement with scrap iron slag as a coarser material in high strength non-conventional concrete as an experimentational representation. Chapter54. Water Pollution: “Dal Lake a case study”.- Chapter55. Durability Properties of Admixture of Fly ash, Bottom Ash And GBFS.- Chapter56. Comparative Studies of Compressive Strength on Different Brick Masonry Prisms.- Chapter57. Monitoring and Management of Construction Sites Using Drone.- Chapter58. Experimental Investigation on Buckling Behaviour of Transmission Tower using Cold Formed and Hot Rolled Steel.- Chapter59. Assessment of indoor air quality of buildings made of bricks developed from paper pulp waste.- Chapter60. Review on Shear Strengthened RC Rectangular beams with FRP Composites.- Chapter61. Machine Learning Based Quality Prediction of Reuse Water in Sewage Treatment Plant.- Chapter62. "Prediction, Impact and Mitigation of Ambient Air Quality Pollutant Concentrations in Chandigarh" A Review.- Chapter63. A Review of Environmental Flow Evaluation Methodologies – Limitations and Validations.- Chapter64. Sustainable development of Scheduled caste and Scheduled tribes’ population in select villages of Himachal Pradesh, India: A Cross Sectional Study.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Sustainability, Energy and City: Proceedings of
Book SynopsisThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 1st Congress in Sustainability, Energy and City (CSECity’21) held in Ambato, Ecuador, on June 28–29, 2021, proudly organized by Universidad Tecnológica Indoamerica in collaboration with GDEON. The CSECity brings together experts that promotes the dissemination of advances in sustainability, urbanism, energy, and industry research through the presentation of keynote conferences. In CSECity, theoretical, technical, or application works that are research products are presented to discuss and debate ideas, experiences, and challenges. Presenting high-quality, peer-reviewed papers, the book discusses the following topics: Energy sustainability Information and knowledge management Information technologies Innovation, technology, and society Software and systems modeling Software systems, architectures, applications, and tools Sustainable energy and the city.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Sustainable Design for Global Equilibrium
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on holistic approaches of applying sustainable practices in all sectors of building, infrastructure, and energy to achieve a best-balanced global energy, building, infrastructure, transportation, and water technology (EBITW) regime. It presents a series of solutions based on innovative research and applications for building a sustainable Earth for future generations. The goal of this book is to define the context of instigation for thinking through the scientific theories and practical applications of sustainability mechanisms to confirm a global equilibrium by the implementation of the following main practices: Sustainable Energy, Sustainable Architectural and Engineering Design Technology, Sustainable Environment and Society, and Sustainable Earth. Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Sustainable Energy.- Sustainable Architectural and Engineering Design Technology.- Sustainable Environment and Society.- Sustainable Earth.- Conclusion.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Parametric Experiments in Architecture: A
Book SynopsisThis book offers a comprehensive overview of the use of bamboo in the building industry. It systematically demonstrates bamboo’s utility in terms of its properties, describing the material properties of typical industrial bamboo products, and discussing their performance evaluation and optimization as building components and in the creation of building envelopes. The book presents the recent developments regarding the innovative ways to design and represent architecture through parametric survey tools, and describes the experimental geometrical-generative design process of a connection joint for free-form lightweight structures employing beams made of bamboo culms. It examines algorithmic-generative design themes, through processes of optimization, analysis, and geometrical-spatial verification, employing the potential of digital form-finding design and digital manufacturing techniques to validate the defined technological solution. This book appeals to scientists and professionals and is a valuable resource for civil engineers, designers and students interested in this unique plant material and its application in the building industry. Videos via app: download the SN More Media app for free, scan an image or a link with play button and access the videos directly on your smartphone or tablet.Table of ContentsAlgorithmic-generative Architecture.- Bamboo as building material.- Algorithmic modelling and prototyping of a joint for reticular space structures.- Structural patterns for free-form surfaces.- Different possibilities of experimentation Design.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Exergy Analysis of the Air Handling Unit at
Book SynopsisThis book explore how exergy analysis can be an important tool for assessing the sustainability of buildings.Building's account or around 40 percent of total energy conditions depending on local climatic conditions. Due to its nature, exergy analysis should become a valuable tool for the assessment of building sustainability, first of all considering their scope and the dependence of their energy demands on the local environmental and climatic conditions.Nonetheless, methodological bottlenecks do exist and a solution to some of them is proposed in this monograph. First and foremost, there is the still-missing thermodynamically viable method to apply the variable reference environment temperature in exergy analysis. The monograph demonstrates that a correct approach to the directions of heat exergy flows, when the reference temperature is considered variable, allows reflecting the specifics of energy transformation processes in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems in a thermodynamically viable way. The outcome of the case analysis, which involved coordinated application of methodologies based on the Carnot factor and coenthalpies, was exergy analysis indicators – exergy efficiency and exergy destroyed – obtained for air handling units and their components. These methods can be used for the purposes of analysing and improving building technical systems that, as a rule, operate at a variable environment temperature. Exergy analysis becomes more reliable in designing dynamic models of such systems and their exergy-based control algorithms. This would improve the possibility to deploy them in building information modelling (BIM) technologies and the application of life cycle analysis (LCA) principles in designing buildings, thus improving the quality of the decision-making process. Furthermore, this would benefit other systems where variable reference environment plays a key role.This book is relevant to academics, students and researchers in the field of thermodynamic analysis considering HVAC equipment, building energy systems, energy efficiency, sustainable development of technical systems of energy, mechanics, and construction, as well as preservation of natural resources. Planners, designers, engineers of HVAC equipment, building energy systems, and developers of appropriate simulation tools (e.g., BIM) will also find it of use.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Theoretical bases of exergy analysis with variable reference temperature.- Heat recovery exchanger of air handling unit.- Air handling unit heat pump operation modes.- Comparative exergy analysis of air handling unit cases.- Seasonal exergy efficiency of an air handling unit.
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Springer International Publishing AG Achieving Building Comfort by Natural Means
Book SynopsisAchieving Building Comfort by Natural Means explores examples of green building designs and methods that are currently being used around the world to achieve human comfort in buildings. The operation of buildings accounts for more than 40% of total energy use and is a major source of carbon emissions. It is imperative that this consumption be substantially decreased and that energy needed for building comfort is obtained from renewable and environmentally friendly sources. This book brings together a global group of contributors who look at factors such as location, climate, building materials, energy management, ventilation, thermal environmental conditions, shading, lighting, acoustics, and more that are critical for achieving buildings that are more sustainable.Thermal comfort and climatic potential of ventilative cooling in Italian climates is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.Table of Contents1) Sustainable schools: their passive systems to provide comfort with natural means as an educational example for pupils and their parents2) Living bricks can generate energy in the home and wean humanity off fossil fuels3) High Comfort – Low Impact: Integration of thermal mass in Pursuit of Designing Sustainable Buildings4) Enhancing the microclimate towards outdoor thermal comfort in Urban Isles of the Mediterranean Region5) "Energy management & savings in the domestic situation, A Case Study"6) Adoptable and Sustainability for visual and perceptive comfort: Neuroscience and Architecture7) Keeping cool under the hot Arewa Sun; natural cooling systems in Traditional Hausa Buildings in Nigeria8) The role of shading, natural ventilation, daylighting and comfort in enhancing indoor environmental quality and liveability in the age of COVID-199) Diachronic analysis of daylight design and management techniques in Mediterranean Region10) Passive Solar Design: The influence of building Geometry and Orientation on Solar Performance of Mosque in the Tropics11) Thermal and Visual Adaptive Comfort: Field Studies in Portugal12) "Rethinking building habitat for comfort and human wellbeing:Digital technologies for nature-based design"13) Renovating Heritage Buildings into Daylit Enjoyable and Visually Comfortable Museums/Galleries 14) Assessment of Indoor Heat Gain using Overall Thermal Value (OTTV) in the Rural Houses of Andhra Pradesh, India15) Climate- Sensitive Architecture, is natural comfort possible?16) "Design Elements of Building Comfort in Arid Zone of Arabian Countries The Significance Role of Orientation and Courtyard"17) Providing thermal comfort for buildings’ inhabitants through natural cooling and ventilation systems: Wind Towers18) Thermal comfort and climatic potential of ventilative cooling in Italian climates 19) Energy retrofit of traditional buildings in a warm –humid urban climate
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Springer International Publishing AG Human Sustainable Cities: Towards the SDGs and
Book SynopsisThis book argues that accelerating action toward sustainability for and by cities and their inhabitants can make a huge difference to humanity’s endeavor to recover from current crises and build a sustainable future. It sheds light on cutting-edge concepts and actions toward sustainability that can taken by and for cities and with citizens. In this book, author Voula Mega takes the reader on a journey inside and across cities and highlights efforts toward a paradigmatic shift that reconciles human systems with nature. Leadership, education, innovation, trust and citizen empowerment all play a crucial role for the co-invention of a new model that balances human well-being, sustainable prosperity and the future of the planet. Building on robust evidence and inspired by best practices, Human Sustainable Cities offers compelling messages and convincing advice to all stakeholders who are striving to overcome crises, speed up the path toward resilience and preparedness and bounce forward better.Table of ContentsChapter1. A Planet of Cities at Times unlike Any Other: Towards the 2030 SustainableDevelopment Agenda.- Chapter2. Urban Ecology and Humanism: Pathways to Regeneration.- Chapter3. Climate-Conscious Cities: The Critical Decade.- Chapter4. The Energy Race to Decarbonisation.- Chapter5. Sustainable Circular Economies for Transformative Cities.- Chapter6. A New Social Contract for Healthy, Safe and Happy Cities for All.- Chapter7. Cities as Living Labs of Knowledge, Co-creation and Innovation.- Chapter8. Accountable Strategic Planning and Citizen Engagement.- Chapter9. Cities in Concert for the Global Sustainability Transition.- Annex: Best Practices, Lighthouse Initiatives and Paradigm Shifts.
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Springer International Publishing AG Handbook of Retrofitting High Density Residential
Book SynopsisThis book investigates energy use and measures to improve the energy efficiency of public housing, using post-war social housing development estates in Cyprus as its example. On this Mediterranean island, which experiences hot and humid temperatures throughout the year, residential buildings need to adapt to the climate to improve the thermal comfort of their occupants. The book assesses the domestic energy use of inefficiently built residential tower blocks and their occupants’ thermal comfort by considering the significant impact of overheating risks on energy consumption and occupants’ thermal comfort and well-being, with the intention of evaluating the current energy performance of base-case representative residential tower blocks (RTBs). In particular, considering the cooling energy demand in the summer, using Famagusta, Cyprus as a case study. It seeks to identify the impact of occupancy patterns and habitual adaptive behaviour of households on home energy performance in order to provide bases for the information needed to calibrate building energy performance of targeted households. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Energy efficiency directives and policy aspirations in retrofit interventions.- Chapter 3. Methods and Tools.- Chapter 4. The significance of occupancy patterns and household habitual adaptive behaviour on home energy performance.- Chapter 5. A field study investigation to assess on households’ thermal discomfort and overheating risk of buildings.- Chapter 6. A field study investigation on the regression forecasting “neutral” adaptive thermal comfort.- Chapter 7. A Developing a novel methodology to calibrate building energy performance of social housing estates – Building diagnostics, energy audit and energy forecasting.- Chapter 8. A novel methodological framework for building optimization of social housing estate – Policy design and life cycle cost impact analysis of retrofit strategies.- Chapter 9. Developing an evidence-based energy policy framework to asset robust energy performance evaluation and certification schemes.- Chapter 10. Conclusions and future recommendations.
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Springer International Publishing AG Assessing Sustainability and Organizational
Book SynopsisThis book offers the first comprehensive report on the topic of organizational innovation and sustainability of urban regeneration from the public manager's perspective. Starting from a rich set of case studies on urban regeneration from the region of Apulia, in Italy, it develops a framework for measuring their sustainability performance. It proposes the use of indicators related to different aspects of the urban regeneration process, including the participations of stakeholders; land use and buildings; economy and jobs; transportation; environmental pollution; energy use; waste management; as well as open spaces and wildlife. This book offers extensive information to graduate students and researchers, and to authorities, developers, investors and stakeholders alike, involved in the design, planning and management, and sustainable development of urban spaces. It is expected to foster a better understanding of the level of organizational innovation and sustainability of urban regeneration projects and the role of governing bodies in their implementation.Table of ContentsUrban regeneration and sustainability.- Area-based urban regeneration.- Culture as driver of urban regeneration: the role of organisational aesthetics from design to social innovation model.- The determinants of sustainability of urban regeneration. An empirical analysis in the Apulian context.
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Springer International Publishing AG Community Regeneration Masterplan: The Five
Book SynopsisThis book reports on a large research project on community regeneration, which integrated the spatial, social, economic and organizational factors with the dimensions of sustainability, resilience and participation. Upon providing a detailed review on concepts of community and urban regeneration, it analyses a set of successful case studies from 30 European cities, which were selected by the authors from different rankings and awards. Fifty-seven key performance indicators and the results of self-assessment questionnaires are here introduced to allow a comparative study of best practices and eventually to outline 20 guidelines and 100 strategic actions for future community regeneration projects. All in all, this book offers extensive information and a source of inspiration for urban planners, economists, sociologists, public administrators, stakeholders and all those involved in the development and management of sustainable cities.Table of ContentsDesigning the regeneration of urban communities.- Sustainable Urban Regeneration: a literature review.- The research Design: the definition of the Key Performance Indicators and the choice of the analysis sample.
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Springer International Publishing AG Intelligence for Future Cities: Planning Through
Book SynopsisThis book contains a selection of the best papers presented at the Computational Urban Planning and Urban Management (CUPUM) conference, held in June 2023 at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. Major themes of this book are smart cities, urban big data, and shared mobility. This book also contains chapters with cutting-edge research on urban modeling, walkability and bikeability analysis, and planning support systems (PSS).Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Part 1: Digital cities.- Hybrid smartness: Seeking a balance between top-down and bottom-up smart city approaches.- Interpreting the smart city through topic modelling.- The venue code: digital surveillance, spatial (re)organization, and infrastructural power during the COVID pandemic in China.- The platformization of public participation: Considerations for urban planners navigating new engagement tools.- Part 2: Mobility futures.- Shared micro-mobility: A panacea or a patch for our urban transport problems?- Understanding bikeability: Insight into the cycling–city relationship using massive dockless bike-sharing records in Beijing.- Disclosing the impact of micro-level environmental characteristics on dockless bikeshare trip volume: A case study of Ithaca.- A planning support system for boosting bikeability in Seoul.- Integrating big data and a travel survey to understand the gender gap in ride-hailing usage: evidence from Chengdu, China.- Urban airspace route planning for advanced air mobility operations.- Part 3: Fine-scale urban analysis.- “Eyes on the Street”: Estimating natural surveillance along Amsterdam’s city streets using street-level imagery.- Automatic evaluation of street-level walkability based on computer vision techniques and urban big data: A case study of Kowloon West, Hong Kong.- Promoting sustainable travel through a web-based tourism support system.- Applying the Aurin walkability index at the metropolitan and local levels by sex and age in Australia.- Predicting urban heat island mitigation with random forest regression in Belgian cities.- A framework to probe the uncertainties in urban cellular automata modeling with multilevel density for the Wallonia region, Belgium.
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Springer Responsive Envelopes and Climate Change
Book SynopsisIntroduction.- Climate change and future challenges.- Responsive envelope technologies.- Modelling tools for responsive envelopes.- Design strategies.- Evaluating the climate resilience: Energy Flexibility Index.
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Birkhauser Building with Water: Concepts Typology Design
Book SynopsisWater has been an important topic in architecture and urban planning for years. The revitalization of the waterfront has been a prevalent trend in cities around the world. On the other hand, architecture also had to respond to the threat of floods. The theme of Building with Water is the use of water in architecture. It presents buildings that explicitly refer to water in their design and form. It establishes a typology of building by the water: residential structures, recreation facilities, industry and infrastructure, buildings for culture and art. The various design parameters are explored in four essays. Subsequently, twenty-two international projects are presented, organized according to their locations by a river, a lake or the sea. The authors’ concern is not to show luxurious buildings in privileged locations but rather presenting projects that seriously grapple with the main criterion of the location—namely, water—in an ecologically sustainable way and respond to it with their design. Wasser ist seit Jahren ein wichtiges Thema in Architektur und Städtebau. «Building with Water» thematisiert die Verarbeitung von Wasser im architektonischen Entwurf; es werden Bauten vorgestellt, die sich in ihrer Gestaltung und Form ausdrücklich auf Wasser beziehen. Eine Typologie des Bauens am Wasser wird erstellt: Wohnbauten, Verkehrs- und Industriebauten, Bauten für Kultur und Freizeit. Ebenso werden einleitend klassische Beispiele des Bauens am/im/auf dem Wasser gezeigt, wie etwa Château de Chenonceaux an der Loire, Falling Water in Pennsylvania von Frank Lloyd Wright oder das Salk Institute in La Jolla,Kalifornien, von Louis I. Kahn. Geordnet nach ihren Standorten am Fluss, See oder Meer, werden dann etwa 20 internationale Projekte vorgestellt. Es geht den Autoren nicht darum, luxuriöse Bauten an privilegierten Plätzen zu zeigen, sondern Projekte darzustellen, deren Entwurf sich ernsthaft und ökologisch verträglich mit dem Hauptkriterium des Standortes – nämlich Wasser – auseinandersetzt und sich gestalterisch darauf beziehtTable of ContentsIntroduction Dieter Grau Zeljka Carol Kekez Where Water meets the Land: The Rediscovery of the Waterfront Chris Zevenbergen Towards Flood Resilient Urban Environments A Typology of Building on Water: Arts and Culture Recreation Living Industry and Infrastructure LAKE Floating House, Lake Huron, Canada Lake Whitney Water Treatment Plant, Hamden, USA Aluminium Forest, Houten, The Netherlands RIVER Silodam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Maison Flottante, Chatou, France Traffic Guard Building, Nijmegen, The Netherlands Island in the Mur, Graz, Austria Elbe Philharmonic Hall, Hamburg, Germany Science Centre, Hamburg, Germany SEA Ponte Parodi, Genoa, Italy Harbour Bath, Copenhagen, Denmark Kastrup Sea Bath, Copenhagen, Denmark East Beach Café, Littlehampton, UK Performing Arts Centre, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, USA Oslo National Opera House, Oslo, Norway Opera Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Seoul Performing Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea Seoul Commune, Seoul, South Korea Jelly-fish House, San Francisco, USA Wave Garden, San Francisco, USA WISA Wooden Hotel, Helsinki, Finland Ex Arsenale Conference Centre, La Maddalena, Italy About the Authors Illustration Credits
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Birkhauser Klimagerecht Bauen: Ein Handbuch
Book SynopsisIn future, buildings that make sense from a bioclimatic perspective will not be the exception; planners will simply be expected to design them. With its wealth of facts, this book serves as a concrete aid to planning and design. With the planning process as its roadmap, it accompanies the planner from the basic evaluation stage through conception and implementation planning all the way to building operation. The building-related characteristics of the various climatic zones form the basis for the made-to-measure development of integrated building solutions. Well-conceived graphics illustrate planning contexts and facilitate efficient planning decisions and realistic predimensioning. Materials, systems, and technologies are described, and their areas of application are pointed out. Reference parameters, costs, and the presentation of interrelationships equip the planner to make a strategic and well-informed selection.Table of ContentsVorwort: Über zukunftsfähiges Bauen Klima: Einführung Klima Einleitung Klima Wechselwirkung Klima-Gebäude Klimaelemente Klimafaktoren Außenklima und Raumklima Klimazonen Tropen: Einführung Klimazone Klimaanalyse und Wechselwirkung Bauen Städtebau Gebäude Fassade Raumkonditionierung Energieerzeugung Planungsregeln Subtropen: Einführung Klimazone Klimaanalyse und Wechselwirkung Bauen Städtebau Gebäude Fassade Raumkonditionierung Energieerzeugung Planungsregeln Wüsten: Einführung Klimazone Klimaanalyse und Wechselwirkung Bauen Städtebau Gebäude Fassade Raumkonditionierung Energieerzeugung Planungsregeln Gemäßigt: Einführung Klimazone Klimaanalyse und Wechselwirkung Bauen Städtebau Gebäude Fassade Raumkonditionierung Energieerzeugung Planungsregeln Kalt: Einführung Klimazone Klimaanalyse und Wechselwirkung Bauen Städtebau Gebäude Fassade Raumkonditionierung Energieerzeugung Planungsregeln Facility Management / Ökonomie: Einführung Planungsprozess Fassadenkonzepte Materialien Raumkonditionierung Energieerzeugung Gesamtübersicht Investitions- und Betriebskosten Glossar: Einführung Glossar Außenklima Gebäude Gebäudehülle Raumklima Energie Anhang
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Birkhauser Landscape Infrastructure: Case Studies by SWA
Book SynopsisNow available as revised edition: The successful title on integrated ecological landscape planning Infrastructure, as we know it, no longer belongs in the exclusive realm of engineers and transportation planners. In the context of rapidly changing cities and towns, infrastructure is experiencing a paradigm shift where multiple-use programming and the integration of latent ecologies is a primary consideration. Defining contemporary infrastructure requires a multi-disciplinary team of landscape architects, engineers, architects and planners to fully realize the benefits to our cultural and natural systems. This book examines the potential of landscape as infrastructure via essays by notable authors and supporting case studies by SWA landscape architects and urban designers, among them the technologically innovative roof domes for Renzo Piano’s California Academy of Science in San Francisco, the restoration of the Buffalo Bayou in Houston, and several master plans for ecological corridors in China and Korea. Other projects develop smart re-use concepts for railroad tracks that no longer serve their original purpose, such as Kyung-Chun railway in Seoul or Katy Trail in Dallas. All case studies are described extensively with technical diagrams and plans for repositioning infrastructure as a viable medium for addressing issues of ecology, transit, urbanism, performance, and habitat.
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Birkhauser be 2226 Die Temperatur der Architektur / The
Book SynopsisThe "2226" project was completed in 2013 and received an outstanding response from the media. The reason is the clever design of this office building - it manages completely without air conditioning, heating and ventilation systems. "If today we are installing a disproportionate amount of air- and water-based services in buildings in order to create comfortable conditions, we should ask ourselves whether there are not more effective methods", says Dietmar Eberle. His building demonstrates that low-tech is an alternative to the Passivhaus with its extensive services installations. However, ecological and economical building should also meet architectural criteria - proportion, spatial effect, surface texture and light are essential components affecting the comfort of users. The book documents this seminal model for a new architecture with a comprehensive range of photographs by Eduard Hueber, and uses drawings to explain the architectural and energy concepts. Knowledgeable essays by recognized experts on the perfectly balanced construction and function complete this unpretentious and yet sophisticated monograph of a building. Table of ContentsFlorian Aicher: Baustoff, Bauart, BaustellePeter Widerin: Steuerung BE2226Eduard Hueber: FotoessayPlandarstellungen
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Birkhauser New Architecture in Wood: Forms and Structures
Book SynopsisTimber: the old raw material and building material returns.There are many reasons today for building with wood and there are great advantages over conventional designs. Wood is not only a renewable building material that helps reduce the levels of CO2 and is hence good for climate change, but, due to modern computing and manufacturing processes, it can also be used for a variety of construction tasks. Wood possesses excellent qualities for both construction and indoor climate control, and can easily be combined with other common building materials. Based on 24 international projects, the book provides an overview of the range of possibilities in wood construction today. Texts, images, and plans document the architectural and constructive qualities of contemporary timber structures from the conceptual design to the structure in detail. The various uses are based on current research in modern timber engineering but also on timber construction expertise that has been developing over many centuries. This special discipline has evolved significantly in recent decades, particularly in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, and is a world leader today.
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Birkhauser Neues Bauen mit Holz: Typen und Konstruktionen
Book SynopsisTimber: the old raw material and building material returns.There are many reasons today for building with wood and there are great advantages over conventional designs. Wood is not only a renewable building material that helps reduce the levels of CO2 and is hence good for climate change, but, due to modern computing and manufacturing processes, it can also be used for a variety of construction tasks. Wood possesses excellent qualities for both construction and indoor climate control, and can easily be combined with other common building materials. Based on 24 international projects, the book provides an overview of the range of possibilities in wood construction today. Texts, images, and plans document the architectural and constructive qualities of contemporary timber structures from the conceptual design to the structure in detail. The various uses are based on current research in modern timber engineering but also on timber construction expertise that has been developing over many centuries. This special discipline has evolved significantly in recent decades, particularly in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, and is a world leader today.
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Birkhauser Built to Grow – Blending architecture and biology
Book SynopsisBuilt to Grow investigates patterns of growth and dynamics in nature with the aim of creating a new “living architecture” that can be applied to architectonic designs. It examines biological processes to identify basic principles of growth and translate them into exemplary architectonic ideas and visions. The project brings together experts from the fields of architecture, biology, art, mechatronics, and robotics.Table of ContentsForeword (Rachel Armstrong) Introduction (Petra Gruber, Barbara Imhof) Aspects of Life (Petra Gruber, Angelo Vermeulen) Growing and architecture (Petra Gruber, Waltraut Hoheneder) Architectural Visions (GrAB team) Methodology (Julian Vincent, Angelo Vermeulen) Experimentation (GrAB team): - Growth principles - Material Systems - Metabolic Systems - Local 3D printers based on biological principles Reflections on the future (edited by Barbara Imhof, conversation between Julian Vincent, Petra Gruber, Rachel Armstrong, Angelo Vermeulen) Manifesto (GrAB team) Acknowledgements Biographies of authors References
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