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Despite recent improvements in energy efficiency being made in new build, it is important that the existing commercial building sector also take action to meet emission reduction targets. The object……続きを見る

There have been such great changes in legislation, official guidance, the British Standards and the techniques used in landscape and external works since the third edition was written ten years ago ……続きを見る

Housing is a major contributor to CO2 emissions in Europe and America today and the construction of new homes offers an opportunity to address this issue. Providing homes that achieve "zero carbon",……続きを見る

Life-cost approach to building evaluation comprehensively addresses in a reader-friendly, accessible way the fundamentals of life-cost studies in the built environment. It includes the time-value of……続きを見る

Thirty-five different buildings with successfully installed solar air systems are described and documented. The building types cover single family houses, apartment buildings, schools, sports halls,……続きを見る

The majority of books in English on historic building conservation and heritage preservation training are often restricted to Western architecture and its origins. Consequently, the history of build……続きを見る

Beginning with material, this book revolves around physical material making and design decisions that emerge from material interaction. Combining essays from both practice and academia, this book pr……続きを見る

The relationship of architecture to the human body is a centuries-long and complex one, but not always symmetrical. This book opens a space for historians of the visual arts, archaeologists, archite……続きを見る

Urban planning, regeneration and design is an essentially cultural practice with the outcomes often depending upon an understanding of and engagement with the past. As cities in China strive to be c……続きを見る

Tiny House: A Beginner's Guide to Minimalist Living. Building Your Small Home Guide Are you looking for financial security? Are you curious about tiny homes? Do you want more freedom? Then this book……続きを見る

Die Digitalisierung im Facility und Immobilienmanagement ist die aktuelle Herausforderung auf dem Weg zur durchgängigen Vernetzung und Automatisierung der Gebäude und Anlagen sowie der Prozesse von ……続きを見る

This book presents articles covering a wide spectrum of topics in geotechnical engineering, including properties of soils, unsaturated soil mechanics, ground improvement, liquefaction and seismic st……続きを見る

Hendrik Hunold gibt einen rechtlich konzentrierten Überblick über die Besonderheiten des Ingenieurvertrags anhand leicht verständlicher Beispiele. Tipps, Formulierungshinweise. Übersichten und Schau……続きを見る

This book focuses on the utilisation of construction waste material as coarse aggregate in making concrete. It discusses in detail the behaviour of recycled aggregate under impact load along with ot……続きを見る

Die Autoren zeigen, dass die Baulogistik als einer der Erfolgsfaktoren bei der Realisierung von Bauvorhaben in den frühen Planungsphasen einzugliedern ist. Ein für die Praxis entwickeltes Baulogisti……続きを見る

Structural concrete designers nowadays distinguish between B-regions (named after Bernoulli beam theory) and D-regions (D standing for ‘disturbed’). They are all familiar with B-regions, but less ac……続きを見る

Wer im Büro arbeitet, verbringt mindestens ein Drittel seiner Lebenszeit in diesen Räumen. Die Planung von Büro- und Verwaltungsgebäuden kann daher viel zur Zufriedenheit und zum Wohlbefinden der zu……続きを見る

This edited volume is an up-to-date guide for students, policy makers and engineers on earthquake engineering, including methods and technologies for seismic hazard detection and mitigation. The boo……続きを見る

This book provides readers with a timely guide to the application of biomimetic principles in architecture and engineering design, and describes various aspects of motion in living systems. Geometri……続きを見る

This book discusses human factors research directed towards realizing and assessing sustainability in the built environment. It reports on advanced engineering methods for sustainable infrastructure……続きを見る

In this book, academics, policy makers, developers, architects and landscape architects provide a systematic review of the environmental, social, economic and design benefits of dense and green buil……続きを見る

This book presents a state of the art in mortar characterisation, experimentation with and applications of new mortars for conservation and repair of historic buildings. This volume includes the fol……続きを見る

This book is a collection of select papers presented at the Tenth Structural Engineering Convention 2016 (SEC-2016). It comprises plenary, invited, and contributory papers covering numerous applicat……続きを見る

This book is a collection of select papers presented at the Tenth Structural Engineering Convention 2016 (SEC-2016). It comprises plenary, invited, and contributory papers covering numerous applicat……続きを見る

This book contains two sections. Section – I Describes checklists required for various construction activities. Checklists at various stages of project execution is useful guide for all technical pr……続きを見る

Proper cost accounting and financial management are essential elements of any successful construction job, and therefore make up essential skills for construction project managers and project engine……続きを見る

As usage of the NEC family of contracts continues to grow worldwide, so does the importance of understanding its clauses and nuances to everyone working in the built environment. Understanding the N……続きを見る

The importance of house prices to households, real estate developers, banks and policy-makers cannot be overemphasised. House price changes affect consumer spending and business investment patterns,……続きを見る

Philosophy is not usually seen as a guidance for modern housing policy, but in this new book, Dr Helen Taylor argues that there is something innovative, unusual, and worth discussing about the appli……続きを見る

‘Degrowth’, a type of ‘postgrowth’, is becoming a strong political, practical and cultural movement for downscaling and transforming societies beyond capitalist growth and non-capitalist productivis……続きを見る