2017 | ISBN: 1498714293 | English | 486 Pages | PDF | 205 MB The energy used to operate buildings is one of the most significant sources of greenhouse gas emissions. While it is possible to reduce emissions through climate-responsive design, many architects are not trained to do...

2017 | ISBN: 1498744516, 1138093238 | English | 480 Pages | PDF | 70 MB This book describes various components and systems of a building and their effect on energy consumption, with the help of an energy simulation tool. The book explains simulation input parameters, along with how...

2017 | ISBN: 0190465182 | English | 456 Pages | PDF | 125 MB The Framing of Sacred Space offers the first topical study of canopies as essential spatial and symbolic units in Byzantine-rite churches. Centrally planned columnar structures�Ctypically comprised of four columns and a roof�Ccanopies had a...

2015 | ISBN: 1138814415, 1138088668 | English | 156 Pages | PDF | 2 MB Urban segregation is one of the main challenges facing urban development around the globe. The usual outcome of many urban development patterns is an unequal social geography, with the urban poor living in...

by Alfredo Andia and Thomas Spiegelhalter English | 2015 | ISBN: 1608076938 | 235 Pages | PDF | 32 MB Automation, a mixture of algorithms, robots, software, and avatars, is transforming all types of jobs and industries. This book responds to one critical question for the design and...

by David Strong and Victoria Burrows English | 2017 | ISBN: 1608079597 | 298 Pages | PDF | 8 MB This authoritative new resource provides a comprehensive review of the current approaches to the design and construction of sustainable buildings. This hand-on guide features global case studies with...

English | PDF | 2017 | 275 Pages | ISBN : 3319584324 | 6.2 MB This book is the first overall and detailed discussion of contemporary Asia’s architectural theorisations and phenomena based on its heteroglossic and decolonisation character. Lin presents a theoretical journey of transdisciplinary reflection upon contemporary...

English | PDF | 2017 (2018 Edition) | 538 Pages | ISBN : 981105486X | 10.66 MB This book provides an understanding of Business Continuity Management (BCM) implementation for local/international construction operations, with a primary focus on Indonesian construction firms as an illustrative example. It reviews the whole...

English | December 5th, 2016 | ASIN: B01MTQL805, ISBN: 1467124133, 1540201856 | 128 Pages | EPUB | 59.59 MB The Great Lakes Exposition was held in Cleveland during the summers of 1936 and 1937, drawing seven million visitors over its two-year run. The exposition was intended to observe...