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  • The BIM Manager's Handbook, Part 1

    Best Practice BIM

    by Dominik Holzer ...
    ePart 1 Best Practice BIM: Seeking to get BIM right? This ePart provides a touchstone for good practice by introducing a number of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), which represent benchmarks for successful BIM implementation. It explains what good BIM looks like and the pitfalls to avoid with ‘bad BIM’ and ‘pseudo BIM’. It highlights the part that the BIM Manager can play in achieving excellence ... Read more

    10,99 €

  • Cozy Minimalist Home

    More Style, Less Stuff

    by Myquillyn Smith ...
    Go beyond décor trends to make your home beautiful, stylish, and comfortable. . .on any budget.Writing for the hands-on woman who'd rather move her own furniture than hire a designer, Myquillyn Smith--author of the *The Nesting Place--*helps you think through every room in your house, one purposeful design decision at a time. With people, priorities, and purpose in mind, you can create a warm, ... Read more

    15,57 €

  • The Passivhaus Designer’s Manual

    A technical guide to low and zero energy buildings

    Edited by Christina Hopfe, Robert McLeod ...
    Passivhaus is the fastest growing energy performance standard in the world, with almost 50,000 buildings realised to date. Applicable to both domestic and non-domestic building types, the strength of Passivhaus lies in the simplicity of the concept. As European and global energy directives move ever closer towards Zero (fossil) Energy standards, Passivhaus provides a robust ‘fabric first’ approach ... Read more

    68,18 €

  • Cities After Crisis

    Reinventing Neighborhood Design from the Ground-Up

    by Carlos Vazquez ...
    Cities After Crisis shows how urbanism and urban design is redefining cities after the global health, economic, and environmental crises of the past decades. The book details how these crises have led to a new urban vision—from avantgarde modern design to an artisan aesthetic that calls for simplicity and the everyday, from the sustainable development paradigm to a resilient vision that defends de ... Read more

    Free

  • Curbing Traffic

    The Human Case for Fewer Cars in Our Lives

    by Chris Bruntlett, Melissa Bruntlett ...
    In 2019, mobility experts Melissa and Chris Bruntlett began a new adventure in Delft in the Netherlands. They had packed up their family in Vancouver, BC, and moved to Delft to experience the biking city as residents rather than as visitors. A year earlier they had become unofficial ambassadors for Dutch cities with the publication of their first book Building the Cycling City: The Dutch Blueprint ... Read more

    22,89 €

  • The BIM Manager's Handbook, Part 2

    Change Management

    by Dominik Holzer ...
    ePart 2 Change Management: A BIM Manager might be hired for their technical skills, but their success relies heavily on their ability to be an agent of change within their organisation, facilitating transition to BIM processes and mentoring staff through the cultural and procedural shifts. This ePart outlines strategies to manage an organisation’s transition to BIM successfully and to master ... Read more

    37,95 €

  • AutoCAD 2019 For Architectural Design

    by Tutorial Books ...
    Learn to design Home Plans in AutoCADIn this book, you will discover the process evolved in modeling a Home in AutoCAD from hand drawn sketches to a completed two storied home. You will start by importing hand sketches, and then create two dimensional floor plans and elevations. Later, you will move on to 3D modeling and create exterior and interior walls, doors, balcony, windows, stairs, and ... Read more

    20,99 €

  • 200 Types of House Plans as per Vastu Shastra

    by AS Sethu Pathi ...
    This book contains 200 varieties of house plans as per Vastu Shastra. As per Vastu Shastra the main door of the house facing towards East, West and North direction is very good. East and North direction considering very good in Vastu Shastra. Main door facing towards south direction is very bad so we must want to avoid that direction. So in this book I included house plans as per Vastu Shastra, ... Read more

    8,99 €

  • Earth 2035

    by Tom Orrowchild ...
    Earth2035 is a compelling and visionary nonfiction work exploring humanity's role in the survival of Earth and its ecosystems. Through a philosophical and scientific lens, the book presents the challenges facing our planet-climate change, overpopulation, unsustainable growth, pollution, and biodiversity loss-while proposing intelligent, actionable solutions through global cooperation. Using the ... Read more

    6,35 €

  • Sustainability in Interior Design

    by Siân Moxon, Sian Moxon ...
    Series series Portfolio Skills
    The environmental impact of interior architecture and design practice is immense. This book highlights the need for designers to adapt the way they work and relearn lessons that have been lost.Contrary to many preconceptions, sustainable design can be sophisticated and stylish. And by its nature, a sustainable approach means considering the whole life cycle of a project and therefore improving the ... Read more

    3,99 €

  • The New American Small Town

    Lessons for Sustainable Urban Futures

    by Jennifer Mapes ...
    2026 Winner of John Brinckerhoff Jackson Prize awarded by the Association of American Geographers (AAG)What makes a sustainable city? When planners and politicians talk about making cities more sustainable, they often describe changes to large urban centers like New York City or Los Angeles. Yet when they suggest solutions for sustainable living, they talk about walkable neighborhoods, traditional ... Read more

    19,07 €

  • Surviving the Apocalypse in the Suburbs

    The Thrivalist's Guide to Life Without Oil

    by Wendy Brown ...
    Based on the premise that we have 21 days before we lose our modern conveniences, Surviving the Apocalypse in the Suburbs is packed with practical solutions for becoming more self-reliant and transitioning to a lower energy lifestyle. From shelter to livestock to transportation to tools, this is the ultimate guide to simplifying your lifestyle while reducing your dependence on oil. ... Read more

    12,92 €

  • Sustainable Healthcare Architecture

    by Robin Guenther, Gail Vittori ...
    Series Book 41 - Wiley Series in Sustainable Design
    "With this book, Robin Guenther and Gail Vittori show us how critical our green building mission is to the future of human health and secures a lasting legacy that will continue to challenge and focus the green building movement, the healthcare industry, and the world for years to come."—From the Foreword by Rick Fedrizzi, President, CEO and Founding Chair, U.S. Green Building CouncilINDISPENSABLE ... Read more

    85,99 €

  • Building Structures Illustrated

    Patterns, Systems, and Design

    by Francis D. K. Ching, Barry S. Onouye, Douglas Zuberbuhler ...
    A new edition of Francis D.K. Ching's illustrated guide to structural designStructures are an essential element of the building process, yet one of the most difficult concepts for architects to grasp. While structural engineers do the detailed consulting work for a project, architects should have enough knowledge of structural theory and analysis to design a building. Building Structures ... Read more

    50,99 €

  • Visual Notes for Architects and Designers

    by Norman Crowe, Paul Laseau ...
    The completely updated step-by-step guide to¿capturing experiences in sketch format—regardless of artistic abilityRecording your ideas and observations primarily in pictures instead of words can help you become more creative and constructive on the job, no matter what your level of artistic ability. Featuring completely new coverage of visual note-taking in a digital world, Visual Notes for ... Read more

    64,99 €

  • Architecture Workbook

    Design through Motive

    by Sir Peter Cook ...
    Organised into 9 parts that highlight a wide range of architectural motives, such as 'Architecture as Theatre', 'Stretching the Vocabulary' and ‘The City of Large and Small’, the workbook provides inspiring key themes for readers to take their cue from when initiating a design. Motives cover a wide-range of work that epitomise the theme. These include historical and Modernist examples, things ... Read more

    33,99 €

  • 4th International Conference "Coordinating Engineering for Sustainability and Resilience" & Midterm Conference of CircularB “Implementation of Circular Economy in the Built Environment”

    Edited by Viorel Ungureanu, Luís Bragança, Charalambos Baniotopoulos, Khairedin M. Abdalla ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This open access book gathers the proceedings of the 4th International Conference “Coordinating Engineering for Sustainability and Resilience” (CESARE) & Midterm Conference of CircularB “Implementation of Circular Economy in the Built Environment”, held in Timișoara, Romania, on May 29-31, 2024, as part of the COST Action CA21103. The volume represents the state of the art of sustainability and ... Read more

    Free

  • Fundamentals of Planning and Designing Sustainable Post-Disaster Shelters

    by Avi Friedman, Baichi Chaki ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    The book explores essential principles and practices for planning and designing sustainable refugee shelters. With millions of people forced to flee their homes annually due to conflict, environmental disasters, or persecution, the urgency of this global crisis cannot be overstated. Since refugees often reside in temporary shelters for years after years, it is imperative to construct refugee camps ... Read more

    81,08 €

  • Dry Run

    Preventing the Next Urban Water Crisis

    by Jerry Yudelson ...
    When the rivers run dry--water solutions for a thirsty planet.In the Age of Scarcity now upon us, fresh water shortages are an increasingly serious global problem. With water restrictions emerging in many developed countries and water diversions for industrial, urban, and environmental reasons stirring up oceans of controversy, there is a growing thirst for innovative approaches to reducing our ... Read more

    16,10 €

  • Architecture et écologie

    Comment partager le monde habité ?

    by Grégoire Bignier ...
    Series series Eyrolles architecture
    Primé au Grand Prix du livre d'architecture 2013 de la ville de BrieyLa crise écologique à laquelle nous sommes désormais sensibilisés - et contre laquelle la lutte s'organise progressivement à différents échelons de la société et du pouvoir - remet à l'ordre du jour la grande question de l'harmonie entre l'homme et la nature.Positions théoriques des uns ou action immédiate des autres convergent ... Read more

    17,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Color Drawing

    Design Drawing Skills and Techniques for Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers

    by Michael E. Doyle ...
    The Third Edition of Michael Doyle's classic Color Drawing remains the ultimate up-to-date resource for professionals and students who need to develop and communicate design ideas with clear, attractive, impressive color drawings.Update with over 100 pages, this Third Edition contains an entirely new section focused on state-of-the-art digital techniques to greatly enhance the sophistication of ... Read more

    93,99 €

  • The Tao of Cob: How a Kansas Grandmother Built Her Own Natural Home in the Woods

    by Dorethy Hancock ...
    The Tao of Cob is a how-to book on earthen-house building, written as a memoir in Dorethy's pithy, homespun philosophical voice. A retired librarian, the author has studied a wide range of subjects which are evident in her descriptions of her building project. Sections include the joy of using hand tools, gathering manure and stomping in mud to mix the building materials, and communicating with ... Read more

    3,99 €

  • New Treehouses of the World

    by Pete Nelson ...
    In New Treehouses of the World, world-renowned treehouse designer and builder Pete Nelson takes readers on an exciting international tour of more than 35 new treehouses that reveal how treehouses are designed, constructed, and appreciated in a wide array of cultures and settings.Since the publication of Treehouses of the World, the community of treehouse builders has grown tremendously, and many ... Read more

    7,30 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Emergency Driven Innovation

    Low Tech Buildings and Circular Design

    by Ernesto Antonini, Andrea Boeri, Francesca Giglio ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    This book explores the relationship between the circular economy and the building technologies within the quintuple helix innovation model. The main question the book answers is whether and how the conversion of sustainable construction processes can be a powerful engine of innovation for the industry. The post-disaster settlements and temporary shelters are assumed as examples of what can be ... Read more

    95,39 €