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  • 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 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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 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 €

  • South African House Plans 2

    by inhouseplans (Pty) Ltd ...
    One of the more appealing ways to obtain the house of your dreams is to buy a stand and have it built according to your own requirements. Following on from the success of the first book, South Africa House Plans, this book is for people who plan to build their own homes or just wish to browse for ideas. South African Hosue Plans 2 features 121 house plans ranging from 24 m2 to 566 m2 in eight ... Read more

    12,92 €

  • Barns and Outbuildings

    And How to Construct Them

    Edited by Byron D. Halsted ...
    First published in 1881, this classic volume presents dozens of practical examples of barns and outbuildings-including floor plans and building instructions-and contains two hundred and fifty-seven engravings, woodcuts, and line drawings illustrating historical and practical designs. Featured designs include cattle barns, pigpens, pigeon houses, self-feeding corncribs, self-closing doors, ... Read more

    11,40 €

  • I segreti delle piramidi

    Abduction nell'antico Egitto. Riti animici e piramidologia moderna

    by Lucio Tarzariol ...
    In questo libro inizio affermando che le piramidi non erano tombe. Infatti mai vi furono trovati corpi sepolti, anzi in alcune piramidi furono trovati addirittura sarcofaghi vuoti sigillati e non è un caso che secondo molti studiosi del Libro egizio dei Morti le piramidi non sarebbe altro che un percorso volto al progresso dell’anima. Infatti nella storia, Djedi spiegò al Faraone Cheope il luogo ... Read more

    15,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hidden Web

    Decoding The Deep Web, Dark Web And Darknet

    by Rob Botwright ...
    Unlock the Secrets of the Hidden Web: Dive into the Depths of the Internet! Are you ready to embark on a journey through the digital underworld? Explore the depths of the internet with our captivating book bundle, "Hidden Web: Decoding the Deep Web, Dark Web, and Darknet." This comprehensive collection of four books will take you on an enlightening tour of the hidden layers of the web, from ... Read more

    7,49 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Theatre Spaces 1920-2020

    Finding the Fun in Functionalism

    by Iain Mackintosh ...
    In this lavishly illustrated hands-on account of the creation of new theatre spaces spanning a century, Iain Mackintosh offers a compelling history that is part memoir, part impassioned call to rethink the design of our theatre spaces and the future of live theatre. As the originator of theatre designs as diverse as the Cottesloe in 1977, Glyndebourne in 1994, the Orange Tree Theatre in 1991, the ... Read more

    30,41 €

  • Mediterranean Architecture and the Green-Digital Transition

    Selected Papers from the World Renewable Energy Congress Med Green Forum 2022

    Edited by Ali Sayigh ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book contains selected papers presented during the World Renewable Energy Network’s biannual World Med Green Forum (MGF). The 2022 MGF highlights the role of renewable energy applications in the sustainable building sector with a focus on the Mediterranean region as a foundation for a truly positive energy future. MGF is an open roundtable for an international community of researchers, ... Read more

    85,85 €

  • Solar Buildings and Neighborhoods

    Design Considerations for High Energy Performance

    by Caroline Hachem-Vermette ...
    Series series Energy (R0)
    This book presents the main principles for designing buildings and neighborhoods with increased potential to capture and utilize solar energy. It discusses practical issues in the design of the built environment and their impact on energy performance; and a range of design considerations, from building components (e.g. the building envelope) to urban planning issues (e.g. density and street ... Read more

    124,01 €

  • The Passivhaus Handbook

    A practical guide to constructing and retrofitting buildings for ultra-low energy performance

    by Janet Cotterell, Adam Dadeby ...
    Series series Sustainable Building
    'As we move towards the 2016 zero carbon target in house building, Passivhaus construction looks like becoming not just popular in the UK, but commonplace. This is a no-nonsense and engaging introduction on how to do it.' KEVIN MCCLOUD-The Passivhaus Handbook is an essential guide for anyone wanting to realise a supremely comfortable, healthy and durable home with exceptionally low energy costs ... Read more

    38,68 €

  • Progettare un edificio

    by Stefano De Angelis, Maria Mazza ...
    Un buon edificio produce oggi tanta energia quanta ne consuma, non produce rifiuti, assicura un ambiente confortevole, è il risultato di un processo di progettazione complesso e responsabile, che integra integra concettualità, estetica e tecnica con un elevato grado di coerenza.Il testo è un manuale per studenti di architettura, ma anche per chiunque sia interessato a comprendere il processo di ... Read more

    4,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Take the POWER back!

    A journey to Electrical Autonomy

    by Emmanuel Fragnière, George Sullivan, Loïc Viret ...
    Take the Power Back is a practical and inspiring guide for anyone ready to rethink energy, including individuals, communities, companies and institutions. At a time of rising energy costs, climate uncertainty and ageing infrastructure, this book presents a clear choice: remain dependent on centralised systems or take action to establish clean, resilient, locally managed microgrids. Microgrids are ... Read more

    158,30 €

  • 找地蓋屋全能百科王【暢銷更新版】：土地、預算、營造、法規、設計疑難全解

    Edited by 漂亮家居編輯部 ...
    國內第一本最強、最完整蓋屋百科！買地不被騙、營造不偷工、預算抓精準的保命求生指南找土地、蓋房子最怕遇到的問題有這些．想買地蓋屋，建議不要選種過稻米的地，而是要選種樹的地，為什麼？．買了地、付了定金，卻發現土地所有權人另有其人，定金拿不回來，事前該怎麼預防？．為什麼山坡地多了一筆擬定水土保持計畫的費用，是一定必備的嗎？．建築師、營造商的費用到底是怎麼計算的？我收到的報價單到底合不合理？．蓋房子到底用什麼蓋才好？木屋、鋼筋混凝土、鋼骨又有什麼不一樣？．最怕鋼筋綁不對，結構出問題就糟了，到底要怎麼檢查才對？．混凝土灌漿最怕偷工減料，要怎麼預防才好？．拆膜後要怎麼檢查建築，才知道有沒有蓋好？一看就懂，蓋屋新手必備最實用、最完整的全能百科教你搞懂買地蓋屋的「眉眉角角」從選地、費用、法令、契約、建築設計、屋型、施工全面收錄，一次解開心中的疑惑。★史無前例，蓋屋知識全收錄徹底... ... Read more

    9,35 €

  • Masterplanning Futures

    by Lucy Bullivant ...
    Winner of the Urban Design Group's 2014 Book of the Year Award!In the past, spatial masterplans for cities have been fixed blueprints realized as physical form through conventional top down processes. These frequently disregarded existing social and cultural structures, while the old modernist planning model zoned space for home and work. At a time of urban growth, these models are now being ... Read more

    75,48 €

  • Sustainable Cities Reimagined

    Multidimensional Assessment and Smart Solutions

    Edited by Stanislav E. Shmelev ...
    To assess urban sustainability performance, this book explores several clusters of cities, including megacities, cities of the Global South, European and North American cities, cities of the Middle East and North Africa, cities of Central and South East Asia, a city state of Singapore and a large group of global cities. It applies a multi-criteria approach using a panel of environmental, economic, ... Read more

    54,78 €

  • Sustainable Smart Homes and Buildings with Internet of Things

    Edited by Pramod Singh Rathore, Abhishek Kumar, Surbhi Bhatia, Arwa Mashat, Thippa Reddy Gadekal ...
    Written and edited by a team of experts in the field, this exciting new volume explores the real-world applications and methods for using Internet of Things (IoT) to make homes and buildings smart and sustainable and to continue working toward a “greener” world.Sustainable Smart Homes and Buildings with Internet of Things (IoT) is a book that explores the integration of renewable energy sources ... Read more

    185,99 €