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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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 €

  • The Passivhaus Designer's Manual

    A technical guide to low and zero energy buildings

    Edited by Christina Hopfe ...
    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

    64,53 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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

  • Delhi's Changing Built Environment

    by Piyush Tiwari, Jyoti Rao ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in International Real Estate
    The rapid expansion, urban form and development of the built environment in the world’s second most populous city, Delhi, has been the consequence of social, political, economic, planning and architectural traditions that have shaped the city over thousands of years. Whilst seamless at times, these traditions have often resulted in the fragmented development of the city’s built environment. This ... Read more

    62,09 €

  • African Modernism and Its Afterlives

    Edited by Nina Berre, Paul Wenzel Geissler, Johan Lagae ...
    This new book is an edited volume of essays that examine the legacy of architecture in a number of African countries soon after independence. It has its origins in an exhibition and symposium that focused on architecture as an element in Nordic countries’ aid packages to newly independent states, but the expanded breadth of the essays includes work on other countries and architects. Drawing on ... Read more

    21,93 €

  • Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Geotechnics, Civil Engineering and Structures, CIGOS 2024, 4-5 April, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    Advances in Planning, Architecture and Construction for Sustainable Development

    Edited by Cuong Ha-Minh, Cao Hung Pham, Hanh T. H. Vu, Dat Vu Khoa Huynh ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book includes peer-reviewed articles from the 7th International Conference on Geotechnics, Civil Engineering and Structures (CIGOS 2024) held on April 4-5 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It highlights recent advances in planning, architecture, and construction for sustainable development. The book features a compilation of articles presented at the conference, bringing together researchers, ... Read more

    418,80 €

  • Designed to Perform

    An Illustrated Guide to Delivering Energy Efficient Homes

    by Tom Dollard ...
    How do we ensure sustainable buildings perform as intended? The performance gap between predicted and actual energy use in new homes has been identified as key problem by government and industry experts. This updated edition is an illustrated practical design guide to delivering better energy performance in all types of new build homes. It introduces readers to the concept of the performance gap ... Read more

    38,97 €

  • Intelligent Manufacturing and Energy Sustainability

    Proceedings of ICIMES 2020

    Edited by A.N.R. Reddy, Deepak Marla, Margarita N. Favorskaya, Suresh Chandra Satapathy ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book includes best selected, high-quality research papers presented at the International Conference on Intelligent Manufacturing and Energy Sustainability (ICIMES 2020) held at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Malla Reddy College of Engineering & Technology (MRCET), Maisammaguda, Hyderabad, India, during August 21-22, 2020. It covers topics in the areas of automation, manufacturing ... Read more

    190,79 €

  • (Re)Stitch Tampa

    Riverfront-Designing the Post-War Coastal American City through Ecologies

    by Shannon Bassett ...
    (Re)stitch Tampa, an international design ideas competition, challenged designers to consider innovative design ideas and strategies, employing connective urban landscapes and ecological infrastructure as an underlying framework for the post-war coastal city. The competition brief posited that this framework might operate as a catalyst for the economic redevelopment, as well as the landscape and ... Read more

    13,45 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Transgressive Design Strategies for Utopian Cities

    Theories, Methodologies and Cases in Architecture and Urbanism

    by Bertug Ozarisoy, Hasim Altan ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Architecture
    This book critically examines the philosophy of the term ‘transgression’ and how it shapes the utopian vision of contemporary urban design scenarios.The aim of this book is to provide scholarly yet accessible graphic novel illustrations to inform narratives of urban manifestos. Through four select case studies from the UK, Cyprus and Germany, the book highlights the paradoxes and contradictions in ... Read more

    51,13 €

  • Re-thinking the Building Envelope

    Lessons from Nature in the Era of Climate Change

    by Francesco Sommese ...
    Series series Synthesis Collection of Technology (R0)
    This book illustrates the potential of nature when it comes to rethinking the role of the building envelope, which is responsible for energy flows between the internal and external environment, in the era of climate change. Nature has always inspired architects and engineers in the design of structures and buildings, but its role has been limited to a simple morphological imitation with aesthetic ... Read more

    47,69 €

  • Dibujo a mano alzada para aqrquitectos

    by Magali Delgado Yanes, Ernest Redondo Domínguez ...
    Series series Aula de Dibujo Profesional
    Este libro se centra en lo más básico y esencial en arquitectura: el dibujo a mano alzada. En él se muestran estrategias y metodologías simples, aunque rigurosas. Se introducen conceptos fundamentales del dibujo y la geometría, del espacio y de la forma arquitectónica. Todo ello para que quien lo practique adquiera suficientes recursos e intencionalidad gráfica. Y es que el arquitecto desarrolla ... Read more

    17,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Arquitecturas de la Universidad del Rosario

    by Margarita Roa, María Juanita Becerra, Juanita Barriga, Juan Pablo Aschner Rosseli, Virginia Gutiérrez ...
    Esta obra es un recorrido por las edificaciones más representativas de la Universidad del Rosario, organizadas en tres grandes capítulos según las sedes en las que se encuentran y los periodos históricos en los que se construyeron. Además de las fotografías y reseñas que acompañan a cada edificación, los capítulos cuentan con un ensayo introductorio que explica al lector no especializado las ... Read more

    5,49 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Principles and Methods of Pocket Park Planning and Design

    by Conghui Zhou ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book focuses on the planning and design methods of pocket parks in the disciplines of urban planning and landscape architecture. It fills the gap in the current pocket park planning by innovatively exploring the service mechanism and planning methods of the pocket parks to alleviate the scarcity of outdoor recreational spaces in the high-density environments. This book integrates the results ... Read more

    152,63 €

  • Designing Healthy Buildings and Communities

    Shaping a Climate-Resilient Future

    Edited by Ali Cheshmehzangi, Jian Zuo, Ayyoob Sharifi, Rongpeng Zhang, Abbas Ziafati Bafarasat, Jie Zhao ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book aims to explore and showcase global case studies focused on creating buildings and communities that promote health while enhancing climate resilience. In an era where climate change increasingly impacts urban environments, there is a critical need for innovative solutions that go beyond conventional practices. This book compiles a diverse range of examples, drawing on real-life projects ... Read more

    133,55 €

  • Thermal Energy Storage with Phase Change Materials

    A Literature Review of Applications for Buildings Materials

    by João M.P.Q. Delgado, Joana C. Martinho, Ana Vaz Sá, Ana S. Guimarães, Vitor Abrantes ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This short book provides an update on various methods for incorporating phase changing materials (PCMs) into building structures. It discusses previous research into optimizing the integration of PCMs into surrounding walls (gypsum board and interior plaster products), trombe walls, ceramic floor tiles, concrete elements (walls and pavements), windows, concrete and brick masonry, underfloor ... Read more

    47,69 €

  • Urban Innovation and Sustainability

    ICT-based Interventions in Hainan, China

    by Ali Cheshmehzangi ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book is a collection of context-specific ICT-based interventions to achieve sustainability from various perspectives or dimensions. The book is based on case study examples in the strategic context of Hainan, South China. Five ICT-based pilot studies were conducted, surveyed, and analysed in 2021 and 2022. The studies explore impacts on four main sustainability dimensions of environmental, ... Read more

    114,47 €

  • The green marketing manifesto

    by Grant John ...
    Translated by Peroggi M., De Marinis A. ...
    Innovazione, creatività, attenzione alla persona: sono parole chiave che identificano il marketing, una disciplina che ha fatto della sensibilità alle esigenze del consumatore il suo indefettibile credo. Ora però l'eleganza, il risparmio energetico e il rispetto della natura sono le nuove linee guida che il Manifesto indica come indispensabili per il futuro. Con un saggio di Alex Giordano e Mirko ... Read more

    7,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus