Drawing from art history, architectural theory and constructed works, this book develops a set of design strategies practitioners might employ to develop thoughtful, architecturally rigorous reuse projects. It is essential reading for professionals...Lasīt vairāk
This book aims to develop structural design and optimization methods of lifting self-forming Glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) elastic gridshells based on machine learning (ML)....Lasīt vairāk
This book investigates the challenges being experienced in the traditional procurement methods for road infrastructure in developing countries and explores the features of Public Private Partnerships as an alternative procurement method with the pot...Lasīt vairāk
The current climate crisis and the rapid transformation of the natural environments will inevitably pose a threat to human settlements around the world. This book explores possible local strategies and global solutions in the safeguarding of coastal...Lasīt vairāk
Enhancing Interoperability and Automation of Construction Waste Quantification outlines the construction waste quantification (CWQ) modelling that supports data-driven decision-making in the built environment...Lasīt vairāk
Providing comprehensive information for closing material loops and reducing carbon impacts of site construction, this ground-breaking book is an essential resource for landscape architects and engineers to meet the environmental challenges of the 21...Lasīt vairāk
Smart Universities in Smart Cities: Shaping the Future of Education and Urban Innovation focuses on how higher education institutions are adapting to the challenges of the digital age in a world increasingly influenced by technology and sustainabili...Lasīt vairāk
Energy Efficiency Applications in Buildings presents an investigation into the energy use and measures to improve the energy efficiency of existing building stock in the UK. Volume 1: Theories, Methods, and Tools presents the background to the resea...Lasīt vairāk
From the material to the procedural and the conceptual, this volume explores the practices of finishing in architecture within three currents: surfaces, projects, and most broadly, architectural times. It will be of interest to students and instruct...Lasīt vairāk
This book is aimed at covering all aspects of the evaluation, certification and reduction of the energy and carbon footprint of the built environment from the scale of the city and its neighbourhoods, to the building level and finally to the level o...Lasīt vairāk
The book captures the essence of the International Conference on Green Transformation in the Context of Global Change (GREEN 2024), organized by the School of Interdisciplinary Sciences and Arts, Vietnam National University. The 8 sections in this v...Lasīt vairāk
This timely volume provides the latest research, guidance, examples, and methods for understanding, calculating, leveraging, and reducing embodied carbon in building conservation. This will be an essential resource for all building conservation and...Lasīt vairāk
Applications of Immersive Technology in Architecture, Engineering and Construction: A Handbook addresses a gap in literature by advancing current understandings of the applications of immersive technology within the architecture, engineering, and co...Lasīt vairāk
This book combines Construction 6.0 with AEC principles for designing sustainable, health-focused Martian habitats. It unveils innovative architectural designs ideal for Mars, utilizing 3D printing, autonomous robotics, and regolith, alongside renew...Lasīt vairāk
As well as structural design this thoroughly updated edition addresses crack control, flatness, wear resistance, slip resistance, and suitability for floor coverings. With more on polished concrete, limestone cement, and jointless floors, for struct...Lasīt vairāk
Applications of Digital Twins and Robotics in the Construction Sector inquires into the transformative impact of futuristic technologies in modern construction....Lasīt vairāk
This book challenges reconstruction as a replica to physically preserve damaged built heritage by critically examining a context of constant change resulting from earthquakes Chile advocating for the digital record to be an analytical basis for de...Lasīt vairāk
Key theories and methods of fatigue failure are discussed with fatigue damage accumulation, crack initiation and crack growth analysis. The focus is on mechanical understanding and risk management for design, maintenance, and operation, plus fatigue...Lasīt vairāk
