Design and Management of Sustainable Built Environments

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Yao, Runming (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Θέματα: Engineering.; Energy efficiency.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; City planning.; Building > Superintendence.; Construction industry > Management.; Construction superintendence.; Building materials.; Sustainable development.; Construction Management.; Sustainable Development.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Energy Efficiency (incl. Buildings).; Building Materials.; Urbanism.

Climate change is believed to be a great challenge to built environment professionals in design and management. An integrated approach in delivering a sustainable built environment is desired by the built environment professional institutions. The aim of this book is to provide an advanced understan...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Sustainability in the built environment
• Buildings and climate change
• Low carbon sustainable urban scale master-planning.- Urban microcirculation
• Urban microclimates and simulation.- Urban acoustic environment
• Management of  urban surface water
• Urban waste management
• Design of the indoor environment
• Energy efficient building design
• Renewable energy for buildings
• Building simulation
• CFD simulation for sustainable building design
• Occupancy behaviour and building performance
• Facilities management
• Information management for sustainable building projects
• Sustainable construction materials
• Assessing the built environment
• Organizing for sustainable procurement: theories, institutions and practice
• The BRE Innovation Park: Some lessons learnt from the demonstration buildings.