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Eco-architecture. harmonisation between architecture and nature / V :

This book contains the proceedings of the fifth International Conference on Harmonisation between Architecture and Nature. The papers in this book deal with topics such as building technologies, design by passive systems, design with nature, cultural sensitivity, life cycle assessment, resources and...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: International Conference on Harmonisation Between Architecture and Nature
Otros Autores: Brebbia, C. A. (Editor ), Pulselli, R. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Southampton ; Boston : WIT, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Eco-Architecture V: Harmonisation between Architecture and Nature; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; Section 1: Bioclimatic design; Incorporation of bioclimatic conditions in architectural projects: a case study of the Solar Hemicycle building, Madrid, Spain; Passive house for a desert climate; Bioclimatic building regulations for warm-dry climates; Section 2: Design with nature; Architecture vs. nature: a reinvented relationship; Architecture as symbolic reverence for nature: case studies: Seed Cathedral
  • 21st Century and Pigeons' Monastery
  • 16th Century
  • Eco-architecture and sustainable mobility: an integrated approach in Ladispoli townEcology for the architecture of large hotel spaces; Cost and comfort optimisation for buildings and urban layouts by combining dynamic energy simulations and generic optimisation tools; The role of wind catchers in improving people's comfort; Section 3: Design by passive systems; Applying traditional passive concepts of resource efficiency and climate adaptation to improve the energy efficiency of modern buildings: a case study in Thessaloniki, Greece; An energy-efficient smart home for new cities in Egypt
  • Vertical Greenery Systems as sustainable solutions for building retrofitting: a case studySection 4: Ecological and cultural sensitivity; The efficiency of different simulation-based design methods in improving building performance; Designs for the Global South: a sustainable primary school in Uganda; Sustainable living and building indicators in Old Ağirnas and their interpretations for new practice and research; Spirituality enhancing into Green Design: towards a better users' performance within a green building
  • "HSBC processing centre" Smart Village, Cairo, Egypt
  • Indoor air quality: an enviro-cultural perspectiveSection 5: Ecological impacts of materials; Radiation-active surface design: the use of photocatalytic concrete enabling buildings to be active environmental remediators; Increasing the sustainability of coatings for precoated metal; The development of unfired earth bricks using seaweed biopolymers; Waste ceramics as supplementary cementitious material: characterization and utilization; Wood acetylation: a potential route towards climate change mitigation; Section 6: Energy efficiency
  • Intelligent buildings connected to future smart energy gridsTesting the theory: demonstration projects and the validation of integrated design protocols for advanced energy retrofits; Thermal energy storage by microcomposite of a phase change material and ethyl cellulose; Influence of the methodology for evaluating energy performance of buildings over the energy needed for cooling; An examination of lighting system energy and cost savings for cafeterias at the workplace; Section 7: Heat and mass transfer problems