Design and Management of Sustainable Built Environments

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Yao, Runming (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Subjects:
Construction industry-Management.
Sustainability.
Human geography.
Energy policy.
Energy and state.
Building materials.
Sociology, Urban.
Construction Management.
Human Geography.
Energy Policy, Economics and Management.
Building Materials.
Urban Sociology.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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