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Smart & sustainable built environments / edited by J. Yang, P.S. Brandon, A.C. Sidwell.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sustainable buildings.
- Sustainable architecture.
- Ecological houses.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (366 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Smart and sustainable built environments
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book brings together a group of international specialists to explore the current state of the art and future potential for encouraging, developing and implementing smart and sustainable built environment strategies. It covers a broad spectrum of issues, ranging from technological advancement, through the assessment of past experiences, to communication and education requirements and future strategies.:.; provides a snapshot of current methods and technologies for developing smart and sustainable built environment strategies.; over 30 fully refereed chapters from international experts.; ad
- Contents:
- Smart & Sustainable Built Environments; Contents; Preface; Introduction – bridging the gaps in smart and sustainable built environments; PART 1 CREATING SMART AND SUSTAINABLE CITIES; 1 Smart sustainable office design – effective technological solutions, based on typology and case studies; 2 Sustainable building: perspectives for implementation in Latin America; 3 Demonstrating New Zealand's future residential buildings; 4 Smart and sustainable city – a case study from Hong Kong; 5 Evaluation of scenarios of a Southern-European intelligent city of the future
- PART 2 EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND TOOLS6 Building as power plant – BAPP; 7 Development of a self-contained micro-infrastructure appliance; 8 Concept for a DC–low voltage house; 9 Development of phase change thermal storage wallcoverings in buildings; 10 Investigating the energy efficiency of double-skin glass facades for an office building in Istanbul; 11 How to reduce energy-related greenhouse gas emissions in homes and offices in New Zealand; P
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611321505
- 9781281321503
- 1281321508
- 9780470759493
- 0470759496
- 9780470759486
- 0470759488
- OCLC:
- 476172287
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