Smart and sustainable built environments / guest editor Jay Yang.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Yang, Jay.

Series:

Construction Innovation: Information, Process, Management ; 7, no. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable architecture.

Sustainable design.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 v.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bradford, England : Emerald Group Publishing, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Sustainable development is rapidly becoming a global phenomenon-the remit of which encompasses a wide range of professions and societal interest groups.This collection of papers from the CIBT ask Group 55(smart and sustainable built environments)presents key findings to date on a wide range of current research and practice in this emerging field in order to promote awareness,understanding and synergy.The first five papers in this e-book focus directly on sustainability,while the final three papers identify cross-cutting them as associated with tools,processes and culture.

Contents:

Cover

CONTENTS

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD

Editorial

A simulation model using system dynamic method for construction and demolition waste management in Hong Kong

The sustainable implant

Integrating vacuum insulation panels in building constructions: an integral perspective

Sustainable design of supporting structures

Indoor climate guidelines in The Netherlands

The development of an IFC-based lifecycle costing prototype tool for building construction and maintenance

Evaluating the effect of construction process characteristics to the applicability of lean principles

An examination of the suitability of a UK PFI model within the Czech Republic, the Republic of Ireland, Palestine (Gaza-West Bank), Portugal and Turkey

Note from the publisher.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

1-280-84723-9

9786610847235

1-84663-333-8

OCLC:

137282586