Eco-towers : sustainable cities in the sky / Kheir Al-Kodmany, University if Illinois at Chicago, USA.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Al-Kodmany, Kheir, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tall buildings--Environmental aspects.

Tall buildings.

Sustainable architecture.

Sustainable buildings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (501 p.)

Place of Publication:

Southampton, England ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : WIT Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Eco-Towers introduces readers to groundbreaking designs, progressive projects, and innovative ways of thinking about a new generation of green skyscrapers that could provide solutions to crises the world faces today including climate change, depleting resources, deteriorating ecology, population, urban heat island effect, pollution, deforestation.

Contents:

Cover; Eco-Towers: Sustainable Cities in the Sky; Copyright page; Table of contents; Preface; Acknowledgement; Chapter 1: The rise of the eco-tower; 1. The Early Phase (1875 to 1915); 2. The Eclectic Phase (1916 to 1940); 3. The Modernism Phase (1950 to 1979); 4. The Postmodernism and High-Tech Phase (1980-1989); 5. The Age of Pluralism, or the Fifth Skyscraper Age (1990 to Present); 6. Early Eco-Towers; Chapter 2: Principles of sustainable design; 1. Passive Design Strategies; 2. Facade Technology; 3. Building Materials and Structural Systems; 4. Environmental Control Systems

5. Safety Measures6. Quality in Space Programming; 7. Renewable Energy and Resources; 8. Microclimates Around Tall Buildings; 9. Quality of Construction; 10. Management and Operations; Chapter 3: Green skyscrapers; 1. Europe; 2. North America; 3. Asia; 4. The Middle East; 5. Australia; Chapter 4: Green rating systems; 1. Overview; 2. Debating LEED; 3. LEED Version 4; Chapter 5: LEED skyscrapers; 1. North America; 2. Asia; 3. The Middle East; Chapter 6: Green retrofitting skyscrapers; 1. Overview; 2. Retrofitting Skyscrapers: Case Studies; 3. Greening Programs and Initiatives

4. Software development and applications5. Concluding remarks; Chapter 7: The vertical farm; 1. Overview; 2. High-tech indoor farming; 3. Vertical Farm Project Examples; 4. Continuing challenges; Chapter 8: Eco-iconic towers; 1. Southeast Asia and Far East; 2. Middle East; 3. Europe; 4. North America; 5. Aesthetics and Key Green Design Features; 6. Conclusions; Chapter 9: Technological advancement and futuristic towers; 1. New technologies; 2. Visionary towers; 3. Visionary cities in the sky; Chapter 10: Integrating tall buildings in the sustainable city: Toward a comprehensive approach

1. Social consideration2. Economic Factors; 3. Environmental Factors; 4. City Infrastructure; 5. Sustainable High-Rise Cities; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-78466-018-3

1-78466-017-5