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The Whole Building Handbook is a compendium of all the issues and strategies that architects need to understand to design and construct sustainable buildings for a sustainable society. The authors move beyond the current definition of sustainability in architecture, which tends to focus on energy-efficiency, to include guidance for architecture that promotes social cohesion, personal health, renewable energy sources, water and waste recycling systems, permaculture, energy conservation - and crucially, buildings in relation to their place. The authors offer a holistic approach to sustainable architecture and authoritative technical advice, on: * How to design and construct healthy buildings, ...
This book comprises select proceedings of the International Conference on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering (RACE 2022). The contents of this book focus on the recent advancements and innovations in the field of civil engineering and various related areas such as design and development of new sustainable and smart building materials, performance analysis and simulation of steel structures, design and performance optimization of concrete structures, structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, water resources engineering and hydraulics, transportation and bridge engineering, building services design, surveying and remote sensing, engineering management and renewable energy. This book serves as a useful reference to researchers and professionals in the field of civil engineering.
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The construction industry is a vibrant and active industry. The building sector is responsible for creating, modifying and improving the living environment of humanity. This volume presents solutions that facilitate and promote the adoption of policies, methods and tools to accelerate the movement towards a global sustainable built environment.