Whole System Design : An Integrated Approach to Sustainable Engineering

ISBN-13: 9781844076420 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 183 str.

Peter Stasinopoulos; Michael H. Smith; Karlson 'Charlie' Hargroves

Opis

This title introduces a design methodology, supported by case studies which demonstrate how advances in energy, materials and water efficiency can be achieved through applying a whole system approach to sustainable design.

Spis treści

Forewords by Benjamin S. Blanchard, Barry J. Grear, Tony Marjoram and Ernst Ulrich von Weizsacker 1. A Whole System Approach to Sustainable Design 2. The Fundamentals of Systems Engineering to Inform a Whole System Approach 3. Enhancing the Systems Engineering Process Through a Whole System Approach to Sustainable Design 4. Elements of Applying a Whole System Design Approach (elements 1-5) 5. Elements of Applying a Whole System Design Approach (elements 6-10) 6. Worked Example 1 - Industrial pumping systems 7. Worked example 2 - Passenger Vehicles 8. Worked Example 3 - Electronics and Computer Systems 9. Worked example 4 - Temperature Control of Buildings 10. Worked Example 5 - Domestic Water Systems Index

O autorze

Peter Stasinopoulos, Michael H. Smith, Karlson 'Charlie' Hargroves and Cheryl Desha are members of The Natural Edge Project, a Sustainability Think-Tank hosted by Griffith University and the Australian National University.