Handbook of Retrofitting High Density Residential Buildings: Policy Design and Implications on Domestic Energy Use in the Eastern Mediterranean Climate of Cyprus
ISBN: 9783031118531 / Angielski / Twarda / 861 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book investigates energy use and measures to improve the energy efficiency of public housing, using post-war social housing development estates in Cyprus as its example. On this Mediterranean island, which experiences hot and humid temperatures throughout the year, residential buildings need to adapt to the climate to improve the thermal comfort of their occupants. The book assesses the domestic energy use of inefficiently built residential tower blocks and their occupants’ thermal comfort by considering the significant impact of overheating risks on energy consumption and occupants’...
This book investigates energy use and measures to improve the energy efficiency of public housing, using post-war social housing development estates i...
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882,64 zł |
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Optimization Tools for Smart Cities: Designing for Sustainability
ISBN: 9783030844615 / Angielski / Miękka / 235 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume offers a wealth of interdisciplinary approaches to artificial intelligence, machine learning and optimization tools, which contribute to the optimization of urban features towards forming smart, sustainable, and livable future cities.Special features include:New research on the design of city elements and smart systems with respect to new technologies and scientific thinkingDiscussions on the theoretical background that lead to smart cities for the futureNew technologies and principles of research that can promote ideas of artificial intelligence and machine learning in optimized...
This volume offers a wealth of interdisciplinary approaches to artificial intelligence, machine learning and optimization tools, which contribute to t...
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498,87 zł |
Energy Poverty Alleviation: New Approaches and Contexts
ISBN: 9783030910860 / Angielski / Miękka / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book presents research on energy poverty alleviation, approaching the complex phenomenon topic holistically and with heterogeneity. It includes contributions from research teams studying the topic at a national, regional and local levels worldwide.The book is divided in two main blocks. The first part, New Approaches, involves novel assessments and concepts from a global and multidisciplinary point of view. The second part, Contexts, offers new theoretical diagnoses focused on case studies of different scales from around the world, and concepts for future trends.Energy Poverty...
This book presents research on energy poverty alleviation, approaching the complex phenomenon topic holistically and with heterogeneity. It includes c...
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537,24 zł |
SDGs in Construction Economics and Organization: The 11th Nordic Conference on Construction Economics and Organisation (CREON), May 18-20, 2022
ISBN: 9783031254970 / Angielski / Twarda / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines how research in construction economics and organization contributes to the achievement of the SDGs. Featuring selected contributions from the 11th Nordic Conference on Construction Economics and Organisation (CREON 2022) held in Copenhagen, Demark and Malmö, Sweden, the contributions of this book explore the ways in which research in construction economics and organization assists in building resilient infrastructure, fostering green innovations and contributes to sustainable economic growth. Each contribution relates to one or more individual SDG and describes how the...
This book examines how research in construction economics and organization contributes to the achievement of the SDGs. Featuring selected contribution...
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844,26 zł |
Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Building Energy and Environment
ISBN: 9789811998218 / Angielski / Twarda Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is a compilation of selected papers from the 5th International Conference on Building Energy and Environment (COBEE2022), held in Montreal, Canada, in July 2022. The work focuses on the most recent technologies and knowledge of building energy and the environment, including health, energy, urban microclimate, smart cities, safety, etc. The contents make valuable contributions to academic researchers, engineers in the industry, and regulators of buildings. As well, readers encounter new ideas for achieving healthy, comfortable, energy-efficient, resilient, and safe buildings.
This book is a compilation of selected papers from the 5th International Conference on Building Energy and Environment (COBEE2022), held in Montreal, ...
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1918,83 zł |
Smart and Sustainable Technology for Resilient Cities and Communities
ISBN: 9789811691034 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is a collection of extended versions of papers presented at the KES Covid-19 Challenge international summit. The book focusses on technological, economic, and social developments to combat the effects of global and local disasters as well as the ways in which the recovery from Covid can be used to build more resilient and sustainable communities, industry, and improve the environment. It also discusses the global challenges of human-influenced climate change. There are chapters on making cities and communities more resilient through energy self-sufficiency, food production,... This book is a collection of extended versions of papers presented at the KES Covid-19 Challenge international summit. The book focusses on technol... |
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690,75 zł |
Homes for Our Time. Small Houses
ISBN: 9783836587013 / Angielski / Twarda / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Small Houses is a tribute to the endless artistic inventiveness of architects and ingenuity of perception of the familiar and known concepts. It is also a conscious pivot towards sustainability and reduction of impact on the environment as well as a daring attitude of change in lifestyle. As humanity faces inevitable pressures such as climate change, an increase in population, and strain on resources, these solutions are helping shape what the world may look like in the future.Whether in the dense urban areas of Tokyo, the wilderness of Australia, the woods of Canada, or a rooftop in Ecuador,...
Small Houses is a tribute to the endless artistic inventiveness of architects and ingenuity of perception of the familiar and known concepts. It is al...
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304,76 zł |
The New Naturals: Inspired Interiors for Sustainable Living
ISBN: 9781784886578 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The New Naturals showcases 18 homes from around the globe that encapsulate the ethos of living sustainably, living slowly, and living mindfully.
The New Naturals showcases 18 homes from around the globe that encapsulate the ethos of living sustainably, living slowly, and living mindfully.
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177,78 zł |
Successful Development of Green Building Projects
ISBN: 9781032345468 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Focusing on office buildings, this explores how green building development can be managed to achieve successful project outcomes, allowing project decision-makers such as clients and project team members to consider identified success conditions. Findings can inform future research for more efficient development of green building projects.
Focusing on office buildings, this explores how green building development can be managed to achieve successful project outcomes, allowing project dec...
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863,14 zł |
Performance Metrics for Sustainable Cities
ISBN: 9780367561338 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Performance Metrics for Sustainable Cities provides an overview of measurement systems and tools to enable communities to self-assess and benchmark their progress along a continuum of smart, intelligent, and sustainable development.
Performance Metrics for Sustainable Cities provides an overview of measurement systems and tools to enable communities to self-assess and benchmark th...
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213,19 zł |
Smart Design: Disruption, Crisis, and the Reshaping of Urban Spaces
ISBN: 9781032132235 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book tackles the emerging smart urbanism to advance a new way of urban thinking and to explore a new design approach. It will be of interest to scholars, students, and practitioners in the fields of urban design, planning, architecture, urban development, and urban studies.
This book tackles the emerging smart urbanism to advance a new way of urban thinking and to explore a new design approach. It will be of interest to s...
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203,04 zł |
Contemporary Bamboo Architecture in China
ISBN: 9789811683114 / Angielski / Miękka / 269 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book describes the distribution of bamboo forest and bamboo species for construction, the types and characteristics of both engineered and natural full-culm bamboo materials for construction, the development history and research status of different forms of bamboo architecture. We go on to describe standards, relevant international organizations, research institutions and production and processing enterprises and typical cases. Starting from six aspects, this book systematically describes modern bamboo building development, analyzes the opportunities and challenges faced by the bamboo...
This book describes the distribution of bamboo forest and bamboo species for construction, the types and characteristics of both engineered and natura...
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383,73 zł |
Sustainable Energy and Technological Advancements: Proceedings of ISSETA 2021
ISBN: 9789811690358 / Angielski / Miękka / 859 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book contains selected papers presented at the First International Symposium on Sustainable Energy and Technological Advancements (ISSETA 2021), which was organized by the Department of Electrical Engineering, NIT Meghalaya, Shillong, India, during September 24–25, 2021. The topics covered in the book mainly focuses on the cutting-edge research domain with respect to sustainable energy technologies, smart building, integration, and application of multiple energy sources; advanced power converter topologies and their modulation techniques; and information and communication technologies...
This book contains selected papers presented at the First International Symposium on Sustainable Energy and Technological Advancements (ISSETA 2021), ...
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1074,53 zł |
Green Infrastructure in Chinese Cities
ISBN: 9789811691768 / Angielski / Miękka / 514 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since 2014, and the start of the New-type Urbanization Plan (NUP), we see a turning point in the sustainability agenda of China. One of the main indicators is greening cities and the built environments, which will be covered holistically in this edited book. From the perspective of green infrastructure, in particular, the book approaches key areas of ‘forest city development’, ‘sponge city program’, ‘green roofing’, ‘nature-based solutions’, ‘urban farming’, ‘eco-city development’, etc. This is the first time that such important areas of research come together under...
Since 2014, and the start of the New-type Urbanization Plan (NUP), we see a turning point in the sustainability agenda of China. One of the main indic...
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498,87 zł |
Indirect Dew-Point Evaporative Cooling: Principles and Applications
ISBN: 9783031307577 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book systematically discusses state-of-the-art dew-point evaporative cooling and provides key insights into current research efforts and future research interests. Novel energy-efficient and environment-friendly cooling technologies are essential to reduce the sharply rising energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions and achieve carbon neutrality. Conventional air-conditioners which adopt a vapor compression cycle are neither energy-efficient nor sustainable due to the use of compressors and chemical refrigerants, as well as their intrinsic coupling of sensible and latent cooling...
This book systematically discusses state-of-the-art dew-point evaporative cooling and provides key insights into current research efforts and future r...
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614,00 zł |
Buildings for People
ISBN: 9781119846574 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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253,87 zł |
Architectural, Construction, Environmental and Digital Technologies for Future Cities
ISBN: 9783030947729 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book offers an overview of Russian and international experience in developing the concept of future cities and its practical implementation. The concept of future cities is associated with several important trends. The first trend is the sustainable development of the urban environment and the implementation of eco-friendly technologies and materials in civil construction, industrial and power plants. The harmonious coexistence of the citizens with all forms of nature in the urban habitat becomes a great value. The second trend is the individualization of the aesthetical and...
This book offers an overview of Russian and international experience in developing the concept of future cities and its practical implementation. The ...
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767,51 zł |
Morphological Regionalization: Strengthening the Conzenian Method
ISBN: 9783031335082 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is about how to make the method of morphological regionalization, proposed in the early 1960s, more useful and practicable for planning, urban design and architecture. This book is about cities; more precisely, about how cities can be characterized based on the main elements of urban form. It provides a systematic way of description and explanation of the historico-geographical structure of the urban landscape. It offers a step-by-step methodology for the identification of morphological regions as a key tool for planning practice and townscape management. The book is divided in...
This book is about how to make the method of morphological regionalization, proposed in the early 1960s, more useful and practicable for planning, urb...
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498,87 zł |
The Consciousness of Place
ISBN: 9783037612927 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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126,42 zł |
Guidebook for Demand Aggregation: Way Forward for Rooftop Solar in India
ISBN: 9789292698287 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This guidebook shows how India plans to meet its ambitious rooftop solar energy targets and why identifying new business models, better engaging utilities, and developing new market mechanisms will speed up its adoption. It explains how factors such as access to finance and policy uncertainty are slowing the roll out, and how demand aggregation can help utilities lower costs, reduce risk, and expand market opportunities. It offers a step-by-step guide for utilities to design demand aggregation programs and recommends they introduce targets, build capacity, and run marketing campaigns to...
This guidebook shows how India plans to meet its ambitious rooftop solar energy targets and why identifying new business models, better engaging utili...
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137,31 zł |