LEADER 06003nam 2200757Ia 450 001 9910458509303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-37273-0 010 $a9786611372736 010 $a1-60119-892-2 010 $a981-270-148-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000398144 035 $a(EBL)296261 035 $a(OCoLC)183636884 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000073093 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11123220 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000073093 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10103714 035 $a(PQKB)11354645 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3050873 035 $a(WSP)00000754 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC296261 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3050873 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10188365 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL137273 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL296261 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000398144 100 $a20060220d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTall buildings$b[electronic resource] $esixth International Conference on Tall Buildings ; Mini Sympoisum on Sustainable Cities ; Mini Symposium on Planning, Design and Socio-Economic Aspects of Tall Residential Living Environment, Hong Kong, China, 6-8 December 2005 /$feditors, Y.K. Cheung, K.W. Chau ; organisers, The University of Hong Kong, Tongji University, China Academy of Building Research 210 $aSingapore $cWorld Scientific$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (1167 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a981-256-620-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aPreface; Organisers; Organising Committee; Technical Committee; Supporting Organisations; CONTENTS; Opening Address and Keynote Papers; The Reform and Development of the Engineering Education in China Wu, Q.; 1. The Recent Reform and Development of Chinese Higher Education; 2. Engineering Education in China; 2.1 Consistently reinforce the reform and construction of engineering curriculum; 2.2 Prioritizing the improvement of students' application capacity, and emphasizing the improvement of the condition for internship and the reform on practical teaching 327 $a2.3 Accelerating the cooperation with enterprises improving the integration among education, industry and research through different approaches; 2.4 Enhancing the students ' innovativeness and encourage innovative activities among university students; 2.5 Speeding up the training of the greatly needed personnel in accordance with the development of industrial development; 3. The Quality Assurance System in China's Post-secondary Engineering Education; 3.1 Macro quality monitoring by expertpanels 327 $a3.2 Implementation of educational evaluations to monitor the level and quality of education in HEIs 4. Accreditation of Engineers' Qualifications; 5. Conclusion; Sustainable Development of Tall Buildings in Hong Kong Lo, Y.C.; 1. Introduction; 2. Opportunities for Change; 3. Sustainable Development Strategy; 4. Tall Buildings and Transport Provision; 5. Urban Design of Tall Buildings; 6. Building Environmental Assessment Methods; 7. Towards Sustainable Construction of Tall Buildings; 8. Solid Waste and Waste Water; 9. Services in Tall Buildings; 9.1 Indoor environment; 9.2 Air-conditioning 327 $a9.3 Electric lighting and daylight 9.4 Fire safety; 9.5 Vertical transportation in tall buildings; 10. Buildings and Energy Use; 11. Conclusions; References; Future Directions for the Development of Tall Buildings Ayres, P.; 1. Introduction; 2. Personal Experience; 3. Way Ahead; 4. Areas for Development; 5. Actions; Carbon Fuels and Industrialisation: Reduction of Energy Demand with Special Reference to Tall Buildings Fordhum. M; 1. Introduction; 2. Buildings; 3. Light; 4. Ventilation; 5. Comfort; 5.1 Warm environment light clothes for comfort- 30 0 C; 6. The Envelope 327 $a7. Tall Buildings in Conclusion 7.1 The issue of height; References; Theme Papers; Policies and Planning of Tall Buildings in Hong Kong Wu, M.H.H.; 1. The Hong Kong Story; 2. The Need for Tall Buildings; 2.1 Economic benefits; 2.2 Social Benefits; 2.3 Environmental benefits; 3. The Perils of Tall Buildings; 4. Facilitating the Design and Construction of Tall Buildings; 4.1 Building (planning) regulations; 4.2 Performance based requirements; 5. Promoting Sustainable Development; 5.1 Strengthen our buildings laws and requirements; 5.2 SARS; 5.3 Promote green designs and construction 327 $a5.4 Provide incentives 330 $aA collection of papers presented at the Sixth International Conference on Tall Buildings (ICTB), this volume clearly explains the engineering and socio-economic aspects of tall buildings in specific areas of sustainability. The papers focus on Asian cities, where tall buildings have become a major feature of the built environment. A multi-disciplinary book, it also deals with the increasing complexity of inter-related problems that require knowledge integration from different disciplines. With interesting contributions from distinguished practitioners, academics and policy makers, the book add 606 $aCommercial buildings 606 $aTall buildings$vCongresses 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCommercial buildings. 615 0$aTall buildings 676 $a720/.483 701 $aChau$b K. W$g(Kwong Wing)$0878692 701 $aCheung$b Y. 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