Sustainability guidelines for the structural engineer [[electronic resource] /] / sponsored by Sustainability Committee of the Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers ; edited by Dirk M. Kestner, Jennifer Goupil, Emily Lorenz

• Pubblicazione: Reston, Va., : American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (324 p.)
• Disciplina: 624
• Soggetto topico: Sustainable engineering; Environmental engineering; Sustainable construction; Structural engineering
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: KestnerDirk M GoupilJennifer LorenzEmily
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""TABLE OF CONTENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""SECTION 1: Sustainable Design and Construction""; ""1.1 Design Integration and Synergies""; ""1.2 Metrics: Quantifying Green""; ""1.3 LEED Rating System""; ""1.4 Green Globes Rating System""; ""1.5 Project Delivery and Specification Writing""; ""SECTION 2: Sustainable Strategies""; ""2.1 Recycled Content""; ""2.2 Local Sourcing and Local Manufacturing""; ""2.3 Durability and Reduced Maintenance""; ""2.4 Design for Adaptability and Deconstruction""; ""2.5 Reuse of Buildings, Structural Components, and Non-Building Structures"" ; ""2.6 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)""""2.7 Structural Materials and Toxicity""; ""SECTION 3: Building Materials""; ""3.1 Materials Introduction""; ""3.2 Concrete""; ""3.3 Masonry""; ""3.4 Steel""; ""3.5 Wood""; ""3.6 Natural Building Materials and Systems""; ""SECTION 4: Infrastructure""; ""SECTION 5: Case Studies""; ""5.1 Thin Shell Structures of Felix Candela""; ""5.2 San Francisco Federal Building""; ""5.3 Dalby Forest Visitors Center""; ""5.4 The Nomadic Museum""; ""5.5 Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park""; ""5.6 Ithaca College Business School""; ""5.7 The David Brower Center"" ; ""5.8 Beddington Zero Energy Development""""5.9 Crafting Green Specifications""; ""5.10 The Savill Building""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""
• Titolo autorizzato: Sustainability guidelines for the structural engineer
• ISBN: 0-7844-7612-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462104603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II