Autore	Syed Asif
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., c2012
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (258 p.)
Disciplina	720.47 720/.47
Collana	Sustainable Design
Soggetto topico	Sustainable buildings Sustainable design Building - Technological innovations
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-118-25980-7 1-280-67878-X 9786613655714 1-118-26019-8
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Advanced Building Technologies for Sustainability; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: Sustainability and Energy; Quality of Life Benefits; Finite Fossil Fuel Resources; Greenhouse Gases; Profits and Savings from Energy Efficiency; Site-to-Source Effect; New LEED Version 2009; Per Capita Energy Consumption; Building Energy End-Use Splits, People Use Energy; Carbon Footprint; Embodied Energy Versus Operational Energy; Funding Opportunities; Chapter 2: Radiant Cooling; History; Introduction; Why Radiant Cooling?; Applications; Public Spaces, Radiant Cooling Floors Floor ConstructionOffice Buildings, Radiant Ceiling Panels; Laboratories: Radiant Ceiling Panels; Residential; College Dormitories; Hospitals; Radiant Cooling and Historic Preservation; Chapter 3: Displacement Ventilation; History; Introduction; Conventional or Mixed-Air Systems; Difference Between Displacement and Underfloor Air Distribution (UFAD); Applications; Large Public Spaces (Cafeterias, Dining Halls, Exhibit Spaces); Health-Care; Teaching Environment: Classroom; Performance Spaces and Theaters; Office Spaces; Chapter 4: Chilled Beams; Principle of Operation and Technology Benefits of Chilled BeamsEnergy Savings; Comfort and Noise; Space Savings; Flexible System for High Churn; Low Maintenance; Types of Chilled Beams; Passive Chilled Beams; Active Chilled Beams; Multiservice Chilled Beams; Chilled Beam Applications; Commercial Offices; Chilled Beam Use with Underfloor Air Distribution (UFAD) Applications; Hospital and Patient Rooms; Laboratory Applications; Chapter 5: Underfloor Air Distribution (UFAD); Validation of UFAD Designs with CFD Analysis; Cost of UFAD Systems; Myths about UFAD Systems; Impact on Buildings; Floor-to-Floor Height UFAD Impact on Building Core SpacesCritical Issues of UFAD Design; Chapter 6: Displacement Induction Units (DIU); Benefits of Displacement Induction Units; Low Energy Consumption; Thermal Comfort; Lower Noise Levels; Space Savings; Improved Indoor Environment; Lower Electrical Costs; Lower Maintenance; History of Induction Units; The Difference Between Induction Units and Displacement Induction Units; Applications; The Teaching Environment (Classrooms); Health Care: Patient Rooms (New Hospital); Health Care: Patient Rooms (Existing Hospital Renovations); Perimeter Buildings Operable Windows in BuildingsChapter 7: High-Performance Envelope; Engaging and Nonengaging Envelopes; High-Performance Envelope Definition; Most Common Energy Codes: ANSI and ASHRAE 90.1; Climate Zones; Compliance with Energy Codes; Comcheck and Rescheck; Simulation by the Energy Cost Budget Method; Glazing Characteristics; U-Value: Heat Transmission Coefficient BTU/HR SQ.FT.F; Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC); Visible Light Transmittance (VLT); Light to Solar Gain Ratio (LSG); How to Exceed the Mandatory Code Performance; Operable Windows; External Shades and Overhangs Solar-Responsive Blinds and Shades
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910452040803321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Oxford, [England] : , : Elsevier Science Ltd, , 2002
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (1844 p.)
Disciplina	624
Altri autori (Persone)	AnsonM KoJ. M LamE. S. S
Soggetto topico	Civil engineering - Technological innovations Building - Technological innovations
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-281-05400-3 9786611054007 0-08-052663-2
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	e9780080441009v1; Front Cover; ADVANCES IN BUILDING TECHNOLOGY; Copyright Page; Preface; International Advisory Committee; Organizing Committee; Executive Committee; CONTENTS; PART 1: KEYNOTE PAPERS; Chapter 1. Advances in Materials and Mechanics; Chapter 2. Advances in Concrete Technology; Chapter 3. Human Requirements in Future Air-Conditioned Environments; Chapter 4. Creating Competitive Advantage and Profits with Technology in the Construction Sector; Chapter 5. Advances in IT for Building Design Chapter 6. Information Technology Support to Improved Construction Processes: Inter-Disciplinarity in Research and PracticeChapter 7. Recent Topics in Wind Engineering Focusing on Monitoring Techniques; Chapter 8. A Conception of Casualty Control Based Seismic Design for Buildings; Chapter 9. Thermal Radiation Effects and Their Determination in Room Fires; PART 2: TEAM PRESENTATION: Advances in Panel Systems; Chapter 1. Wood Frame Shear Walls with Metal Plate Connected Framework; Chapter 2. Toward Engineering Design of Gypsum Board Fire Barriers Chapter 3. Barrier Materials to Reduce Contaminant Emissions from Structural Insulated PanelsChapter 4. Novel Microcellular Plastics for Lightweight and Energy Efficient Building Applications; Chapter 5. Long-Term Creep Response of Borate-Modified Oriented Strandboard; Chapter 6. Mechanical, Physical, and Biological Properties of Borate-Modified Oriented Strandboard; PART 3: TEAM PRESENTATION: Commissioning and Energy Management; Chapter 1. Re-commissioning of an Air Handling Unit; Chapter 2. Automated Commissioning of Air-Handling Units Using Fuzzy Air Temperature Sensors Chapter 3. Modeling of Package Air-Conditioning EquipmentChapter 4. Automatic Diagnosis and Commissioning of Central Chilling Systems; PART 4: TEAM PRESENTATION: Composite Construction; Chapter 1. Design of Simply-Supported and Continuous Beams in Steel-Concrete Composite Construction; Chapter 2. Innovations in Composite Slabs Incorporating Profiled Steel Sheeting; Chapter 3. Web-Side-Plate Framing Connections in Both Steel and Composite Construction; Chapter 4. Novel New Reinforcing Components for Composite Beams Chapter 5. The Influence of Material Properties on the Local Buckling of Concrete Filled Steel TubesPART 5: TEAM PRESENTATION: Composites for Housing; Chapter 1. Low-Cost, Bio-Based Composite Materials for Housing Applications; Chapter 2. Durability of Pulp Fiber-Cement Composites to Wet/Dry Cycling; Chapter 3. Extruded Fiber-Reinforced Composite; Chapter 4. Reversed In-Plane Cyclic Behavior of Post-Tensioned Clay Brick Masonry Walls for High Performance Modular Housing; Chapter 5. An All-Natural Composite Material Roof System for Residential Construction Chapter 6. Comparison of Optimal Designs for Stick-Frame Wall Assemblies of Different Bay Sizes
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910458223703321

Autore	Menges Achim
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Basel, Switzerland : , : Birkhäuser Verlag GmbH, , [2020]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource
Disciplina	720.105
Soggetto topico	Architecture - Technological innovations Architecture, Modern Building - Technological innovations
ISBN	3-0356-2040-7
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Frontmatter -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- CONTENT -- Introduction. Architecture Research Building -- ICD and ITKE, University of Stuttgart -- RETHINKING ARCHITECTURE -- EXPERIMENTAL ARCHITECTURE FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY -- RETHINKING ARCHITECTURE DIGITALLY -- COMPUTATION INSTEAD OF COMPUTERIZATION -- RESEARCH-BASED BUILDING AND BUILDING-BASED RESEARCH -- RESEARCH STRANDS AND DEVELOPMENT LINES -- INTEGRATIVE RESEARCH -- INTEGRATION OF FORM, MATERIAL, STRUCTURE AND SPACE -- BIOMIMETICS AS SCIENTIFIC LATERAL THINKING -- STRUCTURES BEYOND TYPOLOGIES -- INNOVATION WOOD -- INNOVATION FIBER COMPOSITES -- FROM EXPERIMENTS TO APPROVED BUILDING SYSTEMS -- EXPERIMENTAL BUILDING -- ICD/ITKE RESEARCH PAVILION 2010 -- ICD/ITKE RESEARCH PAVILION 2011 -- EXTERNAL POSITIONS -- ARCHITECTURE AND BIOMIMETICS -- EXPERIMENTAL BUILDING -- ICD/ITKE RESEARCH PAVILION 2012 -- ICD/ITKE RESEARCH PAVILION 2013/14 -- EXTERNAL POSITIONS -- MATERIAL CULTURE -- EXPERIMENTAL BUILDING -- LANDESGARTENSCHAU EXHIBITION HALL -- EXTERNAL POSITIONS -- EXPLORATIVE TEACHING -- EXPERIMENTAL BUILDING -- ICD/ITKE RESEARCH PAVILION 2014/15 -- EXTERNAL POSITIONS -- COMPLEXITY AND CONTRADICTION IN MATERIAL COMPUTATION -- EXPERIMENTAL BUILDING -- ICD/ITKE RESEARCH PAVILION 2015/16 -- EXTERNAL POSITIONS -- COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN -- EXPERIMENTAL BUILDING -- ICD/ITKE RESEARCH PAVILION 2016/17 -- ELYTRA FILAMENT PAVILION -- EXTERNAL POSITIONS -- INTERDISCIPLINARITY: A NECESSARY MEANS FOR INNOVATION IN A NEW GLOBAL CONTEXT -- EXPERIMENTAL BUILDING -- BUGA WOOD PAVILION -- BUGA FIBRE PAVILION -- EXTERNAL POSITIONS -- INNOVATIVE STRUCTURES -- EXPERIMENTAL BUILDING -- URBACH TOWER -- EXTERNAL POSITIONS -- LESS WEIGHT THROUGH MORE FORM -- PROSPECTS FOR RESEARCH AND PRACTICE -- PROSPECT ACADEMIC RESEARCH: TIMBER CONSTRUCTION -- PROSPECT ACADEMIC RESEARCH: FIBER COMPOSITE CONSTRUCTION -- PROSPECT ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE -- ANNEX -- PROJECT PARTICIPANTS ICD/ITKE BUILDINGS -- BIOGRAPHIES -- REFERENCES -- IMAGE CREDITS
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910554272803321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington, DC : , : The National Academies Press, , [2019]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (153 pages)
Disciplina	690.0688
Soggetto topico	Building - Technological innovations Construction industry
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-309-48975-X 0-309-48973-3
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910480273903321