Moving to sustainable buildings : paths to adopt green innovations in developed countries / / Umberto Berardi |
Autore | Berardi Umberto |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Versita, Versita Limited, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (190 ppages) : illustrations (some color) |
Disciplina | 720.47 |
Collana | Versita Discipline: Arts, Music, Literature |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainable construction
Sustainable development - Developed countries Sustainable buildings - Developed countries - Design and construction |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements / Foreword / Preface -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Definition of sustainable building -- Chapter 3 Sustainability Assessment of Buildings -- Chapter 4 Green Innovations in Sustainable Buildings -- Chapter 5 Managing Green Innovations in the Building sector -- Chapter 6 Construction Stakeholders and Green Innovations -- Chapter 7 Organising the Process of Sustainable Building -- Chapter 8 Policies for Sustainable Buildings -- Chapter 9 Conclusions -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- List of Abbreviations -- Index -- Author's Biography |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910140172403321 |
Berardi Umberto
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Optimal design and retrofit of energy efficient buildings, communities, and urban centers / / Moncef Krarti |
Autore | Krarti Moncef |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Kidlington, United Kingdom : , : Butterwoth-Heinemann, an imprint of Elsevier, , [2018] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1 volume (unpaged)) |
Disciplina | 720.47 |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainable buildings - Design and construction
Sustainable construction |
ISBN |
0-12-811894-6
0-12-849869-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910583058503321 |
Krarti Moncef
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Kidlington, United Kingdom : , : Butterwoth-Heinemann, an imprint of Elsevier, , [2018] | ||
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Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Sustainable Civil Engineering Structures and Construction Materials : SCESCM 2020 / / Sheila Belayutham [and four others], editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer, , [2022] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1515 pages) |
Disciplina | 620 |
Collana | Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering Ser. |
Soggetto topico |
Civil engineering
Sustainable construction |
ISBN |
9789811679247
9789811679230 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910559398203321 |
Singapore : , : Springer, , [2022] | ||
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Proceedings of the sustainable concrete materials and structures in construction 2020 : towards sustainable green concrete / / editors, Sharifah Salwa Mohd Zuki [and three others] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gateway East, Singapore : , : Springer, , [2021] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 pages) |
Disciplina | 620.136 |
Collana | Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering Ser. |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainable construction
Concrete construction Concrete |
ISBN | 981-16-2187-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910484502103321 |
Gateway East, Singapore : , : Springer, , [2021] | ||
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Recent advances in civil engineering : proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Construction Technologies and Advancements in Civil Engineering (ScTACE 2021) / / Pala Gireesh Kumar [and three others], editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., , [2022] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (615 pages) |
Disciplina | 690.0286 |
Collana | Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering |
Soggetto topico | Sustainable construction |
ISBN |
9789811901898
9789811901881 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910568294603321 |
Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., , [2022] | ||
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Solutions to climate change challenges in the built environment [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Colin A. Booth ... [et al.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (370 p.) |
Disciplina | 720/.47 |
Altri autori (Persone) | BoothColin (Colin A.) |
Collana | Innovation in the built environment |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainable construction
Sustainable development Urban ecology (Sociology) Environmental protection Climatic changes - Prevention |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4443-5451-5
1-280-78266-8 9786613693051 1-4443-5450-7 1-4443-5453-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: List of ContributorsChapter 1 Introductory Insights to Climate Change ChallengesChapter 2 Climate Change: Nature and Emerging TrendsChapter 3 Regional ImplicationsChapter 4 Urbanization and Climate ChangeChapter 5 Global Political Initiatives and OvertonesChapter 6 Green Economics Dialogue and the Built EnvironmentChapter 7 Strategic Environmental Impact AssessmentChapter 8 Methods for Valuing Preferences for Environmental and Natural Resources: An OverviewChapter 9 Ecological value of Urban EnvironmentsChapter 10 The Pedological Value of Urban LandscapesChapter 11 Insights and Perceptions of Sustainable Design and ConstructionChapter 12 Progress in Eco-and Resilient-Construction Materials DevelopmentChapter 13 Energy Efficiency: Alternative Routes to MitigationChapter 14 The Benefits of Green Infrastructure in Towns and CitiesChapter 15 Particulate Induced Soiling on Historic Limestone Buildings: Insights and the Effects of Climate ChangeChapter 16 Sustainable TransportationChapter 17 Linkages of Waste Management Strategies and Climate Change IssuesChapter 18 Climate Change and the Geotechnical Stability of 'Engineered'Landfill SitesChapter 19 Water Resources Issues and Solutions for the Built Environment: too little versus too muchChapter 20 Organisational Culture and Climate Change Driven ConstructionChapter 21 Preparing for Extreme weather events: A Risk Assessment ApproachChapter 22 The Socio-environmental Vulnerability Assessment Approach to Mapping Vulnerability to ClimateChapter 23 Mitigation via RenewablesChapter 24 Complexities and Approaches to Managing the Adaptation of Climate Change by Coastal CommunitiesChapter 25 Lessons for the FutureIndex. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910130957803321 |
Chichester ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 | ||
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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 |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Reston, Va., : American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (324 p.) |
Disciplina | 624 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
KestnerDirk M
GoupilJennifer LorenzEmily |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainable engineering
Environmental engineering Sustainable construction Structural engineering |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-7844-7612-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462104603321 |
Reston, Va., : American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010 | ||
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Sustainability of Concrete / / Pierre-Claude Aèitcin, Sidney Mindess |
Autore | Aèitcin Pierre-Claude |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, FL : , : CRC Press, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
Disciplina | 666/.940286 |
Collana | Modern concrete technology |
Soggetto topico |
High strength concrete
Sustainable construction Concrete - Environmental aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-429-17848-4
1-62870-807-7 1-4822-6669-5 1-283-10211-0 9786613102119 1-135-15146-6 0-203-85663-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Sustainability of Concrete; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; 1. Sustainability; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Steps to sustainability; References; 2 Terminology and definitions; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Cement, cementitious material, binders, and fillers; 2.3 Binary, ternary, and quaternary cements (or binders); 2.4 Cementitious material content; 2.5 Specific surface area; 2.6 Alite and belite; 2.7 Hemihydrate; 2.8 Water-cement, water-cementitious materials, and water-binder ratios; 2.9 Saturated surface-dry state for an aggregate (SSD)
2.10 Water content, absorption, and moisture content of an aggregate2.11 Mixing water; 2.12 Specific gravity; 2.13 Superplasticizer dosage; References; 3.The water-cement and water-binder ratios; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Historical background; 3.3 The water-cement ratio: the personal progression of P.-C. Aïtcin; 3.4 The concrete industry and the w/c ratio; 3.5 Water-cement or water-binder ratio; 3.6 How to transform the w/b into MPa; 3.7 The sustainability of low w/b ratio concretes; 3.8 Conclusion; References; 4 Durability, sustainability, and profitability; 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Durability: the leitmotif of the construction industry during the twenty-first century4.3 Sustainability; 4.4 What about profitability?; 4.5 Conclusion; Acknowledgement; References; 5 Modern binders; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Production of Portland cements and binders; 5.3 Manufacturing modern binders from a sustainable development perspective; 5.4 Non-clinker binders; 5.5 Testing Portland cements and binders; 5.6 Introducing cementitious materials and fillers; 5.7 Concreting with blended cements; 5.8 Testing concrete containing cementitious materials; 5.9 Concluding remarks; References 6 Water6.1 Introduction; 6.2 The crucial roles of water; 6.3 Water and fresh concrete rheology; 6.4 Water and hydration; 6.5 Water and shrinkage; 6.6 Water and alkali/aggregate reaction; 6.7 Internal curing; 6.8 Use of special waters; References; 7 Superplasticizers; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Definitions; 7.3 Dispersion of cement particles; 7.4 Compatibility and robustness; 7.5 Utilization of superplasticizers; 7.6 Commercial superplasticizers; 7.7 Polysulfonates; 7.8 Polycarboxylates; 7.9 Practical use of superplasticizers; 7.10 Concluding remarks; References; 8 Natural aggregates 8.1 Introduction8.2 The SSD state: the reference state for aggregates; 8.3 Influence of the mechanical properties of the coarse aggregate on the corresponding concrete properties; 8.4 Partial substitution of a normal weight aggregate by a saturated lightweight aggregate; References; 9 Aggregates derived from industrial wastes; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Recycled concrete; 9.3 Other industrial wastes; 9.4 Other waste materials; References; 10 Entrained air; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Myths of entrained air; 10.3 Beneficial action on the workability of fresh concrete 10.4 Beneficial action against damage |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910529689403321 |
Aèitcin Pierre-Claude
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Sustainability of Concrete / / Pierre-Claude Aèitcin, Sidney Mindess |
Autore | Aïtcin Pierre-Claude <1938-> |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, FL : , : CRC Press, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
Disciplina | 666/.940286 |
Collana | Modern concrete technology |
Soggetto topico |
High strength concrete
Sustainable construction Concrete - Environmental aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-429-17848-4
1-62870-807-7 1-4822-6669-5 1-283-10211-0 9786613102119 1-135-15146-6 0-203-85663-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Sustainability of Concrete; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; 1. Sustainability; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Steps to sustainability; References; 2 Terminology and definitions; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Cement, cementitious material, binders, and fillers; 2.3 Binary, ternary, and quaternary cements (or binders); 2.4 Cementitious material content; 2.5 Specific surface area; 2.6 Alite and belite; 2.7 Hemihydrate; 2.8 Water-cement, water-cementitious materials, and water-binder ratios; 2.9 Saturated surface-dry state for an aggregate (SSD)
2.10 Water content, absorption, and moisture content of an aggregate2.11 Mixing water; 2.12 Specific gravity; 2.13 Superplasticizer dosage; References; 3.The water-cement and water-binder ratios; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Historical background; 3.3 The water-cement ratio: the personal progression of P.-C. Aïtcin; 3.4 The concrete industry and the w/c ratio; 3.5 Water-cement or water-binder ratio; 3.6 How to transform the w/b into MPa; 3.7 The sustainability of low w/b ratio concretes; 3.8 Conclusion; References; 4 Durability, sustainability, and profitability; 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Durability: the leitmotif of the construction industry during the twenty-first century4.3 Sustainability; 4.4 What about profitability?; 4.5 Conclusion; Acknowledgement; References; 5 Modern binders; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Production of Portland cements and binders; 5.3 Manufacturing modern binders from a sustainable development perspective; 5.4 Non-clinker binders; 5.5 Testing Portland cements and binders; 5.6 Introducing cementitious materials and fillers; 5.7 Concreting with blended cements; 5.8 Testing concrete containing cementitious materials; 5.9 Concluding remarks; References 6 Water6.1 Introduction; 6.2 The crucial roles of water; 6.3 Water and fresh concrete rheology; 6.4 Water and hydration; 6.5 Water and shrinkage; 6.6 Water and alkali/aggregate reaction; 6.7 Internal curing; 6.8 Use of special waters; References; 7 Superplasticizers; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Definitions; 7.3 Dispersion of cement particles; 7.4 Compatibility and robustness; 7.5 Utilization of superplasticizers; 7.6 Commercial superplasticizers; 7.7 Polysulfonates; 7.8 Polycarboxylates; 7.9 Practical use of superplasticizers; 7.10 Concluding remarks; References; 8 Natural aggregates 8.1 Introduction8.2 The SSD state: the reference state for aggregates; 8.3 Influence of the mechanical properties of the coarse aggregate on the corresponding concrete properties; 8.4 Partial substitution of a normal weight aggregate by a saturated lightweight aggregate; References; 9 Aggregates derived from industrial wastes; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Recycled concrete; 9.3 Other industrial wastes; 9.4 Other waste materials; References; 10 Entrained air; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Myths of entrained air; 10.3 Beneficial action on the workability of fresh concrete 10.4 Beneficial action against damage |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459829703321 |
Aïtcin Pierre-Claude <1938->
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Sustainable building design : principles and practice / / edited by Miles Keeping, David Shiers |
Autore | Keeping Miles |
Edizione | [1st edition] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 690.028/6 |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainable buildings - Design and construction
Sustainable construction |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-119-06376-0
1-119-06378-7 1-119-06375-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Master planning -- Transport -- Energy -- The building envelope -- Environmental services -- Materials. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910270882903321 |
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Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2018 | ||
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