Architectural structure and design Books

This book presents select proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Construction and Building Materials (ICSCBM 2018), and examines a range of durable, energy-efficient, and next-generation construction and building materials produced...

This book features 66 papers from the 2nd International Colloquium of Art and Design Education Research, i-CADER 2015. It illustrates the wide range of opinions and interpretations, mediums and technologies, policies and methodologies in this field.The...

Simple, Sustainable Freedom: Transform your home into a self-sufficient oasis and achieve financial independence in just one year-even if you've never planted a seed!Are you overwhelmed by the thought of living off the grid? Do stress and uncertainty...

Dr. Kimberly McGlonn's life is a story of two childhoods and two Americas. Born on the Northside of Milwaukee, a city Dr. Martin Luther King called "the Selma of the North," she was afforded all the comforts of middle-class life. However, when McGlonn...

'Blockchain applications in agriculture: Revolutionizing the food supply chain' is your definitive guide to the transformative impact of blockchain technology on agriculture and the modern food supply chain. In this comprehensive volume, we begin with...

Unlock the power of AutoCAD Plant 3D 2025 with this essential guide designed for learners at every level. Whether you're a student, engineer, or industry professional, this book will help you master the tools and techniques needed to create detailed...

Are you looking for a practical solution for a shop/house combination?Do you have a large family that needs more space to run around and enjoy?Are you a fan of open-space concept houses but want an affordable solution? If any of these questions...

Houses and Stories features a personally chosen selection of historic and modern architectural gems. The authors, Hans Rooth and Lage Stone who have worked in this field for many years, take the reader on a journey through bygone architectural eras...

Ronja Victoria Scholz assesses the performance of cellulose-based Cottonid for implementation as sustainable construction material. Quasi-static and fatigue tests are performed in varying hygrothermal test conditions using mechanical testing systems in...

This book presents a complete human-centered design process (ISO 9241:210) that had two goals: to design universal, intuitive, and permanent pictograms and to develop a process for designing suitable pictograms. The book analyzes characteristics of...

Matthias Stange untersucht die Auswirkungen der Anwendung von Building Information Modelling (BIM) im Planungs- und Bauprozess aus planungsökonomischer Perspektive. Ziel der Untersuchung ist es, die aus zahlreichen qualitativen Studien abgeleiteten...

Life cycle modelling.- Life cycle evaluation.- Life cycle information support.- Customer supply networks.- Method for the design of life cycle concepts.- Summary.

 "Kraftfahrzeugführung" umfasst alle Aspekte der Kraftfahrzeugtechnik , die die Eigenschaften und Grenzen des menschlichen Fahrers einbeziehen. Es sind Probleme der Ergonomie, aber auch Fragen nach einer nutzerorientierten...

Die Neuauflage des eingeführten Fachbuches für Produktentwicklung, Konstruktion und Industrie-Design stellt das kundenorientierte Design eines technischen Produkts und dessen Benutzbarkeit in den Mittelpunkt. Design in der...

Sunlight Savings: A Guide to the Cost of Solar Power" offers a deep dive into the world of solar energy. Explore various solar systems, from on-grid and off-grid setups to hybrid and concentrated solar power. Discover case studies ranging from homeowners...

This insightful volume shares design ideas to help builders, planners and architects create mass-produced affordable housing that pushes suburban development in more sustainable, liveable directions. The author argues that improving the quality of design...

The first volume of the Adaptive Environments series focuses on Robotic Building, which refers to both physically built robotic environments and robotically supported building processes. Physically built robotic environments consist of reconfigurable,...

This book addresses the main challenges in implementing the concepts that aim to replace the regular fossil-fuels based energy pattern with the novel energy pattern relying on renewable energy. As the built environment is one major energy consumer, well...

In den 20er Jahren entwarf der Soziologe und Ökonom Otto Neurath eine Bildsprache für die Wissensvermittlung, die er nach seiner Emigration zu einer umfassenden Bildpädagogik weiterentwickelte. Diese „Wiener Methode der Bildstatistik" - später als...

This open access book offers a comprehensive exploration of Circular Economy Design and Management within the Built Environment, presenting a critical review of the current state of the art. Going through multi-level approaches from material usage to...

This book is an interdisciplinary study linking the circular economy and renewable energy, satisfying the public interest in sustainable energy solutions from a social, political, economic, and technological perspective. The book considers all subjects...

Studying high complexity projects implementation is the object of this book. Multiple interactions and emergences are the core of higher complexity and of associated models and projects. The starting point of our approach is the observed similarity or...

This edited volume centers around the concept of BioCities, which aim to unify nature and urban spaces in order to reverse the effects of global climate change and inequity. Following this principle, the authors propose multiple approaches for...

This book gathers a selection of papers presented at the 5th International Scientific Conference "Environmental Challenges in Civil Engineering", ECCE 2022, held on September 26-28, 2022, in Opole, Poland. Written by an international group of experts, it...

This book describes results of research conducted with the goal of providing a framework, selected tools, and guidelines to significantly reduce energy use (by more than 50%) in government and public buildings. The scope of the book is limited to public...

This book is a detailed introduction to selective maintenance and updates readers on recent advances in this field, emphasizing mathematical formulation and optimization techniques. The book is useful for reliability engineers and managers engaged in the...

This book offers a multidisciplinary perspective on research and developments at the interface between industrial design, textile engineering and fashion. It covers advances in fashion and product design, and in textile production alike, reporting...

Towards Net Zero in the Building Industry looks at the contributions that the building and construction industry can (and must) make to help achieve net zero carbon emissions. The building industry accounts for close to 40% of global emissions and...

This book reflects and expands on the current trends in the Architecture Engineering and Construction (AEC) industries to respond to the unfolding climate and biodiversity crisis. Shifting away from the traditional focus, narrowly centered on efficiency,...

​Achieving Building Comfort by Natural Means explores examples of green building designs and methods that are currently being used around the world to achieve human comfort in buildings. The operation of buildings accounts for more than 40% of total...

This book presents human factors research focused on achieving and assessing sustainability in the built environment and architecture. It reports on advanced engineering methods for architecture and design, and on assessments of the social,...

This book deals with the present adverse effects of using precarious building materials on the ecology and human health. Also, the detailed discussions on the novel and greener construction materials and their utilization as an alternative to the...

This book includes the most recent outcomes from research and professional practice in the ventilative cooling field, gathered by the selected panel of authors. It provides essential contents to face and reduce the rise of space cooling and...

This book follows on previous works addressing sustainable development research in the Asia-Pacific region. It mainly focuses on India, a country currently facing immense challenges in the form of climate change, rapid urbanisation, and population...

This book explores the bioclimatic approach to building design. Constant innovations in the field are evident, including the need to face climate changes and increase the local resilience at different scales (regional, urban, architectural). Differently...

This book presents the outcomes of recent endeavors that will contribute to significant advances in the areas of communication design, fashion design, interior design and product design, music and musicology, as well as overlapping areas. Gathering the...

This book addresses current research trends and practice in industrial design. Going beyond the traditional design focus, it explores a range of recent and emerging aspects concerning service design, human-computer interaction and user experience design,...

This book provides readers with a timely snapshot of ergonomics research and methods applied to the design, development and prototyping-as well as the evaluation, training and manufacturing-of products, systems and services. Combining theoretical...

This book presents the proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Graphic Design in Architecture, EGA 2020, focusing on heritage - including architectural and graphic heritage as well as the graphics of heritage.  Consisting of two parts:...

This book explores the recent advances in the leading paradigms of urbanism, namely compact cities, eco-cities, and data-driven smart cities, and the evolving approach to their amalgamation under the umbrella term of smart sustainable cities. It...

Feng Shui, an ancient practice rooted in the harmonization of environmental energies, offers a profound means to cultivate spaces conducive to health and success. Whether it be our homes or workplaces, embracing Feng Shui principles allows us to...

So machen Sie sich unabhängig von steigenden Strompreisen, holen sich Fördergelder vom Staat und verdienen mit Ihrer eigenen Solaranlage sogar noch Geld, ohne technische Kenntnisse zu habenDie Strompreise sind in den vergangenen Jahren kontinuierlich...

This book discusses the need for a regulated and informed forum for international trade in hazardous waste. The authors argue that with careful planning, health and ecological risks can be minimized and net economic benefits realized fairly. The book...

This book poses "spatial violence" as a means to explore histories of and through architecture at sites across the world. Regarding space and violence as co-constitutive, the book's collected 3 essays critique modernization and capitalist accumulation as...

The book explores the British architect-designed house as a 'vehicle for the investigation of architectural ideas' by Britain's second generation modernist architects and designers, and demonstrates the ways in which architectural discourse and practice...