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Green BIM: Successful Sustainable Design with Building Information Modeling

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Green BIM: Successful Sustainable Design with Building Information Modeling

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Meet the challenge of integrating Building Information Modeling and sustainability with this in-depth guide, which pairs these two revolutionary movements to create environmentally friendly design through a streamlined process. Written by an award-winning team that has gone beyond theory to lead the implementation of Green BIM projects, this comprehensive reference features practical strategies, techniques, and real-world expertise so that you can create sustainable BIM projects, no matter what their scale.

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Sustainable Urban Housing in China: Principles and Case Studies for Low-Energy Design

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Sustainable Urban Housing in China: Principles and Case Studies for Low-Energy Design

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There is increasing attention to the need to preserve and improve the global environment for current and future generations. This book summarizes new research done in this area based on a number of important collaborative projects in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China. Sustainable Urban Housing in China features case studies and recommendations for new approaches to environmentally responsive sustainable building. It illuminates many principles of sustainability and energy efficiency applicable to buildings throughout the world, and in developing countries in particular. These projects identify practical new and existing technologies that will enable designs to provide energy-efficient, healthy, and comfortable conditions. Individual chapters treat aspects of sustainable design including ventilation, controls, materials, and daylighting; design guidelines and organizational methods used in urban projects are also discussed.

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World Heritage Monuments and Related Edifices in India

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World Heritage Monuments and Related Edifices in India

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Hundreds of India’s stunning temples are catalogued and copiously illustrated in this two-volume work loaded with color photographs.
A brief introduction to the principal religious groups who have made their home in this dynamic region leads into a description of the developmental stages of various architectural components and artistic styles in the different regions over the past 1500 years, from pre-historic cave art and ancient temples hewn out of solid bedrock to more recent European-style Christian churches such as those in Goa.

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Ecopolis: Architecture and Cities for a Changing Climate

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Ecopolis: Architecture and Cities for a Changing Climate

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From 2008, for the first time in human history, half of the world’s population now live in cities. Yet despite a wealth of literature on green architecture and planning, there is to date no single book which draws together theory from the full range of disciplines - from architecture, planning and ecology - which we must come to grips with if we are to design future cities which are genuinely sustainable.

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Understanding the Building Regulations

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Understanding the Building Regulations

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Although the UK’s Building Regulations are complex and lengthy, their essential features are relatively straightforward. Simon Polley brings his brief and practical guide up to date, in line with the significant recent changes to the regulations. Written by an industry practitioner, this practical guide is well laid out, jargon-free and easy to use. It is an excellent introduction to the UK’s Building Regulations for students as well as for professionals. This fourth edition is up to date as of early 2008 and sees full updates in line with changes to Parts L and F and the revisions to Part B.