Checkout 
4 items in cart | Subtotal: $94.11 
| Checkout | My Account | Help
BiggerBooks.com Free shipping. Click here for details.
Free Shipping. $59 or more. Details here!
100% Satisfaction Guaranteed | A BIGGER selection for a BETTER price!
      SEARCH
Advanced Search
Browse
Art
Biographies
Business/Investing
Children's Books
Computers/Internet
Cooking/Beverages
Health/Fitness
History
Fiction
Parenting & Families
Reference
Religious/Spirituality
Science
Sports
Travel
Find related items:
Art > General

Item Detail


Book Image

Towards Sustainable Building

Author(s): Maiellaro, Nicola; Mediterranean Conference Sharing Knowledge on Sustainable Building 19
ISBN10: 140200012X
ISBN13: 9781402000126
Cover: Hardcover
 
Currently Not Available
 
List Price $149.00 
Our Price $142.37
You save $6.63
 
 
 
 
 

SummaryTable of Contents
This volume is an essential reference book wherein expert contributors set out the important principles which may assist in the practice of sustainable building. The trend towards environmental protection is gaining momentum. Social and political forces are increasing the pressure for more environmentally-sound technological decisions, but in Europe sustainable building has not become common practice despite numerous technical and technological initiatives. The conceptual frameworks, studies, and experiences collected in this interdisciplinary book will help clients, designers, and producers to overcome non-technological barriers and to advance knowledge in sustainable building, allowing them to speed up the adoption and the efficient implementation of such innovations. This volume includes chapters on sustainable building policies, tools, and challenges. Audience: This book will be of interest to academics, researchers, and practitioners amongst others, in civil engineering, architecture, geography, public sector management, and environmental services.
Preface xiii
PART I POLICIES 1(88)
Planning in evolution
3(8)
Dino Borri
Planning scenaries
3(2)
Planning paradigms
5(6)
Integrating expert and common knowledge for sustainable housing management
11(18)
Emilia Conte
Valeria Monno
Introduction
11(1)
Sustainable building
12(2)
Reframing housing problems
14(2)
A new form of knowledge
16(2)
The case study
18(6)
The role of technicians
24(1)
Conclusions
25(4)
Sustainable building policies: exploring the implementation gap
29(14)
Ellen van Bueren
Introduction
29(1)
The contested nature of sustainable building
30(2)
Decision-making in a complex multi-actor setting
32(2)
Barriers to the implementation of sustainable building measures
34(2)
How can we make good decisions?
36(3)
Conclusions
39(4)
Eco-labelling for buildings
43(16)
Andreas Blum
Clemens Deilmann
Frank-Stefan Neubauer
Theoretical cornerstones
43(4)
Examples
47(2)
Attitudes and expectations of interest groups in the building sector
49(6)
Conclusions
55(4)
Bio-climatic technologies in Mediterranean Countries
59(18)
Nicola Cardinale
Dora Francese
Francesco Ruggiero
How climate affects traditional architecture. A comparison between different countries of the Mediterranean Region
59(1)
The sector of construction and the economic situation
60(5)
The energy regulation in the building sector
65(1)
Methodology of research
66(1)
The region of Puglia: results of the research
67(6)
Conclusions: a brief look at Mediterranean Architecture
73(4)
Actions towards professionals and the general public to overcome the barriers to the development of bioclimatic technologies
77(12)
Dominique Raulin
Dominique Flahaut
Introduction
77(1)
Study of the barriers to the development of bioclimatics
77(1)
Results of our study
78(3)
The players' role
81(2)
Action axis
83(1)
Hierarchy of the axis
83(2)
Before taking action
85(1)
Conclusions
86(3)
PART II TOOLS 89(112)
Environmental impact assessment methods in the Netherlands
91(18)
Ellen van Keenken
Introduction
91(1)
Materials and products
92(3)
Buildings and constructions
95(1)
Spatial plans
96(2)
Developing an environmental impact assessment method for spatial plans
98(3)
Conclusions
101(8)
Environmental impact of Dutch of dwellings: Priorities for reduction and benefits of sustainable construction
109(26)
Gerda Klunder
Introduction
109(2)
Sustainable construction and renovation in ``The Ecological City''
111(1)
Environmental assessment method
112(4)
Environmental analysis of Dutch traditional housing
116(7)
Environmental benefits of Dutch sustainable housing
123(8)
Conclusions
131(4)
Modelling environmental complexity for sustainable design practice
135(26)
Mario De Grassi
Berardo Naticchia
Introduction
135(1)
The qualitative physical modelling approach
136(2)
Complexity of natural ventilation problems in design
138(6)
Modelling physical behaviour using Bayesian networks
144(6)
Causal model of natural ventilation
150(5)
Merging networks to deal with model interaction
155(2)
Conclusions
157(4)
EPIQR-TOBUS: a new generation of refurbishment decision aid methods
161(10)
Flourentzos Flourentzou
Jean-Louis Genre
Claude-Alain Roulet
Introduction
161(1)
Software modules
162(1)
Building deterioration state
162(1)
Building characteristics
163(2)
Heating/cooling energy demand and energy saving potential
165(2)
Occupants and indoor environment quality
167(1)
Building a refurbishment scenario
167(1)
Cost analysis
167(1)
Conclusions
168(3)
Support measures for sustainable building
171(30)
Antonella Lerario
Nicola Maiellaro
Introduction
171(1)
Qualitative tools for designers
172(1)
Guides and handbooks
173(2)
Guidelines
175(1)
Database
176(2)
Software
178(2)
Performance assessment tools
180(3)
Labeling systems
183(4)
Rating systems
187(2)
Web-based tools
189(2)
The challenge of sharing knowledge
191(7)
Conclusions
198(3)
PART III CHALLENGES 201(48)
Research in construction engineering and technology: the international context
203(4)
Valter Esposti
Introduction
203(1)
Sustainable Construction
204(1)
Improvement of life quality, safety and value of the built-up environment
204(1)
Re-engineering the construction process
205(1)
Conclusions
206(1)
The life cycle of building
207(20)
Peter Schmid
Introduction
207(1)
Life Cycle
208(2)
Effects
210(2)
Dutch contributions
212(3)
Complexity
215(2)
Rules of thumb
217(2)
Innovations
219(4)
Conclusions
223(4)
Sustainable construction: some economic challenges
227(14)
Ranko Bon
Introduction
227(1)
Systainable development and construction
227(1)
Review of recent literature on sustainable construction
228(2)
Some economic challenges facing sustainable construction
230(3)
Conclusions
233(8)
On the way towards sustainable building
241(8)
Pekka Huovila
Introduction
241(1)
Sustainable Building
242(2)
Methods and tools
244(4)
Sustainable building indicators
248(1)
Discussion
249

100% Satisfaction Guaranteed | A BIGGER Selection at a BETTER price!
Better Selection, Better Prices

Biggerbooks.com offers a wide selection of new and used books, bestselling books, new releases, textbooks and more. Biggerbooks partners with the largest publishers and distribution centers to offer the cheapest book prices possible. Our goal is to provide you the best selection of books with the best prices.

HACKER SAFE certified sites prevent over 99.9% of hacker crime.
SSL