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This book is the result of recent research that deals with the
built environment and innovative materials, carried out by
specialists working in universities and centers of research in
different professional fields architecture, engineering, physics
and in an area that that spans from the Mediterranean Sea to the
Persian Gulf, and from South Eastern Europe to the Middle East.
This book takes the necessity of re-shaping the concept of building
design in order to transform buildings from large scale energy
consumers to energy savers and producers into consideration. The
book is organized in two parts: theory and case studies. For the
theoretical part, we chose from the wide range of sources that
provide energy efficient materials and systems the two that seem to
be endless: the sun and vegetation. Their use in building products
represents a tool for specialists in the architectural design
concept. The case-studies presented analyze different architectural
programs, in different climates, from new buildings to
rehabilitation approaches and from residential architecture to
hospitals and sports arenas; each case emphasizes the
interdisciplinarity of the building design activity in order to
help readers gain a better understanding of the complex approach
needed for energy efficient building design
This book, based on the research experience and outcomes of a group
of international contributors, addresses a range of advanced energy
efficiency technologies and their applications in solar heating,
cooling and power generation, while also providing solutions for
tackling recurring low efficiency problems in today's systems. It
highlights the latest technologies and methods, which can
significantly improve the performance of solar systems, enabling
readers to design, construct and apply high-performance solar
systems in or for their own projects. The contributors provide a
systematic introduction to state-of-the-art energy efficiency
technologies that demonstrates how to implement innovative solar
systems. These technologies include: * heat pipes and loop heat
pipes; * phase change materials (PCMs) and PCM slurries; *
micro-channel panels; * desiccant/adsorption cycling; * ejector
cooling and heat pumps; and * solar concentration and
thermoelectric units. The book shows how innovative solar systems
applicable to rural and urban buildings can be analysed and
demonstrates the successful implementation of these advanced
technologies. It delivers the design principles and associated
energy performance assessment methods for a range of selected solar
heating, cooling and power generation projects. This book offers a
valuable source of information for final-year undergraduate
students, as well as graduate students and academic lecturers, as
it promotes the widespread deployment of advanced solar heating,
cooling and power generation technologies applicable for buildings
across the globe. The book is also a good point of reference for
design engineers and energy consultants who wish to extend their
knowledge of advanced technologies used to achieve energy
efficiency.
"Let There Be Light." Borrowing from the bible, the Eveready Co.
used this phrase on the cover of its 1899 catalog, along with a
hand from the heavens pointing a flashlight at the earth. Those
were the beginning years of the flashlight, originally promoted to
help sell batteries and growing to become an essential safety
product in every American household and automobile. Never before
has there been an extensive treatment of the flashlight from an
historical and collectible point of view. In this beautifully
illustrated full color volume, Stuart Schneider brings a
fascinating world to "light." With flashlights ranging from the
purely practical to the elegantly stylish, to the playthings of
children, the reader will begin to appreciate the beauty of their
design and their inventiveness. 458 color photographs illustrate
the book, each accompanied by an informative caption and the value
of the model in today's market. Histories of many companies and
important information for collectors is also included.
This book provides a synthesis of recent developments in Axiomatic
Design theory and its application in large complex systems.
Introductory chapters provide concise tutorial materials for
graduate students and new practitioners, presenting the
fundamentals of Axiomatic Design and relating its key concepts to
those of model-based systems engineering. A mathematical exposition
of design axioms is also provided. The main body of the book, which
represents a concentrated treatment of several applications, is
divided into three parts covering work on: complex products;
buildings; and manufacturing systems. The book shows how design
work in these areas can benefit from the scientific and systematic
underpinning provided by Axiomatic Design, and in so doing
effectively combines the state of the art in design research with
practice. All contributions were written by an international group
of leading proponents of Axiomatic Design. The book concludes with
a call to action motivating further research into the engineering
design of large complex systems.
This book focuses on the impacts of the built environment, and how
to predict and measure the benefits and consequences of changes
taking place to address sustainability in the development and
building industries. It draws together the best treatments of these
subjects from the Leeds Sustainability Institute's inaugural
International Conference on Sustainability, Ecology, Engineering,
Design for Society (SEEDS). The focus of discussion is on
understanding how buildings and spaces are designed and nurtured to
obtain optimal outcomes in energy efficiency and environmental
impacts. In addition to examining technical issues such as modeling
energy performance, emphasis is placed on the health and well-being
of occupants. This holistic approach addresses the interdependence
of people with the built and natural environments. The book's
contents reflect the interdisciplinary and international
collaboration critical to assembly of the knowledge required for
positive change.
This book offers all important industrial communication systems for
buildings in one single book! It stimulates a basic understanding
of network and bus systems for the automation of buildings. After
an introduction to EIB/KNX, LON und BACnet technologies, the
authors illustrate how these systems can be utilized for specific
applications, like air conditioning or illumination. This book
assumes only a basic knowledge of mathematics and thanks to its
simple explanations and many examples is ideal for students and
professional engineers who require practical solutions. Numerous
practical examples explain basic concepts of industrial
communication technology as well as the procedure for the
transmission of digital data. All chapters have been thoroughly
revised for the 2nd edition and the book includes the latest
technical developments and standards.
This textbook teaches the fundamentals of building energy modeling
and analysis using open source example applications built with the
US DOE's OpenStudio modeling platform and EnergyPlus simulation
engine. Designed by researchers at US National Laboratories to
support a new generation of high performance buildings, EnergyPlus
and OpenStudio are revolutionizing how building energy modeling is
taught in universities and applied by professional architects and
engineers around the world. The authors, all researchers at
National Renewable Energy Laboratory and members of the OpenStudio
software development team, present modeling concepts using open
source software that may be generally applied using a variety of
software tools commonly used by design professionals. The book also
discusses modeling process automation in the context of OpenStudio
Measures-small self-contained scripts that can transform energy
models and their data-to save time and effort. They illustrate key
concepts through a sophisticated example problem that evolves in
complexity throughout the book. The text also examines advanced
topics including daylighting, parametric analysis, uncertainty
analysis, design optimization, and model calibration. Building
Energy Modeling with OpenStudio teaches students to become
sophisticated modelers rather than simply proficient software
users. It supports undergraduate and graduate building energy
courses in Architecture, and in Mechanical, Civil, Architectural,
and Sustainability Engineering.
The book focuses on design and computational issues related to
fixtures and armatures in hydronic heating installations,
especially regulation valves, their selection, operating
principles, types and construction. The analysis is complemented by
connection diagrams, drawings, photos of the valves and
computational examples of their selection and operation parameters
when used in a pipework and a controlled object, like a radiator.
It also discusses issues related to the so-called valve authority,
one of the main parameters determining the quality of the valve
regulation process. Further, it includes an extensive theoretical
framework along with a detailed mathematical analysis and proposes
new algorithms, which have been verified and confirmed
experimentally. Based on this analysis, the book presents the
author's analytical approach for sizing a regulation valve, as well
as an innovative design solution for a regulation valve without the
limitations of the valves currently available on the market.
Lastly, it introduces a new verified method of calculating the
valve pre-setting. Intended for engineers dealing with heating
issues, scientists and students studying environmental engineering,
energetics and related fields, the book is also useful for
lecturers, designers, and those operating heating installations, as
well as authors of computer programs for thermal and hydraulic
balancing of heating installations.
This book discusses the development, types and application
principles of portable air purifiers in China. It analyzes the
theoretical characteristics of air purifiers under various
operational conditions, and points out that the term "Clean Air
Delivery Rate" cannot be used to precisely reflect the problems
that occur under various operational conditions. By comparing
theoretical and measured data, it highlights the mainfeatures of
air purifiers and key points in the design process for different
applications. Calculation methods for the indoor particle
concentration and the self-purification time are also provided. The
book describes the conditions for window opening in smog and for
selecting air purifiers, and proposes a newmethod for
improvingtheir measurement. In closing, it includes a new
assessment index.
This book takes a bold epistemological approach to address the
fundamental questions that urban design has faced since its
inception - questions concerning its legitimacy, definition,
nature, content, purpose, theory, methods, jurisdiction and above
all its knowledge base. The appropriate level of urban design -
global or local - is another critical and emerging question
discussed. At the end, an integrative theory of urban design is
introduced, on the basis of which a set of principles is developed
for application by practicing urban designers. These principles are
presented at three essential levels: general, global and
local-Iranian. Toward an Integrative Theory of Urban Design is
intended to dispel many of the ambiguities still troubling urban
design as a discipline and profession.
This volume presents a history of heavy timber construction (HTC)
in the United States, chronicling nearly two centuries of building
history, from inception to a detailed evaluation of one of the best
surviving examples of the type, with an emphasis on fire
resistance. The book does not limit itself in scope to serving only
as a common history. Rather, it provides critical analysis of HTC
in terms of construction methods, design, technical specifications,
and historical performance under fire conditions. As such, this
book provides readers with a truly comprehensive understanding and
exploration of heavy timber construction in the United States and
its performance under fire conditions.
In this book, leading international experts explore the emerging
concept of the zero energy mass custom home (ZEMCH) - designed to
meet the need for social, economic, and environmental
sustainability - and provide all of the knowledge required for the
delivery of zero energy mass customized housing and community
developments in developed and developing countries. The coverage is
wide ranging, progressing from explanation of the meaning of
sustainable development to discussion of challenges and trends in
mass housing, the advantages and disadvantages of prefabricated
methods of construction, and the concepts of mass customization,
mass personalization, and inclusive design. A chapter on energy use
will aid the reader in designing and retrofitting housing to reduce
energy demand and/or improve energy end-use efficiency. Passive
design strategies and active technologies (especially solar) are
thoroughly reviewed. Application of the ZEMCH construction criteria
to new buildings and refurbishment of old houses is explained and
the methods and value of building performance simulation, analyzed.
The concluding chapter presents examples of ZEMCH projects from
around the world, with discussion of marketing strategy, design,
quality assurance, and delivery challenges. The book will be
invaluable as a training/teaching tool for both students and
industry partners.
Dynamics of Coupled Structures, Volume 4. Proceedings of the 34th
IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Dynamics of Multiphysical
Systems: From Active Materials to Vibroacoustics, 2016, the fourth
volume of ten from the Conference brings together contributions to
this important area of research and engineering. Th e collection
presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied
aspects of Structural Dynamics, including papers on: * Experimental
Dynamic Substructuring * Structural Coupling of Nonlinear
Structures * Analytical/Numerical Modeling of Joints * Industrial
Applications of Substructuring * Source Identifi cation &
Transfer Path Analysis * Human Induced Vibrations * Damping &
Friction
This collection focuses on the development of novel approaches to
address one of the most pressing challenges of civil engineering,
namely the mitigation of natural hazards. Numerous engineering
books to date have focused on, and illustrate considerable progress
toward, mitigation of individual hazards (earthquakes, wind, and so
forth.). The current volume addresses concerns related to overall
safety, sustainability and resilience of the built environment when
subject to multiple hazards: natural disaster events that are
concurrent and either correlated (e.g., wind and surge);
uncorrelated (e.g., earthquake and flood); cascading (e.g., fire
following earthquake); or uncorrelated and occurring at different
times (e.g., wind and earthquake). The authors examine a range of
specific topics including methodologies for vulnerability
assessment of structures, new techniques to reduce the system
demands through control systems; instrumentation, monitoring and
condition assessment of structures and foundations; new techniques
for repairing structures that have suffered damage during past
events, or for structures that have been found in need of
strengthening; development of new design provisions that consider
multiple hazards, as well as questions from law and the humanities
relevant to the management of natural and human-made hazards.
This book provides a multitude of geometric constructions usually
encountered in civil engineering and surveying practice. A detailed
geometric solution is provided to each construction as well as a
step-by-step set of programming instructions for incorporation into
a computing system. The volume is comprised of 12 chapters and
appendices that may be grouped in three major parts: the first is
intended for those who love geometry for its own sake and its
evolution through the ages, in general, and, more specifically,
with the introduction of the computer. The second section addresses
geometric features used in the book and provides support procedures
used by the constructions presented. The remaining chapters and the
appendices contain the various constructions. The volume is ideal
for engineering practitioners in civil and construction engineering
and allied areas.
This monograph presents a state-of-the-art analysis of eco-friendly
and aesthetic structures in wooden dome construction. The author
demonstrates that the further development of wooden structures
depends on both supplementing the testing of wood as a
heterogeneous material, as well as on further improvement of
fibrous structures with visco-elastic properties. The target
audience primarily comprises research experts and practitioners in
the field of building materials who are interested in innovative
architecture.
The book explores advanced building-facade daylighting design
practices based on diverse energy and human-factor performance
metrics. It also defines effective daylighting by rethinking the
simplified approach to glazing and facade systems to incorporate
the local climate and the needs of building occupants as critical
drivers of building performance, design solutions and technological
innovation. It discusses state-of-the-art approaches in the context
of simulation-based design workflows, innovative technologies and
real project case studies, all targeting low and net-zero energy
solutions that enhance occupant comfort. Readers benefit from a
comprehensive approach that improves the feedback loop between
design intent and performance in use. The book is intended for
architects, lighting designers, facade engineers, manufacturers and
building owners/operators, as well as advanced students.
These proceedings include most of the available information on this
major seismic event and its consequences. With an estimated moment
magnitude of 7.7 and a heavy toll in terms of human and economic
losses, it ranks as the largest intermediate-depth earthquake in
Europe in the twentieth century. Nevertheless, because of the
difficult conditions in the 1940s, the lessons learnt after the
Vrancea earthquake were not extensively shared with the
international scientific community and thus, this book fills a gap
in the literature discussing the knowledge acquired after major
disasters. Past experience together with current understanding of
the 1940 Vrancea earthquake are presented along with the latest
information on Romanian seismicity, seismic hazard and risk
assessment, and seismic evaluation and rehabilitation of buildings
and structures. Moreover, it includes excerpts from Romanian
post-disaster reports and textbooks concerning the earthquake.
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