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This book presents select proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure: Innovations, Challenges and Opportunities 2023 (SIIOC 2023). The topics covered include behavior of masonry and RC buildings under earthquakes, performance of concrete, bricks and blocks manufactured with non-organic industrial wastes, bamboo for construction, composites for construction, and finite element simulations on buildings and special structures. The book presents various facets of experiments to characterize the properties of construction materials and intricacies involved in performing finite element simulations to assess the behavior of buildings under seismic and wind loading conditions. The book serves as a resource material for budding researchers and industry professionals interested in developing solutions for sustainable building habitats.

This is the first book focused on City Information Modelling (CIM) that puts together a collection of recent studies related to concepts and trends in CIM, application and digitization processes/methods, and frameworks and practices of CIM. This emerging topic is important to various research and practice under sectors of the built environment, civil engineering, urban planning, urban design, and urban management. CIM aligns well with smart cities, data-driven urban analytics and optimization, information-based city planning, and future development paradigms. City Information Modelling provides global case study examples in three parts. At first, the contributors offer several examples of 'Concepts and Trends', where CIM is explored further in urban management, urban sustainability, and big data studies. In the second part, the book offers various examples of application and digitization processes or methods related to urban planning and design practices. In the third part, the contributors delve into several examples of CIM frameworks and practices critical to contemporary research, planning and design paradigms, and future practices. This collection is a niche resource for various stakeholders, particularly urban scientists, urban analytics, urban practitioners, and researchers. It will also be a valuable collection for those who work with information-based models, urban optimization models, and big data analytics, particularly from policy and practice perspectives. The findings of this collection help direct future research in CIM and suggest opportunities for big-data urban research, integrated urban models, and holistic frameworks in sustainable cities, smart cities, and future cities.

This book contains the proceedings of the 15th KES International Conference on Sustainability and Energy in Buildings 2023 (SEB2023) held in Bari, Italy, during September 18-20, 2023, organized by KES International. SEB23 invited contributions on a range of topics related to sustainable buildings and explored innovative themes regarding sustainable energy systems. The conference formed an exciting chance to present, interact, and learn about the latest research and practical developments on the subject. The conference attracted submissions from around the world. Submissions for the full-paper track were subjected to a blind peer-reviewed process. Only the best of these were selected for presentation at the conference and publication in these proceedings. It is intended that this book provides a useful and informative snapshot of recent research developments in the important and vibrant area of sustainability in energy and buildings.

Mass housing and urban planning are a key element in North Korea's material foundation. In the post-war era, the country attempted to socialise all types of living spaces - from small apartment rooms to urban settings - based on political ideology. The idea that North Korea's political forces are brainwashing their people is superficial - as testimonies from many defectors have revealed.By exploring home culture and daily life, this book aims to capture the actual life of North Koreans, who have largely supported the country's unique dictatorial political system. To this end, it uses drawings, maps, and diagrams obtained from various archives. While these are neutral forms of communication, they also convey the actual intentions of North Korean architects and planners hidden behind the deceitful claims of political leaders.· The reconstruction of Pyongyang and Hamh¿ng· Piotr Zaremba and the urban planning of Chongjin· The creation of Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang· The emergence of mass housing in Post-War North Korea· The introduction of microdistricts in site planning· Socialisation of rural space in North Korea· The planning of Gwangbok Street New Town in Pyongyang· The development of the housing market

This book investigates energy use and measures to improve the energy efficiency of public housing, using post-war social housing development estates in Cyprus as its example. On this Mediterranean island, which experiences hot and humid temperatures throughout the year, residential buildings need to adapt to the climate to improve the thermal comfort of their occupants. The book assesses the domestic energy use of inefficiently built residential tower blocks and their occupants' thermal comfort by considering the significant impact of overheating risks on energy consumption and occupants' thermal comfort and well-being, with the intention of evaluating the current energy performance of base-case representative residential tower blocks (RTBs). In particular, considering the cooling energy demand in the summer, using Famagusta, Cyprus as a case study. It seeks to identify the impact of occupancy patterns and habitual adaptive behaviour of households on home energy performance in order toprovide bases for the information needed to calibrate building energy performance of targeted households.

This book explores the relationship between pedestrians/cyclists' mode and route choice to/from metro/railway stations and the micro-level (street-scale) built environment in a second-tier city in China. More specifically, it investigates how the street-scale built environment influences pedestrians/cyclists' mode choice and route choice behavior and examines user preferences for the micro-level built environment around metro stations. The focus on a second-tier city is motivated primarily to expand the set of Chinese cities where the effects of the built environment on pedestrian/cyclist mode and route choice have been studied. Results demonstrate the effects of the street-scale built environment on pedestrian flows. The effects are higher for the main road, which is directly connected with the metro station. The findings of this book are expected to support the design of preferred walking/biking built environments around a metro station. This book appeals to urbanists, planners, engineers, policy makers, and those interested in a wide-ranging overview of slow/green transportation and built environment promotion. These methods not only help to understand the quantitative relationship between built environment design and travel behavior but also support the evaluation and assessment of built environment design in urban planning projects. It reduces the gap in our understanding of the quantitative relationship between the micro-level built environment and pedestrians/cyclists' transportation mode and route choice around the metro station. Both stated choice data and revealed choice data were used. An extended set of micro-level built environment attributes was developed. Besides the widely studied transportation-related factors, street-level built environment factors were studied using quantitative methods.

This book first describes fundamental knowledge on human thermal comfort, adaptive thermal comfort, thermal comfort in sleeping environments, modeling of human thermal comfort, and thermal comfort assessment using human trials. Next, it presents an in-depth review of concept progress and evaluation of various personal comfort system, summarizes important findings and feasible applications, current gaps as well as future research needs. The seven chapters included in this section are task/ambient conditioning systems, personalized ventilation systems, electric fans, personal comfort systems, thermoelectric systems, personal thermal management systems, and wearable personal thermal comfort systems. This book provides valuable guidance for personal comfort system design and further improvement on the personal comfort performance. It will be a valuable resource for academic researchers, engineers in industry, and government regulators in the field of sustainable buildings and built environment.

This edited book provides a solid foundation for future research on cooling cities, climate change impacts on cities and urban environments, and innovative mitigation and adaptation strategies. With ever-increasing climate change impacts on our living environments and continuous calamities and natural disasters around the world, we urge for new approaches, apt action, and adequate support to boost cooling strategies for the built environments. To achieve this goal, research, practice, and policy could do much more to provide us with new pathways to achieve sustainable development. This book is a comprehensive collection of theoretical perspectives and global case study examples focused on three core areas of (1) concepts, theories, and trends, (2) mitigation and adaptation strategies, and (3) policies. The book is of use to various stakeholders and more importantly to urban specialists, planners and designers, policymakers, academics, practitioners, and developers. We urge them to mitigate climate change before it gets too late. We are confident the book could provide readers with new ideas, strategies, and directions that could lighten up the path toward new actions, policies, and innovation.

This book presents selected articles from the 4th International Conference on Architecture and Civil Engineering 2020, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Written by leading researchers and industry professionals, the papers highlight recent advances and address the current issues in the fields of civil engineering and architecture.

Empowering Digital Users through Design for Privacy.- Design processes for interactive Human-Machine Systems.- Peripheral Interaction: shifting between periphery and center of attention when interacting with technology.- Understanding the barriers and challenges between older users and smartphones: a Systematic Literature Review.- Ageing related Human factors to be addressed in the design of visual interfaces of digital applications developed for seniors: a literature review.- The Potential of Interactive Digital Narratives towards Literary Linear Texts.- Real possibility of an entirely open-source pipeline for indie games design and production. Altamira Game as a case study.- Definition of a Digital Tool to Create Physical Artifacts: The Case of the Gamers4Nature Project.- Needs, expectations and preferences of potential young readers of the digital edition of Diario de Sevilla.- It Takes Two To Tango-Research and Education Cross Pollination at Design Higher Education.

Il Comune di Pescara è tra i Comuni Partner del progetto "JOINT SECAP - Joint strategies for Climate change adaptation in coastal areas ". Il Progetto ha un partenariato importante composto dal Capofila Università di Camerino e dai seguenti partner: (PP1) IRENA - Istrian Energy Agency; (PP2) Comune di San Benedetto del Tronto; (PP3) Regione Abruzzo; (PP4) Comune di Pescara; (PP5) SDEWES; (PP6) PRIMORSKO - GORANSKA County; (PP7) SPLIT - DALMATIA County; (PP8) VELA LUKA. Joint Secap mira a migliorare il monitoraggio dei cambiamenti climatici e la pianificazione di misure per rafforzare la capacità di adattamento dei territori delle Contee dell'Istria, di Rijeka e di Spalato (Croazia), dei Comuni di San Benedetto del Tronto, Pescara, Montesilvano, San Giovanni Teatino e Spoltore, aumentandone nel contempo la capacità di recupero. In particolare, intende sviluppare la capacità di adattamento contro i principali effetti dei cambiamenti climatici (innalzamento del livello del mare, alluvioni, erosione costiera accelerata, subsidenza, ecc.). Con gli uffici si sta sviluppando un approccio più integrato all'adattamento ai cambiamenti climatici, in particolare considerando il valore aggiunto dato dalla cooperazione transfrontaliera. Saranno migliorati i meccanismi per lo scambio di informazioni, mentre il coordinamento delle azioni e dei piani adattativi sarà potenziato attraverso l'armonizzazione dei dati e delle procedure sviluppate nel Progetto Joint Secap. Gli obiettivi saranno quelli di supportare lo sviluppo, l'implementazione e la gestione tramite la redazione dei piani congiunti territoriali di azione sulla sostenibilità energetica e adattamento al cambiamento climatico. Das Urheberrecht an bibliographischen und produktbeschreibenden Daten und an den bereitgestellten Bildern liegt bei Informazioni Editoriali, I.E. S.r.l., oder beim Herausgeber oder demjenigen, der die Genehmigung erteilt hat. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.

Ebenfalls erhältlich als Art Edition (Nr. 1-1.000) mit einer exklusiven Reproduktion des Arlecchino-Couchtisches im quadratischen Format sowie einem Set von vier nummerierten Ocean-Liner-Interior-Prints. Wer das vielseitige Werk von Gio Ponti genauer studiert, begegnet hinter dem komplexen, kreativen Universum einer klaren, einheitlichen Vision. Als Synthese der Künste verbinden sich Pontis Kreationen ganz intuitiv mit der italienischen Grandezza und gelehrten Leichtigkeit, die seinen ikonischen Stil prägen. Die seltene Fähigkeit, von Mikro zu Makro zu wechseln, ermöglichte es ihm, der Gestaltung eines Teelöffels die gleiche Überzeugung zu widmen wie der einer ganzen Stadt. So war Ponti ebenso sehr Architekt und Designer, wie er Verleger, Dichter und Mensch war. Sein Beitrag ist bereits ein Juwel für sich, darüber hinaus ein Meilenstein der italienischen Mid-Century-Renaissance und der modernistischen Werte, denen er stets gerecht zu werden versuchte. Dieser neue Band dokumentiert die Entwicklung von Pontis Werk über sechs Jahrzehnte und ist - beispiellos in Umfang und Format - die bis heute umfassendste Darstellung seiner Arbeit. 136 Projekte sind hier verzeichnet und in hochauflösenden Abbildungen dargestellt. Jedes Objekt erscheint im Originalkontext, in dem Ponti es ursprünglich kreiert hat. Bislang unveröffentlichte Materialien und ungestellte Aufnahmen ermöglichen neue Dialoge zwischen seinen berühmten Meisterwerken sowie weniger bekannten Arbeiten und bieten zudem Einblicke in sein kaum fassbares Leben. Schließlich wurde in enger Zusammenarbeit mit dem Gio-Ponti-Archiv eine reichhaltige Auswahl von Texten zusammengestellt - darunter ein ausführlicher biografischer Essay von Stefano Casciani -, die intime Einblicke in sein Lebenswerk bieten. Pontis Kernphilosophie der Moderne materialisiert sich hier zu einer Architektur als darstellendes Objekt, als "selbstleuchtende" Bühne für seine humanistische Lebenskunst und grenzenlose Kreativität.

Describes how developing this material for application in translucent tall buildings in urban centers offers attractive functionality Investigates translucent composite material to enhance the visible transmission and solar modulation properties of microfluidics for transition temperature decrease Proposes methods to use leaf vasculature formations to advance materials to act as infrared blockers

... En France les bouchers fondaient eux-mêmes les graisses, et avec ce suif fabriquaient les chandelles. Une corporation de chandeliers fut établie en France vers 1016, sous le roi Philippe Ier, et régularisée vers 1470.La lanterne fut imaginée vers les premiers temps du Moyen âge. C'était une enveloppe de métal, pourvue d'une lame transparente de corne et renfermant une chandelle ou une petite lampe. Les lanternes se fabriquaient chez les peigniers-tabletiers, qui avaient le privilège de travailler la corne.Les lanternes se portaient à la main. Quelques-unes étaient placées, pendant la nuit, sous une statuette de la Vierge, à la porte de certains couvents. On ne pouvait songer à les placer aux coins des rues, pour dissiper les ténèbres de la nuit, car les voleurs et larrons n'auraient pas tardé à faire disparaître ces indiscrets témoins et dénonciateurs de leurs crimes et méfaits...

Construction information - drawings, packages, plans - form the backbone of a design and build project. As such, poorly put-together information leads to delays, extra costs and a real drop in construction quality. On the other hand, well-handled information can save time, money, and hassle in the short and long terms. There's no way around it: you will either have a complete, accurate and co-ordinated set of information, or a construction mess. This guide breaks down the complexities and nuances of the design and build industry, and tells you everything you need to know to follow good practice in producing construction information, allowing you to communicate clearly and accurately. Following this guide will enable you to improve your output: •Increasing your profit margin; •helping you achieve more output from the same resources; •making your staff more efficient, and happier in their work; •developing better relationships with contractors; •and encouraging others to recommend your practice for more work. Coming from a registered architect with over thirty years of experience with contractors, as well as acting as a consultant at his own company, this guide is defined by expert opinion and real examples. The end goal is simple: making your projects more cost-effective, efficient and successful.

Forty scientists working in 13 different countries detail in this work the most recent advances in seismic design and performance assessment of reinforced concrete buildings. It is a valuable contribution in the mitigation of natural disasters.

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This volulme features eight original papers dedicated to the theme ¿Persian Architecture and Mathematics,¿ guest edited by Reza Sarhangi. All papers were approved through a rigorous process of blind peer review and edited by an interdisciplinary scientific editorial committee. Topics range from symmetry in ancient Persian architecture to the elaborate geometric patterns and complex three-dimensional structures of standing monuments of historical periods, from the expression of mathematical ideas to architectonic structures, and from decorative ornament to the representation of modern group theory and quasi-crystalline patterns. The articles discuss unique monuments Persia, including domed structures and two-dimensional patterns, which have received significant scholarly attention in recent years. This book is a unique contribution to studies of Persian architecture in relation to mathematics.