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Sustainable UrbanismUrban Design With Nature
Written by the chair of the LEED-Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) initiative, Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design with Nature is both an urgent call to action and a comprehensive introduction to "sustainable urbanism"--the emerging and growing design reform movement that combines the creation and enhancement of walkable and diverse places with the need to build high-performance infrastructure …
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Sustainable Urban PlanningTipping the Balance
Sustainable Urban Planning introduces the principles and practices behind urban and regional planning in the context of environmental sustainability. * This timely text introduces the principles and practice behind urban and regional planning in the context of environmental sustainability. * Reflects a growing recognition that cities, where the majority of humans now live, need to be develo…
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System CityInfrastructure and the Space of Flows
A radical shift is taking place in the way that society is thinking about cities, a change from the machine metaphors of the 20th century to mathematical models of the processes of biological and natural systems. From this new perspective, cities are regarded not simply as spatially extended material artefacts, but as complex systems that are analogous to living organisms, exhibiting many of th…
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The Architecture of Transgression
Transgression suggests operating beyond accepted norms and radically reinterpreting practice by pushing at the boundaries of both what architecture is, and what it could or even should be. The current economic crisis and accompanying political/social unrest has exacerbated the difficulty into which architecture has long been sliding: challenged by other professions and a culture of conservatism…
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The Architect's Guide to Design-Build Services
The definitive resource for designer-led projects The Architect's Guide to Design-Build Services offers authoritative knowledge and industry insight to architects considering entry into the burgeoning practice of design-build project delivery. Written by architects and other professionals with expertise in risk management, law, ethics, finance, and contracts, this instructive guide addresses …
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The Architect's Guide to Developing and Managing an International Practice
Start or grow your architectural firm with this masterful guide to international practice, featuringcountry-specific information for over 185countries The Architect's Guide to Developing and Managing an International Practice is thedefinitiveresourcefor architects considering oralreadyengaged inprojects outside the United States. Offering expert guidance on every essential aspect of internati…
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The Architects' Handbook
The Architects' Handbook provides a comprehensive range of visual and technical information covering the great majority of building types likely to be encountered by architects, designers, building surveyors and others involved in the construction industry. It is organised by building type and concentrates very much on practical examples. Including over 300 case studies, the Handbook is org…
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Technology for Facility ManagersThe Impact of Cutting-Edge Technology on Faci…
From BIM (building information modeling) to RFID (radio frequency identification) to BAS (building automation and control systems), facility managers of today's commercial buildings are often asked to work with a variety of technologies without any experience in IT. This new book is a welcome primer for facility managers and engineers. Each chapter covers a different technology and includes spe…
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The Access ManualAuditing and Managing Inclusive Built Environments
Please make the most of what you find in this volume, but please don't use it merely to achieve compliance. Use it to spark creativity, humanity and urbanity in the buildings and public spaces we all use every day, so nobody need feel "this place isn't for me" and everyone feels welcome. Richard Simmonds, Chief Executive CABE I welcome this guidance which should enable people to understand ac…
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The Design Quality ManualImproving Building Performance
Everyone involved in a building project wants to achieve a better building but design quality means different things to clients, users, architects, cost consultants and contractors. Negotiating design priorities is an important part of the development process. The Design Quality Manual helps give an objective evaluation of the qualitative aspects of design. Matrices with five defined levels o…
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