Download or read book Advances in Architectural Engineering written by Mohammad Arif Kamal and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-11 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Architectural engineering, also known as building engineering, is an engineering discipline that deals with the technological aspects and multidisciplinary approach to planning, design, construction, operations and maintenance of buildings, such as analysis and integrated design of environmental systems (energy conservation, HVAC, plumbing, lighting, fire protection, acoustics, vertical transportation, electrical power systems), structural systems, construction systems, behavior and properties of building components and materials, and construction management. Built on a legacy of thousands of years of gradual innovation in construction technology and scientific advancement, architectural engineering applies the latest scientific knowledge and technologies to the design of buildings. The goal is to engineer high-performance buildings that are sustainable, resilient, and economically viable, that ensure the safety, health, comfort, and productivity of occupants. Technological progress has introduced many innovations and technologies in the field of building industry. From reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to the construction of resilient buildings, architectural engineering is at the forefront of addressing several major challenges of the 21st century. It also promotes sustainable practices by lowering energy consumption and occupants' carbon footprint, so much so that architectural engineering has been identified as the discipline with the highest potential to combat climate change. This book 'Advances in Architectural Engineering' contains four chapters which introduce some scientific methods and state-of-the-art building technologies and systems that may be beneficial to the Architects, building engineers and building construction industry professionals.

Download or read book Advances in Architecture Engineering and Technology written by Federica Rosso and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-03-17 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines a range of subjects with a specific focus on architectural and technological advancements. Architecture is the constant innovation in designing for high efficiency in the performance of buildings, in terms of planning, construction and energy, while maintaining creativity in its form. Moreover, the field of architecture goes hand in hand with that of technology. Nowadays, engineering technology has to cope with the rapid industrialization and urbanization seen in most countries. Furthermore, creative design and construction practices are challenging tasks to the architects and engineers to meet the ever-growing demands of society. Therefore, this book on "Advances in Engineering Science and Architectural Design" is provided to cover a wide range of topics in architecture, engineering, and technology.

Download or read book An Introduction to Architectural Engineering written by J Paul Guyer and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-02 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introductory textbook for students in architectural engineering programs at colleges and universities. Intended to introduce the student to all of the technical disciplines engaged in the design and construction of buildings. Here is what is discussed:1. INTRODUCTION2. AREA DEVELOPMENT PLANS3. SUSTAINABLE DESIGN4. LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT5. ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN6. FOUNDATIONS7. STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS8. HEATING, VENTILATING AND AIR CONDITIONING9. PLUMBING10. ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION11. LIGHTING12. FIRE PROTECTION13. ACCESSIBILITY14. ENERGY CONSERVATION15. NOISE CONTROL16. ROOFING SYSTEMS.

Download or read book Advancements in Architectural Engineering and Construction Research and Practice written by AbdulLateef Olanrewaju and published by Springer. This book was released on 2024-06-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a captivating discussion into the cutting-edge developments at the intersection of architecture, engineering, construction, and technology. With a focus on the power of big data analytics and computational design, this book delves into the transformative potential of these domains in shaping the built environment and business. This book discovers the fusion of architectural and engineering innovations with the capabilities of big data analytics, machine learning, and AI and explores how this parallelism is revolutionizing the design process, enhancing efficiency, and opening new horizons for creativity. This book steps into a world where predictive models, statistical algorithms, and what-if scenarios drive advancements in architectural and engineering practices and witnesses the seamless integration of technology in design generation, data visualization, task automation, and performance testing. It is an essential read for researchers and professionals seeking to leverage the potential of big data analytics to transform the built environment, maintaining the central role of humans.

Download or read book Foundations for the Future Advances in architecture and civil engineering written by Mohammad reza Shahzeidi and published by Nobel Sciences. This book was released on with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Advances in Architectural Geometry 2014 written by Philippe Block and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-12-26 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains 24 technical papers presented at the fourth edition of the Advances in Architectural Geometry conference, AAG 2014, held in London, England, September 2014. It offers engineers, mathematicians, designers, and contractors insight into the efficient design, analysis, and manufacture of complex shapes, which will help open up new horizons for architecture. The book examines geometric aspects involved in architectural design, ranging from initial conception to final fabrication. It focuses on four key topics: applied geometry, architecture, computational design, and also practice in the form of case studies. In addition, the book also features algorithms, proposed implementation, experimental results, and illustrations. Overall, the book presents both theoretical and practical work linked to new geometrical developments in architecture. It gathers the diverse components of the contemporary architectural tendencies that push the building envelope towards free form in order to respond to multiple current design challenges. With its introduction of novel computational algorithms and tools, this book will prove an ideal resource to both newcomers to the field as well as advanced practitioners.

Download or read book Computer Aided Design Guide for Architecture Engineering and Construction written by Ghassan Aouad and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent years have seen major changes in the approach to Computer Aided Design (CAD) in the architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) sector. CAD is increasingly becoming a standard design tool, facilitating lower development costs and a reduced design cycle. Not only does it allow a designer to model designs in two and three dimensions but also to model other dimensions, such as time and cost into designs. Computer Aided Design Guide for Architecture, Engineering and Construction provides an in-depth explanation of all the common CAD terms and tools used in the AEC sector. It describes each approach to CAD with detailed analysis and practical examples. Analysis is provided of the strength and weaknesses of each application for all members of the project team, followed by review questions and further tasks. Coverage includes: 2D CAD 3D CAD 4D CAD nD modelling Building Information Modelling parametric design, virtual reality and other areas of future expansion. With practical examples and step-by step guides, this book is essential reading for students of design and construction, from undergraduate level onwards.

Download or read book Advances in Architecture Engineering and Technology written by Haşim Altan and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-12-14 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book summarizes the latest studies regarding innovation in urban design and planning. It shares many tips and insights about sustainable solutions for the issues facing transport systems, innovative digital technologies, and ICT trends. The book touches upon the need to integrate the three fields of Architecture, Engineering, and Technology that have become indispensable. This is intended to respond to the increasing human needs and population growth in cities on one hand and to develop a holistic approach that helps overcome challenges to sustainability and environment management on the other hand. With the power of engineering in practice, problems of design and development once considered too complex to be dealt with other than empirically, intuitively, or by trial and error, are now becoming more solvable and applicable. This book offers strategies and solutions that enable designers to bring together knowledge in the fields of architecture, engineering, and technology to overcome challenges facing in modern times.

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Download or read book Advances in Information Technology in Civil and Building Engineering written by Sebastian Skatulla and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-08-29 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of information technology in civil and building engineering, presented at the 19th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ICCCBE), held in Cape Town, South Africa on October 26-28, 2022. It covers highly diverse topics such as BIM, construction information modeling, knowledge management, GIS, GPS, laser scanning, sensors, monitoring, VR/AR, computer-aided construction, product and process modeling, big data and IoT, cooperative design, mobile computing, simulation, structural health monitoring, computer-aided structural control and analysis, ICT in geotechnical engineering, computational mechanics, asset management, maintenance, urban planning, facility management, and smart cities. Written by leading researchers and engineers, and selected by means of a rigorous international peer-review process, the contributions highlight numerous exciting ideas that will spur novel research directions and foster multidisciplinary collaborations.

Download or read book Advances in Architectural Geometry 2016 written by Sigrid Adriaenssens and published by vdf Hochschulverlag AG. This book was released on 2016-09-09 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Advances in Architectural Geometry (AAG) symposia serve as a unique forum where developments in the design, analysis and fabrication of building geometry are presented. With participation of both academics and professionals, each symposium aims to gather and present practical work and theoretical research that responds to contemporary design challenges and expands the opportunities for architectural form. The fifth edition of the AAG symposia was hosted by the National Centre for Competence in Research Digital Fabrication at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, in September 2016. This book contains the proceedings from the AAG2016 conference and offers detailed insight into current and novel geometrical developments in architecture. The 22 diverse, peer-reviewed papers present cutting-edge innovations in the fields of mathematics, computer graphics, software design, structural engineering, and the design and construction of architecture.

Download or read book New Horizons in Architectural Engineering and Building Technology written by Mohammad Arif Kamal and published by Eliva Press. This book was released on 2022-01-27 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The term 'Architectural Engineering and Building Technology' refers to the technical processes and methods used in the planning, designing, construction and operation of buildings. The building technology encompasses; the functioning of components and systems; the principles; procedures, methods and details of building assembly; operating strategies; materials and their applications, management etc. Built on a legacy of thousands of years of gradual innovation in construction technology and scientific advancement, architectural engineering applies the latest scientific knowledge and technologies to the design of buildings. The building construction industry is continuously being updated and upgraded with the latest technologies to improve the cost, safety, efficiency, and quality of construction. The technological progress has introduced many innovations in the field of building construction industry. From reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to the construction of resilient buildings, architects and building engineers are at the forefront of addressing several major challenges of the 21st century. Building Technology adds significant value at every stage of construction, from planning to the commission, by optimizing efficiency and productivity. The goal is to engineer high-performance buildings that are sustainable, efficient, resilient, economically viable, that ensure the safety, health, comfort, and productivity of occupants. The architects, planners, engineers and builders should search for new construction technologies to adopt in future constructions that benefit energy efficiency, resources and water conservation, improved indoor air quality, life cycle cost reduction, durability and low maintenance. This book 'New Horizons in Architectural Engineering and Building Technology' contains Five chapters that introduces and discusses some state-of-the-art building technologies and scientific methods that may be beneficial to building engineers, architects, students of civil engineering and architecture, research scholars, building scientists and construction industry professionals.

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Download or read book Integrating Innovation in Architecture written by Ajla Aksamija and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-03-13 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today’s design professionals are faced with challenges on all fronts. They need not only to keep in step with rapid technological changes and the current revolution in design and construction processes, but to lead the industry. This means actively seeking to innovate through design research, raising the bar in building performance and adopting advanced technologies in their practice. In a constant drive to improve design processes and services, how is it possible to implement innovations? And, moreover, to assimilate them in such a way that design, methods and technologies remain fully integrated? Focusing on innovations in architecture, this book covers new materials and design methods, advances in computational design practices, innovations in building technologies and construction techniques, and the integration of research with design. Moreover, it discusses strategies for integrating innovation into design practices, risks and economic impacts. Through numerous case studies, it illustrates how innovations have been implemented on actual architectural projects, and how design and technical innovations are used to improve building performance, as well as design practices in cutting-edge architectural and engineering firms. Projects of all scales and building types are discussed in the book, ranging from small-scale installations, academic and commercial buildings to large-scale mixed-use, healthcare, civic, academic, scientific research and sports facilities. Work from design firms around the globe and of various scales is discussed in the book, including for example Asymptote Architecture, cepezed, CO Architects, Consarc Architects, FAAB Architektura, Gerber Architekten, HOK, IDOM-ACXT, MAD Architects, Morphosis Architects, SDA | Synthesis Design + Architecture, Studiotrope, Perkins+Will, Richter Dahl Rocha & Associés, Snøhetta, Rob Ley Studio, Trahan Architects, UNStudio and Zaha Hadid Architects, among many others.

Download or read book Advanced Architectural Design and Construction written by Milan Palko and published by Trans Tech Publications Ltd. This book was released on 2016-01-08 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Development of the material-technological base in the field of architecture and construction is progressing faster than in the previous periods. Based on the potential of new materials and technologies, it is possible to create advanced architecture and engineering building systems. Integration of advanced materials, technologies and construction systems creates a high-quality architectural construction with optimum performance in the presence as well as in the future. Nevertheless, improper application of high quality materials in the wrong environment may cause a defect.

Download or read book Advances in Architectural Geometry 2010 written by Cristiano Ceccato and published by Birkhäuser. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geometry lies at the core of the architectural design process. It is omnipresent, from the initial determination of form to the final construction. Modern geometric computing provides a variety of tools for the efficient design, analysis, and manufacturing of complex shapes. On the one hand this opens up new horizons for architecture. On the other, the architectural context also poses new problems for geometry. The research area of architectural geometry, situated at the border of applied geometry and architecture, is emerging to address these problems. This volume, presenting the papers accepted at the 2010 Advances in Architectural Geometry conference in Vienna, reflects the substantial progress made in this field. The interdisciplinary nature of architectural geometry is reflected in the diversity of backgrounds of the contributing authors. Renowned architects, engineers, mathematicians, and computer scientists present novel research ideas and cutting-edge solutions at the interface of geometry processing and architectural design.

Download or read book Advances in Civil Engineering and Architecture Innovation written by Qing Yang and published by Trans Tech Publications Ltd. This book was released on 2011-10-24 with total page 4270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These peer-reviewed papers reflect the valuable experience of the authors in the fields of innovation in structural systems and disaster prevention in engineering structures, architectural innovation, sustainable development of buildings, energy and the environment and innovation in, and applications of, building materials. Hot topics and cutting-edge views related to sustainable development in civil engineering are presented.