Architecture is energy. Lines drawn on paper to represent architectural intentions also imply decades and sometimes centuries of associated energy and material flows. Form Follows Energy is about the relationship between energy and the form of our built environment. It examines the optimisation of energy flows in building and urban design and the implications for form and configuration. It spea…
The authors describe a multistage system that enables you to gain measurable benefits from your carefully formulated business strategy. Drawing on extensive research and detailed case studies from a broad array of industries, they present a systematic framework for achieving the financial results promised by your strategy.
The complete, up-to-date guide to project management for engineering and technology that fully reflects the latest PMBOK standards. Project Management for Engineering and Technology is the up-to-date guide to engineering and technology-specific project management that fully reflects the latest standards in the "Project Management Body of Knowledge" (PMBOK). Unlike competitive texts, it covers n…
Imagine waking up to the gentle noises of the city, and moving through your day with complete confidence that you will get where you need to go quickly and efficiently. Soft City is about ease and comfort, where density has a human dimension, adapting to our ever-changing needs, nurturing relationships, and accommodating the pleasures of everyday life. How do we move from the current reality in…
Today, every business is talking about digital transformation. With the acceleration of new technologies, every organization knows it must adapt to survive. But by their own admission, 70 percent of businesses are failing to transform. Across industries, established companies are held back by bureaucracy, inertia, and old ways of working. How can businesses break through to drive real change? T…
Traditionally a building material of the warmer climate zones, bamboo is becoming increasingly popular amongst architects in the northern hemisphere; bamboo has several advantages - it is very stable, of low weight, and highly elastic, in addition to being readily available as well as renewable. The applications of bamboo in architecture have diversified considerably, so that today, even struct…
Sinopsis "Eksplorasi yang sangat cerdas tentang apa yang diungkap oleh big data tentang kehidupan sehari-hari kita.” —Steven Levitt, rekan penulis FREAKONOMICS Dalam karya terobosan ini, Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, ekonom lulusan Harvard, berargumen bahwa banyak hal yang kita pikirkan tentang orang lain sebenarnya sangatlah keliru. Kenapa begitu? Orang berbohong, kepada teman, pasangan, dokte…
The Future of Modular Architecture presents an unprecedented proposal for mass-customized mid- and high-rise modular housing that can be manufactured and distributed on a global scale. Advocating for the adoption of open-source design based on a new modular standard, the book shows how the construction industry and architectural practice may soon be radically reshaped. By leveraging the existin…
This Handbook provides a thorough understanding of environmental journalism around the world. This volume is an essential text for both upper-level undergraduates and postgraduates who study journalism and global environmental issues.
"The book focuses on houses built from materials that either sequester carbon (plants), use materials with very low embodied carbon (earth and stone) or reuse substantial amounts of existing materials. Organized by those materials (wood, bamboo, straw, hemp, cork, earth, brick, stone and re-use), and incorporating life cycle diagrams demonstrating how the raw material is processed into building…
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A stunning and highly educational personal finance book aimed at everyone who has a financial advisor or has ever considered hiring one. This book will serve as your Rosetta Stone to interpreting financial jargon and will enable you to ask the tough questions to protect your money and your financial well-being.
Introduction: the mainstreaming of gaming culture and journalism's Ludic turn -- Journalism and the politics of game content -- News branding through news experiences -- Open world game narratives -- Documentary games -- Social media and mobile gaming -- Imersive design: VR journalism -- Conclusion: the ultimate empathy machine? games about refugees and migrants.
This volume presents case studies of Iron Age rural settlement from across Europe illustrating both the diversity of patterns in the evidence and common themes.
Contemporary public relations practice has developed over the last several decades from the weak third sister in marketing, advertising, and public relations mix to a full player. To help you keep up to speed with the exciting changes and developments of publications, this book has been updated to provide you with the necessary understanding of the problems and promises of public relations rese…