Building automation : control devices and applications

Building automation has evolved from pneumatic controls to electronic control devices with significantly greater capabilities and flexibility. Today, a building automation system is a network of "intelligent" devices that controls one or more building systems, such as HVAC, lighting, and security systems. They operate cooperatively to share building information and control system devices automa…

Jetpack Compose 1. 3 Essentials : Developing Android Apps with Jetpack Compos…

This book aims to teach you how to build Android applications using Jetpack Compose 1.3, Android Studio Flamingo (2022.2.1), Material Design 3, and the Kotlin programming language. The book begins with the basics by explaining how to set up an Android Studio development environment. The book also includes in-depth chapters introducing the Kotlin programming language, including data types,…

Environmental journalism

Environmental journalism is an increasingly significant area for study within the broader field of journalism studies. It connects the concerns of politics, science, business, culture and the natural world whilst also exploring the boundaries between the local, regional and global. A central and typical focus for its concerns are the global summits convened to share scientific knowledge about g…

Urban design : green dimensions. Second Edition

In Green Dimensions, Cliff Moughtin relates sustainable development and green design to the realm of urban design and development. Examining regional and local frameworks for design and planning, this book shows how sustainable urban design can be implemented on every scale. Working from a strong theoretical base, the author uses case studies and discusses policy developments, in order to chall…

Proceedings of 2017 International Conference on Smart Cities, Automation & In…

ICONSONICS focuses on both theory and applications mainly covering the topics of smart cities, automation and Intelligent Computing Systems

Sustainability in the hospitality industry : principles of sustainable operat…

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8 Keys to stress management. First Edition

Easy strategies for dealing with the near-universal experience of stress. Stress has become a near-universal experience as well as a rising public health concern. According to many measures, people today are dealing with stressors that are greater in number and severity than in the past several decades, and this stress is taking a toll on our collective wellness. Bringing considerable content f…

Sustainable business in the era of digital transformation : strategic and ent…

The book ultimately seeks to shed light on how companies are implementing sustainable transformation in the core areas of product and marketing, and entrepreneurship and innovation, which are supported by appropriate project management strategies. The book provides researchers and upper-level students in economics, business, and other social sciences with an overview of interdisciplinary theore…

Industrial ecology and sustainability : a textbook for students

This volume focuses on core topics of industrial ecology and designed as an accessible introduction for students around the world studying sustainability at a time of rapid changes in technology and global change.

Informality through Sustainability : Urban Informality Now

Informality through Sustainability explores the phenomenon of informality within urban settlements and aims to unravel the subtle links between informal settlements and sustainability.

Covering the environment : how journalists work the green beat. Second Edition

This practical primer explains the primary issues in writing about the environment, identifies who to go to and where to find sources, and offers examples of writing and reporting the beat. Observations and story excerpts from experienced journalists provide real world context both for those in the U.S. as well as internationally. Practice story assignments, resources, and a glossary of critica…

Knowing and unknowing : the lives of Repair

This book documents Repair by Baracco+Wright Architects in collaboration with Linda Tegg at the Australian Pavilion, 16th International Architecture Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia, 2018, through photographs taken on the morning of 22 May 2018.

Sustainable and regenerative materials for architecture : a sourcebook

Architects! Lead the change in responsible and creative material use. Included Bibliography, Glossary, and Index

Circular materials : innovation and reuse in design and architecture

he book is organized along chapters, each dedicated to the origin of the materials used, with one standout case study per chapter. All designers and studios presented are committed to creating impactful designs that build the future with reclaimed innovation Included Index

Architecture and Waste : A (Re)planned Obsolescence

This book explores the intersection of architecture, waste management, and design research. It delves into the role of architects in transforming industrial buildings, which are often perceived as unattractive, into aesthetically pleasing structures. Included Bibliography

Journalism and climate crisis : public engagement, media alternatives

Journalism and Climate Crisis: Public Engagement, Media Alternatives recognizes that climate change is more than an environmental crisis. It is also a question of political and communicative capacity. This book enquires into which approaches to journalism, as a particularly important form of public communication, can best enable humanity to productively address climate crisis. The book combines…

Environmental geology. Eleventh International Student Edition

Environmental Geology presents the student with a broad overview of environmental geology. The text looks both at how the Earth developed into its present condition and where matters seem to be moving for the future. This knowledge will provide the student with a useful foundation for discussing and evaluating specific environmental issues, as well as for developing ideas about how the problems…

Environmental psychology : an introduction. Second Edition

The updated edition of the essential guide to environmental psychology Thoroughly revised and updated, the second edition, Environmental Psychology: An Introduction offers an overview of the interplay between humans and their environments. The text examines the influence of the environment on human experiences, behaviour and well-being and explores the factors influencing environmental behaviou…

Materials for architects and builders. Fifth Edition

Resource added for the Construction Technology program 104752.

A green Vitruvius : principles and practice of sustainable architectural desi…

2000 years ago the Roman architect Marcus Vitruvius Pollio wrote the ten books on architecture still referred to in every architect’s education. The concept of an architectural pattern book offering design principles as well as solutions is universally familiar and this is the green pattern book for today.Now fully updated to provide an introduction to sustainable architectural design suitabl…