Technology, design and process innovation in the built environment

• Other Authors: Newton, P. W. 1948-, Hampson, Keith, Drogemuller, Robin.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: London ; New York : Spon Press, 2009.
• Series: Spon research.
• Subjects: Building > Technological innovations.; Buildings > Technological innovations.; Building materials > Technological innovations.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > General. > Construction; Electronic books.
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Making buildings and infrastructure more sustainable represents a key and global challenge. This presents the results of research from the Australia Co-operative Research Centre for Construction Innovation, covering four themes, applied to regeneration as well as to new build: Sustainable Materials...

Table of Contents:

• Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Preface; Part I Introduction; 1 Transforming the built environment through construction innovation; Part II Materials; 2 Future materials and performance; 3 Material environmental life cycle analysis; 4 Service life prediction of building materials and components; 5 Minimizing waste in commercial building refurbishment projects; Part III Design; 6 Building information models: Future roadmap; 7 Integrated design platform; 8 Understanding collaborative design in virtual environments