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Built Environment coverage includes comprehensive titles on all the major research and technological developments in civil and structural engineering, construction materials, and a variety of related fields (environmental engineering, transportation engineering, urban planning, etc.) that contribute to make design, construction, maintenance, and operations of buildings, cities, and infrastructure smarter, more efficient, sustainable, and resilient.

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Smart and Sustainable Buildings Systems

  • 1st Edition
  • December 1, 2099
  • Eoin O'Driscoll
  • English
Smart Buildings Systems: Data Collection, Management and Analytics provides a broad range of data sources and a thorough explanation of the methods used to extract information from the vast quantities of available data. This reference presents a complete spectrum of smart building inputs, including the heuristics, rule-based logic engines, and machine learning algorithms that generate informational data. Written by an author with 10 years of experience, this comprehensive resource offers data-driven approaches to improve equipment lifetimes, enhance occupant experience, and minimize energy consumption. It is an ideal reference for construction engineers, design engineers architects, owners and facilities managers. Topics discussed include energy metering instrumentation, control loop theory, automation system architectures, and various computational approaches to fault detection. Step-by-step descriptions of large-scale, practical implementations also provide readers with a roadmap to elevate a building into a ‘smart’ operating state.

Durability of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites for Civil Engineering

  • 1st Edition
  • December 1, 2099
  • Guijun Xian
  • English
Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites (FRPs) demonstrate advantages over traditional building materials for civil engineering infrastructure, as long as their long-term durability is guaranteed. Use of FRPs in civil engineering differs from other areas, such as aerospace, particularly because civil engineering structures have a far longer service life. Durability of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites for Civil Engineering presents the fundamentals of FRP durability in civil engineering environments under well-defined boundary conditions. The title gives physiochemical properties and durability for FRPs used in civil engineering, the theory of long-term durability mechanisms and prediction models, and provides methods for the evaluation of FRPs when exposed to various conditions. More specifically, eight chapters cover an introduction to FRPs; the fundamentals of long-term durability; performance and adhesives; resin matrices; CFRPs; GFRPs; BFRPs; and evaluating and predicting durability for FRPs. This volume provides a solution to researchers and engineers designing high-performing and durable FRP structures for civil engineering.

Green Building Technology Guide: Residential

  • 1st Edition
  • January 1, 2029
  • Fred Andreas
  • English
These Green Building Technology Guides provide you with a comprehensive set of tools to understand, evaluate, design, and execute green building strategies in your projects! Expert authors share clear and concise steps to achieve high-performance building solutions at multiple levels, from basic LEED projects to advanced Zero Net Energy Buildings (ZNEB), exploring all aspects of green building design. Materials, equipment, systems, methods, and resources are all broken down by CSI format, and aligned with USGBC LEED categories, as well as Enterprise Green Communities criteria. This Green Building Technology Guide focuses on residential applications. It discusses materials from masonry and wood to furniture; building systems such as passive heating and cooling, and sustainable lighting; and energy systems, like wind, photovoltaic, and smart grid technology. The green and sustainable technologies presented in these three volumes showcase newly available and soon-to-be released prototype products and systems. You will be able to incorporate these cutting-edge concepts into your designs and projects with confidence, as the technologies are fully and clearly explained. From design professional to student, and from builder to owner, these resources offer a clear and detailed guide to the greenest, newest and highest tech green products and systems available.

Building Information Modelling (BIM) for Construction Contractors

  • 1st Edition
  • August 1, 2028
  • Chung Ho + 1 more
  • English
“Building Information Modelling (BIM) for Construction Contractors” presents a contractor’s approach, in the construction industry, to adopt, implement and develop BIM or Business Information Modelling into daily practices. It guides contractors towards successfully achieving ultimate project goals and long-term business objectives. This book is based on the real stories of major construction company: it provides valuable insights and practical guidance based on many case studies ranging from commercial, education, office, residential and housing projects. Through a holistic perspective, the book provides a roadmap for contractors to encompass various aspects of BIM implementation, including integration into daily practice, achieving smooth collaboration, improving project outcome, and supporting sustainable adoption of BIM into business

REGENERATIVE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

  • 1st Edition
  • July 1, 2026
  • M. Reza Hosseini + 5 more
  • English
“Transformative Construction” provides a critical and comprehensive resource that examines the transformative impact of regenerative systems within the construction industry, particularly in light of escalating global climate change concerns. Given the construction industry's significant carbon footprint and resource consumption, it stands at the forefront of the transition towards sustainable methodologies. The book bridges the existing literature gap by offering an in-depth exploration of the role of regenerative systems in fostering sustainable and low-carbon approaches throughout the various disciplines within the construction sector

Unlocking the Value of Business Intelligence Applications in Construction

  • 1st Edition
  • February 1, 2026
  • F. Henry Abanda + 3 more
  • English
“Unlocking the Value of Business Intelligence (BI) Applications in Construction” reviews and evaluates the major the challenges faced in the lifecycle delivery and management of construction projects. The role of business intelligence (BI) in overcoming these challenges is examined. The book covers the different applications of BI in the different phases of a project lifecycle. Following this, it reviews the applications of BI and how it can be integrated with other emerging technologies, such as AI, Machine Learning, Deep Learning and generative AI in construction. The various applications are illustrated using workflows to facilitate understanding. Applications of BI and/or BI integrated with related technologies are presented as case studies or real-life projects.

INTELLTGENT SHIELD MACHINES

  • 1st Edition
  • January 1, 2026
  • Yang Huayong + 1 more
  • English
Shield machines have long been used in tunnelling as a result of their high reliability, high efficiency and high value-added, providing a fast digging speed, high construction quality and low impact on the surrounding environment. However, with the rapid development of new-generation information technologies, big data, artificial intelligence technology, the field of shield equipment offers even greater potential. This book explores that potential, combining both theoretical and practical engineering applications of the new technologies

Advanced Structural Analysis

  • 1st Edition
  • September 1, 2025
  • Juan Camilo Molina Villegas
  • English
Structural analysis has often been approached using approximate methods such as the Finite Element Method (FEM) or series solutions, rather than analytical solutions. This book, however, begins by presenting the governing differential equations for various structural elements to be studied, and demonstrates how some simple structures can be solved directly using concepts of differential equation solutions and/or boundary value problems. The book presents and applies a novel methodology: the Green’s Functions Stiffness Method (GFSM), which is closely related to the traditional Stiffness Method (SM) and the Finite Element Method (FEM), and can be understood as a correction to the FEM. The GFSM merges the strengths of the SM with those of Green’s Functions. The book contains numerous examples and exercises that feature Python code solutions, and some of which also showcase the use of the FEM program OpenSees. By doing so, it provides a solid theoretical foundation and practical numerical implementation of the concepts.

Structural Theory and Innovative Technologies for Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Bridges

  • 1st Edition
  • September 1, 2025
  • Yongjian Liu + 2 more
  • English
"Structural Theory and Innovative Technologies for Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Bridges" examines concrete-filled steel tubular bridges, including arch bridges, truss bridges, piers and towers in cable stayed and suspension bridges. The book considers, in detail, foundational theoretical issues such as: research on the buckling performance of concrete-filled steel tube walls, the static and fatigue performance of joints, the effects of temperature, interface performance, and the confinement effects. The book also proposes design methods for concrete-filled steel tubular bridges and provides engineering design and application examples for concrete