Author: Canadian Commission on Building and Fire CodesPublisher:
ISBN: 9780660168968
Category : Building laws
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
Model National Energy Code of Canada for Houses 1997
Author: Canadian Commission on Building and Fire CodesPublisher:
ISBN: 9780660168968
Category : Building laws
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
Model National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings 1997
Author: Canadian Commission on Building and Fire CodesPublisher:
ISBN: 9780660168975
Category : Building laws
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
A Handbook on Low-Energy Buildings and District-Energy Systems
Author: L.D. Danny HarveyPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136573038
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
Winner of Choice Magazine - Outstanding Academic Titles for 2007 Buildings account for over one third of global energy use and associated greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Reducing energy use by buildings is therefore an essential part of any strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and thereby lessen the likelihood of potentially catastrophic climate change. Bringing together a wealth of hard-to-obtain information on energy use and energy efficiency in buildings at a level which can be easily digested and applied, Danny Harvey offers a comprehensive, objective and critical sourcebook on low-energy buildings. Topics covered include: thermal envelopes, heating, cooling, heat pumps, HVAC systems, hot water, lighting, solar energy, appliances and office equipment, embodied energy, buildings as systems and community-integrated energy systems (cogeneration, district heating, and district cooling). The book includes exemplary buildings and techniques from North America, Europe and Asia, and combines a broad, holistic perspective with technical detail in an accessible and insightful manner.
Systems Approach to Management of Disasters
Author: Slobodan P. SimonovicPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118097785
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
The main goal of this text is to introduce the systems approach to disasters management community as an alternative approach that can provide support for interdisciplinary activities involved in the management of disasters. The systems approach draws on the fields of operations research and economics to create skills in solving complex management problems. The text is organized into four parts. Part I provides an introductory discussion of disaster management including an overview of the main terms used. Part II is devoted to the introduction of systems theory, mathematical formalization and classification of methods. The material presented in this section should be of practical relevance during the process of selecting an appropriate tool for the solution of a problem. Part III is technical in nature, providing a simulation approach and a detailed description of system dynamics simulation. This section details two areas of application: flood evacuation simulation, and disaster risk assessment. Part IV ends with a chapter covering steps to improve disaster management. Finally parts of the book can be used as a tool for specialized short courses for practitioners. For example a course on 'System analysis for emergency management optimization' could be based on Chapters 3, 4 and parts of Chapter 6. Included in the book is a CD with three computer programs Vensim PLE, LINPRO, and COMPRO. Vensim PLE (Personal Learning Edition) is state-of-the-art simulation software used for the implementation of system dynamics simulation. The other two programs are: LINPRO, a linear programming optimization tool; and COMPRO, for the implementation of the multi-objective analysis tool of compromise programming.
Urban Sustainability
Author: Ann DalePublisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 144266178X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Given ongoing concerns about global climate change and its impacts on cities, the need for sustainable planning has never been greater. This book explores concrete ways to achieve urban sustainability based on integrated planning, policy development, and decision-making. Urban Sustainability is the first book to provide an applied interdisciplinary perspective on the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead in this area. Bringing together researchers and practitioners to explore leading innovations on the ground, this volume combines the theoretical underpinnings of urban sustainability with current practices through highly readable narrative case studies. The contributors also provide fresh perspectives on how issues related to sustainable urban planning and development can be reconciled through collaborative partnerships and engagement processes.
Construction Innovation
Author: Introduction to the Model National Energy Code for Buildings
Author: Canada. Ressources naturelles CanadaPublisher:
ISBN: 9780662259343
Category : Building laws
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Construction Publications Catalogue
Author: Institute for Research in Construction (Canada)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Building
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Air Pollution
Author: Vanda VillanyiPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 9533071435
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 379
Book Description
Although the climate of the Earth is continually changing from the very beginning, anthropogenic effects, the pollution of the air by combustion and industrial activities make it change so quickly that the adaptation is very difficult for all living organisms. Researcher's role is to make this adaptation easier, to prepare humankind to the new circumstances and challenges, to trace and predict the effects and, if possible, even decrease the harmfulness of these changes. In this book we provide an interdisciplinary collection of new studies and findings on the score of air pollution.
Structured Object-Oriented Formal Language and Method
Author: Cong TianPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319901044
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed workshop proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Structured Object-Oriented Formal Language and Method, SOFL+MSVL 2017, held in Xi’an, China, in November 2017. The 13 revised full papers included in the volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 21 submissions. They are organized in the following topical sections: animation and prototyping; graph theory; model checking; modeling and specification; and verification and validation.