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  • Advanced walling systems
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    Author: De Villiers, A Date: Jan 2010 The question addressed by this chapter is: How should advanced walling systems be planned, designed, built, refurbished, and end their useful lives, to classify as smart, sustainable, green or eco-building environments? Read more
  • Capabilities and accuracy of energy modelling software
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    Author: Osburn, L Date: Nov 2010 Energy modelling can be used in a number of different ways to fulfill different needs, including certification within building regulations or green building rating tools. Energy modelling can also be used in order to try and predict what the ... Read more
  • Ecobuilding: towards an appropriate architectonic expression
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    Author: Van Wyk, Llewellyn V Date: Feb 2009 Environmental planners design and oversee the construction of the infrastructure that substantially supports the built environment. Infrastructure is being described as the basic physical assets of a country, community or organization, and ... Read more
  • Energy generation
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    Author: Osburn, L Date: Feb 2009 Current perceptions conjure images of photovoltaic panels and wind turbines when green building or sustainable development is discussed. How energy is used and how it is generated are core components of both green building and sustainable ... Read more
  • Environmental impacts of construction materials use: a life cycle perspective
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    Author: Ampofo-Anti, N Date: Feb 2009 To place construction on a truly sustainable path the green building movement needs a method which goes beyond subjective checklists of green features. Such a method must provide objective guidelines for a comprehensive assessment of the ... Read more
  • Heating, ventilation and cooling
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    Author: Osburn, L Date: Feb 2009 The heating, ventilation and cooling loads of typical commercial office space can range between 30-50% of the total energy load of the building. However, this figure is highly variable due to the high variability in building design, the climate ... Read more
  • Indoor environmental health
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    Author: Parsons, S Date: Jan 2010 Indoor Environmental Health (IEH) is a comprehensive term that includes the effects of quantity of air, light and noise in a space and the physical, physiological and psychological aspects from colours, aesthetics, services, outdoor climate ... Read more
  • Lighting [A guide to ecological design]
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    Author: Osburn, L Date: Feb 2009 Lighting consumes between about 29-35% of the energy used within commercial office space while lighting only consumes about 11% of the energy used in a residential environment. Through conscientious design of the lighting systems, the lighting ... Read more
  • Lighting [The Essential Guide, Volume 2]
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    Author: Osburn, L Date: Apr 2010 Lighting consumes about 30% of the energy used within commercial office space and about 10% of the energy used in a residential environment. Through conscientious design of the lighting systems, the lighting load can be significantly reduced ... Read more
  • Overview of green building rating tools
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    Author: Sebake, Thandi N Date: Feb 2009 Since the detrimental affects of construction practices on the natural environment were highlighted, the performance of the buildings has become a major concern for occupants and built environment professionals (Crawley and Aho, 1999; Ding, ... Read more
  • Roof assembly
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    Author: De Villiers, A Date: Jan 2010 The objective of this chapter is to provide sustainability criteria for roof system design that can be used by planners, designers and developers as a planning, design and development guide for sustainable building projects. Read more
  • Sub-structure
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    Author: Van Wyk, Llewellyn V Date: Apr 2010 Sub-structure generally refers to those components of the building that are constructed below ground, although there are circumstances when sub-structure can also include components above ground such as supporting columns on steeply sloping ... Read more
  • Thermal comfort
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    Author: Osburn, L Date: Jan 2010 Thermal comfort is influenced by environmental parameters as well as other influences including asymmetric heating and cooling conditions. Additionally, some aspects of thermal comfort may be exploited so as to enable a building to operate ... Read more