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Sustainable Design and Construction in Africa : A System Dynamics Approach / by Dosumu, Oluwaseun, Aigbavboa, Clinton

Table of Contents: “…General introduction--The concept of conventional building design and construction -- Project success criteria -- Concept of sustainability in construction -- Successes of sustainable building designs and construction: Lessons from adopters -- Failures of sustainable building designs and construction: Lessons from adopters -- Factors influencing sustainable building designs and construction -- Effects of sustainable design and construction on humans and the environment -- Challenges of sustainable design and construction for developing countries -- Causal loop diagram (CLD) of the relationship among elements of sustainable design and construction -- System dynamics model of the relationship among elements of sustainable design and construction -- The way forward.…”
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Energy modeling in architectural design / by Hemsath, Timothy, Alagheh Bandhosseini, Kaveh, Bandhosseini, Kaveh Alaghe

Table of Contents: “…chapter 2 An Overview of Energy-Efficient Building Design /…”
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Applications of Fire Engineering : Proceedings of the International Conference of Applications of Structural Fire Engineering (ASFE 2017), September 7-8, 2017, Manchester, United K... by Gillie, Martin

Table of Contents: “…chapter Comparative fire analysis of steel-concrete composite buildings designed following performance-based and US prescriptive approaches /…”
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eWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction : Proceedings of the 11th European Conference on Product and Process Modelling (ECPPM 2018), September 12-14, 2018...

Table of Contents: “…Schema-based workflows and inter-scalar search interfaces for building design --P. Poinet, M. Tamke, M.R. Thomsen, F. …”
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Managing your library construction project a step-by-step guide / by McCarthy, Richard C. (Richard Charles), 1955-

Table of Contents: “…First things first -- When to use an architect -- Anatomy of a project -- Programming -- Site analysis -- Building design -- Construction documents -- Bidding -- Construction administration -- Postconstruction -- Finding, selecting, and hiring an architect -- Project delivery -- Sustainable design -- Project costs and building costs.…”
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Aquaculture engineering

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Enhancing building performance

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Physical hazard control preventing injuries in the workplace / by Spellman, Frank R.

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Structural masonry designers' manual

Table of Contents: “…Advantages and disadvantages of structural masonry -- Design philosophy -- Limit state design -- Basis of design (1): vertical loading -- Basis of design (2): lateral loading tensile and shear strength -- Strapping, propping and tying of loadbearing masonry -- Stability, accidental damage and progressive collapse -- Structural elements and forms -- Design of masonry elements (1): vertically loaded -- Design of masonry elements (2): combined bending and axial loading -- Design of single-storey buildings -- Fin and diaphragm walls in tall single-storey buildings -- Design of multi-storey structures -- Reinforced and post-tensioned masonry -- Arches -- Materials -- Components -- Movement joints -- Provision for services.…”
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Teaching with the brain in mind by Jensen, Eric, 1950-

Table of Contents: “…How seating, temperature, lighting, noise, and overall building design affect learning. Factors to consider for designing smarter schools -- Managing the social brain -- How social interaction affects the brain and cognition. …”
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Reopening public facilities after a biological attack a decision making framework /

Table of Contents: “…Army Biological Warfare laboratories -- Development of Superfund and remediation plans -- Remediation experiences in the U.S. nuclear weapons complex -- Anthrax decontamination after the 2001 attacks: social and political context -- Uncertain science, certain social division -- Case study selection -- Framework for event management -- Hazard identification and assessment -- Identification of the agent -- Evaluating the state of the agent -- Evaluating the state of the contaminated building -- Factors influencing exposure to harmful biological agents in indoor environments -- Exposure -- Sources -- Building design and operations -- Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems -- Transport and fate of harmful biological agents -- Deposition -- Resuspension -- Preparing and operating buildings for a bioterrorism attack and subsequent operation -- Analyzing health risks -- Assessment of risks posed by a biological hazard -- Dose-response: principles and uncertainties -- Sampling strategies and technologies -- Sampling and identification -- General sampling plan for quantifying the extent of cleanup -- Decontamination practices and principles -- Processes for decontamination of harmful biological agents and other response options --Decontamination of harmful biological agents by chemical and physical methods -- Examples of decontamination: Hart Senate Office Building and American Media International Building…”
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Environmental health : from global to local /

Elements of Sustainable Architecture by Urbano Gutiérrez, Rosa

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