Sustainable Environmental Design in Architecture: Impacts on
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rassia, Stamatong>inong>a Th / Pardalos, Panos M. / Baker, Nick V., PUBLISHER: Sprong>inong>ger, Over the last few decades, there have been dramatic improvements ong>inong> the understandong>inong>g and research of ong>environmentalong> ong>designong>. Numerous methods have been developed to enhance architectural ong>designong> ong>inong> order for it to be more energy efficient, ong>sustaong>inong>ableong> and health enhancong>inong>g.This book presents several theories and techniques that can be used to improve how buildong>inong>gs are engong>inong>eered and ong>designong>ed ong>inong> order to utilize more ong>sustaong>inong>ableong> construction methods while promotong>inong>g the health of the buildong>inong>g's occupants.Contributions to the study of ong>environmentalong> ong>designong> have come from a diversity of fields ong>inong>cludong>inong>g applied mathematics, optimization, computer science, medical research, psychology, management science, ong>architectureong>, and engong>inong>eerong>inong>g. The techniques developed ong>inong> these areas of research can be used to ong>inong>crease buildong>inong>g performance, occupant satisfaction, productivity, and well beong>inong>g, and reducong>inong>g the ong>inong>cidence of health conditions and chronic diseases related to the use of a ong>designong>ed space.This book provides architectural practitioners, civil engong>inong>eers as well as other ong>inong>terdisciplong>inong>ary researchers with the techniques needed to ong>designong>, implement, and test for sustaong>inong>ability and health promotion ong>inong> new or existong>inong>g structures.