A guide to green strategies for preservation and adaptive reuse—and the power of preservation/reuse as a green strategy.
Buildings account for nearly forty percent of both total energy use and carbon emissions in the United States. With one of the country's leading preservation architects as your guide, Sustainable Preservation explores the power of adaptive reuse to reduce those numbers and move us toward sustainability. It shows how an icon such as H.H. Richardson's Trinity Church in Boston can go green—and why a 1970s strip-mall supermarket not only deserves similar attention but can also emerge as a building that delights users.
Sustainable Preservation takes a nuanced look at the hundreds of choices that adaptive reuse requires architects to make—from ingenious ways to redeploy existing structural elements to time-honored techniques for natural ventilation to creation of wetlands that restore a site's natural biological functions. In addition, Sustainable Preservation:
Presents fifty case studies of projects—schools, houses, offices, stores, museums, and government buildings—that set new standards for holistic approaches to adaptive reuse and sustainability
Covers design issues, from building location to lighting systems, renewable power options, stormwater handling, and building envelope protection and integrity.
Reviews operational issues, including materials choices for low lifetime maintenance, green housekeeping, and indoor air quality
Explains calculators and programs that supplement the LEED® green building certification program requirements to yield even greater environmental benefits
Sustainable Preservation makes a compelling argument that preservation and sustainability don't just protect the environment, but deliver a full range of societal benefits, from job creation to stronger social connection.
On the Cover: Trinity Church in Boston: Under the leadership of Jean Carroon, Goody Clancy recently completed restoration and expansion of H.H. Richardson's 1877 masterpiece, Trinity Church. Significant environmental aspects include a new below-grade assembly space that incorporates the structure's massive stone piers; installation of ground-source heat pumps that dramatically reduce heating and cooling requirements; complete on-site management of all stormwater; and full use of local, recycled, and low-VOC materials.
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Throughout the history of Belt Conveyors for Bulk Materials, the primary objective has remained unchanged: To provide basic engineering data for the design of belt conveyors in a book written for technically qualified people who may not be totally familiar with belt conveyor design.
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If you get economic benefits from this book think in supporting the authors and his work, buy it.
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Author: David M. Boore | Size: 1.8 MB | Format:PDF | Publisher: Imperial College Press | Year: 2004 | pages: 41
About the Author:
Dr. David M. Boore is a Geophysicist at the U.S. Geological Survey. He first graduated from Stanford University in 1964 and then obtained a Doctoral degree in Geophysics in 1970 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Boore has also worked as a visiting assistant professor and assistant professor in the Department of Geophysics at Stanford University from 1972 to 1978. Dr. Boore has published over 130 papers, most dealing with various aspects of the problem of estimating the ground shaking from large earthquakes. The topics covered in these publications range from the seismic source to site response, with stops in between. He was awarded a Meritorious Service Award by the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1993 in recognition of his research in many different areas of engineering seismology; he is a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and an honorary life member of the Seismological Society of America. He has a personal webpage, provides many useful information, includes his published online journals, lecture notes, programs, data, etc..
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Large modifications of seismic waves are produced by variations of material properties near the Earth’s surface and by both surface and buried topography. These modifications, usually referred to as “site response”, in general lead to larger motions on soil sites than on rock-like sites. Because the soil amplifications can be as large as a factor of ten, they are important in engineering applications that require the quantitative specification of ground motions. This has been recognised for years by both seismologists and engineers, and it is hard to open an earthquake journal these days without finding an article on site response. What is often missing in these studies, however, are discussions of the uncertainty of the predicted response. A number of purely observational studies demonstrate that ground motions have large site-to-site variability for a single earthquake and large earthquake-location-dependent variability for a single site. This variability makes site-specific, earthquake-specific predictions of site response quite uncertain, even if detailed geotechnical and geological information is available near the site. Predictions of site response for average classes of sites exposed to the motions from many earthquakes can be made with much greater certainty if sufficient empirical observations
are available.
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An exclusive collection of papers introducing current and frontier technologies of special significance to the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of civil infrastructures. This volume is intended for professional and practicing engineers involved with infrastructure systems such as roadways, bridges, buildings, power generating and distribution systems, water resources, environmental facilities, and other civil infrastructure systems.
Contributions are by internationally renowned and eminent experts, and cover: 1. Life-cycle cost and performance; 2.Reliability engineering; 3. Risk assessment and management; 4. Optimization methods and optimal design; 5. Role of maintenance, inspection, and repair; 6. Structural and system health monitoring; 7. Durability, fatigue and fracture; 8. Corrosion technology for metal and R/C structures; 9. Concrete materials and concrete structures.
2.About the Author
University of California, Irvine, USA & National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan President, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan Center for Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA
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This book deals with the use of aluminium for structural and non-structural applications and provides an introduction to designing structures made from aluminium or aluminium alloy elements. It comprises a ready reference to the material properties and behaviour of aluminium, and its use in structural design. In the context of information about the material itself, fabrication, structural design and corrosion, structural analysis, serviceability, element design and fatigue the author considers the strengths of designing with aluminium alloy members and how any weaknesses can be overcome. Reference is made throughout to EN 1999, Eurocode 9, and its design methods are discussed and illustrated. With most of its structural strength properties close to steel and with consideration for the special properties of aluminium alloys, there is considerable scope to make better use of this material in construction. Many years of working with aluminium have provided the author with the knowledge to avoid pitfalls and problems in design, fabrication and protection of structures, thus avoiding costly remedial work.
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REQUEST Empirical Model-Building and Response Surfaces
Author: George E. P. Box (Author), Norman R. Draper (Author) | Size: ?? MB | Format:PDF | Publisher: Wiley; No Edition Stated edition | Year: January 1987 | pages: 688 | ISBN: 0471810339, 9780471810339
An innovative discussion of building empirical models and the fitting of surfaces to data. Introduces the general philosophy of response surface methodology, and details least squares for response surface work, factorial designs at two levels, fitting second-order models, adequacy of estimation and the use of transformation, occurrence and elucidation of ridge systems, and more. Some results are presented for the first time. Includes real-life exercises, nearly all with solutions.
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Author: Outokumpu Group | Size: 41 MB | Format:PDF | Publisher: Outokumpu Group
These reports are intended as an aid to designers in the identification of conditions where the
selective use of stainless steel reinforcement in concrete structures is pertinent to the
achievement of durability. They are intended to be both illustrative and educational, in the sense of being a literary review, rather than developing a new fundamental design tool. They contain a simple deterministic model to describe the ingress of chlorides from sea water or deicing salt exposure.
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A comprehensive reference to the newest version of the world’s most popular spreadsheet application: Excel 2010
John Walkenbach's name is synonymous with excellence in computer books that decipher complex technical topics. Known as "Mr. Spreadsheet," Walkenbach shows you how to maximize the power of all the new features of Excel 2010.
An authoritative reference, this perennial bestseller proves itself indispensable no matter your level of skill, from Excel beginners and intermediate users to power users and potential power users everywhere. Fully updated for the new release, this latest edition provides comprehensive, soup-to-nuts coverage, delivering over 900 pages of Excel tips, tricks, and techniques you won’t find anywhere else.
* Excel guru and bestselling author John Walkenbach ("Mr. Spreadsheet") guides you through every aspect of Excel
* Delivers essential coverage of all the newest features of Excel 2010
* Presents material in a clear, concise, logical format that is ideal for all levels of Excel experience
* Includes a CD that contains all the templates and worksheets used in the book plus John Walkenbach's award-winning Power Utility Pak
Excel 2010 Bible serves as an excellent resource on all things Excel!
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
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"John Walkenbach provides excellent examples in this book that Excel users will find very useful."—David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP
The perennial bestseller—now fully updated for Excel 2007!
Whether you're already a power user or just starting, find out how to get the most out of this major new release of Excel from expert instructor and Microsoft MVP, "Mr. Spreadsheet," John Walkenbach. Each of the book's seven parts thoroughly focuses on key elements, so no matter what your level of expertise, you'll find what you need in the hundreds of examples, techniques, and tips in this comprehensive resource.
* Master Excel's new "menu-less" Ribbon user interface
* Understand formulas, functions, tables, worksheets, and workbooks
* Explore the new unlimited conditional formatting
* Develop custom functions, program with VBA, and create UserForms
* Analyze data using external database files and pivot tables
* Enhance your worksheets with new SmartArt tools
* Customize the Quick Access Toolbar and save time
The new Page Layout View displays your worksheet exactly as it will be printed
Easily create summary reports of your data with the enhanced PivotTable tool
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Whether you’re just discovering Excel or are already a power user, there’s no better instructor than "Mr. Spreadsheet," John Walkenbach. From basic formulas, functions, and chart creation to data analysis, custom number formats, data validation, and Excel programming with VBA, this is the comprehensive resource for Excel 2003. No matter what your level of expertise, you’ll benefit from hundreds of examples, exercises, tips, techniques, and workarounds, all served with a generous helping of the master’s expert advice.
Inside, you’ll find complete coverage of Excel 2003
* Learn your way around cells, rows, columns, worksheets, workbooks, and ranges
* Discover how to create charts and diagrams, organize lists, and simplify complex tasks using Excel
* Develop formulas that manipulate text, look up values, and perform financial applications
* Analyze data using external database files and pivot tables
* Perform "what if" analysis, use Goal Seek and Solver, and gain proficiency with the Analysis ToolPak
* Use XML to facilitate data reporting, analysis, importing, and exporting
* Explore conditional formatting, link and consolidate worksheets, and use Excel in a workgroup
* Understand how Excel uses HTML in Internet applications
* Program Excel using VBA, develop UserForms, and create custom add-ins
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