Tall Buildings Reference Book

Informationen zum Autor Dave Parker was Technical Editor of New Civil Engineer magazine for 12 years before leaving in May 2006 to become a freelance author and journalist. His interests include microgeneration and structural safety, and he successfully campaigned for the setting-up of the CROSS confidential reporting scheme in the UK. Antony Wood is Executive Director of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat and an Associate Professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture. His field of specialism is the sustainable design of tall buildings. His PhD explored the multi-disciplinary aspects of skybridge connections between tall buildings. Zusammenfassung A team of over fifty experts address all the issues of building tall from the procurement stage, through the design and construction process, to new technologies and the building’s contribution to the urban habitat. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1: Why Build Tall? Part 2: Human, Social and Urban Issues Part 3: Sustainable Responsibilities and Risk Part 4: Engineering the Tall Building Part 5: Enclosure, Servicing and Construction Part 6: Case Studies

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• Authors: David (Journalist Parker, David (University of Newcastle Parker, David (University of South Australia) Wood Parker, David Wood Parker, PARKER DAVID WOOD ANTONY
• Assisted by: David Parker (Editor), Antony Wood (Editor), Wood Antony (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.05.2013
• EAN: 9780415780414
• ISBN: 978-0-415-78041-4
• No. of pages: 496
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; Architectural structure & design, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / General, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial, ARCHITECTURE / General, Urban & municipal planning, Property & real estate, Project management, Construction industry, Engineering: general, Production & quality control management, Building construction & materials, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Property and real estate, Architectural structure and design, Building construction and materials, Production and quality control management, Construction and heavy industry