Building Trends In North America
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Building Trends In North America
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Author : Hutcheon, N. B
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1962
Building Trends In North America written by Hutcheon, N. B and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1962 with categories.
The article deals with trends in the use of various materials in North American building construction.
Peeking Through The Keyhole
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Author : Avi Friedman
language : en
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Release Date : 2005-04-12
Peeking Through The Keyhole written by Avi Friedman and has been published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-04-12 with Architecture categories.
Since the Second World War, rapid developments in the economy, family structure, technology, employment, and lifestyle have transformed the home. Avi Friedman and David Krawitz guide the reader through the trends and changes, many of them ill-conceived and wasteful, that have influenced residential design and construction over the last fifty years. Offering pragmatic suggestions for many problems, including the damages caused by suburban sprawl, the limits of standard single-family dwellings, and the widening gap between rich and poor, Peeking Through the Keyhole unravels the effects of technology and consumerism on the way we perceive and use domestic space.
Residential Construction Trends In America S Metropolitan Regions
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Author : John V. Thomas
language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Release Date : 2010-11
Residential Construction Trends In America S Metropolitan Regions written by John V. Thomas and has been published by DIANE Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Across the country, many urban neighborhoods are experiencing dramatic transformations. Parking lots, underused commercial properties, and former industrial sites are being replaced by condos and apartments. But, do such examples add up to a fundamental shift in the geography of residential construction? To answer this question, the author examined residential bldg. permits in the 50 largest metro regions. The goal was to clarify: 1) if there has been a shift toward redevelop.; and 2) in which regions the shift has been most significant. In more than half of the largest metro areas, urban communities have dramatically increased their share of new residential bldg. permits: The central city has more than doubled its share in 15 regions. Charts.
Green Building Trends
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Author : Jerry Yudelson
language : en
Publisher: Island Press
Release Date : 2012-07-16
Green Building Trends written by Jerry Yudelson and has been published by Island Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-16 with Architecture categories.
The “green building revolution” is a worldwide movement for energy-efficient, environmentally aware architecture and design. Europe has been in the forefront of green building technology, and Green Building Trends: Europe provides an indispensable overview of these cutting edge ideas and applications. In order to write this book, well-known U.S. green building expert Jerry Yudelson interviewed a number of Europe’s leading architects and engineers and visited many exemplary projects. With the help of copious photographs and illustrations, Yudelson describes some of the leading contemporary green buildings in Europe, including the new Lufthansa headquarters in Frankfurt, the Norddeutsche Landesbank in Hannover, a new school at University College London, the Beaufort Court Zero-Emissions building, the Merck Serono headquarters in Geneva, and a zero-net-energy, all-glass house in Stuttgart. In clear, jargon-free prose, Yudelson provides profiles of progress in the journey towards sustainability, describes the current regulatory and business climates, and predicts what the near future may bring. He also provides a primer on new technologies, systems, and regulatory approaches in Western Europe that can be adopted in North America, including building-integrated solar technologies, radiant heating and cooling systems, dynamic façades that provide natural ventilation, innovative methods for combining climate control and water features in larger buildings, zero-netenergy homes built like Thermos bottles, and strict government timetables for achieving zero-carbon buildings. Green Building Trends: Europe is an essential resource for anyone interested in the latest developments in this rapidly growing field.
Global Green Building Trends Smartmarket Report
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Author : Harvey Bernstein
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Global Green Building Trends Smartmarket Report written by Harvey Bernstein and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Construction industry categories.
Chapters include: Global green building market summary; Global construction and the market opportunity for green; Regional green market activity in Europe, North and South America, Australia/New Zealand, Asia and Africa; Market intelligence on global green building; Green building practices and renewable energy; Green building product use and identification; and Green building rating systems.
Sustainable Value Creation Through Mass Timber Development In North America
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Author : Andrew Thigpen (Andrew C.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Sustainable Value Creation Through Mass Timber Development In North America written by Andrew Thigpen (Andrew C.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with categories.
Commercial real estate is at a crossroads; continued global population growth will necessitate significant additions to the current building stock, and new commercial space, if delivered using traditional construction methods and materials, will further increase the embodied carbon emissions of the built environment. However, there is an opportunity to mitigate the environmental impact of new development while also increasing value by employing new mass timber technology to meet the growing demand for new buildings. At the same time, approved changes to the 2021 International Building Codes (IBC) and increased investment in new production facilities will improve the scale and usability of mass timber, further reducing costs and environmental impacts. This dynamic presents developers with a unique opportunity to capitalize on changing tides and revolutionize the building industry. This paper will explore the similarities and differences between mass timber and traditional timber construction before discussing the best ways to leverage mass timber’s advantages over traditional steel and concrete building systems and how to apply lessons learned from existing projects to reduce costs in the context of an evolving industry. In order to prove the viability of mass timber, this paper will utilize construction cost analyses from an existing case study that compared mass timber development to traditional cast-in-place concrete development, and it will analyze these total cost estimates on a time-adjusted returns basis. Subsequently, it will analyze consumer and corporate trends based on demographics and sustainability preferences in order to demonstrate the proven willingness of individuals and companies to pay a premium for sustainability. Based on that demand, it will then utilize leasing and valuation figures from LEED and Energy Star buildings as a basis of analyzing the superior returns mass timber delivers. Finally, a discussion of the current limitations to wide-spread adoption of mass timber will be identified, as well as means for owners to mitigate those limitations and identify the best potential markets for mass timber. With an understanding of the products, market, and existing challenges, this paper concludes with views on how the mass timber industry will evolve to facilitate wider use..
North American Commercial Construction
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Author : Al Howatson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986*
North American Commercial Construction written by Al Howatson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986* with Building, Wooden categories.
Homes In Alberta
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Author : Donald G. Wetherell
language : en
Publisher: University of Alberta
Release Date : 1991
Homes In Alberta written by Donald G. Wetherell and has been published by University of Alberta this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Architecture categories.
Don Wetherall and Irene Kmet have drawn upon an extensive range of archival, visual and printed sources to write a comprehensive history of housing in Alberta from the late nineteenth century until the 1960s. The authors examine design, materials and methods of construction, government policy and economic and social aspects of housing in Alberta.
North American Architecture Trends 1990 2000
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Author : Luca Molinari
language : en
Publisher: Skira
Release Date : 2001
North American Architecture Trends 1990 2000 written by Luca Molinari and has been published by Skira this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Architecture categories.
This book contains a selection of 18 projects completed in North America by American architects and offers the broadest possible overview of the vast and complex architectural output of the 1990s. This decade marked an important transitional phase and the metamorphosis of the work of the American masters of the 1960s and 1970s (e. g. Robert Venturi, Cesar Pelli, Charles Gwathmey) with the full affirmation of new masters (e. g. Frank Gehry, Steven Holl and Peter Eisenman) and the emergence of new generations represented by Asymptote, William and Tsien, Ro. To. and Erik Owen Moss. This journey through contemporary American architecture also tries to tell of a new geographical complexity no longer restricted to the major urban centres - the traditional locations for avant- garde architecture e. g. New York and Los Angeles. It has thus been extended to show the work of the Patkau group in Canada, Will Bruder in Arizona and Antoine Predock in New Mexico as new examples of research attentive to traditional production and to the context. Also of interest are the various building types represented, ranging from new museum complexes (e. g. Richard Meier's Getty Center, Robert Venturi's ethnographic museum in Seattle and Frank Gehry's Weisman Art Center) to residential projects (e. g. Erik Owen Moss's Samitaur, a New York residence by William and Tsien and the Carlson- Reges residence in Los Angeles by Ro. To.) and a number of public works such as Bruder's new library in Phoenix, the extension of the New York Stock Exchange by Asymptote and Steven Holl's chapel of St. Ignatius in Seattle.
Analysis Of Building Sector Construction Productivity Trends In North America Between1995 And 2009
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Author : Hani Ahmed
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Analysis Of Building Sector Construction Productivity Trends In North America Between1995 And 2009 written by Hani Ahmed and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with categories.
In a 2001 study, Paul M. Goodrum examined the impact of equipment technology on productivity in the U.S construction industry between 1976 and 1998. This research and its results have been included in a larger discussion about productivity trends in the U.S, since then. The objective of this research is to extend the Goodrum study to the period between 1995 and 2009, so that further insight into long term trends and effects can be obtained. The study begins with a brief review of the research that has been completed in the last ten years with respect to the analysis of construction productivity trends in the U.S., Canada, and other developed countries. Then the study examines the characteristics common to all construction projects and factors affecting construction productivity, because an accurate understanding of the correlation between these factors will lead to improved productivity. A statistical significance test (t-test) is used as a method of measuring the validity of the observed changes in productivity between 1995 and 2009. The main finding of this research is that there is a slight improvement in partial factor productivity in the United States between 1995 and 2009 as measured using the Means estimating manuals while the labor productivity remains almost the same between 1995 and 2009. Through statistical significant test (t-test), it is found that the construction partial factor productivity have changed significantly between 1995 and 2009. Finally, samples of construction typical projects were taking as an example to show how the mentioned productivity improvements will affect the construction industry in the United States. The result of this study can be used as a guideline for planners, decision makers, owners, engineers, and contractors to develop insight with respect to the challenge of improving productivity in the North American construction industry. The implementation of the findings of this study will also be helpful for any specific project, because the duration of the project can be decreased and the productivity of the construction increased. The research provides some recommendations which may assist others who are interested in working in this area.