Smart Sustnble Built Environme

It covers a broad spectrum of issues, ranging from technological advancement, through the assessment of past experiences, to communication and education requirements and future strategies.

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• provides a snapshot of current methods and technologies for developing smart and sustainable built environment strategies
  
  
• over 30 fully refereed chapters from international experts
  
  
• addresses the particular requirements and problems of difference areas and climatic regions
  
  

At a minimum, sustainable construction is considered the creation and maintenance of a healthy built environment based on resource-efficient and ecological principles, but many also insist that it address a wide range of social equality and development issues. The current and potential capabilities of research and development in sustainable development in the built environment is synthesized here by architects and researchers in various environmental and technical fields from a wide range of countries. They cover creating smart and sustainable cities; emerging technologies and tools; design, construction, and operation issues; evaluating past experiences and strategies; managing the sustainability knowledge; and development processes. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The Editors

Dr Jay Yang is Senior Lecturer in Construction Management, Queensland University of Technology.

Professor Peter Brandon, formerly Pro-Vice Chancellor at Salford University, is an international figure in construction research, and a Blackwell author.

Professor Anthony Sidwell is Head of the School of Construction Management & Property, Queensland Institute of Technology.