Building Dynamics

Author : Branko Kolarevic,Vera Parlac
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-12
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781317650782

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Building Dynamics by Branko Kolarevic,Vera Parlac Pdf

Buildings are increasingly ‘dynamic’: equipped with sensors, actuators and controllers, they ‘self-adjust’ in response to changes in the external and internal environments and patterns of use. Building Dynamics asks how this change manifests itself and what it means for architecture as buildings weather, programs change, envelopes adapt, interiors are reconfigured, systems replaced. Contributors including Chuck Hoberman, Robert Kronenburg, David Leatherbarrow, Kas Oosterhuis, Enric Ruiz-Geli, and many others explore the changes buildings undergo – and the scale and speed at which these occur – examining which changes are necessary, useful, desirable, and possible. The first book to offer a coherent, comprehensive approach to this topic, it draws together arguments previously only available in scattered form. Featuring the latest technologies and design approaches used in contemporary practice, the editors provide numerous examples of cutting-edge work from leading designers and engineering firms working today. An essential text for students taking design studio classes or courses in theory or technology at any level, as well as professionals interested in the latest mechatronic technologies and design techniques.

Author : Branko Kolarevic,Vera Parlac
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-12
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781317650799

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Building Dynamics by Branko Kolarevic,Vera Parlac Pdf

Buildings are increasingly ‘dynamic’: equipped with sensors, actuators and controllers, they ‘self-adjust’ in response to changes in the external and internal environments and patterns of use. Building Dynamics asks how this change manifests itself and what it means for architecture as buildings weather, programs change, envelopes adapt, interiors are reconfigured, systems replaced. Contributors including Chuck Hoberman, Robert Kronenburg, David Leatherbarrow, Kas Oosterhuis, Enric Ruiz-Geli, and many others explore the changes buildings undergo – and the scale and speed at which these occur – examining which changes are necessary, useful, desirable, and possible. The first book to offer a coherent, comprehensive approach to this topic, it draws together arguments previously only available in scattered form. Featuring the latest technologies and design approaches used in contemporary practice, the editors provide numerous examples of cutting-edge work from leading designers and engineering firms working today. An essential text for students taking design studio classes or courses in theory or technology at any level, as well as professionals interested in the latest mechatronic technologies and design techniques.

Author : Bruce D. Hunn
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 0262082381

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Fundamentals of Building Energy Dynamics by Bruce D. Hunn Pdf

Fundamentals of Building Energy Dynamics assesses how and why buildings use energy, and how energy use and peak demand can be reduced. It provides a basis for integrating energy efficiency and solar approaches in ways that will allow building owners and designers to balance the need to minimize initial costs, operating costs, and life-cycle costs with need to maintain reliable building operations and enhance environmental quality both inside and outside the building. Chapters trace the development of building energy systems and analyze the demand side of solar applications as a means for determining what portion of a building's energy requirements can potentially be met by solar energy. Following the introduction, the book provides an overview of energy usepatterns in the aggregate U.S. building population. Chapter 3 surveys work onthe energy flows in an individual building and shows how these flows interact to influence overall energy use. Chapter 4 presents the analytical methods, techniques, and tools developed to calculate and analyze energy use in buildings, while chapter 5 provides an extensive survey of the energy conservation and management strategies developed in the post-energy crisis period. The approach taken is a commonsensical one, starting with the proposition that the purpose of buildings is to house human activities, and that conservation measures that negatively affect such activities are based on false economies. The goal is to determine rational strategies for the design of new buildings, and the retrofit of existing buildings to bring them up to modern standards of energy use. The energy flows examined are both large scale (heating systems) and small scale (choices among appliances). Solar Heat Technologies: Fundamentals and Applications, Volume 4

Author : Jac A. M. Vennix
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1996-08-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : NWU:35556027241991

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Group Model Building by Jac A. M. Vennix Pdf

This book is about increasing team performance. It focuses on building system dynamics models when tackling a mix of interrelated strategic problems to enhance team learning, foster consensus, and create commitment. The book is intended to be applied in the organizations of today. As the "command and control" organization evolves into one of decision-making teams, so these teams have become the critical building blocks upon which the performance of the organization depends. The team members face an increased complexity of decision making with the interrelation of several strategic problems. What this means is that people have different views of the situation and will define problems differently. However, research shows that this can in fact be very productive if and when people learn from each other in order to build a shared perspective. Learning in this way might prove to be the only sustainable competitive advantage for organizations in the future. As a result, team leaders want to create "learning teams" and are confronted with issues such as how to: create a situation where people doubt their ideas rather than stubbornly cling to dearly held views create a learning atmosphere rather than trying to "win" the discussion create a shared understanding of a problem in a team foster consensus and create commitment with a strategic decision facilitate Group Model Building Those who will benefit most from Group Model Building: Facilitating Team Learning Using System Dynamics are those who are familiar with systems thinking or organizational learning, or those who are working in groups and are coming up against the common difficulties.

Author : Peter S. Hovmand
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-09
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781461487630

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Community Based System Dynamics by Peter S. Hovmand Pdf

Community Based System Dynamics introduces researchers and practitioners to the design and application of participatory systems modeling with diverse communities. The book bridges community- based participatory research methods and rigorous computational modeling approaches to understanding communities as complex systems. It emphasizes the importance of community involvement both to understand the underlying system and to aid in implementation. Comprehensive in its scope, the volume includes topics that span the entire process of participatory systems modeling, from the initial engagement and conceptualization of community issues to model building, analysis, and project evaluation. Community Based System Dynamics is a highly valuable resource for anyone interested in helping to advance social justice using system dynamics, community involvement, and group model building, and helping to make communities a better place.

Author : Gershen Kaufman,Lev Raphael
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Psychology
ISBN : UOM:39015022032653

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Dynamics of Power by Gershen Kaufman,Lev Raphael Pdf

As an outgrowth of Kaufman's work on shame, this book's comprehensive educational curriculum for psychological health and self-esteem has professional, educational, and personal relevance. The principles and tools in this book directly combat addiction, violence, and stress-related disorders by reversing the very conditions responsible for them: shame and powerlessness.

Author : Maohui Luo
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811511653

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The Dynamics and Mechanism of Human Thermal Adaptation in Building Environment by Maohui Luo Pdf

This book focuses on human adaptive thermal comfort in the building environment and the balance between reducing building air conditioning energy and improving occupants’ thermal comfort. It examines the mechanism of human thermal adaptation using a newly developed adaptive heat balance model, and presents pioneering findings based on an on online survey, real building investigation, climate chamber experiments, and theoretical models. The book investigates three critical issues related to human thermal adaptation: (i) the dynamics of human thermal adaptation in the building environment; (ii) the basic rules and effects of human physiological acclimatization and psychological adaptation; and (iii) a new, adaptive, heat balance model describing behavioral adjustment, physiological acclimatization, psychological adaptation, and physical improvement effects. Providing the basis for establishing a more reasonable adaptive thermal comfort model, the book is a valuable reference resource for anyone interested in future building thermal environment evaluation criteria.

Author : Mark Polino
Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-26
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781849689076

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Building Dashboards with Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 and Excel 2013 by Mark Polino Pdf

Follow real-life, step-by-step examples that provide the building blocks to build engaging dashboards. This practical guide is all about doing. Get your data, open up Excel, and go!You don't need to be an expert to get the most out of your Dynamics GP implementation and build great-looking, easily maintained dashboards using Microsoft Excel. If you have a working knowledge of Dynamics and Excel you'll be producing amazing dashboards in hours not days.

Author : Stefano Demiliani
Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-22
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781787129641

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Building ERP Solutions with Microsoft Dynamics NAV by Stefano Demiliani Pdf

Create real-world enterprise solutions with NAV, Cloud, and the Microsoft stack About This Book Integrate NAV with various offerings of the Microsoft stack to create enterprise-ready and service-oriented solutions Use Power BI and Universal Windows Platform for effective data analysis and real-time tracking with NAV Discover the services offered by Microsoft Azure and implement them in different industries using real-world case scenarios Who This Book Is For This book is for NAV developers and solution architects who need to implement real-world enterprise solutions based on Microsoft Dynamics NAV. Knowledge of the NAV programming language (C/AL) and C# language is recommended. Knowledge of ASP.NET and Visual Studio development would help, but is not necessary. What You Will Learn Configure NAV Web Services and create external applications with Visual Studio, .NET, and .NET Core Solve technical architectural problems by implementing enterprise solutions with NAV Develop applications and solutions with Microsoft Dynamics NAV and the Microsoft technology stack Create a Power BI dashboard for rich reporting and NAV data analysis Find out how to transmit your device location from a UWP application to NAV in order to implement a distributed solution for managing couriers in a sales company Make the most of Microsoft Azure and its services Create enterprise solutions with NAV by using Azure App Service Use Azure Service Bus for managing distributed NAV applications In Detail Implementing Microsoft Dynamics NAV in the real world often requires you to integrate the ERP with external applications or solve complex architectural tasks in order to have a final successful project. This book will show you how to extend a Microsoft Dynamics NAV installation to the enterprise world in a practical way. The book starts with an introduction to Microsoft Dynamics NAV architecture and then moves on to advanced topics related to implementing real-world solutions based on NAV and external applications. You will learn how an enterprise distributed architecture with NAV at the core can be implemented. Through a series of real-world cases on every topic and every industry (sales, retail, manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, and so on), you'll see step by step how to efficiently solve a technical problem. These common problems encountered in a NAV implementation will be solved using the entire technology stack that Microsoft offers. By the end of the book, you will have the knowledge to efficiently solve certain scenarios, you will know which is the best solution architecture to propose to a customer and how to implement it. Style and approach Taking you through a variety of real-world use cases, the book will show you step by step all you need to know to tackle these problems and give you creative ideas to implement in related problems you might come across in the real world.

Author : Center for Building Technology
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Building
ISBN : UIUC:30112040529833

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Building Technology Project Summaries by Center for Building Technology Pdf

Author : Harry Grundmann,Gerhart I. Schuëller
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 780 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9058095126

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Structural Dynamics by Harry Grundmann,Gerhart I. Schuëller Pdf

The proceedings contain contributions presented by authors from more than 30 countries at EURODYN 2002. The proceedings show recent scientific developments as well as practical applications, they cover the fields of theory of vibrations, nonlinear vibrations, stochastic dynamics, vibrations of structured elements, wave propagation and structure-borne sound, including questions of fatigue and damping. Emphasis is laid on vibrations of bridges, buildings, railway structures as well as on the fields of wind and earthquake engineering, repectively. Enriched by a number of keynote lectures and organized sessions the two volumes of the proceedings present an overview of the state of the art of the whole field of structural dynamics and the tendencies ot its further development.

Author : Martin J. Murray
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107169241

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The Urbanism of Exception by Martin J. Murray Pdf

This book argues that understanding global urbanism in the twenty-first century requires us to cast our gaze upon vast city-regions without an urban core.

Author : John T. Wen,Sandipan Mishra
Publisher : Springer
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319684628

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Intelligent Building Control Systems by John T. Wen,Sandipan Mishra Pdf

Readers of this book will be shown how, with the adoption of ubiquituous sensing, extensive data-gathering and forecasting, and building-embedded advanced actuation, intelligent building systems with the ability to respond to occupant preferences in a safe and energy-efficient manner are becoming a reality. The articles collected present a holistic perspective on the state of the art and current research directions in building automation, advanced sensing and control, including: model-based and model-free control design for temperature control; smart lighting systems; smart sensors and actuators (such as smart thermostats, lighting fixtures and HVAC equipment with embedded intelligence); and energy management, including consideration of grid connectivity and distributed intelligence. These articles are both educational for practitioners and graduate students interested in design and implementation, and foundational for researchers interested in understanding the state of the art and the challenges that must be overcome in realizing the potential benefits of smart building systems. This edited volume also includes case studies from implementation of these algorithms/sensing strategies in to-scale building systems. These demonstrate the benefits and pitfalls of using smart sensing and control for enhanced occupant comfort and energy efficiency.

Author : Howard D. Goodfellow,Yi Wang
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 745 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780128167793

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Industrial Ventilation Design Guidebook by Howard D. Goodfellow,Yi Wang Pdf

Industrial Ventilation Design Guidebook, Volume 2: Engineering Design and Applications brings together researchers, engineers (both design and plants), and scientists to develop a fundamental scientific understanding of ventilation to help engineers implement state-of-the-art ventilation and contaminant control technology. Now in two volumes, this reference contains extensive revisions and updates as well as a unique section on best practices for the following industrial sectors: Automotive; Cement; Biomass Gasifiers; Advanced Manufacturing; Industrial 4.0); Non-ferrous Smelters; Lime Kilns; Pulp and Paper; Semiconductor Industry; Steelmaking; Mining. Brings together global researchers and engineers to solve complex ventilation and contaminant control problems using state-of-the-art design equations Includes an expanded section on modeling and its practical applications based on recent advances in research Features a new chapter on best practices for specific industrial sectors

Author : Mohammad Saber Fallah Nezhad
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-29
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9789535113645

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Dynamic Programming and Bayesian Inference by Mohammad Saber Fallah Nezhad Pdf

Dynamic programming and Bayesian inference have been both intensively and extensively developed during recent years. Because of these developments, interest in dynamic programming and Bayesian inference and their applications has greatly increased at all mathematical levels. The purpose of this book is to provide some applications of Bayesian optimization and dynamic programming.