Building With Water

Author : William B. Rose
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2005-04-07
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780471468509

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Water in Buildings by William B. Rose Pdf

The definitive guide to understanding and managing the effects of water on buildings Water in Buildings: An Architect's Guide to Moisture and Mold is a detailed and highly useful reference to help architects and other design professionals create dry, healthy environments, without jeopardizing a project with poor liability management. Much more than a book of "quick fixes," this practical guide illuminates an essential understanding of the "whys" of moisture problems, including valuable information on how water behaves and how its performance can be anticipated and managed in building design. With a special emphasis on water's role in creating mold, an issue of growing concern and liability, Water in Buildings offers the most up-to-date information on rainwater management, below-grade water management, foundations, wall and roof construction, mechanical systems, moisture, and much more! Providing authoritative guidance to designers and builders, this definitive guide features: * Clear explanations of how water interacts with building materials and equipment * An in-depth exploration of the paths of leaks * Numerous case studies on such well-known structures as Mount Vernon, Independence Hall, and Wingspan (Frank Lloyd Wright) * Numerous descriptive drawings and photographs

Author : Zoë Ryan
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-05
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9783034610940

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Building with Water by Zoë Ryan Pdf

Water has been an important topic in architecture and urban planning for years. The revitalization of the waterfront has been a prevalent trend in cities around the world. On the other hand, architecture also had to respond to the threat of floods. The theme of Building with Water is the use of water in architecture. It presents buildings that explicitly refer to water in their design and form. It establishes a typology of building by the water: residential structures, recreation facilities, industry and infrastructure, buildings for culture and art. The various design parameters are explored in four essays. Subsequently, twenty-two international projects are presented, organized according to their locations by a river, a lake or the sea. The authors’ concern is not to show luxurious buildings in privileged locations but rather presenting projects that seriously grapple with the main criterion of the location—namely, water—in an ecologically sustainable way and respond to it with their design. Wasser ist seit Jahren ein wichtiges Thema in Architektur und Städtebau. «Building with Water» thematisiert die Verarbeitung von Wasser im architektonischen Entwurf; es werden Bauten vorgestellt, die sich in ihrer Gestaltung und Form ausdrücklich auf Wasser beziehen. Eine Typologie des Bauens am Wasser wird erstellt: Wohnbauten, Verkehrs- und Industriebauten, Bauten für Kultur und Freizeit. Ebenso werden einleitend klassische Beispiele des Bauens am/im/auf dem Wasser gezeigt, wie etwa Château de Chenonceaux an der Loire, Falling Water in Pennsylvania von Frank Lloyd Wright oder das Salk Institute in La Jolla,Kalifornien, von Louis I. Kahn. Geordnet nach ihren Standorten am Fluss, See oder Meer, werden dann etwa 20 internationale Projekte vorgestellt. Es geht den Autoren nicht darum, luxuriöse Bauten an privilegierten Plätzen zu zeigen, sondern Projekte darzustellen, deren Entwurf sich ernsthaft und ökologisch verträglich mit dem Hauptkriterium des Standortes – nämlich Wasser – auseinandersetzt und sich gestalterisch darauf bezieht

Author : Salvatore Ciriacono
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2006-05
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781845450656

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Building on Water by Salvatore Ciriacono Pdf

A fundamental natural resource, water and its use not only reflect "modes of production" but also that complex interplay between resources and their exploitation (and domination) by various social agents, who in their turn are inevitably influenced by the abundance or rarity of water supplies. Focusing on scientific, social and economic issues from the 16th to the 19th century, the author, one of Italy's leading historians in this field, looks at the innumerable conflicts that arose over water resources and the environmental impact of projects intended to control them. Venice and Holland are undoubtedly the two most fascinating cases of societies "built on water," with the conquest of vast expanses of marshland - either inland or on the coast (the Dutch polders or the Venetian lagoon) – not only stimulating agricultural production, but also nurturing a deeply-felt relationship between the local populations and the element of water itself. The author rounds off his study by looking at the influence the hydraulic technology developed in Holland would have on many European countries (France, England and Germany in particular) and at questions raised by contemporaries about the environmental impact of agricultural progress and its effects upon the social-economic equilibria within the communities concerned.

Author : Thomas Alan Schwartz
Publisher : ASTM International
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Bible
ISBN : 9780803114098

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Water in Exterior Building Walls by Thomas Alan Schwartz Pdf

Author : Chris McKinney
Publisher : Soho Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781641292412

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Midnight, Water City by Chris McKinney Pdf

Hawai‘i author Chris McKinney’s first entry in a brilliant new sci-fi noir trilogy explores the sordid past of a murdered scientist, deified in death, through the eyes of a man who once committed unspeakable crimes for her. Year 2142: Earth is forty years past a near-collision with the asteroid Sessho-seki. Akira Kimura, the scientist responsible for eliminating the threat, has reached heights of celebrity approaching deification. But now, Akira feels her safety is under threat, so after years without contact, she reaches out to her former head of security, who has since become a police detective. When he arrives at her deep-sea home and finds Akira methodically dismembered, this detective will risk everything—his career, his family, even his own life—and delve back into his shared past with Akira to find her killer. With a rich, cinematic voice and burning cynicism, Midnight, Water City is both a thrilling neo-noir procedural and a stunning exploration of research, class, climate change, the cult of personality, and the dark sacrifices we are willing to make in the name of progress.

Author : George Semple
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1776
Category : Bridges
ISBN : NKP:1002587545

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A TREATISE ON BUILDING in WATER by George Semple Pdf

Author : Aysha Akter
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2022-03-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030946432

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Rainwater Harvesting—Building a Water Smart City by Aysha Akter Pdf

This book introduces the readers to possible aspects of the rainwater harvesting system against urbanization to plan, design, and implement. Practical applications of rainwater harvesting to supplement potable water, stormwater management, greywater reuse, and managed aquifer recharge are included. Along with conventional practices, advanced technologies for conceptualizing, data collection and processing, test procedures, and design principles are provided to illustrate the theory. This book is a pathway to a water smart city, example problems reflect the solutions for harvested water quantity and/or quality and afterward. Socio-economic assessments are incorporated to explore comprehensive knowledge. The book covers an interdisciplinary field, thus, suitable for students, researchers, and professionals associated with rainwater harvesting system development and management

Author : Robert J. Kudder,Jeffrey L. Erdly
Publisher : ASTM International
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Dampness in buildings
ISBN : 9780803120426

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Water Leakage Through Building Facades by Robert J. Kudder,Jeffrey L. Erdly Pdf

Derived from an American Society for Testing and Materials symposium of the same title held in March 1996 in Orlando, Florida, 23 papers canvass the art and science of design (including using the rainscreen RAIN computer program), repair, and testing and quality control issues (e.g. using modified A

Author : Holly Shorney-Darby
Publisher : American Water Works Association
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781583218181

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Design-build for Water and Wastewater Projects by Holly Shorney-Darby Pdf

Written for water and wastewater utility personnel, the collection of 30 articles provides a basic template of how DB projects can be planned, procured, and executed. Discussions include how the processes and procedures of design-build differ from those of design-bid-build, their impact on preliminary design and planning, procurement, and project execution.

Author : Nancy Robinson Masters
Publisher : Cherry Lake
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781610800204

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How Did They Build That? Water Park by Nancy Robinson Masters Pdf

Tall, twisting slides, gigantic wave pools, and powerful waterfalls are all common sights at a water park. Readers will find out what it takes to plan and build these fun places.

Author : Teresa Sprague,Kathrin Prenger-Berninghoff
Publisher : Springer
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319997445

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Building Resilience and Planning for Extreme Water-Related Events by Teresa Sprague,Kathrin Prenger-Berninghoff Pdf

This book discusses what it means for cities to work toward and achieve resilience in the face of climate change. The content takes an urban planning perspective with a water-related focus, exploring the continued global and local efforts in improving disaster risk management within the water sphere. Chapters examine four cities in the US and Germany - San Francisco, San Diego, Solingen and Wuppertal - as the core case studies of the discussion. The chapters for each case delve into the current status of the cities and issues resilience must overcome, and then explore solutions and key takeaways learned from the implementation of various resilience approaches. The book concludes with a summary of cross-cutting themes, best-practice examples and a reflection on the relevance of the approaches to cases in the wider developing world. This book engages both practitioners and scientific audiences alike, particularly those interested in issues addressed by the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the recent Water Action Decade 2018-2028 and the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities.

Author : Veronica Fowler
Publisher : Strange Chemistry
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-08
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781591865537

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Backyard Water Gardens by Veronica Fowler Pdf

Backyard Water Gardens is a complete overview of everything you need to know in order to create a backyard water feature, from ideas, to installation, to maintaining, to stocking with plants and fish.

Author : Jon M. Boyd,Michael J. Scheffler
Publisher : ASTM International
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Dampness in buildings
ISBN : 9780803126077

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Water Problems in Building Exterior Walls by Jon M. Boyd,Michael J. Scheffler Pdf

Author : Xiaochang C. Wang,Guangtao Fu
Publisher : IWA Publishing
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 1789060753

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Water-Wise Cities and Sustainable Water Systems by Xiaochang C. Wang,Guangtao Fu Pdf

Building water-wise cities is a pressing need nowadays in both developed and developing countries. This is mainly due to the limitation of the available water resources and aging infrastructure to meet the needs of adapting to social and environmental changes and for urban liveability. This is the first book to provide comprehensive insights into theoretical, systematic, and engineering aspects of water-wise cities with a broad coverage of global issues. The book aims to (1) provide a theoretical framework of water-wise cities and associated sustainable water systems including key concepts and principles, (2) provide a brand-new thinking on the design and management of sustainable urban water systems of various scales towards a paradigm shift under the resource and environmental constraints, and (3) provide a technological perspective with successful case studies of technology selection, integration, and optimization on the “fit-for-purpose” basis.

Author : Heinz R. Trechsel
Publisher : ASTM International
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Building materials
ISBN : 9780803112544

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Water Vapor Transmission Through Building Materials and Systems by Heinz R. Trechsel Pdf