Building Services

A practical guide to technical advances including Internet of Things (IoT), 3D printing, innovative materials and robotics, Smart Buildings also outlines the opportunities for architecture including improved communication, flexibility, wellbeing, productivity and data collection.

"This book provides a contemporary introduction and guide to building services design, for students and practitioners alike"--

This book provides a complete introduction to plumbing services. It explains the principles and provides practical examples of planning, design, installation and maintenance of the plumbing technologies applicable to single-storey buildings, skyscrapers and everything in between.

The good provision of daylight and matching artificial lighting installations make an important contribution to energy conservation.

Building physics combines heat and mass transfer, building acoustics, lighting, and indoor air quality, and has a true impact on energy performance and serviceability. This volume focuses on heat, air, moisture transfer and its usage in engineering applications. With examples.

The easy-to-understand "rocket science" you need to design durable, healthy, comfortable high-performance houses