Books – Construction + Real Estate
Books – Construction + Real Estate
The German residential building sector plays a crucial role in achieving net greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045. However, current renovation rates remain insufficient to meet climate targets. To improve the efficiency of the sector’s …
This book includes topics that explore diverse and innovative aspects of architectural design, urban planning, infrastructure, and engineering. The "Values Trilogy Design Philosophy" emphasizes the harmonious integration of sustainability …
This book gathers the proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Civil Engineering and Buildings Services (CIBv), held in Brașov, Romania, on November 7–8, 2024. It covers highly diverse topics such as structural analysis and …
This book investigates the relationship between universities, real estate markets, and local economic systems in light of contemporary urban regeneration processes and sustainability challenges. Indeed, university settlements can generate …
This book contains the proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Sustainability in Civil Engineering, ICSCE 2024, held on October 23–25, 2024, in Hanoi, Vietnam. It presents the expertise of scientists and engineers in academia and …
This book focuses on low-carbon sustainable cement production, performance, environmental efficiency, and other topics linked to calcined clays for sustainable concrete. It comprises select proceedings of the International Conference on Calcined …
This text provides students and instructors with an in-depth exploration into the management of single-family homes, manufactured home parks, and multi-family residences. It examines the essential principles and practices that underpin effective …
This book presents the work of the RILEM Technical Committee 272-PIM on Phase and Interphase behaviour of Bituminous Materials and showcases advances and innovations in the field of bituminous materials for flexible pavements.
The first section …
This book compiles selected papers from the 14th International Field Exploration and Development Conference (IFEDC 2024).
The work focuses on topics including Reservoir Exploration, Reservoir Drilling & Completion, Field Geophysics, Well Logging …
This book compiles selected papers from the 14th International Field Exploration and Development Conference (IFEDC 2024).
The work focuses on topics including Reservoir Exploration, Reservoir Drilling & Completion, Field Geophysics, Well Logging …
This three-volume book is the proceeding of the 46th Australasian Universities Building Education Association (AUBEA) 2023 Conference which brings together papers on construction and built environment education and practice. This particular …
This book introduces a groundbreaking approach to urban design, addressing site-specific challenges arising from the impacts of climate change. It provides an overview of the most relevant climate change impacts and related adaptation strategies …
This book presents cutting-edge research and forward-looking strategies from the International Conference on Advances in Health, Safety, Fire, Environment, Allied Sciences and Sustainability (HSFEAS – 2023). This volume captures the collective …
This book includes peer reviews articles from the First International Conference on Engineering Structures (ICES2024), held at Guangzhou, China, on 8-11 November 2024. The conference is an international multi-disciplinary forum for scientists and …
This book will present the select proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics (8ICRAGEE) held at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati between December 11 …
This book covers all the standard introductory topics in classical mechanics, for the first part: Statics (the analysis of forces and moments acting on a mechanical system in equilibrium with its environment). Starting from Newton's laws, the …
This book gathers peer-reviewed contributions presented at the 6th International Conference on Bio-Based Building Materials (ICBBM), held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 17-20, 2025. Focusing on bio-based building materials (3BM) as well as …
This book compiles papers from the 9th International Symposium on Environmental Vibration and Transportation Geodynamics (ISEV2024) held on March 6–8, 2024, in Sapporo, Japan. The latest advances are covered in the areas of environmental …
This book provides a pragmatic roadmap for mastering project delivery in civil and infrastructure engineering—one that applies across both developing and industrialized nations. Dr. Arthur L.C. Antoine, an experienced civil engineer, project …
This volume contains peer-reviewed and selected papers presented during the International Conference on Environmental Geotechnology, Recycled Waste Materials, and Sustainable Engineering 2024, held in Warsaw, Poland. It covers the recent …
This book provides a comparative assessment of housing policies in Europe, paying particular attention to the causes and consequences of rising rents and energy costs, and the various policy instruments implemented to deal with these challenges.
This book gathers peer-reviewed contributions presented at the 6th International Conference on Bio-Based Building Materials (ICBBM), held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 17-20, 2025. Focusing on bio-based building materials (3BM) as well as …
This book highlights the latest research developments in civil engineering and architectural materials, reflecting the innovative works presented at the 8th International Conference on Architecture and Civil Engineering, and Technology (ICACE …
This open access book presents the Coal remains the primary energy source in China, with an estimated total coal reserve of 59 trillion tons at depths of less than 2000 meters. Among these, over 50% lie at depths exceeding 1000 meters, primarily …
This book comprehensively lays out the knowledge base required for architectural practice and education at a time when artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms are shaping the way architects think. Architects with a desire to retain their creative …
This book presents selected papers from the 13th International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering in Tropical Regions (GEOTROPIKA), held during 4-5 September, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The book explores the critical intersection of …
This book compiles selected papers from the 14th International Field Exploration and Development Conference (IFEDC 2024).
The work focuses on topics including Reservoir Exploration, Reservoir Drilling & Completion, Field Geophysics, Well Logging …
This book approaches three important aspects related with urban regeneration such as research, innovation and challenges. In light of its growing interdisciplinarity, the selected contributions extend the debate to the importance of the …
This book contains selected papers from the World Renewable Energy Congress and Network Forum's seventh edition of the biannual Med Green Forum (MGF2024) that highlight opportunities for energy transition based on the principles of efficiency …
This book comprises the select proceedings of the 3rd Construction Management Workshop (CMW 24), New Frontiers of Construction Management, held in Ravenna, Italy on November 7-8, 2024. It highlights key research topics that could be drivers of …
Neo-Gothic architecture is a global phenomenon observed in Mexico from the 1850s to the mid-20th century, even with current examples. In Mexico there are more than 500 buildings with some neo-Gothic element: new parishes and churches, large …
This book compiles selected papers from the 14th International Field Exploration and Development Conference (IFEDC 2024).
The work focuses on topics including Reservoir Exploration, Reservoir Drilling & Completion, Field Geophysics, Well Logging …
This book compiles selected papers from the 14th International Field Exploration and Development Conference (IFEDC 2024).
The work focuses on topics including Reservoir Exploration, Reservoir Drilling & Completion, Field Geophysics, Well Logging …
This book offers groundbreaking insights into transforming the concrete industry with innovative, environmentally conscious solutions. It explores the latest advancements in sustainable technologies, including climate-improved concrete, green …
This book compiles selected papers from the 14th International Field Exploration and Development Conference (IFEDC 2024).
The work focuses on topics including Reservoir Exploration, Reservoir Drilling & Completion, Field Geophysics, Well Logging …
This book gathers peer-reviewed contributions presented at the 9th International Colloquium on Performance, Protection & Strengthening of Structures Under Extreme Loading & Events (PROTECT), held in Singapore on August 13–16, 2024. Aiming at …
This book compiles selected papers from the 14th International Field Exploration and Development Conference (IFEDC 2024).
The work focuses on topics including Reservoir Exploration, Reservoir Drilling & Completion, Field Geophysics, Well Logging …
Acknowledging the multidimensional nature of disasters’ impacts and subsequent recovery pathways as well as the central role of communities’ agency, this book introduces and discusses the political, architectural and social dimensions of …
This book compiles selected papers from the 14th International Field Exploration and Development Conference (IFEDC 2024).
The work focuses on topics including Reservoir Exploration, Reservoir Drilling & Completion, Field Geophysics, Well Logging …
This book explores how a place becomes a place in the Korean context, with a particular focus on power, knowledge, and strategy. Discussion of government-involved placemaking initiatives, including place-marketing, urban regeneration, new city …
This book presents the work of the RILEM Technical Committee 273-RAC on Structural Behaviour and Innovation of Recycled Aggregate Concrete. It provides the guidelines on the changes in the properties of recycled aggregates and how the different …
This monograph explores the profound connections between architecture and mathematics through the works of Andrea Palladio, Le Corbusier, and Peter Eisenman. Combining historical insights with computational analyses, it examines the social …
This book compiles selected papers from the 14th International Field Exploration and Development Conference (IFEDC 2024).
The work focuses on topics including Reservoir Exploration, Reservoir Drilling & Completion, Field Geophysics, Well Logging …
This book encapsulates the state-of-the-art advancements and methodological innovations in structural and geotechnical engineering using OpenSees, as detailed by esteemed international scholars and practitioners at the 6th Eurasian Conference on …
This book is a Festschrift for Professor Dinesh Mohan. The book presents select proceedings of the Dinesh Mohan Memorial Symposium organised by the Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, in …
Retail is an increasingly dynamic environment, shaped by digitalization, empowered customers and broad socio-economic changes. These factors are impacting retailers' business models and, in particular, their offline stores, which are subject to …
This book will present the select proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics (8ICRAGEE) held at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati between December 11 …
This book presents select proceedings of the Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC) 2024 held at MIT, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. The book provides the collection of papers that were presented at the IGC 2024. The book covers topic related to …
This book is a comprehensive and rigorous guide to MATLAB for Civil Engineers, bridging the critical gap between theoretical mathematics and practical engineering solutions. With an approachable introduction for students and deep insights for …
This book addresses Naples’ relationship with Italy, since the introduction of direct mayoral election in 1993 and as articulated in cultural production. It deploys theoretical frameworks pertaining to postcolonialism and cultural accentedness to …
The present book covers various facets of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Fuzzy Logic. It includes a brief discussion on performance indicators, Classical and Advanced Machine Learning algorithms, Fuzzy logic-based modelling …
This book primarily introduces innovative multi-physical plastic modeling for geomaterials in unsteady environments and advanced numerical methods for elastoplastic models, topics not systematically covered in other literature. The constitutive …
This book challenges many assumptions commonly used in structural topology optimization. These assumptions include: (1) to find the unique and globally optimal solution—the ‘best’ design, (2) under prescribed support conditions, (3) for given …
This book presents the select proceedings of the 8th Indian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference (8IYGEC 2021) on the following conference themes: Foundation Engineering, Rock Engineering, Slope Stability and Landslides and Deep Excavation and …
This book provides a centralized source of information on specific sustainable construction management strategies, practices, and principles. It compiles pertinent information on sustainable construction management into a single, easily accessible …
This book explores the enduring significance of sacred landscapes in an increasingly globalized world, with a particular focus on the Christian sacred landscape and its connection to pilgrimage and rituals. Drawing on the latest research, it …
This book presents select proceedings of the 10th Conference on Transportation Systems Engineering and Management (CTSEM 2024). It focuses primarily on transport planning, traffic engineering, pavement technology, and sustainable construction …
This three-volume book is the proceeding of the 46th Australasian Universities Building Education Association (AUBEA) 2023 Conference which brings together papers on construction and built environment education and practice. This particular …
This volume presents the select proceedings of the 8th Indian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference (8IYGEC 2021) on the following conference themes: Ground Improvement and Transportation Geotechnics. The papers in this volume cover a wide range …
This textbook deals jointly with theoretical and practical concepts within geomatics in civil engineering, based on the global understanding of its use. Written by civil engineers with professional backgrounds in geomatics, the book has a number …
This book provides an in-depth exploration of the dynamic intersections between economic geography and tourism, highlighting how spatial, economic, and social processes shape tourism development—and how tourism, in turn, transforms economic …
This book states that the proceedings gathers selected papers from 7th International Conference on Civil Engineering and Architecture (ICCEA 2024), which was held in Da Nang, Vietnam on December 7-9, 2024. The conference is the premier forum for …
This open access book provides the uniaxial, triaxial, fatigue, creep, creep-fatigue loading tests in order to investigate the salt mechanical response and the related damage mechanisms defining relation between plastic deformation, dilatancy and …
The book presents insights from over five years of research by the Real Estate Center at the Department of Architecture, Built environment and Construction engineering (ABC) of Politecnico di Milano, within the Italian PropTech Network initiative.
This book offers students, scholars, and practitioners a clear overview of the problems and the available solutions for the prevention and mitigation of Natech scenarios - technological accidents triggered by natural events, such as earthquakes …
This book presents the select proceedings of the First Women Indian Geotechnical Conference (WIGC) 2024 showcasing the overarching theme of "Geotechnics for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure." The book presents cutting-edge contributions …
The proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Civil Engineering are mainly aimed at middle and senior engineering and technical personnel in the field of civil engineering. It mainly reports the development of various professional fields …
This book explores Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in India, addressing the challenges and proposing solutions for the conservation of these critical ecosystems. It examines the pivotal role of KBAs in biodiversity conservation and their …
This book discusses the proceedings of the National Conference on GeoPractices for Sustainable Infrastructure (GeoPractices 2024), focusing on the sustainable aspects of geotechnical engineering practices, particularly in highway construction and …
This book discusses the critical issues in selecting conventional and mechanized tunneling methods and lessons learned from the past. It covers the following main topics: geological and geotechnical parameters affecting tunneling methods …
This book presents the select proceedings of the 8th Indian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference (8IYGEC 2021) on the following conference themes: soil dynamics and earthquake engineering, computational geomechanics and reliability in …
This book states that the proceedings gathers selected papers from 7th International Conference on Civil Engineering and Architecture (ICCEA 2024), which was held in Da Nang, Vietnam on December 7-9, 2024. The conference is the premier forum for …
This is an open access book. It gathers the proceedings of the 10th edition of Transport Research Arena (TRA 2024), held on 15-18 April, 2024, in Dublin, Ireland. Contributions cover a wide range of research findings, methodological aspects …
This open access book considers the role of uncertainty in the design and development of large-scale engineering systems. The focus of the book is the safe behaviour of nuclear power plants in both routine operations and in incident situations.
This book offers new insights into the wider socioeconomic impacts of high-speed rail (HSR). Over the past few decades, significant investments have been made in these systems around the world. The use of public funds for the construction of HSR …
This book presents select proceedings of the 10th Conference on Transportation Systems Engineering and Management (CTSEM 2024). It focuses primarily on transport planning, traffic engineering, pavement technology, and sustainable construction …
This book presents the work of the RILEM Technical Committee 273-RAC on Structural Behaviour and Innovation of Recycled Aggregate Concrete. It provides the guidelines on the changes in the properties of recycled aggregates and how the different …
This book presents the select proceedings of the 8th Indian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference (8IYGEC 2021) on the following conference themes: Characterization and Behaviour of Saturated and Unsaturated Geomaterials, Geoenvironmental …
This book provides a comprehensive overview of asphalt materials, serving as a valuable resource for practicing engineers, laboratory technicians, researchers, engineering students, and academics. It covers both fundamental principles and advanced …
This book explores the key principles and challenges of implementing the socio-ecological transition, with a particular focus on Quebec, Canada. It addresses these issues from both research and educational perspectives, offering actionable …
This book highlights the evaluation and assessment of various aspects of sustainable buildings to achieve a greener future. India, at the 26th session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 26) in November 2021 …
This volume contains peer-reviewed and selected papers presented during the International Conference on Environmental Geotechnology, Recycled Waste Materials, and Sustainable Engineering 2024, held in Warsaw, Poland. It covers the recent …
This volume presents articles from the International Conference on Building Materials; ICBM2024 with the theme “Building Materials in the 21st Century”, held at Hanoi in Vietnam, from 31st October to 03rd November. The conference is a …
The need to address global environmental problems is urgent. The United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) cover a wide range of global concerns, from poverty, hunger, and gender equity to justice and climate action. Concerningly, the …
This open access book introduces H-UTokyo Lab’s ideas about the architecture for Society 5.0, including the process and organizational infrastructure for building smart cities that embody the Society 5.0 vision. It introduces six factors critical …
In this work, the authors provide an overview of the manufacturing principles possible in timber construction, such as batch, line, and cell production, and assess these approaches in relation to the requirements of different timber construction …
This book discusses the proceedings of the National Conference on GeoPractices for Sustainable Infrastructure (GeoPractices 2024), focusing on the sustainable aspects of geotechnical engineering practices, particularly in highway construction and …
This volume presents new research and trends in applied economic research with special interest in advances in applied macroeconomics. It features contributions presented at the 2024 International Conference on Applied Economics (ICOAE) held in …
This volume of essays explores how the global city is confronting new forms of crises and disruption. Examining cities in the Caribbean, North America, Africa, the Persian Gulf, Asia and Australia, the essays use literary and cultural analysis to …
This open access book will be a compilation of selected papers from the 2nd International Conference on Architecture Across Boundaries (AAB2024). The work focuses on novel integration of technology into the built environment in the areas of space …
This open access book examines the role of social innovation in cities as an important lever towards climate neutrality. Social innovations are people-centred collaborative solutions, activating the urban ecosystem for change and providing …
This book contains select proceedings of the 12th annual conference of Deep Foundations Institute of India, DFI-India 2023, held during 05–07 October 2023. The book showcases the advancement in deep foundation technologies through articles on …
This book presents peer reviewed articles from the International Conference of Sustainable Development and Smart Built Environments: SDSBE2024; held from 6-8Nov at Auckland, New Zealand. It encapsulates cutting-edge research in Sustainable …
This book presents the select proceedings of the First Women Indian Geotechnical Conference (WIGC) 2024 showcasing the overarching theme of "Geotechnics for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure." The book presents cutting-edge contributions …
This Brief provides an integrated study of housing and climate policy at the local level. Drawing from an empirical research project across six cities in Finland and Germany, the book explores the degree of integration between housing and climate …
This book contains select peer-reviewed proceedings from the International Conference on Innovations in Clean Energy Technologies (ICET 2023). It explores a variety of durable, energy-efficient, and next-generation smart green technologies aimed …
The book's objective is to develop mathematical structures that can be applied to real-life problems with sustainable goals. It focuses on the impact of sustainable living on social, economic, and environmental aspects, aiming to create …
This book takes readers through the process of integrating the circular economy into the business model of construction organizations. It offers not only theory but also a workable implementation plan. This approach guarantees that readers can …
This 2-volume book sheds new light on the forefront of ecodesign research, encompassing product and service design, smart manufacturing, and social perspectives. Featuring selected papers from EcoDesign 2023: 13th International Symposium on …
Book presents selected papers from the 6th International Conference on Rehabilitation and Maintenance in Civil Engineering (6th ICRThis MCE) on July 4–5, 2024, at Mataram, Indonesia. The papers covers topics related to developing and maintaining a …
