Author Description

Section 1: Introduction -- 1. Transforming The Built Environment Through Construction Innovation / Peter Newton, Keith Hampson And Robin Drogemuller -- Section 2: Materials -- 2. Future Materials And Performance / Terry Turney -- 3. Material Environmental Life Cycle Analysis / Delwyn Jones, Selwyn Tucker And Ambalavanar Tharumarajah -- 4. Service Life Prediction Of Building Materials And Components / Ivan Cole And Penny Corrigan -- 5. Minimizing Waste In Commercial Building Refurbishment Projects / Graham Miller And Mary Hardie -- Section 3: Design -- 6. Building Information Models: Future Roadmap / Arto Kiviniemi -- 7. Integrated Design Platform / Robin Drogemuller, Stephen Egan And Kevin Mcdonald -- 8. Understanding Collaborative Design In Virtual Environments / Leman Figen Gul And Mary Lou Maher -- 9. The Challenges Of Environmental Sustainability Assessment: Overcoming Barriers To An Eco-efficient Built Environment / Peter Newton --^ 10. Automated Environmental Assessment Of Buildings / Seongwon Seo, Selwyn Tucker And Peter Newton -- 11. Estimating Indoor Air Quality At Design / Stephen Brown, Selwyn Tucker, Lidia Morawska And Stephen Egan -- 12. Designing For Disassembly / Philip Crowther -- 13. Energy-efficient Planning And Design / Michael Ambrose -- 14. Design For Urban Microclimates / Robin Drogemuller, Medha Gokhale And Fanny Boulaire -- 15. Technological Innovation In The Provision Of Urban Water Services / Steven Kenway And Grace Tjandraatmadja -- Section 4: Construction -- 16. Virtual Design And Construction / Martin Fischer And Robin Drogemuller -- 17. Internet-based Construction Project Management / Achi Weippert And Stephen Kajewski -- 18. Project Diagnostics: A Toolkit For Measuring Project Health / Achi Weippert -- 19. Engineering Sustainable Solutions Through Off-site Manufacture / Nick Blismas And Ron Wakefield -- Section 5: Facilities Management And Re-lifing --^ 20. Towards Sustainable Facilities Management / Lan Ding, Robin Drogemuller, Paul Akhurst, Richard Hough, Stuart Bull And Chris Linning -- 21. Life Cycle Modelling And Design Knowledge Development In Virtual Environments / Rabee Reffat And John Gero -- 22. Right-sizing Hvac / Steve Moller And P.c. Thomas -- 23. Evaluating The Impact Of Sustainability On Investment Property Performance / Terry Boyd -- 24. Estimating Residual Service Life Of Commercial Buildings / Sujeeva Setunge And Arun Kumar -- 25. Indoor Environment Quality And Occupant Productivity In Office Buildings / Phillip Paevere -- Section 6: Innovation: Capture And Implementation -- 26. Effectively Diffusing Innovation Through Knowledge Management / Derek Walker -- 27. The Business Case For Sustainable Commercial Buildings / Kendra Wasiluk -- 28. Innovation Drivers For The Built Environment / Karen Manley, Mary Hardie And Stephen Kajewski -- 29. Seeking Innovation: The Construction Enlightenment? / Peter Brandon Edited By Peter Newton, Keith Hampson And Robin Drogemuller. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.