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Building Performance Simulation for Design and Operation
Effective building performance simulation can reduce the environmental impact of the built environment, improve indoor quality and productivity, and facilitate future innovation and technological progress in construction. It draws on many disciplines, including physics, mathematics, material science, biophysics and human behavioural, environmental and computational sciences. The discipline itself is continuously evolving and maturing, and improvements in model robustness and fidelity are constantly being made. This has sparked a new agenda focusing on the effectiveness of simulation in building life-cycle processes.
Building Performance Simulation for Design and Operation begins with an introduction to the concepts of performance indicators and targets, followed by a discussion on the role of building simulation in performance-based building design and operation. This sets the ground for in-depth discussion of performance prediction for energy demand, indoor environmental quality (including thermal, visual, indoor air quality and moisture phenomena), HVAC and renewable system performance, urban level modelling, building operational optimization and automation.
Produced in cooperation with the International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA), and featuring contributions from fourteen internationally recognised experts in this field, this book provides a unique and comprehensive overview of building performance simulation for the complete building life-cycle from conception to demolition. It is primarily intended for advanced students in building services engineering, and in architectural, environmental or mechanical engineering; and will be useful for building and systems designers and operators.
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HO Railroad from Start to Finish (Model Railroad Handbook, No 36)
Provides the construction steps for building a walkaround 4 x 8 layout. Photographs, diagrams, and helful instructions show how to construct benchwork and scenery, lay track, build detailed structures, weather freight cars, and more.
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Mies Van Der Rohe: 1886-1969 (Taschen Basic Architecture Series)
Less is more: finding perfection in purity Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886?1969) was one of the founding fathers of modern architecture. The creator of the Barcelona Pavilion (1929), the Farnsworth House in Plano, Illinois (1945?1951) and the Seagram Building in New York (1954?1958), Mies was one of the founders of a new architectural style. Well known for his motto ?less is more, ? he sought a kind of refined purity in architectural expression that was not seen in the reduced vocabulary of other Bauhaus members. His goal was not simply building for those of modest income (Existenzminimum) but building economically in terms of sustainability, both in a technical and aesthetical way; the use of industrial materials such as steel and glass were the foundation of this approach. Though the extreme reduction of form and material in his work garnered some criticism, over the years many have tried?mostly unsuccessfully?to copy his original and elegant style. This book explores more than 20 of his projects between 1906 and 1967, from his early work around Berlin to his most important American buildings. Basic Architecture features: ? Each title contains approximately 120 images, including photographs, sketches, drawings, and floor plans ? Introductory essays explore the architect’s life and work, touching on family and background as well as collaborations with other architects ? The body presents the most important works in chronological order, with descriptions of client and/or architect wishes, construction problems (why some projects were never executed), and resolutions ? The appendix includes a list of complete or selected works, biography, bibliography and a map indicating the locations ofthe architect’s most famous buildings
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Nike Feature Walls
FWD// designed feature walls for the Nike expansion buildings using salvaged maple gym flooring, tongue side exposed.
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Roman Catolic Church / Tamás Nagy
Architects: Tamás Nagy
Location: Gödöllő, Hungary
Area: 1,340 sqm
Year: 2007
Photographs: József Hajdú
Collaborators: Tamás Lévai, Ildikó Bujdosó, Anna Meditz
From the architect. The three elements of the building – the church, the parish and the community house – surround a regular quadrat-shaped courtyard. The courtyard will be soon a garden with trees and flowers and with a fountain in the middle. As long ago in the monasteries.
Because the model comes from there. The difference is that this courtyard is opened in its fourth side – it is bordered only by a tracery fence – and this is an important message to the World: come in, we are open. If once the park is finished as well, the water of the fountain will flow as a vein to there and swell into a lake. This movement strengthens the previous idea: the connection between inside and outside is relevant.
The system of the service seems emblematic: the glassed corridors lead along the courtyard and broaden to a forefront in front of the community area. The certain functions as the resident and office part of the parish, the rooms of the community house and the space of the church are strung into this „U” shaped system.
The central space of the church is oriented to the apse. As the three building wings surround the courtyard, so the „U”-shaped gallery does surround the apse, the main central point of the building. The apse, the only arc in the house differs not only by its form from the other elements, but by its colour as well.
The 63 colour glass window contain a hidden message. As the result of the dutch componist Alexander Skrjabin’s research he created a matrix, in which every single note matches to a single colour. Applied this note-colour code I wrote the gregorian tune of our prayer Kyrie eleison to the windows of the arc wall. It is a non-designed surprise that the colour glass windows are even burning when the sun does not shine outside.
The colour world of the church – perhaps too pure and strange for some – is to strengthen this exaltation. Depending on the time of the day the space of the church is swimming in light stream or dawning in dusk, but the place of the eucharisty remains at the centre of our attention.
The chapel next to the church is purposely simpler, with its transparent windows I tried to support one’s inside-turning. It will be hopefully a space of the calm prayer. And at the end about the tower. Building a church without a tower was stylish in the modern sacral architecture of the 20th century. I think the church should be a sign at the beginning of the 21st century in Hungary, in Europe, where the evangelism seems to be needed. I hope that the seven-storeyed tower of the Roman Catholic Church of Gödöll will be the symbol of the presence.
Roman Catolic Church / Tamás Nagy originally appeared on ArchDaily, the most visited architecture website on 10 May 2014.
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IRIS: Kinematic Sea Pods Generate Energy in the Shadow of Beirut’s High-rises
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Great Planes ElectriFly Super Sportster EP Brushless ARF RC Airplane
This is the radio controlled, brushless electric powered, almost ready-to-fly / ElectriFly Super Sportster EP Sport Airplane. / For Intermediate Modeler/Fliers who have safely / flown and landed a high wing trainer. / / FEATURES: Construction: Pre-built and pre-covered all wood construction / Wings: One piece pre-covered, with plywood wing joiner / Covering: Top Flite MonoKote / Radio Compartment: Plywood reinforced, easily accessible under wing / battery compartment located between cowl and canopy under / magnetically secured hatch cover / Cowling: Painted fiberglass / Canopy: Single, tinted / Landing Gear: Pre-formed wire with 2.1″ (54mm) foam main wheels / Tail gear: 2mm diameter wire with 1″ (25.4mm) foam tailwheel / Wheel Pants: Painted fiberglass / Aileron Control: Single servo, full strip ailerons offer basic / aerobatic potential for loops, rolls, spins and more / Hardware: Included / Building Time: Ready to fly in 5-6 hours / Warranty: Great Planes Model Manufacturing Company guarantees this / kit to be free from defects in both materials and workmanship at / date of purchase. This warranty does not cover any component parts / damaged by use or modification. / / INCLUDES: Pre-built and covered wing, fuselage and tail, pushrods, prebent / wire main landing gear, 2″ main wheels, 1″ tail wheel, 2″ (51mm) / red spinner, fiberglass cowl and wheel pants, tinted canopy, decals, / hardware package and photo-illustrated instructions / / REQUIRES: Radio: 4 channel with micro receiver / Servos: 3 micro / Motor: Brushless outrunner type / ESC: 45A for brushless motors / Battery: 11.1V LiPo, 3200 – 3700mAh (GPMP0727) / Battery Char…
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- FEATURES: Construction: Pre-built and pre-covered all wood construction Wings: One piece pre-covered, with plywood wing joiner Covering
- INCLUDES: Pre-built and covered wing, fuselage and tail, pushrods, Pre-Bent wire main landing gear, 2 main wheels, 1 tail wheel, 2 (51mm) red spinner
- REQUIRES: Radio: 4 channel with micro receiver Servos: 3 micro Motor: Brushless out runner type ESC: 45A for brushless motors battery: 11.1V LiPo, 3200
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Advanced Software Architecture
This is the third in a series of three tutorials that access learning resources available from Safari Books Online that cover the skills that Software Architects at the Sr. Manager level need to be fluent in. This tutorial contains twelve topics that range from core project requirements, to cost and time estimates, to important aspects like security, development and deployment activities. Each topic lists its objectives along with the estimated time required to read each resource covered by the topic. Complete this tutorial and you will be well on your way to understanding what is required to transition from an entry level software architect to mid-level software architect manager all the way to senior managers responsible for enterprise-scale software system inception, development and delivery.
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On View> My Florence: Photographs by Art Shay at the Museum of Contemporary Photography
My Florence: Photographs by Art Shay Museum of Contemporary Photography 624 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL Through May 24 My Florence is a photographic project by renowned Chicago Photojournalist Art Shay. For over six decades, Art Shay’s photographs have appeared in such periodicals as Time, Life, Fortune, and Sports Illustrated. In Shay’s words, My Florence […]
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