Architectural Science Review articles from June 2007

Architectural Science Review archives from June 2007

Modeling efficient building design: a comparison of conditioned and free-running house rating approaches.(Letter to Editor)(Letter to the editor)
June 1, 2007... Modeling efficient building design: A comparison of conditioned and free-running house rating approaches by Maria Kordjamshidi, Steve King, Robert Zehner & Deo Prasad, Architectural Science Review, 50(1), March 2007, 52-59. This is an...

Daylight prediction and assessment: theory and design practice.(Invited Review Paper)
June 1, 2007... Abstract: Historical developments of interior daylight criteria were influenced by the simplifying imagination of the uniform Lambertian sky luminance on a fictitious hemisphere with a unity radius. Thus, the Sky Component of the Daylight...

Occupant dynamics: towards a new design performance measure.
June 1, 2007... Abstract: With the advent of more robust computer modeling techniques, the ability to model human behavior such as the movement of occupants in building spaces has become increasingly accurate. In the last thirty years, several research efforts...

A study of resource planning for precast production.
June 1, 2007... Abstract: Previous studies of the precast production scheduling problems seldom consider resource planning problems. In particular, available scheduling models and approaches have not included mould planning. This paper describes a GA based...

Critical factors in reducing the cost of building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems.
June 1, 2007... Abstract: Even though photovoltaic (PV) technology is new and expensive for curtain walls and other aspects of the building industry, regardless of costly market development and technology advancement, the cost of building integrated...

Shading by urban forests in arid ecosystems.
June 1, 2007... Abstract: In arid areas, the forestation of cities constitutes an important bioclimatic potential that acts positively in the improvement of the conditions of the population's physical comfort (temperature and humidity) in open, public and...

Earthquake intensity, damage, and conservation of unreinforced masonry buildings.
June 1, 2007... Abstract: There are precious and historic unreinforced masonry buildings in many countries located in high-risk seismic zones that are prone to serious damage as a consequence of earthquakes. It is not viable to strengthen simultaneously all...

The relationship between environmental input and output indicators by the robust fitting method.
June 1, 2007... Abstract: Environmental protection has aroused much public concern in recent years. Environmental management systems (EMS) have been advocated for all economic sectors. The construction industry contributes to environmental destruction by...

A decision support system for predicting accident risks in building projects.
June 1, 2007... Abstract: Higher occupational injury and fatality rates have been recorded in the construction industry in Singapore compared to other industries, as per statistics in year 2006. New strategies are emerging to raise safety standards in the...

How well do New Zealand architects understand systems and methods for re-directing natural light into the deep, windowless spaces of buildings?
June 1, 2007... Abstract: The natural lighting of buildings is conventionally achieved directly through apertures in the external envelope, and in particular through the walls (windows) and the roof (skylights). There is, however, a growing catalogue of...

Bridging the gap: an analysis of proposed evacuation links at height in the World Trade Center design competition entries.
June 1, 2007... Abstract: The 9/11 collapse of the World Trade Center Towers has created the largest single retrospective analysis of tall building design in the past 40 years. In no field is this more relevant than in the field of evacuation. The case for an...

A computerized evaluation of the acoustical performance of sunshades.
June 1, 2007... Abstract: Sunshades may influence the acoustics of a building. As there are many ways to design external sunshades that are climatically efficient, it is important to consider the acoustical effect of their geometry as well. For this purpose,...

Suburb versus city centre.(Urban Structure Matters--Residential Location, Car Dependence, and Travel Behaviour)(Book review)
June 1, 2007... 4550 Urban Structure Matters--Residential Location, Car Dependence, and Travel Behaviour, by Petter Naess. Routledge, London 2006 [our copy from Taylor & Francis, PO Box 6329, Basingstoke RG248DR, UK]. 328 pp., ill., index. Price: [pounds...

Straw bales as a building material.(Building your Straw Bale Home: From Foundations to the Roof)(Book review)
June 1, 2007... 4551 Building your Straw Bale Home: From Foundations to the Roof, by Brian Hodge. Landlinks Press, Melbourne 2006 [our copy from CSIRO Publishing, PO Box 1139, Collingwood VIC 3066]. 280pp., ill., index. Pbk. Price: $A 69.95. Straw...

The development of Shanghai as a major international trading centre.(Building Shanghai: The Story of China's Gateway)(Book review)
June 1, 2007... 4552 Building Shanghai: The Story of China's Gateway, by Edward Denison and Guang Yu Ren. Wiley-Academy, Chichester [UK] 2006 (our copy from John Wiley Australia, PO Box 174, North Ryde 1670). 258pp., ill., index. Price: $A 110.95. ...

Modern Russian architecture.(ABD: Within the Range of Architecture--Volume 1: Book of Buildings; Volume 2: Book of Interiors)(Book review)
June 1, 2007... 4553 ABD: Within the Range of Architecture--Volume 1: Book of Buildings; Volume 2: Book of Interiors, edited by EDAS Design Kommunalka. Springer Verlag, PO Box 89, 1201 Vienna 2006. Two paperback volumes, 496 pp., ill., in stiff case....

Rothenburg as the icon of a fortified medieval town.(Preservation, Tourism and Nationalism--The Jewel of the German Past)(Book review)
June 1, 2007... 4554 Preservation, Tourism and Nationalism--The Jewel of the German Past, by Joshua Hagen. Ashgate, Gower House, Croft Road, Aldershot GU11 3HR [UK] 2006. 354pp., ill., index. Price: [pounds sterling] 65.00. Rothenburg ob der Tauber...

The transformation of the plan of the city of Paris during the second Empire.(Paris: Capital of Modernity)(Book review)
June 1, 2007... 4555 Paris: Capital of Modernity, by David Harvey. Routledge, London 2006 [our copy from Taylor and Francis, 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon OX14 4RN]. 372 pp., ill., index. Pbk. Price: [pounds sterling] 13.99. In the middle...

Environmental sustainability: the sustainable use of energy.(A Handbook on Low-Energy Buildings and District-Energy Systems: Fundamentals, Techniques and Examples)(Book review)
June 1, 2007... 4556 A Handbook on Low-Energy Buildings and District-Energy Systems: Fundamentals, Techniques and Examples, by L.D. Danny Harvey. Earthscan, 8-12 Camden High Street, London NW1 OJH, 2006. 701 pp., ill., index. Price: [pounds sterling]...

The buildings of the University of Sydney.(University of Sydney Architecture)(Book review)
June 1, 2007... 4557 University of Sydney Architecture, by Trevor Howells. The Watermark Press [44-48 Farm Street, Boorowa 2586], Sydney 2007. 239pp., ill., index. Price: $A 40.00. In the Introduction, Trevor Howells [a member of the Sydney Faculty...

Ventilation as a major factor in the design of Renaissance villas.(Aeolian Winds and the Spirit in Renaissance Architecture--Academia Eolia Revisited)(Book review)
June 1, 2007... 4558 Aeolian Winds and the Spirit in Renaissance Architecture--Academia Eolia Revisited, edited by Barbara Kenda. Routledge, Oxford 2006 [our copy from Palgrave Macmillan, 627 Chapel Street, South Yarra VIC 3141]. 175 pp., ill., index....