The rapid increase in urban population, land prices and land
preservation, urban regeneration, as well as globalization and climate
change have been forcing cities to build upward. High-rises can be part
of a more sustainable solution if the construction and engineering
challenges are addressed before construction starts. Smart technologies
are being integrated in the digital environment to allow for better
energy efficiency, safety and security, and to maximize the health and
well-being of the occupants.
Delivered by a team of world leading experts, this comprehensive edited
book covers the state-of-the-art of advanced research, innovations, and
future perspectives towards sustainable high-rise buildings. The book is
structured in three parts from architecture to engineering and city
planning including sustainable environmental systems, skybridges,
curtain walling resiliency, tall timber buildings, sustainable
structural engineering, core design and space efficiency. It also
includes seismic design, mass-damping-based approaches, innovative
bio-polymeric agro-based materials, high-rises versus sprawl,
transit-oriented development, mobility and urban space networks,
resilience thinking, and interdependence of tall buildings and the city.
Architects, engineers, researchers, energy and facility managers, urban
designers, project planners and developers, and smart building solutions
experts as well as faculty members, postdocs, advanced students who are
working in the fields of the built environment, building construction,
system design, civil engineering, architecture, urban planning, smart
cities, sustainability and resiliency and environmental engineering, and
who are exploring sustainable building practices, will find this new
advanced reference most useful and inspiring.
