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Engineering (R0) eBook Series

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  • Platform Based Design and Immersive Technologies for Manufacturing and Assembly in Offsite Construction

    Applying Extended Reality and Game Applications to PDfMA

    by Lilia Potseluyko, Farzad Pour Rahimian, Nashwan Dawood, Faris Elghaish ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book explores the applications of virtual reality technologies in building design and offsite construction. Its focus is on how small and medium-sized architectural and construction practices with limited budgets and time can implement innovation through visualisation creation.Virtual reality technologies, known as empathy machines, offer a productive interaction process for clients and ... Read more

    $107.99 USD

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  • Smart Things

    Ubiquitous Computing User Experience Design

    by Mike Kuniavsky ...
    The world of smart shoes, appliances, and phones is already here, but the practice of user experience (UX) design for ubiquitous computing is still relatively new. Design companies like IDEO and frogdesign are regularly asked to design products that unify software interaction, device design and service design -- which are all the key components of ubiquitous computing UX -- and practicing ... Read more

    $37.79 USD

  • Computer Aided Design Guide for Architecture, Engineering and Construction

    by Ghassan Aouad, Song Wu, Angela Lee, Timothy Onyenobi ...
    Recent years have seen major changes in the approach to Computer Aided Design (CAD) in the architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) sector. CAD is increasingly becoming a standard design tool, facilitating lower development costs and a reduced design cycle. Not only does it allow a designer to model designs in two and three dimensions but also to model other dimensions, such as time and ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • BIM Handbook

    A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Designers, Engineers, Contractors, and Facility Managers

    by Rafael Sacks, Ghang Lee, Paul Teicholz, Charles Eastman ...
    Discover BIM: A better way to build better buildingsBuilding Information Modeling (BIM) offers a novel approach to design, construction, and facility management in which a digital representation of the building product and process is used to facilitate the exchange and interoperability of information in digital format. BIM is beginning to change the way buildings look, the way they function, and ... Read more

    $90.00 USD

  • Industry 4.0: Managing The Digital Transformation

    by Alp Ustundag, Emre Cevikcan ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book provides a comprehensive guide to Industry 4.0 applications, not only introducing implementation aspects but also proposing a conceptual framework with respect to the design principles. In addition, it discusses the effects of Industry 4.0, which are reflected in new business models and workforce transformation. The book then examines the key technological advances that form the pillars ... Read more

    $224.99 USD

  • Understanding IT in Construction

    by Ming Sun, Rob Howard ...
    Series series Understanding Construction
    In recent years, Information Technology (IT) has been transforming business practice in many sectors resulting in efficiency gains and improved services for the client. The construction industry lags behind other manufacturing and service industries in adopting the new technology. To promote the wider use of IT in construction, it is essential to equip practitioners and graduates of construction ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Dynamics of Long-Life Assets

    From Technology Adaptation to Upgrading the Business Model

    Edited by Stefan N. Grösser, Arcadio Reyes-Lecuona, Göran Granholm ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    This book is published under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license. The editors present essential methods and tools to support a holistic approach to the challenge of system upgrades and innovation in the context of high-value products and services. The approach presented here is based on three main pillars: an adaptation mechanism based on a broad understanding of system dependencies; efficient use of system ... Read more

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  • The Internet of Things

    Living in a connected world

    Edited by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT ...
    Over the last few years the Internet of Things (IoT), the large network of devices ('things') connected to the internet and able to send and receive data has become a very hot topic, sparking much excitement and debate across industries. This ebook provides a collection of articles discussing the role, impact, benefits, and issues around the current and future Internet of Things. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Innovative Tools and Methods Using BIM for an Efficient Renovation in Buildings

    Edited by Bruno Daniotti, Sonia Lupica Spagnolo, Alberto Pavan, Cecilia Maria Bolognesi ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This open access book describes a BIM-based toolkit that has been developed according to the latest research activities on building information modelling and semantic interoperability to optimize the building process. It highlights the impacts of using such new tools to fast renovation activities starting from the decision-making and design stages to the construction site management with the ... Read more

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  • Heritage Building Information Modelling

    Edited by Yusuf Arayici, John Counsell, Lamine Mahdjoubi, Soheir Hawas, Khaled Dweidar, Gehan Nagy ...
    Building Information Modelling (BIM) is being debated, tested and implemented wherever you look across the built environment sector. This book is about Heritage Building Information Modelling (HBIM), which necessarily differs from the commonplace applications of BIM to new construction.Where BIM is being used, the focus is still very much on design and construction. However, its use as an ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Industry 4.0 Solutions for Building Design and Construction

    A Paradigm of New Opportunities

    by Farzad Pour Rahimian, Jack Steven Goulding, Sepehr Abrishami, Saleh Seyedzadeh, Faris Elghaish ...
    This book provides in-depth results and case studies in innovation from actual work undertaken in collaboration with industry partners in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC). Scientific advances and innovative technologies in the sector are key to shaping the changes emerging as a result of Industry 4.0. Mainstream Building Information Management (BIM) is seen as a vehicle for ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • Constructing the Future

    nD Modelling

    by Ghassan Aouad, Angela Lee, Song Wu ...
    This essential book introduces the concept of nD modelling, which takes the theory of computer modelling of the built environment to n dimensions. nD modelling utilizes a decision support tool for systematic assessment and comparison between various design parameters such as cost, accessibility, maintainability, sustainability, crime, energy, whole life costing, acoustics and scheduling among ... Read more

    $45.99 USD