built environment

This book brings together a group of international specialists to explore the current state of the art and future potential for encouraging, developing and implementing smart and sustainable built environment strategies.It covers a broad spectrum of issues, ranging from technological advancement, through the assessment of past experiences, to communication and education requirements and future strategies.

• broad spectrum
• built environment
• covers
• current state
• education requirements
• environment strategies
• experiences
• international specialists
• smart
• state of the art
• sustainable
• technological advancement

The built environment is responsible for an estimated 45% of all green house gas emissions. It is during the design process where decisions are made and which can have the greatest influence on the reduction of the impact of the built environment. The architectural brief is seen by architects as the most crucial part of the entire design process in terms of achieving high quality buildings. Environmental design strategies are often considered as being of lesser importance.

• achieving
• architects
• building design
• built environment
• continual improvement
• crucial
• decisions
• design process
• design strategies
• environmental design
• environmental performance
• gas emissions
• green house
• high quality
• international case studies
• quality buildings
• sustainability
• theoretical issues