Technology, Design and Process Innovation in the Built Enviro... - 9781138988538

CRC Press

Technology, Design and Process Innovation in the Built EnvironmentAuthor(s): Peter Newton, Keith Hampson, Robin Drogemuller\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Spon Press\nISBN-13: 9781138988538, 978-1138988538\nSynopsis\nBuildings and infrastructure represent principal assets of any national economy as well as prime sources of environmental degradation. Making them more sustainable represents a key challenge for the construction, planning and design industries and governments at all levels; and the rapid urbanisation of the 21st century has turned this into a global challenge.\n\nThis book embodies the results of a major research programme by members of the Australia Co-operative Research Centre for Construction Innovation and its global partners, presented for an international audience of construction researchers, senior professionals and advanced students. It covers four themes, applied to regeneration as well as to new build, and with.