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Sustainable Buildings is an indispensable handbook that combines a summary of good practice and sources of information helpful to practitioners involved in the design and procurement of buildings.

This book illustrates the need for inter-disciplinary integration and an understanding of environmental physics as early as possible in the design process in order to deliver high-quality, economical and sustainable infrastructure across the globe.

With many years of knowledge related to the sustainability of buildings, the authors aim to provide a balanced view of current best practice and a vision of the way forward in a rapidly changing sector, the demands placed on its outputs and the solutions that are available.

Sustainable Buildings provides readers with:

• time-limited and output-driven perspectives of practical infrastructure practitioners
• real-life examples and case studies from a range of UK and worldwide projects
• a comparison of RIBA, ACE, French, Russian and US design processes
• a framework that allows engineers, architects, surveyors, constructors and others to work together as a team
• real-world advice on how, when and what professionals involved in infrastructure-related businesses need to consider.

Sustainable Buildings is part of the Delivering Sustainable Infrastructure series of handbooks aimed at providing engineers with an understanding of sustainability principles and solutions. To be useful for practitioners, the series sets sustainability concepts within well-known engineering management processes of planning, designing and delivering infrastructure.

Sustainable Water is a practical and accessible book for built environment professionals who play vital roles in creating and maintaining water services. It outlines a framework of fundamental principles, methodologies and approaches needed to deliver high quality, economical and sustainable infrastructure across the globe by approaching it from the time-limited, output-driven perspective of practical infrastructure engineers and practitioners. 

The applied examples from existent civil engineering projects identify the key sustainability issues and challenges for the water sector, their common principles and how these can be applied in practice.

As an invaluable resource Sustainable Water:

• Identifies the sector priorities for change to sustainability
• Uses the latest best practice
• Describes opportunities and methodologies with leading edge examples
• Discusses the barriers and potential ways to innovate
• Identifies opportunities and constraints
• Advises on the right questions to ask at each stage of project delivery

Sustainable Water identifies and applies the critical changes needed to provide more sustainable solutions, and to embed these into a tradition of excellent by delivering sufficient water through a good service, of the right quality and at an affordable cost, as straightforwardly as possible.

Despite the recent global construction downturn, tall buildings are still erected in city centres because they provide economical, prestigious, comfortable, safe and sustainable solutions to urbanisation and urban regeneration. Increasingly clients' demands for taller buildings with enhanced performance requirements can only be met by engineering innovations in materials, design, construction and operation. It is not surprising therefore that the subject of tall buildings attracts the interest of civil and structural engineers, both in academia and industry.

Tall buildings are defined by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) as buildings that exhibit some element of ‘tallness’ in one or more of three categories, namely height relative to context, proportion and tall buildings technologies. For example, in terms of context, a building of 14 storeys or 50 m height would not be considered a tall building in Hong Kong but would be in Paris.

The papers in this special issue have been selected to cover a wide range of topics, with the first four papers being generally applicable to all tall buildings and the following four being case studies of tall buildings around the world.

The diverse range of papers in this issue gives a global perspective of the often extraordinary challenges that temporary works can and do involve.

Temporary Works: Principles of design and construction provides authoritative and comprehensive guidance on temporary works for practising engineers.

With contributions from over thirty industry experts, this is the only reference book to cover all sub-specialities of temporary works within a single volume. Informed by the latest UK Regulations and use of European codes in the UK, chapters consider the how and why of current methods across a wide range of topics. Drawing on years of collective experience of temporary works in practice the book is a source of immediate, practical solutions to common problems and also includes an extensive list of references for each subject.

This new edition brings up to date the topics inherent in temporary works in the original 27 chapters and includes seven new chapters on backpropping, basement construction, needling, pipe testing, rebar stability, digital project delivery, and temporary works in demolition.

Temporary Works, Second edition is an invaluable companion for temporary and permanent works designers, engineers, technicians, temporary works coordinators and supervisors, lecturers and also contractors looking to minimise costs, maximise efficiency and ensure the safety of those working on site.

Temporary Works Part Two: Further Principles of Design and Construction provides authoritative and comprehensive guidance on key areas of temporary works for practising engineers. Building on the successful format of Temporary Works: Principles of Design and Construction, the book provides 18 entirely new chapters covering recent developments in this field.

With contributions from over 20 industry experts, topics include construction safety; modern methods of construction; structural steelwork; structural and geotechnical investigations for temporary works; digital temporary works and AI, sustainability, and low carbon. The book presents key learning from major projects, and also provides guidance on the use of temporary works across a number of sectors including nuclear; rail, tunnelling, the marine environment and building refurbishment.

Temporary Works Part Two is an essential reference for temporary and permanent works designers, engineers, technicians, temporary works coordinators and supervisors, and also contractors looking to minimise costs, maximise efficiency and ensure the safety of those working on site.

Tension Structures, Second edition delivers a unique coverage of the topic of tension structures ranging from a variety of pre-stressed cable net and fabric roofing forms to suspension bridge cables. The emphasis is on finding minimum energy forms of these structures by analogy to nature.

Tension Structures, Second edition:

• features a number of projects detailing structural form and behaviour of tension structures
• offers an exclusive perspective that brings together fabric and cable structures, suspension bridge cables, and rigid structural forms, such as arches and shells
• provides unique insights into numerical modelling of cable and fabric structures  includes brand new sections on modelling of suspension bridge cables and demonstrates its relevance to conceptual design of arch structures
• presents the latest approaches to patterning of fabric structures

As a permanent fixture of modern architecture, tension structures demonstrate their potential for creating aesthetically pleasing art forms and offer wonderful design opportunities that arise from their ability to span large distances with elegance and structural efficiency.

Tension Structures, Second edition compiles a vast amount of knowledge while providing an accessible entry to a rather specialised field. The mathematical expositions are set at an undergraduate level and, wherever possible, non-mathematical language is used to aid the understanding of fundamental concepts.

The book will be of interest to researchers studying tension structures, engineering and architectural students, practising civil and structural engineers, architects, and scientists developing computational methodologies for non-linear problems in areas other than civil engineering.

The first history of the Institution of Civil Engineers to be illustrated in colour looks at the development of the profession over nearly 200 years and includes biographies of some of the greatest engineers who made these changes possible, charting the successes of construction from the great engineering advances of Victorian times to the Channel Tunnel Rail Link.

A fascinating and informative read for all those interested in the history of ICE and how it has grown as well as the civil engineering industry and its impact on the world in which we live.

From the authors of the successful titles, The Civil Engineers and The Contractors, comes: The Consulting Engineers: The British consulting engineers who created the world’s infrastructure.

This beautifully illustrated full colour book tells the fascinating story of British consulting engineers for the first time. From their early beginnings, through the establishment of the profession in the 18th century, the `Railway Age’ of the 1800s, their post-World War Two international boom and on to the recent commercialisation and consolidation of the industry. The authors, Hugh Ferguson and Mike Chrimes, bring their vast experience and expert subject knowledge to the book, tracking how an extraordinary group of engineers created the infrastructure of Britain, and of much of the rest of the world.

The Consulting Engineers covers not just what consulting engineers do but also how their profession started and grew rapidly, and how the role has changed and continues to evolve. Take a look at Now published: The Consulting Engineers blog to learn what the authors have to say about their latest book. The co-authors also reveal what it takes to write a book, why they chose to work in civil engineering and more in their blog, A cup of tea with Hugh Ferguson and Mike Chrimes.

Hear what Hugh Ferguson and Mike Chrimes have to say on:

• What led them to write the third book in the collection?
• What will practising engineers learn from this book?
• Who were the the most important consulting engineers?
• Why were consulting engineers so important to British infrastructure?
• What impact did consulting engineers have on the rest of the world?

The Consulting Engineers is an ideal purchase for any engineer interested in the history of their industry. It will appeal to professional engineers, academics, students of engineering, historians and the wider public who are interested in the social and industrial history of Great Britain, and its influence throughout the world.

Fully illustrated in colour,The Contractors, is the first history of the challenges and adventures faced by British civil engineering contractors from their emergence with canal construction in the late-eighteenth century to the present day. Extraordinarily ambitious, largely unrecognised men who built the world’s infrastructure – its roads and railways, canals and bridges, docks and harbours, lighthouses and breakwaters, sea works and flood defences, water supply and irrigation, urban drainage and sewerage, gas works and power stations, and buildings of all shapes and sizes – these contractors took considerable risks, many failed in the process but others thrived and developed into some of the most powerful and influential industrialists of their day.

Including profiles of many of the key figures and organisations in the industry through the ages,The Contractors explains what the business is about and where it comes from, sharing with a wider audience the exploits of these adventurers, characterised by their inspiring leadership, sheer hard work, a strong constitution and perseverance in the face of adversity. Over time, the contractor has changed: from the great Victorian contractors, towering men whose business was their personal affair, through the twentieth century which has seen the rise of the corporate contractor, specialist contractors and the blurring of the distinction between consulting engineers and contractors, to the larger firms of recent years becoming larger through merger and acquisition but, as the examples in this book demonstrate, there is still room for the entrepreneur with vision, leadership and drive to become a highly successful contractor.

The Contractors is a compulsory read for all those working in the industry, including civil engineers, those interested in the industry and its impact on the world, and the wider public. Readers will experience the boom of the canal and railway eras, working at home and abroad, the difficulties and opportunities brought by wars, the equipment used and the specialists and sub-contractors of today, fully illustrated with unique material from ICE and the firms themselves.

The Railway Metropolis describes the fascinating story of how planners, politicians and developers have shaped London’s railways. Focusing on the new lines that have been added since 1980, the author considers the reasons why they were built, whether they have proved worthwhile and what lessons can be learned. Based upon extensive research, the book explains the planning, technology choice, design and funding decisions that have shaped London’s rail network, and the changing operating practices, fares and management that have been equally critical to the modernisation of London’s transport system.

The book covers the period from the election of a Conservative government in 1979 through to the present day and six lines that transformed London: Docklands Light Railway, Jubilee Line Extension, High Speed One, Overground, Thameslink and Crossrail. The author has drawn upon extensive industry experience as well as public and private documents, archives, recollections and interviews with more than 50 people who influenced the rebirth of London’s railways to arrive at an authoritative analysis.

The Railway Metropolis is an essential read for all those involved in the industry, including engineers, architects, city planners, railway operators and politicians, and it will also appeal to those with a general interest in the history and development of London’s rail network. Written in an accessible and engaging style, and fully illustrated throughout, the book presents a valuable perspective on why things were done the way they were, the results and whether we can learn how to do them better.

The Smart Building Advantage introduces and explores the fascinating world of cutting-edge technology, sustainable design, and the incredible potential of smart buildings. This book is a roadmap to understanding the transformative power of smart building technologies and how they can deliver an astonishing return on investment for those who can harness their power. The world of real estate and building management is rapidly evolving, with the adoption of smart technologies becoming increasingly essential. The concept of a "smart building" goes far beyond mere convenience; it's a strategic investment that promises substantial financial gains and environmental benefits. From reducing energy consumption and optimising space usage to enhancing occupant comfort and reducing productivity leakage, the benefits of smart buildings are far-reaching and compelling.
Drawing on a wealth of real-world experiences, global reach, and practical guidance, this book

• demystifies the complex landscape of smart building implementation and the business cases that make them a reality
• provides a comprehensive framework for decision-makers, property owners, designers, and facility managers and more to leverage the power of smart technologies effectively
• discovers how smart buildings not only contribute to sustainability goals but also enhance property values and tenant satisfaction
• offers an in-depth exploration of how the integration of sensors, data analytics, and automation can lead to a remarkable return on investment.

Presenting compelling evidence and actionable strategies, The Smart Building Advantage is a must-read for anyone interested in the intersection of emerging technology, sustainability, and the built environment. Whether you are a seasoned industry professional or a newcomer eager to unlock the potential of smart buildings, this book will equip you with the knowledge and tools to embark on a transformative journey toward smarter, more efficient, and more profitable buildings.

Modern day buildings are now expected to be low energy or near zero energy to reduce carbon emissions. A key step in making building low energy is to minimise heat transfer through the building fabric with insulation fabrics. However, how can a practitioner choose the most effective fabric for the job in hand? With so many thermal insulation materials on the market and each making claims associated with their performance, it is difficult for a specifier, contractor or an end user to select the insulation material most appropriate for a specific building project. Thermal Insulation Materials for Building Applications aims to address that problem.  

This book presents the variations, technical details and capabilities of state-of-the-art of thermal insulation materials for building applications. As a single source of information on all aspects of insulation materials, the reader can make an informed choice and select the necessary insulation accordingly.

Thermal Insulation Materials for Building Applications includes discussions on various properties of thermal insulation materials such as

• thermal conductivity
• heat capacity
•  moisture resistance
• moisture adsorption and absorption capacity
• role of thermal and hygric mass in dynamic hydrothermal boundary conditions
• sustainability with regards to insulation materials
• embodied and operational energy with regards to insulation materials
• bio-based and synthetic insulation materials
• durability of insulation materials
• acoustics and insulation materials and economics of insulation materials.

It is an essential purchase for any practitioner looking to understand and select the right modern thermal insulation materials for their building project.

The International Conference on Smart Infrastructure and Construction (ICSIC) brings together world-leading academics and practitioners from the fields of infrastructure planning, asset management and sensing.

Transforming the Future of Infrastructure through Smarter Information covers a wide range of topics of relevance to smart infrastructure and construction, attracting papers from academics and professionals working to develop smart solutions for design, delivery, operation and management of major infrastructure assets.

The papers published in the Proceedings reflect the themes of the conference, which include:

• sensors and data analysis
• asset management
• cities and urban infrastructure.

Smart infrastructure and construction is an emerging field of great potential, and Transforming the Future of Infrastructure through Smarter Information will be of interest to practitioners, asset owners and operators, consultants, contractors and academics with an interest in the area.

Covering rail, air, road and water,Transportation Engineeringexplores the transport of people, goods and information throughout history, up to the present day and considering how best to transport can meet the needs of the future. It examines the idea that transport needs are based on the concept of supply and demand and that modes of transport must, therefore, have a “life-cycle”. Transportation Engineering also explores the economics of transport and the importance of considering price, convenience and safety of new and existing modes of transport, as well as the impact that the recession has had on preferred modes of transport, e.g. an increase in people cycling instead of driving, using the internet to communicate instead of travelling overseas. It also looks at sustainability, including the pros and cons of electric vehicles and what the future holds for these modes of transport.Produced by the Institution of Civil Engineers, ICE Textbooks offer clear, concise and practical information on the major principles of civil and structural engineering. They are an indispensable companion to undergraduate audiences, providing students with:

• A comprehensive introduction to core engineering subjects
• Real-life case studies and worked examples
• Key learning aims, revision points and chapter summaries
• Further reading suggestions

With urban tunnel construction growing worldwide, the ability to accurately predict the ground and structural response to tunnelling and the associated risks is now more important than ever before. Engineers are expected to consider all aspects of tunnel engineering in order to safeguard existing infrastructure, by employing field monitoring, physical modelling and numerical analysis in developing a detailed knowledge of multiple soil-structure interactions.

The Géotechnique Symposium in Print took place at the Institution of Civil Engineers on 14th September 2017 to discuss the wider aspects of tunnelling in urban locales. The papers included here bring together important international research presented at the symposium and featured in Géotechnique. Topics of discussion, amongst others, included:

• case studies from Crossrail, CTRL and Barcelona metro projects
• open-face tunnelling effects on non-displacement piles in clay
• influence of building characteristics on tunnelling-induced ground movements
• impact of new tunnel construction on structural performance of existing tunnels.

Tunnelling in the Urban Environment offers practitioners and researchers alike with important coverage of the increasingly complex and varied challenges engineers have to face when constructing tunnels in urban centres.

The UK Specification for Ground Investigation provides best practice guidance for designing and executing good-quality ground investigations that will allow clients and land developers to manage the risks and help to reduce project time and costs.

Ground investigations are an essential part of the design process for any structure and land condition assessment. They are used to validate the ground model, assess ground risk, obtain geotechnical data for design and geoenvironmental data for the assessment of the risk to human health. This book will help to protect construction professionals and clients, from unexpected ground conditions during construction. Updates in this edition take account of changes to health, safety and environmental legislation, numerous new British Standards and industry guidance.

The UK Specification for Ground Investigation is essential for all ground practitioners involved in ground investigation, including geotechnical engineers, engineering geologists, environmental scientists, instrumentation and monitoring specialists, hydrogeologists and geophysicists, as well as specialists in other disciplines involved in specific investigations.

Award-winning title on the benefits, challenges and possibilities of urban underground spaces. The book gives a broad overview of the concept of underground space development investigating the issues that are associated with the sustainable development of urban underground space.

This book shows the benefits, and world-class examples of underground space development and how that translates into sustainable urbanisation.

Underground Spaces Unveiled

• approaches all aspects of urban underground space and brings together both past and present insights
• includes worldwide case studies from the perspectives or a civil engineer and an urban planner, offering a multi-faceted approach to the considerations of underground space use
• places urban underground space within the context of climate change, city resilience and rapid urbanisation
• discusses the various claims to the subsurface including the use for space versus the use for energy.

Written by an engineer and an urban planner ensuring a balanced view and wide appeal, the book is intended for civil engineers, urban planners, urban designers and architects as well as anyone involved with the future of urban development.

Unifying the Field of Digital Twins for Urban Management presents a holistic and integrated approach to the rapidly evolving field of digital twins for urban management. The framework offers a structured approach that encompasses both theoretical underpinnings and practical applications. It aims to provide a foundation to support enhanced decision-making, optimised resource utilisation, and improved urban resilience and sustainability.

The book aims to address a lack of consistency, coherence and uniformity within current approaches, and offers a unified framework to facilitate collaboration and knowledge exchange across diverse areas, such as urban management, systems thinking, data science and social science.

Key features include

• a systematic framework (DATUM) to unify the field of digital twins for urban management
• coverage of theoretical foundations and a step-by-step methodology to guide digital twin-based interventions
• a standardised language to facilitate classification, documentation and communication of digital twin use cases
• validation of the DATUM framework through a combination of focus group research, case studies and action research, ensuring applicability and effectiveness.

Unifying the Field of Digital Twins for Urban Management is designed for a wide audience, including digital twin practitioners, researchers, urban managers and policy makers interested in harnessing the potential of digital twins to improve urban environments.

Water Supply and Distribution Systems, Second edition is a comprehensive introduction to the topic of how water is delivered to homes and businesses throughout the world. It covers fundamental concepts and exploring the latest ideas of good practice. Water supply and distribution systems are a key element of essential urban infrastructure. Water utilities worldwide are embarking on a process of ‘digitalisation’, which promises to bring benefits to the industry, but this is fraught with uncertainty, hype, barriers to innovation and requires an organisational culture change. Water industry professionals have to address, not only, classic design and management problems but also, increasingly, environmental and sustainability requirements and concerns. Drawing together information that is currently scattered across several sources, this book aims to alleviate the concerns engineers have with these issues.
With chapters written by academics and practitioners this book covers

• modelling
• planning
• operational and management issues
• leakage management
• optimal design
• asset planning and management
• a new chapter on smart new water systems.

Water Supply and Distribution Systems is a key text for early-stage practitioners, students in training to become water industry practitioners, and a useful reference book for practising engineers, particularly to provide up-to-date information on practices in today’s increasingly complex water industry.

Where Next for Health and Safety? evaluates the levels and types of competences required for the development and implementation of health and safety and is designed to encourage progressive ideas on the subject. Drawing on the authors’ experience working in many areas of safety, combined with extensive interviews with a broad range of industry professionals, the book offers an assessment of current trends and challenges facing the profession, and recommendations that will help to promote all forms of safety in the world of work.

Drawing on industry research as well as numerous real-world examples, the book

• considers how the discipline of health and safety has evolved
• discusses current issues and challenges
• reflects on the future prospects and opportunities for improvement
• highlights the importance of proportionate risk management advocates holistic reasoning, encouraging safety professionals to think beyond legislative requirements
• explores the actual risks in any process as a way to create solutions that are not only safe but also productive.

Where Next for Health and Safety? is a must-read for anyone interested in the future of health and safety, providing a comprehensive and forward-looking analysis. It will be a valuable resource and catalyst for change for all those with a responsibility for health and safety, as well as managers, policymakers, researchers and educators.

Whole-Life Value-Based Decision-Making in Asset Management is a comprehensive guide to improving the effectiveness of infrastructure asset management by determining the level of expenditure on infrastructure assets in order to maximise life-cycle value.

Using clear and concise examples, this book provides detailed guidance for making whole-life asset management decisions based on value rather than cost.

This best practice guide aims to aid asset management decision-makers to understand better the value generated by assets and the risks associated with this in order to make better informed decisions, and to also have a deeper understanding of the impact of their decision.

Whole-Life Value-Based Decision-Making in Asset Management:

• delivers a systematic method to map the value generation process
• supports stakeholders in making asset management decisions
• provides guidance to make a decision framework based on value
• illustrates its applicability through industrial case studies such as seepage in London Underground tunnels.

Part of a series of best practice guides written by experts at the Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC), this value-based tool addresses the challenges of managing current ageing infrastructure by determining the type, level and timing of investment required so that assets can meet current and future demand.

The ICE Themes series showcases cutting edge research and practical guidance in all branches of civil engineering. Each title focuses on a key issue or challenge in civil engineering, and includes research from the industry’s finest thinkers and influencers published through the ICE Publishing programme. Themes in the series include climate change resilience, advances in construction management, developments in renewable energy, and innovations in construction materials plus many more.

Wind Turbine Foundations (ICE Themes) presents fourteen chapters covering the latest international research and case studies on offshore wind farm foundations. Chapters encompass field observations on sites in several countries as well as computational and laboratory studies. Ground conditions vary from soft clay to dense sand.

Key features of this book include:

• broad coverage of the subject including monopile foundations, axial loaded piles and suction caissons
• international scope with authors from Australia, Ireland, Tanzania, Norway, Greece, China and the United Kingdom
• an overview of key issues. 

This book, which has been edited by two leading experts in the field is an ideal resource for engineers and researchers seeking an overview of the latest research in this exciting area.

Wireless Sensor Networks for Civil Infrastructure Monitoring provides expert guidance on the selection and use of wireless sensor network (WSN) technology for structural monitoring of both existing infrastructure and new construction projects. The purpose of this guide is to consolidate a generic methodology for the design and implementation of WSNs for monitoring civil engineering infrastructure, coupled with best practice for data management and information valuation.

Wireless Sensor Networks for Civil Infrastructure Monitoring:

• aims to address a wide range of monitoring objectives, including monitoring undertaken in support of construction work, in response to specific problems identified during inspections, long-term monitoring over the whole life of an asset and for research purposes
• intends to assist stakeholders in the identification of the key performance criteria for a monitoring system
• includes highly illustrated real-world case studies
• contains a detailed reference list for further reading on specific topics.

Part of a series of best practice guides written by experts at the Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC), this book provides valuable information which will be useful to a range of stakeholders involved in the management of infrastructure assets.