Integration of Nature and Technology for Smart Cities
This book is a resumption of the work “Integrated M/E Design: Building Systems Engineering” published by Anil Ahuja in 1997. Together with an international group of authors from the engineering, urban planning, and architecture fields, Mr. Ahuja discussed
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Integration of Nature and Technology for Smart Cities Third Edition
Integration of Nature and Technology for Smart Cities
Anil Ahuja
Integration of Nature and Technology for Smart Cities Third Edition
Anil Ahuja, PE, RCDD, LEED BD+C, CxA President, C.C. Johnson & Malhotra, P.C.(CCJM) Chicago, IL, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-25713-6 ISBN 978-3-319-25715-0 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-25715-0
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Preface
This is the second edition of the book Integrated M/E Design: Building Systems Engineering published by Anil Ahuja in 1997. As you can see, the title changed; we extended the topic and added some chapters, as an international group of authors from the engineering, urban planning, and architecture fields got together to discuss new trends and paradigms for smart buildings and smart cities. The original book was about building technologies and sustainable system operations. Nowadays, we integrate information and communication technologies into buildings and call them “smart buildings.” However, our discussions resulted in the common understanding that a smart, sustainable building is not just about the building itself. There are things happening in the inside of the building and on the outside. A smart building connects the inside with the outside, provides efficiencies on both sides, synchronizes the outside infrastructure with its inside systems, and integrates nature and its occupants in its design. The following co-authors extended the discussion on integrated building design from the first edition of this book to a discussion on integrating technologies and nature for smart cities for this new edition: Ingrid Kaltenegger, environmental scient
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