Sustainable High Rise Buildings in Urban Zones Advantages, Challenge
This unique reference gathers numerous new studies examining specific, prominent high-rise buildings around the world. Each nuanced study included undertakes the following pivotal considerations: environmental impacts; safety & social accep
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Sustainable High Rise Buildings in Urban Zones Advantages, Challenges, and Global Case Studies
Sustainable High Rise Buildings in Urban Zones
Ali Sayigh Editor
Sustainable High Rise Buildings in Urban Zones Advantages, Challenges, and Global Case Studies
Editor Ali Sayigh Brighton, UK
ISBN 978-3-319-17755-7 ISBN 978-3-319-17756-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-17756-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016961218 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Introduction
This is our third book in the Built Environment series. The first was Architecture: Comfort and Energy, and the second was Sustainability, Energy and Architecture. In this book we are tackling an issue which is very important, namely, high-rise buildings in the urban zones. Examples from various parts of the world are discussed in details with a view to providing a positive and useful analysis as to why we build high-rise buildings. At the same time the drawbacks and negative issues which occur such as safety, complex services, energy usage, and lack of green environment and recreation facilities in having high-rise buildings are fully discussed. Depending on the locality, the cost of space and usability combined with comfort and ease of travel in the urban zone are some of the reasons taken into consideration when a high-rise building is planned. The contributors attempted to answer the following most vital issues when designing a high-rise building: 1 . The environmental impact 2. The safety and social acceptability 3. The energy consumption and comfort 4. The planning within the urban structure 5. The daily maintenance, services, and risks 6. Additional advantages gained 7. Optimization within the urban zones 8. Other pos
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