Overview
A unique approach to green, healthy and innovative building design and the sustainable interconnection between buildings and their surroundings
Explains the interconnections between nature and technology in building design and their impact on the environment, health, and occupants behavior
Illustrates innovative, smart technologies for buildings and cities and how they can be even smarter with the integration of nature
Incorporates knowledge derived from the latest research on smart applications into engineering building systems and the entire urban fabric
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (23 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Smart Buildings and Smart Technologies
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Integrating Nature and Understanding Behavior
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About this book
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Mr. Ahuja is President of CCJM, a multi-disciplinary engineering firm providing Smart City and Smart Building designs, including urban development strategies, major water and wastewater system engineering, and bridge and highway design and rehabilitation.
Anil has been active in the sustainability field for many years. He joined the Board of Directors of USGBC-IL in 2015. Additionally, Anil is a Board Member of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and currently serves as Chair for the Environmental and Sustainability Committee. As chair of IMSA’s Energy Center, Anil is co-developing innovation prototypes that transform teaching and learning in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Anil has over 30 years of experience in sustainable Building Systems Design, Design Management, Construction Management, Commissioning and Operations and Maintenance. Prior to joining CCJM, Anil served as Vice President/General Manager of the Integrated Building Services Group with a focus on the 2020 Energy Vision Program at Exelon Corporation (the largest utility in the United States), ComEd’s parent company. Other past experience includes Chief Engineer of Building Systems at The Austin Company, an international design/build company and Chief Engineer on board merchant ships.
Anil has written several articles for Pure Power Magazine and Building Design and Construction. He is a regular contributor and was featured three times on the cover of Consulting Specifying Engineer (July 2004, February, 2001 and September, 1994 issues). Anil is also recently featured in the anniversary issue of i4Design Magazine in its “wall of fame” as one of the Midwest’s established stars.
His sustainable design work has led to participation on the Chicago Center for Green Technology Engineering Advisory Committee. Integration of building systems is a continuing focus of Anil’s as evidenced with his involvement with ASHRAE’s Technical Committee on Integrated Design.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Integration of Nature and Technology for Smart Cities
Authors: Anil Ahuja, PE, RCDD, LEED BD+C, CxA
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25715-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-25713-6Published: 31 March 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79831-8Published: 24 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-25715-0Published: 17 March 2016
Edition Number: 3
Number of Pages: XXIV, 404
Number of Illustrations: 81 b/w illustrations, 99 illustrations in colour
Topics: Building Repair and Maintenance, Energy Efficiency, Building Construction and Design, Building Physics, HVAC