Being SUSTAINABLE: Building Systems Performance - Softcover

Dennis Fukai

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0976274132 ISBN 13: 9780976274131

Publisher: Insitebuilders, 2008

Synopsis

This book combines animations, interactive 3D models, short videos, 3D illustrations, and captioned text to give readers a visual tour of the building systems supporting the operation of a commercial building.

This includes the design, construction, and the operation of a variety of mechanical, electrical and plumbing installations with a focus on their integration and interaction, rather than the details of any one system.

The goal of this book is therefore to illustrate the complexity of how these individual building systems fit together in order to understand the difficulties of calculating and coordinating their design and construction.

The objective is to help readers visually understand the inherent challenges designers and constructors face in putting together any building as a single, fully integrated, and sustainable collection of building systems.

About this title

About the Author

Dennis Fukai is a licensed architect and construction manager with more than thirty years experience as a professional construction administrator, researcher, and university professor. He is a Fulbright Scholar and earned his PhD in architecture from the University of California, Berkeley. Dennis has been recognized internationally for his work in advanced construction modeling and graphic communications. This is his sixth book on construction and construction methods and the fourth in a series of graphic narratives about 3D construction modeling and residential and commercial building construction. All available on Amazon.

Edition details

• Publisher: Insitebuilders
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0976274132
• ISBN 13: 9780976274131
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 159