BIM in small-scale sustainable design
By: François Lévy
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780470590898
Subjects: ARCHITECTURE / Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation; Building information modeling; Sustainable construction
Description: "While most books related to BIM are focused on large-scale architectural projects, this is the only book focused on BIM strategies for modest-scaled architectural projects that are sustainably designed. Specific in its examples and methods, the book serves as practical guide for architects and is intended to be a desktop companion. Other books, other than software guides, tend to treat BIM or sustainable practices separately in a high-level discussion"--

"This book focuses on BIM strategies for modest-scaled architectural projects that are sustainably designed. Specific in its examples and methods, the book serves as practical guide for architects and is intended to be a desktop companion. Other books, other than software guides, tend to treat BIM or sustainable practices separately in a high-level discussion"--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgements.Introduction.Chapter 1. BIM and Sustainable Design.Chapter 2. Design SOFTWARE.Chapter 3. Site Analysis.Chapter 4. Massing Analysis.Chapter 5. Solar Geometry and Daylighting.Chapter 6. PASSIVE COOLING.Chapter 7. PASSIVE HEATING.Chapter 8. Onsite Energy Systems.Chapter 9. Building Hydrology.Chapter 10. Materials and Waste.Chapter 11. Collaboration.Afterword.Index.