Integrated Approaches for Multi-Hazard Resilient and Sustainable Buildings

1 Edición - 15 de enero de 2027
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Editores: Simona Bianchi, Jonathan Ciurlanti
Idioma: Inglés

Integrated Approaches for Multi-Hazard Resilient and Sustainable Buildings explores design methods, digital frameworks, and innovative techniques for developing buildings that a… Leer más

Descripción

Integrated Approaches for Multi-Hazard Resilient and Sustainable Buildings explores design methods, digital frameworks, and innovative techniques for developing buildings that are safer, resilient, and environmentally sustainable. The book addresses the challenge of improving investment decisions in construction in the context of natural and climate hazards, including earthquakes, heatwaves, wind, and flooding, alongside sustainability targets. This is achieved by quantifying the expected risks of buildings across technical, environmental, economic, and social dimensions through probabilistic modeling and multicriteria approaches.

An international group of expert contributors has drawn from its experience in both academic research and industry practice to produce a comprehensive overview of the most recent scientific advancements across several disciplines, including structural engineering, facade engineering, building technology, and architecture. This provides tailored insights for a diverse audience seeking conceptual frameworks, state-of-the-art knowledge, and real-world case studies that support both understanding and application.

Puntos claves

Provides guidance in the design of future-proof buildings capable of withstanding evolving challenges
Integrates both technological and digital solutions within a multidisciplinary framework to enhance the resilience of buildings in the face of various high-risk events, such as natural disasters and climate change-induced extremes
Emphasizes high-performance innovations, encompassing both structural and nonstructural elements for cost-efficient new designs and minimally invasive retrofit interventions
Brings together experts across interconnected disciplines to enable multifaceted approaches in building practice for resilience and sustainability

De interès para

Academics, researchers, and postgraduate students in civil and structural engineering; earthquake engineering and infrastructure resilience; construction engineering; architectural engineering; sustainable built environments’ design, operations, and management; energy and environmental engineering; urban planning, growth development, and regeneration; heritage conservation

Índice

Part 1: INTRODUCTION

1. Towards Multi-Hazard Resilient and Sustainable Buildings: Key Challenges and Current Needs

Part 2: MULTI-HAZARD RISK ASSESSMENT

2. The role of wind within a multi-hazard perspective

3. Quantitative Risk Assessment of Flood Adaptation Strategies: A Case Study in the Netherlands

4. Urban thermal dynamics modelling through Earth Observation data: A combined data- and model-driven approach

Part 3: RISK-INFORMED DECISION MAKING

5. Towards Explicit Multi-Hazard Design of Buildings Based on Lifecycle People, Planet, and Prosperity Losses

6. From building-level retrofit design to regional-scale renovation scenarios

7. Evaluating Heat Resilience for Building Design and Operation

Part 4: INTEGRATED BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES

8. Minimally invasive and integrated retrofit solutions for sustainable and resilient RC buildings

9. Validation of a Circular Façade Design Framework: Comparative Case Study of Unitised Curtain Wall and Unitised Timber Envelope Systems

10. Performance-based design methods for low-carbon resilient buildings

Part 5: CONCLUSIONS

11. Toward Multi-Hazard Resilient and Sustainable Buildings: Future Directions

Detalles del producto

Edición: 1
Última edición
Publicado: 15 de enero de 2027
Idioma: Inglés

Sobre los editores

Simona Bianchi

Simona Bianchi, Ph.D., P.E., is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment at Delft University of Technology. Her research primarily concerns risk assessment, performance-based design and low-carbon resilient building technologies. She has been awarded with prestigious grants, including a Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship and the NWO Veni grant, supporting her work on multi-hazard building resilience. Throughout her career, she has coordinated several international research initiatives, fostering strong collaborations with both public and private sectors. These efforts have also deepened her expertise in large-scale experimental testing.

Afiliaciones y experiencia

Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment at Delft University of Technology

Jonathan Ciurlanti

Jonathan Ciurlanti, Ph.D., P.E., is a Senior Engineer at Arup Netherlands working at the intersection of structural engineering, data engineering and natural hazards risk and resilience. With an academic background in Civil Engineering and a PhD in Structural Engineering (with distinction), he possesses a unique combination of digital expertise and domain engineering knowledge. His work includes vulnerability modelling, risk assessment, data analytics, and digital innovation. He is extensively involved in research with academia, related to building’s resilience against natural hazards and climate-related extreme events, multi-criteria decision-support frameworks and technological and digital solutions to improve the preparedness and the responsiveness of the built environment.