Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Introduction; Overview; Building design; Building construction; Building performance; 2 Environment and sustainability in tropical regions; Introduction; Overview; Impact of climate change; Sustainability in the construction industry; Life cycle assessment and eco-labelling; Embodied energy in buildings; 3 Functional requirements of buildings: tropical context; Introduction; Overview; Physical performance requirements of buildings in tropical climates
Macro, mesa and micro climate in tropical regionsBuilding science in tropical climates; 4 Historical evolution of buildings in tropical regions; Introduction; Overview; General characteristics of buildings in response to tropical climate; Building in context; Evolution of tropical buildings typology and morphology; 5 Construction technology for tropical regions; Introduction; Overview; Building form: the humid tropics; Building form: the hot and dry tropics; Urban morphology; Climate analyses; Domestic building elements in the tropical regions
Industrial and commercial building in the tropical regionsEnvironmental services; Sustainable construction materials in the tropical regions; 6 Building pathology, maintenance and refurbishment; Introduction; Overview; Common building pathology; Remediation of building defects; Maintenance consideration and techniques; Building refurbishment; 7 Operational building performance in tropical climates; Introduction; Overview; Assessment trends; Building information modelling; FM practice in tropical zones; Performance planning and control; Optimising building performance; 8 Case studies
Africa: UgandaSouth America: Brazil; Australasia: Australia; Index
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