Transforming Markets in the Built Environment: Adapting to Climate Change

Contents......Page 2
Introduction......Page 4
Peak oil......Page 5
Climate change and the world's rising seas and disappearing ice......Page 6
Imperative for change......Page 8
What this volume contains......Page 9
References......Page 12
Introduction......Page 13
Foundational models......Page 14
Application to quality of life......Page 16
Conclusions......Page 20
References......Page 21
Introduction: Models and practices......Page 22
The paradox of sustainable building......Page 23
Searching for pluralism: Beyond standardization......Page 24
Building hybridity......Page 25
Tracing fluid architectures......Page 26
References......Page 28
Introduction: The global predicament......Page 30
Global economic injustice......Page 31
The alternative: The simpler way......Page 32
References......Page 36
Introduction......Page 38
Materialism and environmental concern......Page 39
Research questions......Page 40
Method......Page 41
Results......Page 43
Conclusion......Page 48
Acknowledgement......Page 49
References......Page 50
Introduction......Page 52
Vulnerability, adaptation and resilience: Overview of key concepts from the literature......Page 53
Subjective perceptions of well-being......Page 54
Discussion and conclusions......Page 56
References......Page 57
Introduction......Page 60
Method......Page 61
Results......Page 62
Conclusions......Page 64
References......Page 65
Background......Page 66
The changing need for regulating indoor environments......Page 67
Comfort standards for buildings......Page 68
Methodological problems with current standards......Page 73
Discussion: Is tight control of temperature really needed?......Page 75
References......Page 76
Introduction......Page 79
Example office......Page 80
Impact on heating and cooling energy demands......Page 81
Impact on internal temperatures......Page 84
Discussion......Page 85
Conclusions......Page 86
References......Page 87
Introduction......Page 88
The comfort opportunity......Page 89
Techniques for managing comfort (automate and motivate)......Page 90
CSIRO research experiences in comfort control......Page 92
References......Page 95
Introduction......Page 96
Method......Page 97
Results and discussion......Page 102
Conclusions......Page 106
References......Page 107
Hydrology of the rainwater tank......Page 108
Energy costs of rainwater tanks......Page 115
Health issues with using rainwater tanks......Page 117
Sociological aspects: Behaviour and attitudes of tank owners......Page 120
Economics of rainwater tanks......Page 122
Conclusions......Page 124
References......Page 125
Introduction......Page 127
Ecovillages......Page 128
Modelling the REALL......Page 129
Using the REALL model is a tool for complexity-informed management......Page 133
Simulation and optimization experiments for REALL......Page 134
Simulation and optimization results......Page 137
Discussion......Page 139
References......Page 140