A Guide to Understanding the 2024 International Building Code Winkel, Steven R. author. text bibliography nju 2025 Eighth edition. monographic eng

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532 pages 28 cm "The inability of our buildings and cities to adapt to shifting circumstances such as economic and climate change has led to significant cultural loss and unsustainable amounts of waste. A growing number of antidotes have been offered over the past century with varying levels of success and acceptance. These include systematic customization, spatial flexibility, adaptability, smart materials, dynamic facades, transformable structures, transportable environments, open building, adaptive reuse, persistence, resilience, weathering, preservation, design for disassembly (dfd), and circular economy"-- FRANCIS D.K. CHING, STEVEN R. WINKEL, FAIA. Includes bibliographical references and index. 690.0218 CHI 9781394284849 MBIP 260211 20260211114747.0 in00024337174 eng