Sustainable Construction Practices for Industry 4.0

By Steven Smith Ph.D. and Steven Smith

Build more sustainably by combining responsible construction practices with the technologies shaping Industry 4.0

The construction industry faces increasing pressure to reduce resource consumption, minimise waste, improve building performance, and respond to environmental challenges. At the same time, digital technologies are changing how buildings are designed, constructed, operated, and managed.

Sustainable Construction Practices for Industry 4.0 explores how sustainable construction principles and emerging technologies can work together to support more efficient, environmentally responsible, and innovative approaches to the built environment.

The central question is:

How can sustainable construction principles and Industry 4.0 technologies be integrated to improve environmental performance, resource efficiency, and construction processes?

FROM SUSTAINABLE DESIGN TO DIGITAL CONSTRUCTION

This book provides practical guidance on:

- Sustainable design: Apply principles that support more environmentally responsible buildings
- Energy efficiency: Explore approaches for reducing energy demand and improving performance
- Water conservation: Understand strategies for more responsible water use
- Indoor environmental quality: Consider the relationship between sustainability and healthier indoor environments
- Sustainable materials: Examine environmentally responsible material choices and emerging alternatives
- Digital technologies: Explore the application of BIM and the Internet of Things to construction
- Emerging practices: Understand developments such as mass timber and biophilic design
- Resource efficiency: Use sustainable practices and technology to optimise processes and reduce waste

WHERE SUSTAINABILITY MEETS CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY

Sustainable construction is increasingly connected with the technologies used to design, coordinate, monitor, and manage the built environment. This book brings these areas together, providing a practical foundation for understanding how environmental responsibility and technological innovation can contribute to better construction practices.

WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR

- Construction and built-environment professionals
- Architects and engineers
- Project and construction managers
- Sustainability practitioners
- Students and academics in construction and the built environment

The future of construction requires more than adopting new technology or pursuing sustainability independently. It requires understanding how both can work together to create more efficient, responsible, and forward-looking construction practices.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CCCX24C7
• ISBN13: 9798852905208
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 102 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"