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Adopted in the United States and a number of other countries, LEED? certification is the recognized standard for measuring building sustainability. Achieving LEED? personal certification or project certification is the best way to demonstrate that the project is truly ""green."" Written by an architect with over 30 years of international experience, this book provides architects, designers, building owners, and construction engineers with an easy to understand guide to the nuts and bolts of LEED? project and personal certification. Written in plain and easy to understand language, thi

Sustainable buildings --- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System --- Design and construction --- Standards --- Examinations --- LEED Green Building Rating System --- LEED Rating System --- Ecologically sustainable buildings --- Environmentally sustainable buildings --- Green buildings (Green technology) --- Buildings --- Sustainable development --- Environmental Sciences --- Sustainable Development

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This book, written by a pioneer in surface physics and thin film research and the inventor of Low Energy Electron Microscopy (LEEM), Spin-Polarized Low Energy Electron Microscopy (SPLEEM) and Spectroscopic Photo Emission and Low Energy Electron Microscopy (SPELEEM), covers these and other techniques for the imaging of surfaces with low energy (slow) electrons. These techniques also include Photoemission Electron Microscopy (PEEM), X-ray Photoemission Electron Microscopy (XPEEM), and their combination with microdiffraction and microspectroscopy, all of which use cathode lenses and slow electrons. Of particular interest are the fundamentals and applications of LEEM, PEEM, and XPEEM because of their widespread use. Numerous illustrations illuminate the fundamental aspects of the electron optics, the experimental setup, and particularly the application results with these instruments. Surface Microscopy with Low Energy Electrons will give the reader a unified picture of the imaging, diffraction, and spectroscopy methods that are possible using low energy electron microscopes. Provides a unified description of full-field, low energy electron microscopies Presents the basic theory and experiment of low energy emission and reflection Compares the possibilities and limitations of the various imaging methods Describes multi-method studies Contains an extensive list of references for easy access to the original literature /ul>.

Materials --- Electron microscopy. --- Low energy electron diffraction. --- Microscopy. --- Microscopy --- LEED (Solids) --- Electrons --- Diffraction --- Surfaces (Physics). --- Spectroscopy. --- Characterization and Evaluation of Materials. --- Spectroscopy/Spectrometry. --- Solid State Physics. --- Spectroscopy and Microscopy. --- Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films. --- Biological Microscopy. --- Analysis, Microscopic --- Light microscopy --- Micrographic analysis --- Microscope and microscopy --- Microscopic analysis --- Optical microscopy --- Optics --- Analysis, Spectrum --- Spectra --- Spectrochemical analysis --- Spectrochemistry --- Spectroscopy --- Chemistry, Analytic --- Interferometry --- Radiation --- Wave-motion, Theory of --- Absorption spectra --- Light --- Spectroscope --- Physics --- Surface chemistry --- Surfaces (Technology) --- Qualitative --- Spectrometry --- Materials science. --- Solid state physics. --- Materials—Surfaces. --- Thin films. --- Films, Thin --- Solid film --- Solid state electronics --- Solids --- Coatings --- Thick films --- Material science --- Physical sciences --- Analytical chemistry

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Ongoing urbanization and ever-growing harmful environmental impacts from urban areas necessitate a sustainability transformation in cities. However, cities are also centers of wealth creation and consumption, which both drive environmental degradation. It is clear that cities need to re-establish themselves as low-energy/low-carbon systems, but the transformation is complex in many ways and time is running out. This Special Issue, “Energy Efficient Cities of Today and Tomorrow”, seeks to provide a more profound understanding of the future energy requirements of urban areas and low-energy and low-carbon cities. The published papers range from macro-level assessments of cities manifesting themselves as forerunners in their environmental work to micro-level studies of pro-environmental attitudes and their impacts on individual emissions, a carbon footprint impacts of sharing of goods and services.

pro-environmental attitude --- pro-environmental behavior --- greenhouse gases --- urban zones --- local travel --- national travel --- international travel --- energy efficient refurbishment measures --- residential buildings --- decision-making --- Theory of Planned Behavior --- energy audit --- green buildings --- LEED rating system --- operation and management --- methodology --- workflow --- historic buildings --- energy transition --- sustainable cities --- transition roadmaps --- renewable energies --- policymaking --- energy democracy --- energy mapping --- household size --- household economies of scale --- carbon footprint --- energy footprint --- consumption --- European Union --- urban --- rural --- population density --- climate change mitigation --- energy community --- urban building energy modelling --- transition management --- multi-level perspective --- sustainable transition --- energy modelling --- urban scale energy modelling --- building energy use --- localized weather data --- urban building energy use model --- Manhattan --- modelling --- Wepro model --- residential --- household --- electricity --- load profiles --- LPG --- ALPG --- Swedish cities --- passenger transport energy use --- urban form --- transport infrastructure --- mobility patterns --- public transport --- non-motorized modes

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Due to their unique size-dependent physicochemical properties, nanostructured thin films are used in a wide range of applications from smart coating and drug delivery to electrocatalysis and highly-sensitive sensors. Depending on the targeted application and the deposition technique, these materials have been designed and developed by tuning their atomic-molecular 2D- and/or 3D-aggregation, thickness, crystallinity, and porosity, having effects on their optical, mechanical, catalytic, and conductive properties. Several open questions remain about the impact of nanomaterial production and use on environment and health. Many efforts are currently being made not only to prevent nanotechnologies and nanomaterials from contributing to environmental pollution but also to design nanomaterials to support, control, and protect the environment. This Special Issue aims to cover the recent advances in designing nanostructured films focusing on environmental issues related to their fabrication processes (e.g., low power and low cost technologies, the use of environmentally friendly solvents), their precursors (e.g., waste-recycled, bio-based, biodegradable, and natural materials), their applications (e.g., controlled release of chemicals, mimicking of natural processes, and clean energy conversion and storage), and their use in monitoring environment pollution (e.g., sensors optically- or electrically-sensitive to pollutants)

polyhydroxibutyrate --- graphene oxide --- nanostructured films --- iridescence --- carbon nanotube --- corrosion --- biomaterial --- powders --- adsorption energy --- UPD --- plasma irradiation --- metallic nanoparticles --- STM --- nanospiral --- PA-PVD --- light trapping --- ruthenium --- aqueous dispersion --- DFT --- monomer synthesis --- ultrathin films --- galvanic displacement --- quantum confinement --- rod coating --- nanocomposite conductive polymers --- nanocrystalline cellulose --- phase transition performance --- La2O3 passivation layer --- interfacial energy --- lamination --- lysozyme --- nanofibrous membranes --- H2TPP --- poly(dimethylacrylamide) --- iron oxides --- water filtration --- hybrid deposition system --- Pt thin deposits --- reinforced --- wires --- self-assembly --- composite gel --- electron–phonon coupling --- barrier material --- PAS device --- hydrogel --- nanoscratch --- thin film --- polymeric matrix --- SEM --- silver --- sputtering --- optical transmittance --- wound dressing --- agarose --- XPEEM --- CERAMIS® --- highly oriented pyrolytic graphite --- FeO --- Raman scattering --- model system --- XPS --- photocatalysis --- photovoltaics --- atomic layer deposition --- chirality --- structural characterization --- polystyrene --- nanofiber --- 2D growth --- nanostructure --- biomedical --- VOCs selectivity --- silicon thin film --- electrodeposition --- electrocatalysis --- SLRR --- chemosensor --- CaxCoO2 --- spin coating --- nanocomposites --- Al2O3 --- metal-organic framework --- nanocoating of SiOx --- platinum --- symmetry --- PECVD --- thermal analysis --- first-principles calculation --- electrical properties --- biomimetic solvent sensors --- modulation structure --- nanofibers --- mercury vapors adsorbing layer --- hydrogenated amorphous carbon films --- phase transformation --- birefringence --- nanostructured back reflectors --- mesoporous --- silk sericin --- polymer nanoparticles --- LEEM --- SorpTest --- InAlN --- metamaterial --- microparticle deposition --- CdTe --- homogeneity --- luminous transmittance --- LDH --- hybrid material --- scaffolds --- MgO --- polystyrene sphere assisted lithography --- Ge surface engineering --- epitaxial growth --- AuNPs --- Kr physisorption --- plasma deposition --- ReB2/TaN multilayers --- vanadium dioxide --- FIB --- mask --- self-catalysed --- mesoporous graphene --- coating --- post-treatment --- Mg alloy --- photonic nanostructures --- ink --- deposition --- Mueller matrix --- electrospinning deposition --- polar semiconductors --- zinc oxide --- thin films --- Fe3O4 --- TiO2NPs --- mechanical flexibility --- hazardous organic solvents --- permeation --- interfacial model --- microscopy --- LEED --- electrical conductivity --- PVD

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This Book is a Printed Edition of the Special Issue which covers sustainability as an emerging requirement in the fields of construction management, project management and engineering. We invited authors to submit their theoretical or experimental research articles that address the challenges and opportunities for sustainable construction in all its facets, including technical topics and specific operational or procedural solutions, as well as strategic approaches aimed at the project, company or industry level. Central to developments are smart technologies and sophisticated decision-making mechanisms that augment sustainable outcomes. The Special Issue was received with great interest by the research community and attracted a high number of submissions. The selection process sought to balance the inclusion of a broad representative spread of topics against research quality, with editors and reviewers settling on thirty-three articles for publication. The Editors invite all participating researchers and those interested in sustainable construction engineering and management to read the summary of the Special Issue and of course to access the full-text articles provided in the Book for deeper analyses.

building information modeling --- project owner --- attitude --- behavior --- technology acceptance model --- BIM --- information model --- bridge --- maintenance --- management system --- Public–private partnership (PPP) --- risk identification --- risk relationship --- triangular fuzzy number --- ISM --- MICMAC --- data collection system --- worker’s smartphone --- concrete temperature monitoring --- high-rise building construction --- sustainable roles --- LEED --- contractors --- Vietnam --- bridge deterioration --- prediction model --- semi-Markov process --- Weibull-distribution --- condition rating --- sustainable construction project management (SCPM) --- sustainable performance evaluation --- set pair analysis --- informatization --- greenization --- Guangzhou metro --- China --- time management --- delay management --- mitigation strategy --- owner perspective --- contractor perspective --- power construction project --- Tanzania --- knowledge transfer --- safety behavior --- safety management --- construction site --- structural equation modeling (SEM) --- building information modeling (BIM) --- building performance assessment (BPA) --- key performance indicators (KPIs) --- facility management (FM) --- operation and maintenance (O&amp --- M) --- operating room (OR) --- defects liability period --- risk matrix --- residential buildings --- loss distribution approach --- decision tree --- analytic hierarchy process --- dynamic programming --- sustainable investment --- project participants’ behaviour --- roof installation projects --- modular construction --- rework --- integrated design process --- dependency structure matrix (DSM) --- process optimization --- sustainability --- green building --- delay sources --- risk management --- random forest-genetic algorithm --- computer aid --- construction project --- bridge construction --- risk analysis --- loss assessment model --- third-party damage --- insurance --- sensitivity analysis --- uncertainty modelling --- load action --- resistance --- limit states --- stochastic simulation --- failure probability --- structural reliability --- correlations --- linguistic action indicators --- last planner system --- linguistic action perspective --- resource-dependent activity relationship --- scheduling --- scheduling software --- Microsoft Excel Visual Basic for Applications (MS Excel VBA) --- rework causes --- SWARA method --- time --- project success --- building projects --- sustainable construction --- value management --- exploratory factor analysis --- construction management --- green building materials (GBMs) --- building industry --- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) --- construction industry --- MCDM --- COPRAS method --- real case study --- enterprise competitiveness --- organizational flexibility --- organizational innovation --- modernization of construction industry --- structural equation modeling --- natural language processing --- construction data management --- machine learning --- thermal insulation --- multi criteria analysis --- SALSA --- buildings --- Renovation Wave --- sustainable highway construction --- sustainability indicators --- triangular intuitionistic fuzzy --- multi-criteria decision-making --- entropy measure --- risk attitudes --- organizational learning --- fly ash --- geopolymer --- environment --- sustainable --- construction --- public private partnership --- critical success factors --- fuzzy synthetic evaluation --- project governance --- maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation (MR&amp --- R) --- inspection --- optimization --- infrastructure --- decision making --- life cycle assessment --- materials --- greenhouse --- digital transformation --- digital technology --- strategy --- change management --- project assessment --- sustainability criteria --- construction projects --- decision robustness --- risk process --- project management --- IDEF0 --- risk system implementation --- design --- smart technologies --- decision-making methods