Green building, materials and civil engineering

Table of Contents: “…Synthesis of a green nano-silica material using beneficiated waste dunites and its application in concrete -- Examination of green building drivers in the South African construction industry: economics versus ecology -- An automated BIM model to conceptually design, analyze, simulate, and assess sustainable building projects -- Green roofs; building energy savings and the potential for retreofit -- Evaluation of the reference numerical parameters of the monthly method in ISO 13790 considering S/V radio -- Economic feasibility analysis of the application of geothermal energy facilities to public building structures -- A multi-objective (energy economic environmental performance) life cycle analysis for better building design -- A financing model to solve financial barriers for implementing green building projects -- Building quality, building green: vonventions theory and industry transformation -- Efficacy of LEED-certification in reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emission for large New York City office buldings -- A framework to reconcile green goals with budget reality…”