Main description:

Start-Up Creation: The Smart Eco-efficient Built Environment, Second Edition presents a state-of-the-art review on advanced technologies and their applications in several areas of the built environment, covering energy efficiency, structural performance, and air and water quality to inspire the creation of start-up companies from university research. Sections cover key factors behind successful start-ups, including the development of a business plan, start-up financing, and the importance of intellectual property. Other chapters cover Big Data, Intelligent decision support systems, the Internet of Things, their use in the energy efficiency of the built environment, and several smartphone applications for the smart built environment.

Contents:

1. Introduction 2. Business plan for engineers 3. Lean startup 4. Startup financing 5. Intellectual property 6. Carbon sequestration on cement 7. Carbon sequestration on alkali-activated mortars containing recycled aggregates 8. Carbon sequestration on microalgae photobioreactor building integrated 9. Intelligent decision support systems and IoT for the smart built environment IoT and cloud computing for building energy efficiency 10. Development of algorithms for building energy efficiency 11. Monitoring of indoor air quality 12. Structural health monitoring 13. Bridge health monitoring 14. Monitoring urban noise