**Meet the editors**

Dr. Amjad Almusaed was born on January 15, 1967. He holds a PhD degree in Architecture (Environmental Design) from "Ion Mincu" University, Bucharest, Romania. He followed it with a postdoctoral research in 2004 on the Sustainable and Bioclimatic Houses, from the School of Architecture in Aarhus, . Dr. Almusaed has more than 28 years of experience in sustainability in architec-

ture and landscape with innovative orientation. He has carried out a great deal of research and technical survey work and has performed several studies, in the area mentioned above. He is an active member in many international architectural associations. He published and edited many papers, articles, researches, and books, in different languages.

Asaad Almssad has more than 28 years of experience both in the industry as well as in teaching and research, inter alia, Umeå University, Karlstad University, and others, both European and non-European institutions. His research focuses on building structures, materials, sustainable building, and energy efficiency in building systems. His viewpoint of the building and its compo-

nents is that the orientation of new researchers tends to move the human actions under building roof toward the energy efficiency and healthy living spaces. He has authored and coauthored more than 30 research papers and many books. Now, he is employed as a docent at Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden.

Contents

**Preface VII**

**Building 3**

**Dimensions 19**

Chapter 3 **Risk Management in Construction 49**

Tanrıvermiş

Esin Kasapoğlu

Enes Yasa

**Buildings 91** Li Lian Zhong

**Section 1 Introduction to the Target Theme 1**

Amjad Almusaed and Asaad Almssad

Chapter 1 **Introductory Chapter: Overview of a Competent Sustainable**

**Section 2 Sustainable Building Design "Process and Management " 17**

Chapter 2 **A Holistic Conceptual Scheme for Sustainable Building Design in the Context of Environmental, Economic and Social**

Chapter 4 **Optimization of Building Facade Voids Design, Facade Voids Position and Ratios - Wind Condition Relation 73**

**Section 3 Energy Efficiency upon Sustainable Building Design 89**

Chapter 5 **Advanced Control Strategies with Simulations for a Typical**

**District Heating System to Approaching Energy Efficiency**

Arzuhan Burcu Gültekin, Handan Yücel Yıldırım and Harun
