Annotated Bibliography

 

1) Hatch, D. (2012, July 27). Smart cities. CQ Researcher, 22, 645-668. Retrieved from 

http://0-library.cqpress.com.skyline.ucdenver.edu/cqresearcher/ 

 - In this article, the author shows how large cities are growing and taken a direction for develop more sustainable buildings using technology. Also, Hatch exposes what the purpose to increase the quality of life of citizens and some controversies about if it really are necessary.

2) Sharp, A. (2009, January). Slim City: Sustainable Buildings. Retrieved from 

 http://www.driversofchange.com/slimcity/downloads/sustainable_buildings_high_

res.pdf

- In this author's research, it provides examples of sustainable buildings best practice with particular focus on planning, design and operation of new and existing buildings. Also, the author tried to make an alert about the uncontrolled growing energy consumption by buildings that don't use new strategies to reduce and reuse energy.

 3) Pacey, E. (2013, June 13). Smart buildings: people and performance. Retrieved from:

 https://www.raeng.org.uk/news/publications/list/reports/RAEng_Smart_Buildings.pdf

 - Pacey explains some specific systems (BMS) which have the ability on learn and even anticipate their occupants’ needs and preferences for light, temperature and other services – saving energy with a previous programmatic controls and programs. 

4) Stylianou, M. (2011, November). Smart Net Zero Energy Buildings and Their Integration in the Electrical Grid. ASHRAE Transactions, 117(1), 322-329. 

Retrieved from  

http://0-search.ebscohost.com.skyline.ucdenver.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=67359326

- The author shows the big challenges about the ways of designing and operating commercial buildings: the need to reduce energy consumption and the need to reduce electrical demand. The first driver has provide the use of the design of Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEBs), while the second towards the operation of buildings that are responsive to signals from the electrical grid.

5) Satterthwaite, D. (2007). The Urban Challenge Revisited. Environment, 49(9), 6-17. Retrieved from

http://0-web.b.ebscohost.com.skyline.ucdenver.edu/ehost/detail?sid=182f6582-2c31-45ac-b23c-11d952a6b915%40sessionmgr110&vid=3&hid=120&bdata=#db=aph&AN=27718492

- This article discusses the problems of sustainable development in the context of urban concentration. The author argues societies have moved hypothetical models of sustainable urban development to practical examples in real cities where these elements have been demonstrated.