In the very near future energy-efficient building will be the rule rather than the exception. Insulating glazing, multi-functional facades and organic solar cells are examples of important new developments in the field of solar thermal technology, photo-voltaics, heating and ventilation technology which are suitable for a wide range of uses from large-scale urban-planning projects to individual single family houses, and can make significant contributions to the conservation of natural resources in sustainable building. Carefully selected articles provide information on planning methods and techniques which will enable the user to assess and apply appropriate measures. The essays are complemented by a selection of built examples which demonstrate innovative solutions and the importance of an integrated planning process in realized projects, complete with full plans and large scale details.

Risk II now comes in three different variations of Parker Brother's classic board game. There's the classic mode, which you play using the rulebook of the board game; the same-time mode, which eliminates individual player turns and instead determines the results of all players' attacks simultaneously; and a tournament mode, which is a series of both classic and same-time games that awards points for completing certain objectives

Most previous PC games based on Monopoly have gone in one of two directions: They either combine the classic property-trading game with another popular license, as in Monopoly Star Wars Edition, or they use the strong Monopoly brand and distinctive graphics to spruce up another type of game, as in Monopoly Casino. Fortunately, Monopoly Tycoon breaks the mold by using the popular board game as the base on which to build a strong and innovative, and great-looking, real-time game of business management and city building.

The Architecture Edition consists of the CINEMA 4D R10 application, the Advanced Render module, the Sketch and Toon module and the Architecture Extension Kit. The Extension Kit includes numerous important tools for the creation of architectural visualizations Now that you have completed the final design of your new building all that needs to be done is to create some great looking images for presentation. The CINEMA 4D R10 Architecture Edition gives you all the tools you need to create breathtaking images and animations of your architectural objects. Files can be imported seamlessly from leading CAAD packages and the comprehensive toolset and libraries contain everything you need to add life to any object.

A lot of work has been made to optimize the Plug-ins according to the updates and better performances of ArchiCAD 11, even if this is not always so visible to the users. For example, it's quite clear that, if ArchiCAD 11 performs better boolean operations, ArchiTerra 3, which overworks them, benefits a lot.