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Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (9 download)
Download or read book BRE Good Building Guide written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Construction Research Communications Ltd
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ISBN 13 : 9781860811050
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Building Brickwork Or Blockwork Retaining Walls written by Construction Research Communications Ltd and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide is for builders, designers and planners. It provides rule of thumb guidance for the stable construction of a range of common types of bonded brickwork and blockwork earth retaining walls to a maximum retaine dheight of 1.725 m. Walls of greater height should be designed by an appropriately qualified person. For practical purposes, this guide provides a simplified classification of soils which are suitable to found on, and gives foundation and wall dimensions for several wall heights.
Author : Arthur R. Lyons
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1856175197
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (561 download)
Download or read book Materials for Architects and Builders written by Arthur R. Lyons and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bricks and brickwork; Blocks and blockwork; Lime, cement and concrete; Timber and timber products; Ferrous and non-ferrous metals; Bitumen and flat roofing materials; Glass; Ceramic materials; Stone and cast stone; Plastics; Glass-fibre reinforced plastics, cement and gypsum; Plaster and board materials; Insulation materials; Sealants, gaskets and adhesives; Paints, wood stains, varnishes and colour; Energy-saving materials and componets; Recycled and ecological materials; Sustainability
Author : David S. Watt
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444314033
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)
Download or read book Building Pathology written by David S. Watt and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-05-12 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building pathology provides an interdisciplinary approach to the study of defects and performance in order to develop appropriate remedial and management solutions. It considers how the structure and materials of a building relate to its environment, its occupants and the way the building is used, so as to develop a better understanding of building failures. This book provides a well illustrated introduction to the discipline of building pathology, bridging the gap between current approaches to the surveying of buildings and the detailed study of defect diagnosis, prognosis and remediation. It features a number of case studies and a detailed set of references and further reading. This second edition has been updated to reflect changes in legislation, guidance and construction, and provides new case studies that demonstrate the breadth and depth of the subject.
Author : Stephen Emmitt
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136365311
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (363 download)
Download or read book Specifying Buildings written by Stephen Emmitt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-05-09 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selecting the best materials, techniques and systems for each project and then specifying them correctly to meet all the requirements of quality, time, value, constructability, maintenance and durability is a fundamental aspect of architectural design. It also helps to determine the quality and environmental impact of the project. Specifying Buildings: A Design Management Perspective provides a unique insight into the entire specification process, from selecting materials and products to writing the specification, dealing with changes and minimising risk. This new edition has been extensively revised and includes new case studies, research findings and reviews to illustrate how to translate design intent into building assembly. The book is structured to meet the needs of students on construction-related programmes such as architecture, engineering, surveying and construction management. It provides valuable insights and practical guidance, with end of chapter exercises helping students achieve a thorough understanding of the specification process
Author : Construction Audit Ltd.
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1482295091
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (822 download)
Download or read book HAPM Workmanship Checklists written by Construction Audit Ltd. and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1999-09-09 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The HAPM Workmanship Checklists fills an important gap in the current information provision in the industry, providing guidance for those engaged in site inspections during the course of building works. Its unique checklist format, designed for use on site, is complimented by extensive references to sources of guidance, standards and legislative in
Author : Arthur Lyons
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317667352
Total Pages : 965 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)
Download or read book Materials for Architects and Builders written by Arthur Lyons and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-08-21 with total page 965 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Materials for Architects and Builders provides a clear and concise introduction to the broad range of materials used within the construction industry and covers the essential details of their manufacture, key physical properties, specification and uses. Understanding the basics of materials is a crucial part of undergraduate and diploma construction or architecture-related courses, and this established textbook helps the reader to do just that with the help of colour photographs and clear diagrams throughout. This new edition has been completely revised and updated to include the latest developments in materials research, new images, appropriate technologies and relevant legislation. The ecological effects of building construction and lifetime use remain an important focus, and this new edition includes a wide range of energy saving building components.
Author : Siobhan Vernon
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136740716
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (367 download)
Download or read book Landscape Architect's Pocket Book written by Siobhan Vernon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An indispensable tool for all landscape architects, this time-saving guide answers the most frequently asked questions in one pocket-sized volume. It is a concise, easy-to-read reference that gives instant access to a wide range of information needed on a daily basis, both out on site and in the office. Covering all the major topics, including hard landscaping, soft landscaping as well as planning and legislation, the pocket book also includes a handy glossary of important terms, useful calculations and helpful contacts. Not only an essential tool for everyday queries on British standards and procedures, this is a first point of reference for those seeking more extensive, supplementary sources of information, including websites and further publications. This new edition incorporates updates and revisions from key planning and environmental legislation, guidelines and national standards.
Author : Ray Tricker
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0750685581
Total Pages : 934 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (56 download)
Download or read book Scottish Building Standards in Brief written by Ray Tricker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008 with total page 934 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Ray Tricker and Rozz Algar explain the meaning of the regulations, their history, current status and requirements, giving associated documentation and explaining how local authorities view their importance, whilst emphasising the benefits and requirements of each one." "The information is organised by building element rather than by standard, making use of the material simple. There is no easier or clearer guide to help you comply with the Scottish Building Standards in the simplest and most cost-effective manner possible."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Mike Billington
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136350136
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (363 download)
Download or read book Using the Building Regulations written by Mike Billington and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-08-21 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the Building Regulations and Approved Documents have become more and more complex, they have become increasingly unfriendly for a professional user. Compliance is only possible by understanding a wide range of supporting documentation. Alternative approaches are implied, but not described or analysed. This book examines Approved Document C on Site Preparation and takes the user through all the key stages of preparation, compliance, inspection and enforcement. It offers practical advice on using not just the traditional routes to compliance but also on the alternative approaches suggested but not explained in the Approved Documents. The advantages and disadvantages of each form of compliance are analysed in depth. Everything you need to know to prepare a site's fixtures against contamination and moisture is discussed, including floors, walls, window frames, door tresholds, and roofs. This is an indispensable text for professional designers, architects, structural and other specialist engineers, building control officers and students in construction, building and architecture.
Author : Melanie Smith
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351391062
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (513 download)
Download or read book Building Surveyor’s Pocket Book written by Melanie Smith and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-05-26 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building Surveyor’s Pocket Book is an accessible encyclopaedia of matters vital to building surveyors. Well-illustrated with diagrams, pictures, tables, and graphs, it covers all essential elements of building pathology, building performance, and building construction terminology in a simple, accessible way for the practitioner and student. This Pocket Book provides a practical and portable reference text, working as a first-stop publication for those wishing to refresh their knowledge or in need of guidance on surveying practice. Working through fundamental principles in key practice areas, the book is not overly bound by the regulation and legislation of one region, and the principles can be applied internationally. This book is ideal reading for individual surveyors, practitioners, and students in building surveying, facilities management, refurbishment, maintenance, renovation, and services management. It is also of use for those interested in building forensics, building performance, pathology, and anyone studying for their RICS APC. Many other professions in architecture, contracting, engineering, and safety will also find the book of use when undertaking similar practice.
Author : Ivor H. Seeley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 134913757X
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (491 download)
Download or read book Building Economics written by Ivor H. Seeley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1996-11-11 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensively rewritten, updated and extended new edition of this established text focuses on what has become the most important single facet of the quantity surveyor's role - cost management. The scope of the book has been broadened to take account of the widening and more sophisticated cost management and control service that clients now require. The book examines the factors influencing building costs and how the precontract costs can be estimated, analysed and controlled, to ensure that buildings can be completed within the agreed budget and timescale, and be of acceptable quality, function effectively and provide value for money. A new chapter on value management has been added, together with an introductory chapter on cost modelling; the chapter on life cycling costing is extended, while the sections on energy conservation and occupancy costs are expanded. Throughout the text many new case studies, with supporting tables and diagrams, are included in order to enhance the value of this book to the student and the practitioner.
Author : Sandy Halliday
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136360778
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (363 download)
Download or read book Sustainable Construction written by Sandy Halliday and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-01-14 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has taken a very long time for sustainable development to be recognised as a justified restraint on inappropriate development and a primary driver of improving quality of life for all. For designers, clients and project managers this means we have to create healthy buildings and places which support communities, enhance biodiversity and contribute to reversing unsustainable trends in pollution and resource consumption. It is a very positive agenda. This groundbreaking book will help all building design, management and cost professionals to understand sustainable design and provide the technical skills needed to implement the most up-to-date concepts. Based on a hugely successful series of workshops for professionals in construction, the book covers the history of ideas, materials, measurement - both cost and benchmarking performance - environmental services, and the building design and delivery process through to post-occupancy evaluation. It covers individual buildings and the urban scale. Sustainable Construction is a master-class in how to achieve practical, affordable, replicable, sustainable design. It has something new and often surprising in it for everybody in the construction industry. For the Architect and Engineer it gives chapter and verse to the basic design issues at all scales and through the whole of the plan of work For Quantity Surveyors and cost professionals it challenges current conventions with researched case study evidence" For clients and project managers it outlines the drivers and the justification for a sustainable approach and outlines the legislative framework; and it gives guidance on procurement and project and site management issues For contractors and developers it contains a wealth of case study material, rooted in practical experience and economic reality. For teachers and students it will bust myths, liberate thinking and inform design
Author : Roger Greeno
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317902815
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)
Download or read book Mitchell's Introduction to Building written by Roger Greeno and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-07-16 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Building provides a comprehensive introduction to various aspects of development and associated building procedures, from initial planning and design through procurement of building work, contractual arrangements and construction techniques. Now in its Fifth Edition, this popular text continues to present an authoritative overview of the many design and practical considerations associated with the creation and maintenance of modern buildings, including repair of existing buildings and traditional construction procedures. Topics covered include the functional requirements of a building: appearance, durability, dimensional suitability, strength and stability, weather exclusion, sound control, thermal comfort, fire protection, lighting and ventilating, sanitation and drainage, security, cost, sustainability, building processes, the building team, communication and construction methods.
Author : Phil Parnham
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000683435
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Residential Property Appraisal written by Phil Parnham and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-11-30 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Residential Property Appraisal, Volumes 1 and 2, are handbooks not only for students studying residential surveying but also for those involved in the appraisal of residential property. Volume 1 has been updated and covers the valuation process as it relates to residential properties, particularly when valuation is undertaken for secured lending purposes. It addresses the basic skills required, the risks posed in a valuation, the key drivers of value, emerging issues that impact valuation and the key legal and RICS regulatory considerations that a valuer needs to understand. Volume 2 of the series goes on to consider the practical aspects of the survey and inspection of residential properties in more detail. Not only does this include updated sections on the most common defects (for example, building movement, moisture problems, wood rot and wood-boring insects), it also covers emerging challenges, including assessing personal safety hazards, modern construction technologies and materials and invasive plants. The volume also takes account of the Home Survey Standard recently published by the RICS and the changes resulting from climate change, the energy crisis and concerns about fire safety. Building services in domestic residential properties is another area of rapid change, especially with the development of low-carbon and renewable technologies. To ensure that this aspect is covered in sufficient detail, the content is to be included in Volume 3: Assessing Building Services. An essential book for students studying to enter the residential survey and valuation profession and for existing practitioners who wish to improve their knowledge of current practices.
Author : Ray Tricker
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113642475X
Total Pages : 728 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (364 download)
Download or read book Building Regulations in Brief written by Ray Tricker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-07-15 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Still baffled by the Building Regs? Confused by codes of practice? Mystified by materials and puzzled by planning permission? Then look no further! This is an ideal guide to glance at when you need a quick, precise answer to the requirements of the Building Regulations. This new edition includes the latest revisions to Part E and Part M published in 2003 and 2004. It explains the meaning of all the regulations, their history, current status, requirements, associated documentation and how local authorities and councils view its importance, also emphasising the benefits and requirements of these regulations.
Author : Marios Soutsos
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1351674625
Total Pages : 1085 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (516 download)
Download or read book Construction Materials written by Marios Soutsos and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 1085 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This established textbook provides an understanding of materials’ behaviour through knowledge of their chemical and physical structure. It covers the main classes of construction materials: metals, concrete, other ceramics (including bricks and masonry), polymers, fibre composites, bituminous materials, timber, and glass. It provides a clear and comprehensive perspective on the whole range of materials used in modern construction, to form a must-have for civil and structural engineering students, and those on courses such as architecture, surveying and construction. It begins with a Fundamentals section followed by a section on each of the major groups of materials. In this new edition: - The section on fibre composites FRP and FRC has been completely restructured and updated. - Typical questions with answers to any numerical examples are given at the end of each section, as well as an instructor’s manual with further questions and answers. - The links in all parts have also been updated and extended, including links to free reports from The Concrete Centre, as well as other online resources and material suppliers’ websites. - and now with solutions manual and resources for adopting instructors on https://www.crcpress.com/9781498741101
