Building Construction & Materials

Students setting out for a career in plumbing need a clear, concise and comprehensive textbook to help them study for their Technical Certificate a...

This book is the first to bring together academic and practitioner views of Value for Money (VFM). VFM has been used to assess whether or not an or...

As a collection of ecological evaluations and key building physics data, the Details for Passive Houses is a classic in every design library and th...

Brickwork Level 1 has been adapted from John Hodgess classic Brickwork for Apprentices the established textbook on brickwork for bricklayers. Desi...

The interaction between engineering and the law is undergoing dramatic changes. Product liability, laws have been introduced in Japan, patent claim...

Renewable Energy Systems for Building Designers presents a comprehensive introduction to the latest resources and technologies used in high perform...

This book provides chemists with technical insight on pyrotechnics and explosives. It emphasizes basic chemical principles and practical, hands-on ...

Behind Architectural Filters: Phenomena of Interference explores the active role of architectural filters in generating physically and sensory char...

Behind Architectural Filters: Phenomena of Interference explores the active role of architectural filters in generating physically and sensory char...

This book provides invaluable guidance to all those with an interest in placemaking and the built environment, from those with no experience to tho...

The proceedings of the CIB W65 Symposium on the Organization and Management of Construction conference are presented here and in the companion volu...

UnDoing Buildings: Adaptive Reuse and Cultural Memory discusses one of the greatest challenges for twenty-first-century society: what is to be done...

Expanded and edited by Malcolm Thorpe, a former CITB Advisor, this latest edition incorporates all the latest industry-based requirements and techn...

Fire Safety Design for Tall Buildings provides structural engineers, architects, and students with a systematic introduction to fire safety design ...

From its creation in January 2012, The Scarcity and Creativity Studio has developed a teaching method which reaffirms a commitment to architecture ...

Marble is one of the great veins through the architectural tradition and fundamental building block of the Mediterranean world, from the Parthenon ...

Civil courts were originally part of the Assizes from the Middle Ages onwards, but to seek a remedy at these courts for a debt was a costly and tim...

Criminal courts have been a key part of English life since the Middle Ages, and range from small historic, local magistrates courts to huge modern ...

This advice note illustrates the application of the policies set out in the NPPF in determining applications for planning permission and listed bui...

This document is for anyone who is interested in war memorials and would like to apply to get one listed. It will help people to make a detailed ap...

Since Roman times structures have watched over Englands shore and coastal waters to prevent smuggling, to co-ordinate assistance to ships in distre...

This short guide provides an introduction to the history and development of buildings associated with historic amusement parks and fairground rides...

War memorials are important features of our cities, towns and villages. In the aftermath of the war many communities, families and individuals also...

This guide will help you plan and run an effective project. It is written for those planning research and research and development (R&D) projec...