Building Construction & Materials

Conservation Science in Cultural Heritage is a historical-technical Journal. One of the main objectives of the Journal is to achieve an all-encompa...

Number One Bestseller A unique history and 'how to' book on one of Ireland's most distinctive landscape features - the stone wall. The Irish coun...

Formed of papers originating from the 9th International Conference on Safety and Security Engineering, this book highlights research and industrial...

Commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act, a critique of the preservation movementand a bold vision for its ...

Despite being South Africas capital city, Pretoria has often played a supporting role to bold and brash Johannesburg and Cape Towns cosmopolitan ch...

Historic buildings and places play an essential role in the everyday lives of the people of the UK, their cultural identity and the economy. They c...

Danson House (176266) is one of the finest surviving villas by the architect Robert Taylor (171488). Restrained, compact and ingeniously planned, i...

Analyses the vacant housing in England over a three year period using English House Condition Survey data Explores the profile, condition and locat...

This volume brings together the proceedings of the conference From past experience to new approaches and synergies: The future of protection manage...

Book & DVD. Over a hundred stone craftsmen have worked for over three years on the Humayun's Tomb conservation project. They have used the same...

Built by Spanish Franciscan missionaries in the seventeenth century, the magnificent mission church at Acoma Pueblo in west-central New Mexico is t...

Principles of conservation and sustainability are easily married but often at odds for architects under increasing pressure to navigate the energy ...

Conservation is part of a series providing must-read practical guidance to running efficient and successful projects using the new RIBA Plan of Wor...

This title explores the issues surrounding the study and conservation of earthen architecture. Earthen architecture constitutes one of the most div...

There are over half a million listed buildings in Britain, conservation areas can be found in every borough, and a large proportion of our housing ...

In sixty-seven exquisite watercolors and drawings, nationally famous architect Eugene Aubry captures on paper the sensibilities, the memories, and ...

The residential sector consumes a vast amount of energy. This situation has resulted in an increased interest by the scientific community in the su...

Lighting has the power to illuminate and enhance our experience within the built environment. The light that enables people to travel around their ...

My Relationship with Food - More than a cookbook. One womans journey to better eating. My Relationship with Food features 100 delicious recipes, ea...

Lighting can affect the health of people in buildings. This goes beyond the safety aspects of providing enough illumination to see by; lighting aff...

Although lighting products are becoming more efficient, the energy used for retail lighting has increased due to longer opening hours and higher li...