Building Construction & Materials

There is a regular call for UK housing statistics to compare them with international countries. However, statistics in the UK are compiled from the...

A veritable cookbook of natural plaster recipes and techniques for beautiful, durable finishes Natural plasters made of clay, lime, and other mater...

Helps developers provide an appropriate level of airtightness within the fabric of commerical buildings to satisfy the requirements of the 2010 Bu...

An authoritative guide to using timber culled from the UKs urban timber resource (street, park and urban woodland trees). This BRE Trust report pro...

In a world increasingly concerned about the impact of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere on global climate, the A Carbon P...

Prepared by the Wind Tunnel Testing for Buildings and Other Structures Standards Committee of the Codes and Standards Activities Division of the St...

Covering many of the key concepts in a construction management, the Pocket Guide to Construction Management is designed to give students and constr...

The Laboratory Manual is a valuable tool designed to enhance your lab experience. Lab activities, objectives, materials

Everything you need to make the most of building information modeling If you're looking to get involved in the world of BIM, but don't quite know ...

Approved Document J of the Building Regulations covers the requirements with respect to heat producing appliances. This document is the 2013 edi...

A guide to how positive energy living can be achieved, through homes that power themselves and empower their occupants.Positive energy homes enable...

With the challenges of global warming, climate change and population growth, and increasing concern in the UK that the demand for wholesome water w...

The student workbook/lab manual is designed to help your students retain key chapter content. Included within this resource are chapter objective q...

This report provides a review of how metals have been assessed within the current edition of The Green Guide to Specification, including the applic...

This is the designers essential guide to implementing the new CDM 2015 regulations. It provides both a straightforward overview of the key changes ...

In addition to its practical functions, such as helping to optimize safety and security, lighting also has another principal task creating emotion...

Guide to JCT Standard Building Contract, the new edition of Sarah Luptons ever popular Guide to SBC11, is a practical guide to the operation and ad...

Liability for the design of a building or structure is of fundamental concern to construction professionals, design-build contractors, specialist s...