Building Construction & Materials

This book presents the current research on space-based navigation models and the contents of spaces used for seamless indoor and outdoor navigation...

Updated with chapters on ventilating and exhausting systems and HVAC systems, this third edition of a bestseller covers the range of HVAC systems. ...

In architectural terms, rehabilitation is all about breathing new life into an old building using modern materials and designs that both compliment...

First emerging at the beginning of the twentieth century, architectural reconstruction has increasingly become an instrument to visually revive a l...

The ever evolving technology of waterproofing presents challenges and risks for architects and engineers who do not specialize in the field. The re...

The 5th International Conference on the Durability of Concrete Structures was co-organized by Shenzhen University, China; Hokkaido University, Japa...

A basal reinforced piled embankment consists of a reinforced embankment on a pile foundation. The reinforcement consists of one or more horizontal ...

Circular Economy in the Construction Industry is an invaluable resource for researchers, policymakers, implementers and PhD and Masters-level stude...

Originally published in 1948, A History of Cast Iron in Architecture is a comprehensive history of the part that has been played by cast iron in ar...

The Design and Construction industry is in a state of attempted change. Improvement is a key word for employer, consultant and contractor. Real ste...

***Winner of the 2023 BTES Book Award*** Architectural Terra Cotta examines the evolution of terra cotta and prepares architects and builders to ma...

Designed for Habitat: New Directions for Habitat for Humanity presents 12 new projects designed and built via collaborations between architects and...

Construction Economics provides students with the principles underlying the relationship between economic theory and the construction industry. Its...

The primary aim of this book is to put together an understanding of the appropriate principles of ensuring performance and sustainability of concre...

Drawing on the authors extensive fieldwork in the Dong areas in southwest China, this book presents a detailed picture of the Dongs buildings and t...

Designed for Habitat: New Directions for Habitat for Humanity presents 12 new projects designed and built via collaborations between architects and...

This book discusses architectural excellence in Islamic societies drawing on textual and visual materials, from the Aga Khan Documentation Center a...

The construction industry is becoming increasingly aware of the need to adopt a holistic approach to the design, building, and disposal of structur...

The proceedings of a major conference on the built environment ran by the RICS to examine recent research and development in: investment; building ...

Brickwork Level 3 has been adapted from John Hodge's classic Brickwork for Apprentices the established textbook on brickwork for bricklayers. Desi...

Brickwork Level 3 has been adapted from John Hodge's classic Brickwork for Apprentices the established textbook on brickwork for bricklayers. Desi...

Eco House Plans contains more than 300 floor and elevations plans, as well as constructive details of 36 ecological architecture projects. The spec...

This book reviews four decades of debate about restoring an industrial heritage site of inestimable value the Venice Arsenal. Focusing on the chal...

This new edition of Civil Engineering: Supervision and Management updates and revises the best practical guide for on-site engineers. Written from ...