Building Construction & Materials

Recognised by the UNs Sustainable Development Goals as a measure to make cities inclusive, safe and resilient, conservation of natural and cultural...

First Published in 1992. This book arose as a result of the authors work on the review Solitary Vortices in Plasmas written for the Soviet Journal ...

Advances in Building Energy Research (ABER) offers state-of-the-art information on the environmental science and performance of buildings, linking ...

The main aim of this book is to develop and explore the value of new innovative digital content to help satisfy UNESCOs World Heritage nomination f...

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

A complete review of the fast-developing topic of high performance concrete (HPC) by one of the leading researchers in the field. It covers all asp...

This title was first published in 2002.Employing a range of case studies from three northern European countries - England, Sweden and The Netherlan...

Brickwork Level 2 has been adapted from John Hodges classic Brickwork for Apprentices the established textbook on brickwork for bricklayers. Desig...

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

Architectural design can play a role in helping make the past present in meaningful ways when applied to preexisting buildings and places that carr...

As San Juan nears the 500th anniversary of its founding, Arleen Pabón-Charneco explores the urban and architectural developments that have taken pl...

This new and substantially revised edition of Heritage Planning: Principles and Process offers an extensive overview of the burgeoning fields of he...

Reinforced concrete (R/C) is one of the main building materials used worldwide, and an understanding of its structural performance under gravity an...

FABRIC[ated] examines fabric as a catalyst for innovation, reflection, change and transformation in architecture.This book explores the ways in whi...

Sustainability has become a driver of innovation in the built environment, but the affordability of sustainable building remains a significant chal...

Economic growth and socio-economic development are particuliarly important for developing countries, and the construction industry plays a central ...

There is an increasing number of buildings that require informed decisions to be made about their continued safety and serviceability. Although soc...

The Chair on Ecodesign for buildings and infrastructures was created by ParisTech in partnership with VINCI with the aim of developing evaluation a...

The sixth edition of The Construction of Houses builds on the success of the previous five editions. The book provides a comprehensive introduction...

This title was first published in 2002.Employing a range of case studies from three northern European countries - England, Sweden and The Netherlan...

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...