Civil Engineering, Surveying & Building

Design your own sustainable home Many people dream of building a beautiful, environmentally friendly home. But until now there has been no system...

Concrete: We use it for our buildings, bridges, dams, and roads. We walk on it, drive on it, and many of us live and work within its walls. But ver...

Used in the British Isles since its twelfth-century reintroduction into England from the continent, brick remains the most versatile of all buildin...

For over 250 years people have headed to Ramsgate for a day at the seaside and discovered much more in the process. This book charts Ramsgates tra...

Bricks such small and seemingly uninteresting things have helped to build the way we live as society has evolved, from the feudal system of early...

Waterford harbour has centuries of tradition based on its extensive fishery and maritime trade. Steeped in history, customs and an enviable spirit,...