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Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added The Management of Quality in Construction The quality of a product or service is a measure of its ability to satisfy customer requirements. This satisfaction can be assured by the operation of a quality system which will ensure that specified requirements are met consistently and economically... RRP: $125.39 Add to Cart The item has been added
Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added SIMPLE S.I.P. HOMES SIMPLE SIP HOMES describes two major building technologies to achieve high quality, low energy, homes slated for downsizing, particularly suitable for retirement living.KEY TOPICS:using Timber Trusses for roof structure (vaulted ceilings) coupled with... RRP: $39.69 Add to Cart The item has been added
Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added The Coliform Index and Waterborne Disease In the past decade there has been a rapid increase in waterborne outbreaks of disease associated with viral and protozoan agents, normally in drinking waters that were found to be microbially safe using the Coliform Index.For nearly a quarter of a... RRP: $172.63 Add to Cart The item has been added
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Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added Geomembranes - Identification and Performance Testing Geomembranes are increasingly being used in transportation, environmental and geotechnical applications to control gas and liquid movement. This book provides authoritative guidance on testing of geomembranes. It has been prepared by an international... RRP: $173.71 Add to Cart The item has been added
Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added Business Organisation for Construction With a user-friendly style and a strong theoretical base, Business Organisation for Construction provides readers with the tools required to skillfully and successfully operate a business in today's construction industry. Arranged into three sections,... RRP: $126.65 Add to Cart The item has been added
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Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added Accessible Housing Considering the interrelationships between disability and housing design with a focus on the role of policy in addressing the housing needs of disabled people, this book sets out some of the broader debates about the nature of housing, quality and design... RRP: $205.08 Add to Cart The item has been added
Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added Illustrated Encyclopedia of Building Services This book explains over 3,000 terms (over 200,000 words) and contains over 200 professionally drawn line illustrations. This practical handbook is intended for day to day use as a reference or as a source of enlightenment for anyone associated with the... RRP: $125.39 Add to Cart The item has been added
Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added Thermal Cracking in Concrete at Early Ages Thermal Cracking in Conrete at Early Ages contains 56 contributions by leading international specialists presented at the RILEM Symposium held in October 1994 at the Technical University of Munich. It will be valuable for construction and site RRP: $169.53 Add to Cart The item has been added
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Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added Naturally Ventilated Buildings While there are many historical examples of successful naturally ventilated buildings, standards for indoor climate have tended to emphasise active, mechanical airflow systems rather than passive natural systems. Despite its importance, knowledge about... RRP: $164.66 Add to Cart The item has been added
Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added Standards for Thermal Comfort Current Standards for Indoor Air Temperature are inappropriate in many regions of the world. This forces designers to use highly serviced buildings to achieve air temperatures that accord with the standards to the detriment of the local and global... RRP: $164.66 Add to Cart The item has been added
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Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added High-Strength Concrete This practical book from a highly experienced author presents clearly the means and methods for designing, producing and using high-strength concrete.High-strength concrete offers many benefits. Higher compressive strengths allow for a reduction in the... RRP: $169.53 Add to Cart The item has been added
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Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added Architecture Live Projects Architecture Live Projects provides a persuasive, evidence-based advocacy for moving a particular kind of architectural learning, known as Live Projects, towards a holistic integration into current and future architectural curricula. Live Projects are... RRP: $147.97 Add to Cart The item has been added
Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added Agents and Multi-Agent Systems in Construction Working from the first principles of intelligent agent and multi-agent systems, this book covers the development of these technologies, their theoretical basis, and their practical application in a number of specific areas of construction. RRP: $413.95 Add to Cart The item has been added
Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added Interpretation in Architecture Drawing on cultural theory, phenomenology and concepts from Asian art and philosophy, this book reflects on the role of interpretation in the act of architectural creation, bringing an intellectual and scholarly dimension to real-world architectural... RRP: $194.66 Add to Cart The item has been added
Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added Operations Management for Construction Students studying construction management and related subjects need to have a broad understanding of the major aspects of controlling the building processes. Operations Management for Construction is one of three textbooks (Business Organisation,... RRP: $490.64 Add to Cart The item has been added
Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added Managing Work-Life Balance in Construction Work in the construction industry is particularly tough. It demands excessively long hours and frequent weekend work. Other characteristics are particularly marked, such as re-location, job insecurity and distinctive behavioural patterns, which... RRP: $349.89 Add to Cart The item has been added
Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added Builders of the Vision Builders of the Vision traces the intellectual history and contemporary practices of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Numerical Control since the years following World War II until today. Drawing from primary archival and ethnographic sources, it... RRP: $465.70 Add to Cart The item has been added
Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added Sustainability in Architecture and Urban Design Sustainability in Architecture and Urban Design will help you understand the nature of the sustainability problem and show you how to implement your design for a sustainable future. Organized in six parts, the problem, the environment, the residential... RRP: $161.39 Add to Cart The item has been added
Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added Bituminous Binders and Mixes The aim of the studies presented in this report is the implementation of rational concepts and testing procedures for the design and manufacture of bituminous materials for applications in pavement construction. Practical test procedures are recommended... RRP: $957.26 Add to Cart The item has been added
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Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added Energy Management and Operating Costs in Buildings Energy Management and Operating Costs in Buildings introduces the reader to the principles of managing and conserving energy consumpton in buildings people use for work or leisure. RRP: $150.48 Add to Cart The item has been added
Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added Autogenous Shrinkage of Concrete This book forms the proceedings of a workshop held in Hiroshima in June 1998 and derive from the work of a Technical Committee of the Japan Concrete Institute. Topics include test and prediction methods, the science of autogenous shrinkage, strain and... RRP: $698.54 Add to Cart The item has been added
Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added Architectural Topographies Architectural Topographies is a critical dictionary for architects and landscape architects in which the graphic lexicon can be read from a beginning, the ground, to a conclusion, the specific case studies. Meant as a tool to help you recognise, analyse,... RRP: $465.70 Add to Cart The item has been added
Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added Open and Industrialised Building There is clearly potential for the industrial production of open buildings, buildings where the parts which are designed to allow a high degree of freedom for layout, construction and adaptation. Industrialized open building has the potential to... RRP: $388.08 Add to Cart The item has been added
Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added Contaminated Land Contaminated land is a problem both in the short and long term as it cannot be used without remediation. The investigation and analysis of the problem, along with the legal responsibilities surrounding the issues, continue to present difficulties to... RRP: $1,100.18 Add to Cart The item has been added
Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added Aluminium Alloy Structures This book examines the ways in which aluminium and its alloys satisfy the requirements of civil engineering structures and the applications in which they compete with steel. The first edition has become known as an authoritative design reference book on... RRP: $1,100.18 Add to Cart The item has been added
Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added Structural Competency for Architects Structural Competency for Architects is a comprehensive volume covering topics from structural systems and typologies to statics, strength of materials, and component design. The book includes everything you need to know about structures for the design... RRP: $491.57 Add to Cart The item has been added
Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added Mass Customisation and Personalisation in Architecture and Construction Challenged by the recent economic crisis, the building and construction industry is currently seeking new orientation and strategies. Here mass customisation is uncovered as a key strategy in helping to meet this challenge. The term mass customisation... RRP: $413.95 Add to Cart The item has been added
Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added Procurement in the Construction Industry Do recent moves in the construction industry towards collaborative working and other new procurement procedures really make good business sense? Procurement in the Construction Industry is the result of research into this question and it... RRP: $413.95 Add to Cart The item has been added
Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added The Technology of Building Defects The Technology of Building Defects has been developed to provide a unique review of the subject. Defects are considered as part of the whole building rather than in isolation. General educational objectives are set out which offer the reader the... RRP: $137.94 Add to Cart The item has been added
Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added Advances in Design Optimization This book summarizes advances in a number of fundamental areas of optimization with application in engineering design. The selection of the 'best' or 'optimum' design has long been a major concern of designers and in recent years interest has grown in... RRP: $1,293.61 Add to Cart The item has been added
Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added Concrete Folded Plate Roofs Concrete folded plate roofs used to cover large open expanses of space can pose complex design problems soluble only through detailed mathematical analysis. This book introduces the engineer to practical schemes and practicalities, and goes on to provide... RRP: $180.42 Add to Cart The item has been added
Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added Structural Dynamics for the Practising Engineer Structural dynamics is a complex and increasingly important field of civil/structural engineering. The aim of this concise book is to demonstrate to practising engineers and advanced students that the dynamic response of structural systems can be... RRP: $947.69 Add to Cart The item has been added
Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added Beautiful Gardens In America (1915) Beautiful Gardens In America is a book written by Louise Shelton and published in 1915. The book is a comprehensive guide to the most beautiful gardens in America, highlighting their unique features and historical significance. Shelton takes the reader... RRP: $88.22 Add to Cart The item has been added
Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added Interfacial Transition Zone in Cementitious Composites This book addresses the need to resolve the ITZ's influence on engineering and durability characteristics of cementious composites, identifies the systems and properties that are affected by it, and quantifies these effects in order to prepare the base... RRP: $498.71 Add to Cart The item has been added
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Add Wish List Add to Cart The item has been added Computer Methods in Structural Analysis This book deals with finite element analysis of structures and will be of value to students of civil, structural and mechanical engineering at final year undergraduate and post-graduate level. Practising structural engineers and researchers will also... RRP: $336.34 Add to Cart The item has been added
