Building skills and trades Books

Construction in the Landscape describes the impact of construction on the land and landscape where it takes place. Geographical coverage is necessarily global to reflect the great variation both in people's economic and social needs and in the shortage...

Passive solar design techniques are becoming increasingly important in building design. This design reference book takes the building engineer or physicist step-by-step through the thermal analysis and design of passive solar buildings. In particular it...

Predictive and Optimised Life-Cycle Management sets out methodologies to meet the demands of the current trend towards sustainable civil engineering and building.Encompassing all aspects of construction practice, from design through to demolition and the...

How could the potential of IT be realised to improve business performance in architecture, construction and engineering organisations? How could organisations unleash the potential of IT to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage? How can...

Advances in Building Energy Research (ABER) offers state-of-the-art information on the environmental science and performance of buildings, linking new technologies and methodologies with the latest research on systems, simulations and standards. As...

Transportation Tunnels, 2nd Edition provides a comprehensive text on tunneling and tunnel engineering applicable in general to all types of tunnels, with more detailed information on highway and railway tunnels. While the First Edition of the book was...

Energy Modeling and Computations in the Building Envelope instills a deeper understanding of the energy interactions between buildings and the environment, based on the analysis of transfer processes operating in the building envelope components at the...

This book attempts to bring together some of the basic intricacies in the production of the complete range of self-consolidating cementitious composites, with a proper understanding of the contributions of different materials and their combinations,...

The book is an outcome of the author's active professional involvement in research, manufacture and consultancy in the field of cement chemistry and process engineering. This multidisciplinary title on cement production technology covers the entire...

This book deals with matrix methods of structural analysis for linearly elastic framed structures. It starts with background of matrix analysis of structures followed by procedure to develop force-displacement relation for a given structure using...

By using the Working Stress Design system described in the text combined with other information in this book, a builder with a good knowledge of basic arithmetic and a pocket calculator can determine the sizing and placement of steel rebar within small...

Die Geholzzucht (1898) ist ein Buch des deutschen Forstwissenschaftlers Julius Hartwig, das sich mit der Zucht und Pflege von Geh������lzen besch�����ftigt. Das Buch ist in drei Teile gegliedert und behandelt zun�����chst die Grundlagen der Geholzzucht,...

Das Buch ""Die Entwicklung der Chemie im 19. Jahrhundert"" von Felix Benjamin Ahrens, welches im Jahr 1900 ver������ffentlicht wurde, besch�����ftigt sich mit der Geschichte der Chemie im 19. Jahrhundert. Der Autor beschreibt darin die wichtigsten...

""Die Entstehung der mecklenburgischen Schlagwirtschaft"" ist ein Buch, das im Jahr 1891 von Heinrich Dade ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es beschreibt die Entstehung und Entwicklung der Schlagwirtschaft in Mecklenburg, einer Region in Norddeutschland. Die...

Die Elektrotechnik In Ihrer Anwendung Auf Das Bauwesen (1890) ist ein Buch von Heinrich Gorges, das sich mit der Anwendung der Elektrotechnik im Bauwesen besch�����ftigt. Das Buch bietet eine umfassende Einf�����hrung in die Grundlagen der Elektrotechnik...

""Die Elektrischen Wasserstands-Anzeiger"" ist ein Buch von Ludwig Kohlfurst aus dem Jahr 1881. Es beschreibt die Entwicklung und den Einsatz von elektrischen Wasserstands-Anzeigern in der Schifffahrt und anderen Bereichen. Das Buch enth�����lt...

Die Elektrischen Mess- und Pr�����zisions-Instrumente ist ein Buch von Arthur Wilke, das im Jahr 1883 ver������ffentlicht wurde. In diesem Buch werden verschiedene elektrische Mess- und Pr�����zisionsinstrumente beschrieben und erkl�����rt. Dabei werden...

Dieses Buch mit dem Titel ""Die Elektrische Schweissung Und Lothung"" wurde im Jahr 1892 von Etienne De Fodor verfasst. Es ist ein Fachbuch, das sich mit den Methoden der elektrischen Schweissung und L������tung besch�����ftigt. Der Autor beschreibt die...

Le livre ""Congr�����s International de Chimie Appliqu�����e: Organis����� par l'Association Belge des Chimistes (1894)"" de Fran�����ois Sachs est une compilation de comptes rendus du congr�����s international de chimie appliqu�����e qui s'est tenu en...

Das Buch ""Chemische Reactionen Zum Nachweise Des Terpentinols"" von Hermann Hager wurde im Jahr 1885 ver������ffentlicht. Es behandelt die chemischen Reaktionen, die zur Identifizierung von Terpentinol verwendet werden k������nnen. Terpentinol ist eine...

Das Buch ""Chemische Homologie Und Isomerie: In Ihrem Einflusse Auf Erfindungen Aus Dem Gebiete Der Organischen Chemie"" von Otto Nicolaus Witt wurde im Jahr 1889 ver������ffentlicht. Es behandelt das Thema der chemischen Homologie und Isomerie und deren...

Le Catalogue Des Machines, Instruments Et Outils: Destin�����s ����� L'Usage De L'Agriculture (1851) publi����� par l'Imprimerie De G. Stapleaux est un livre qui pr�����sente une liste compl�����te de toutes les machines, instruments et outils...

Das Buch ""Bericht �����ber die Entwicklung der chemischen Industrie, zweite H�����lfte: w�����hrend des letzten Jahrzehnts im Verein mit Freunden und Fachgenossen (1877)"" von August Wilhelm von Hofmann beschreibt die Entwicklungen und Fortschritte in...

The Red And The Yellow Mercuric Oxides And The Mercuric Oxychlorides is a scientific book written by Eugene Paul Schoch and published in 1903. The book provides a comprehensive study of the properties and characteristics of two important compounds of...

The Practice of Presswork, written by Craig Reno Spicher and published in 1919, is a comprehensive guide to the art and science of printing. The book covers all aspects of the printing process, including typesetting, layout, paper selection, ink mixing,...

Le livre intitul����� ""Etudes Th�����oriques et Pratiques sur le Mouvement des Eaux"" a �����t����� �����crit par Jules Etienne Juvenal Dupuit et publi����� en 1863. Il s'agit d'un ouvrage qui traite de la dynamique des fluides et de la m�����canique...

Engineered Bamboo Structures aims to foster the discussion about nature-based solutions to sustainability problems, and is of interest to senior policy makers, sustainability experts, and to private sector and investment representatives.

This book provides an overview of the latest research achievements of the design possibilities that 3DP for construction (3DC) can offer in the various fields of construction, particularly architecture and engineering.

A Practical Guide to Cost Engineering aims to show you how to work as a cost engineer out in the real world.

This book outlines a cutting-edge form of program delivery which the authors term SIP-Form or Strategic Integrated Program delivery.

This book is an introduction to Microsoft Excel™ concentrating on the program's unique application to the work of surveyors. Useful operations such as the creation of valuation tables and automation of conventional valuations are explained with the aid...

Property and Money is a simple guide to the investment and financial aspects of commercial property. Putting property into its financial context, it seeks to bridge the world of the surveyor and property developer and the investment and financial markets...

Improved efficiency and effectiveness in the construction industry provide huge potential savings. Various forms of relational contracting such as partnering, alliancing, public private partnership (PPP), and joint venture are good examples of this...

Construction economics needs to respond to the new emphasis on sustainable development, on the medium and long-term consequences of construction, on the whole life-cycle, and on the service rendered by buildings. Its focus now extends from...

This accessible and practical shortform book details the properties and advantages of high-performance pre-engineered steel-concrete composite beams (HPCBs) for improving the sustainability of construction techniques and explains the analysis methods for...

This book applies research to develop a Technological Competency Analytics and Innovations System and a Technological Competency Framework to assess and improve the technological competency of construction project managers facing rapid change in the era...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

Dimitri Livas is a Construction Specialist and Entrepreneur. He is the CEO of Savil Group, a commercial construction company where he specialises in Fixing Broken Buildings. Dimitri is an expert in Construction Repair, Restoration, Conservation and...

Specially written for contractors and small businesses carrying out small works, Spon's Estimating Cost Guide to Finishings contains accurate information on thousands of rates, each broken down to labour, material overheads and profit.This is the first...