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“david highfield”

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  • Refurbishment and Upgrading of Buildings

    by David Highfield, Christopher Gorse ...
    A detailed guide to the technical aspects of refurbishing and upgrading buildings, this book provides solutions to a range of problems, challenges and issues and is essential reading for all students studying building refurbishment at all levels. Includes:existing floor and wall strengtheningfacade retentionintroduction of new floorstimber decay problemsfire-resistanceprevention of moisture and ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

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  • Integrated Strategies in Architecture

    by Joan Zunde, Hocine Bougdah ...
    Series series Technologies of Architecture
    This key text presents students with a holistic view of the building design process, bridging the gap between the theory and practice of constructing and assembling buildings.Integrated Strategies in Architecture encourages and enables students to gain a sound understanding of the purpose of buildings, the specialisms that contribute and the available technology. Zunde and Bougdah thoroughly ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • Reinventing Green Building

    Why Certification Systems Aren't Working and What We Can Do About It

    by Jerry Yudelson ...
    Buildings and their associated systems are the largest source of greenhouse gases in the world. The 2030 Challenge aims to produce zero-net energy from new North American construction by 2030 while achieving a 50 percent reduction in carbon emissions from existing buildings. With less than 4 percent of commercial and residential structures in the United States and Canada certified by 2015, we seem ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Let's Explore the Construction Site

    Construction Site Kids Book

    by Baby Professor ...
    Series series Children's Heavy Machinery Books
    The construction site is a dangerous place to visit but it's rich in lessons too. With the use of a picture book, your child can be "in" a site but without any danger involved. A picture book is a wonderful tool that helps your child surpass all basic development stages with flying colors. It appeals to the senses, it fuels the mind and it cultivates a love for learning too! ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Materials for a Healthy, Ecological and Sustainable Built Environment

    Principles for Evaluation

    by Brenda Vale, Maibritt Pedersen Zari, Emina K. Petrović ...
    Series series Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering
    Principles for Evaluating Building Materials in Sustainable Construction: Healthy and Sustainable Materials for the Built Environment provides a comprehensive overview of the issues associated with the selection of materials for sustainable construction, proposing a holistic and integrated approach. The book evaluates the issues involved in choosing materials from an ecosystem services perspective ... Read more

    $193.49 USD

  • Securing the Outdoor Construction Site

    Strategy, Prevention, and Mitigation

    by Kevin Wright Carney ...
    Securing the Outdoor Construction Site: Strategy, Prevention, and Mitigation offers a holistic view of security planning for vulnerable capital projects, providing the strategic and tactical plans needed to protect large areas with a minimum investment in personnel and equipment. This book is a one-stop reference that provides effective security strategies, methods, and tactics to mitigate the ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Construction Contract Administration for Project Owners

    by Claude G. Lancome ...
    Construction Contract Administration for Project Owners is aimed at public and private owners of real estate and construction projects. The book is intended to assist owners in their contractual dealings with their designers and their contractors. Most owners are not primarily in the business of designing and building facilities. The fact that their primary business is not design and construction ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Wood Carvings in English Churches

    I. Stalls and Tabernacle Work. II. Bishop's Thrones and Chancel Chairs

    by Francis Bond ...
    In "Wood Carvings in English Churches," Francis Bond presents an exhaustive examination of the intricate and often overlooked art form that embellishes the ecclesiastical architecture of England. With a keen eye for detail, Bond explores the historical and cultural contexts of wood carvings from medieval to modern times, revealing how these works of art serve as reflections of societal values and ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Construction Delays

    by Mark F Nagata, William A Manginelli, Scott Lowe, Ted J Trauner ...
    Construction Delays, Third Edition, provides the latest specialized tools and techniques needed to avoid delays on construction projects. These include institutional, industrial, commercial, hi-rise, power and water, transportation and marine construction projects. Most other references provide only post facto construction delay analysis. This update includes 18 chapters, 105 sections and ... Read more

    $98.99 USD

  • Highway Construction and Inspection Fieldbook

    Project Construction Management Book

    by Alberto Munguia Mireles ...
    Maintaining complete, comprehensive, detailing records of every process or deliverable items is fundamentally essential to the efficient control of the work, to the achievement of all Company and Project objectives and to the management of the potential risks and opportunities that could be encountered during the prosecution of the work. Any company is taking a great risk if the Inspector, ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Modern Residential Construction Practices

    by David A. Madsen, David P. Madsen ...
    Modern Residential Construction Practices provides easy-to-read, comprehensive and highly illustrated coverage of residential building construction practices that conform to industry standards in the United States and Canada.Each chapter provides complete descriptions, real-world practices, realistic examples, three-dimensional (3D) illustrations, and related tests and problems. Chapters cover ... Read more

    $200.00 USD

  • Pile Design and Construction Rules of Thumb

    by Ruwan Abey Rajapakse ...
    Pile Design and Construction Rules of Thumb presents Geotechnical and Civil Engineers a comprehensive coverage of Pile Foundation related theory and practice. Based on the author's experience as a PE, the book brings concise theory and extensive calculations, examples and case studies that can be easily applied by professional in their day-to-day challenges. In its first part, the book covers the ... Read more

    $107.99 USD