Methods & Materials

This important new book, the first of its kind in the fire safety field, discusses the economic problems faced by decision-makers in the areas of fire safety and fire precautions. The author considers the theoretical aspects of cost-benefit analysis and...

Fire safety regulations in many countries require Fire Risk Assessment to be carried out for buildings such as workplaces and houses in multiple occupation. This duty is imposed on a "Responsible Person" and also on any other persons having control of...

As we stand on the cusp of a fundamental restructuring of the housing and building industries, this book provides timely insights into the promise of prefabricated housing. The idea of a more industrialised approach to house building is not a new one:...

Dynamic components and adaptive elements are becoming increasingly important in contemporary architecture, and not just because of their visual effect. If architects and engineers are engaging more and more with the issue of movement - whether in the...

Many natural building methods rely upon the use of post and beam frame structures that are then in-filled with straw, cob, cordwood, or more conventional wall materials. But traditional timber framing employs the use of finely crafted jointing and wooden...

The new form of timber construction is hybrid! Timber construction is booming, not only because it is environmentally friendly: building in timber is gaining increasing importance particularly in an urban and multistorey setting. Material-optimized...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948765183Author Alejandro Zaera-PoloFormat HardbackPage Count 380Imprint Actar PublishersPublisher Actar Publishers

An updated guide to designing buildings that heat with the sun, cool with the wind, and light with the sky. This fully updated Third Edition covers principles of designing buildings that use the sun for heating, wind for cooling, and daylight for natural...

Buildings with wide spans, such as industrial plants and warehouses, are usually built with steel. The architect must understand the specific material properties and requirements of steel as a construction material, including its static properties, which...

This highly successful book describes the background to the design principles, methods and procedures required in the design process for reinforced concrete structures. The easy to follow style makes it an ideal reference for students and professionals...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908967299Author Victoria MeyersFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Artifice Books on ArchitecturePublisher Artifice Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781638400523Author Mark JarzombekFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint Actar PublishersPublisher Actar Publishers

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780929112343Author Frank ChiuFormat PaperbackPage Count 37Imprint Dalhousie Architectural PressPublisher Dalhousie Architectural PressWeight(grams) 121g

New Essentialism: Material Architecture examines how architecture engages material to create effect. It approaches this complex topic through five critical historical thresholds, represented by analytical precedents and coupled with projective...

Can good design truly make us happier? Given that we spend over 80% of our time in buildings, shouldn't we have a better understanding of how they make us feel? Happy by Design explores the ways in which buildings, spaces and cities affect our moods. It...

Materials Science in Construction explains the science behind the properties and behaviour of construction's most fundamental materials (metals, cement and concrete, polymers, timber, bricks and blocks, glass and plaster). In particular, the critical...

A full-color guide for architects and design professionals to the selection and application of steel   Steel Surfaces, fourth in Zahner’s Architectural Metals Series, provides a comprehensive and authoritative treatment of steel applications in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783959054898Author Mya BergerFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Spector BooksPublisher Spector BooksWeight(grams) 108g

Natural, renewable, reusable, and aesthetically pleasing, wood is the consummate building material. Thanks to incredible advances in both application and sustainability, it is being used across the world to create new and surprising styles. This...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783037682517Author Chris van UffelenFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Braun Publishing AGPublisher Braun Publishing AGWeight(grams) 1180g

The logics of digital processes in architecture have begun to structure the way that architects design, the way that builders build, and the way that industry is reorganizing. The process of architectural design has become a complex workflow. At the core...

Wood is usually perceived as a "traditional" material. However, the properties of this material have now for some time made it possible to design free shapes and highly complex structures. Today, the wood laboratory of the EPF Lausanne, which was...

As building construction is becoming increasingly complex, the field of building technology is becoming more and more important. As an intermediary between all parties involved in a construction project, the architect must be able to understand what is...

The facade is the building's interface with its environment. It is here that building physics parameters such as heat, humidity, sound and light interact with the building. All these influences need to be controlled by the building envelope in order to...

How is it possible to keep the immense deposits of raw materials in buildings "active" and realise environmentally sustainable buildings in the long term? Besides "sufficiency, consistency and efficiency", this goal implies the intelligent use of...

The dimensions of the core elements of office workplaces - desk and chair - together with the necessary circulation areas determine the design of office buildings. Starting with the module of the individual workplace, larger space configurations result...

This second edition of the successful Foundations on Rock presents an up-to-date practical reference book describing current engineering practice in the investigation, design and construction of foundations on rock. An extra chapter on Tension...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632205964Author Loft PublicationsFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Skyhorse PublishingPublisher Skyhorse PublishingWeight(grams) 1270gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788251906623Author A.Almar- NaessFormat PaperbackPage Count 520Imprint Tapir Academic PressPublisher Tapir Academic PressWeight(grams) 822g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143112693Author Harvey GreenFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 467gDimensions(mm) 212mm * 140mm *...

Health and environmental compatibility are key topics in contemporary society. The book shows how the built environment can be aesthetically pleasing, modern and, at the same time, healthy and environmentally friendly. It makes the link between...

"Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Recover" is the sustainable guideline that has replaced the "Take, Make, Waste" attitude of the industrial age. Based on their background at the ETH Zurich and the Future Cities Laboratory in Singapore, the authors provide...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781451548259Author Liz NicklusFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint CreateSpacePublisher CreateSpaceWeight(grams) 200gDimensions(mm) 255mm * 202mm * 5mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783037682869Author Chris van UffelenFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Braun Publishing AGPublisher Braun Publishing AGWeight(grams) 1020g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781607965251Author D C BeardFormat HardbackPage Count 258Imprint WWW.Snowballpublishing.comPublisher WWW.Snowballpublishing.comWeight(grams)...

Drawing on a wealth of practical experience, both in the construction industry and teaching students, Chris March presents this study of construction management and the major aspects of controlling the building process.Covering the stages from the...

At some time 30% of the world's land mass was covered by glaciers leaving substantial deposits of glacial soils under major conurbations in Europe, North and South America, New Zealand, Europe and Russia. For instance, 60% of the UK has been affected,...

The school is developing into a full-time model in many countries, with homework help, a cafeteria and recreational activities. Pioneering pedagogical methods of instruction and learning are bringing with them changing planning requirements. Just as the...

The interest in clay as a building material - which has proved its sustainable characteristics over centuries - is growing. Light clay, which is light in weight and easy to work, is presented here as a versatile and forward-looking building material for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781940291444Author Matyas GutaiFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Actar PublishersPublisher Actar PublishersWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 165mm *...