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Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2011
In countries such as the UK, the energy used in constructing, occupying and operating buildings represents approximately fifty percent of greenhouse gas emissions. Pressure to improve the environmental performance of buildings during both construction and occupancy, particularly to reduce carbon emissions...
Investment, Procurement and Performance in Construction
The First National RICS Research Conference
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2005
The proceedings of a major conference on the built environment ran by the RICS to examine recent research and development in: investment; building procurement and construction; and building performance analysis.
Insulating Concrete Forms Construction : Demand, Evaluation, & Technical Practice
Demand, Evaluation, & Technical Practice
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2004
Ever year, thousands of general contractors and subcontractors must grapple with whether to bid Insulating Concrete Form (ICF) projects, how much to charge for them, and how to manage the job. ICFs are stronger, energy-efficient, and offer great design flexibility, and their use is growing by 30%...
Cost Engineering for Project Success
An Australian Perspective, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2017
The measure of a successful project is “did it achieve its intended purpose” and “was it completed on time and within budget”. Cost Engineering is the art and science of putting in place controls and methodologies to achieve the best outcomes for a project. The purpose of this book is to provide...
by R. Dodge Woodson
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2011
Whether or not, you are on the job site or back in the office, this book will help you to avoid mistakes, code violations, and wasted time and money. The book’s four part treatment begins with constituent materials followed by self contained parts on Concrete Properties, Processes, and Concrete...
by Randall McMullan
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
This popular textbook covers how the built environment and the management of energy relate to the quality of human living-conditions and the environmental performance of buildings. It is the key introductory text for understanding the principles and theories of the environmental science behind construction,...
by Malcolm Thorpe
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2010
As part of their everyday work bricklayers must be able to interpret technical documents, understand the properties of various mortars/building materials, and understand the basics of health and safety on site.
Brickwork Level 1 is in full colour, and has been tailored to match Level 1 of both...
Getting to Grips with BIM
A Guide for Small and Medium-Sized Architecture, Engineering and Construction Firms
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015
With the UK government‘s 2016 BIM threshold approaching, support for small organisations on interpreting, filtering and applying BIM protocols and standards is urgently required. Many small UK construction industry supply chain firms are uncertain about what Level 2 BIM involves and are unsure about...
by Fred Hall, Roger Greeno
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2017
The ninth edition of Hall and Greeno's leading textbook has been reviewed and updated in relation to the latest building and water regulations, new technology, and new legislation. For this edition, new updates includes: the reappraisal of CO2 emissions targets, updates to sections on ventilation,...
by Christopher Marsh
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Procurers and contractors increasingly need practical guidance for the strategic procurement of building services. Clients seeking to improve the delivery performance of the construction industry are increasingly using alternative procurement arrangements. These modern arrangements attempt to deliver...
by Gilbert Townsend
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION The steel square is the carpenters handbook, instructor, and tool without price. Without it he is just another hammer-and-saw man- a fellow who can hit a nail and saw to a line. The ability to make the lines is what constitutes the difference between a real craftsman and a...
Carpentry Collection
Includes the Carpentry Manual, Bandsaw, Lathe, Metal Properties Characteristics Use and Codes, Milling Machine, Precision Measuring and Gaging, Principles of Drafting and Shop Drawings, and Shop Safety
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2013
Carpentry CollectionThis collection includes 8 of our training courses all within one book. You can easily use the bookmarks to navigate between each training course. This collection includes:- Carpentry Manual- Bandsaw- Lathe- Metal Properties Characteristics Use and Codes- Milling Machine- Precision...
by J. C. Hodge, Malcolm Thorpe
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2006
Brickwork for Apprentices has been the established reference on brickwork for generations of bricklayers. Continuously in print since 1944, John Hodge’s classic text has now been fully revised in its fifth edition by Malcolm Thorpe – who acted as a CITB Advisor and was involved in the draughting...
by Les Goring
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
Les Goring’s book covers all the detailed knowledge required for carrying out first fixingcarpentry – such as modern and traditional roofing and fitting and fixing modern and traditional floor joists on new-build sites before plastering or drylining of walls and ceilings takes place – and...