Construction category: 2089 books
Plumbing Fixtures
Includes Identifying, Installing Lavatories, Wall-Hung, Faucets, Attaching Drain Outlets, P-Traps, Shutoff Angle Valves, Flexible Tubing, Testing for Mechanical Operation, Leaks, Water Closets, Flushing Devices, Flushometers, Mechanisms, and Seats
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2013
Plumbing FixturesThe plumbing fixtures course is designed to teach the skills and knowledge necessary for performing tasks related to installing plumbing fixtures such as lavatories and sinks, water closets with tanks, and urinals.This course is part of our Plumbing series.Full illustrations and diagrams...
by R. Woodson
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2009
The latest radiant floor heating methods and materials In this fully updated guide, master plumber and long-time contractor R. Dodge Woodson explains, step by step, how to install, test, and debug in-floor heating systems--the healthy, quiet, economical, and clean heating method. Radiant Floor...
by David Chappell
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017
This tenth edition of David Chappell’s bestselling guide has been revised to take into account changes made in 2016 to payment provisions, loss and/or expense, insurance and many other smaller but significant changes, and includes a section on performance bonds and guarantees. This remains the most...
by Roxanna McDonald
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2007
Building and architecture has developed a language of its own, with terms and jargon that can confuse an expert let alone an outsider. Misunderstandings over what a word means can be irritating but unimportant, but could in the worst cases be costly or even dangerous.
Traditional building dictionaries...
by Trevor Yorke
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2011
All houses have a history to tell and the fascination with period properties is not confined to country houses with grand estates. Whether town, mansion or country cottage, old houses are equally worthy of pride and interest in their past.Tracing the History of Houses shows how to obtain an approximate...
by John Davidson
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2014
Step by step instructions on how to build a bunkhouse or small cabin. With over 100 pictures and illustrations. Also complete video links to watch the author build one of the bunkhouses. Bunkhouse or small cabin plans and blueprints design and construction.Table of ContentsAbout the AuthorDisclaimer12...
by John Davidson
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2015
Table of ContentsTable of ContentsThings to consider before constructing a Coop:How to build a pole barn chicken coop:Plans for a Pole Barn Chicken Coop:12’ X 16’ Chicken Coop Pole Barn Option12’ x 16’ Chicken Coop Plans Framed VersionLinks to Download PDF Version of Plans for PrintingHow...
Facilities Management and Corporate Real Estate Management as Value Drivers
How to Manage and Measure Adding Value
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
Facilities Management (FM) and Corporate Real Estate Management (CREM) are two closely related and relatively new management disciplines with developing international professions and increasing academic attention. Both disciplines have from the outset a strong focus on controlling and reducing cost...
by Andrew R. Williams
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
A guide to tackling the problems experienced in a project of this nature relevant to planning and building control procedures.
by Lgoo Books
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2013
As I said before I have experience in both residential,& commercial refrigeration air conditioning and energy management this book gives you direction where to look first what to look for what each component looks like and its function gives a couple different scenarios what could be wrong and...
Unified Architectural Theory
A COMPANION TO CHRISTOPHER ALEXANDER’S THE PHENOMENON OF LIFE — THE NATURE OF ORDER, BOOK 1
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2017
We are on the threshold of a new way of thinking about, learning, and practicing architecture. Ready to abandon design based on often-irrelevant images for a more meaningful paradigm, we find answers in combining timeless truths with recent scientific results. These explain how architecture can re-attach...
Standards for Thermal Comfort
Indoor air temperature standards for the 21st century
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2015
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 environment. Standards for Thermal Comfort brings...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Risk Analysis for Process Plants, Pipelines and Transport gives a detailed description of practical risk and safety analysis methods, tried and tested in over 100 process industry projects. The aim is to provide the methods and data needed by practising safety engineers, as well as practical advice on how to use them.
by Bjorn Berge
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2009
The Ecology of Building Materials explores key questions surrounding sustainability of building materials. It provides technical data to enable design and building professionals to choose the most appropriate materials for a project: those that are least polluting, most energy efficient, and from...