архитектурные конструкции
Технико-экономическая оценка термомодернизации жилых зданий
В. А. Езерский
Обосновывается актуальность термомодернизации зданий. Описаны конструктивно-технологические решения и материалы, используемые для тепловой защиты существующих зданий, а также современные подходы к совершенствованию их инженерного оборудования....
Complete Book of Framing. An Illustrated Guide for Residential Construction
Scot Simpson
The updated easy-to-learn reference for rough carpentry and framing Complete Book of Framing, Second Edition is an updated, easy-to-learn guide to rough carpentry and framing written by an expert with more than thirty years of framing...
Audel Electrical Trades Pocket Manual
L. Brittian W.
Answers at your fingertips This hands-on guide will help you trouble-shoot and solve electrical problems in industrial and commercial settings. You'll find plain-English explanations for a wide range of electrical equipment and systems, from...
Audel Questions and Answers for Electrician's Examinations
Paul Rosenberg
Your study guide for success To pass the state licensing exam, you need knowledge and confidence. This comprehensive review guide gives you plenty of both. It's packed with sample questions to help you focus your efforts, review material on all...
Audel Guide to the 2005 National Electrical Code
Paul Rosenberg
Here's what you need to know Understanding and following the voluminous National Electrical Code is a constant challenge. You need a reference that doesn't waste your time. This guide extracts the information necessary for you, the installer,...
Audel Carpenter's and Builder's Layout, Foundation, and Framing
Rex Miller
Here's knowledge you can build on Whether you're building a storage shed or your dream house, the same principles govern choosing a site, setting the foundation, erecting the walls, and putting on the roof. This handy how-to guide has been...
Audel Pipefitter's and Welder's Pocket Manual
Charles McConnell N.
This little book is big on answers Whether you're an apprentice in the piping trades or a seasoned tradesperson, you'll find this completely revised and updated guide has answers to the questions you'll encounter on the job. Get current, concise...
Audel Guide to the 2002 National Electrical Code
Paul Rosenberg
Get a grip on the 2002 NEC The 2002 NEC is here-but what do the changes mean for you on the job? This easy-to-follow interpretive guide walks you article by article through the 2002 Code, clarifying terms, explaining new standards, highlighting...
Audel Electrical Course for Apprentices and Journeymen
Paul Rosenberg
Spend your study time wisely As you advance from student to apprentice to journeyman status, you log a lot of study hours. Make the most of those hours with this fully updated, sharply focused self-study course. It contains everything you need...
Audel HVAC Fundamentals, Volume 3. Air Conditioning, Heat Pumps and Distribution Systems
James Brumbaugh E.
Keep it cool or heat things up This third volume of Audel's HVAC Library gives you a comprehensive, hands-on guide to installing, servicing, and repairing all basic air-conditioning systems in both new and older construction. You'll also find...
Audel HVAC Fundamentals, Volume 2. Heating System Components, Gas and Oil Burners, and Automatic Controls
James Brumbaugh E.
Your guide to keeping the heat on Whether you're an apprentice or a veteran HVAC technician, you know that technology changes and you need to keep up. This fully revised guidebook covers everything you need to know to install, maintain, and...
Audel HVAC Fundamentals, Volume 1. Heating Systems, Furnaces and Boilers
James Brumbaugh E.
A reference you'll warm up to From the background and basics of heating systems to the newest chip-based technology, this first volume of Audel's HVAC Library gives you comprehensive information you need on the job. Whether you're installing,...
Audel Electrician's Pocket Manual
Paul Rosenberg
Your on-the-job reference Now fully updated for the 2002 National Electrical Code, the Electrician's Pocket Manual is packed with charts, conversions, photographs, diagrams, code standards, and other information you need on the job. Find answers...
Audel Practical Electricity
Paul Rosenberg
Everything begins with the basics To succeed in any of today's electrical specialties, you must first understand the fundamentals. This concise guidebook, fully updated and revised to comply with the National Electrical Code,? provides that...
Applied Building Physics. Boundary Conditions, Building Peformance and Material Properties
Hugo S. L. Hens
The energy crises of the 1970s, persisting moisture problems, complaints about sick buildings, thermal, visual and olfactory discomfort, and the move towards more sustainability in building construction have pushed Building Physics to the...
Wood in Construction. How to Avoid Costly Mistakes
Jim Coulson
Wood in Construction – How to Avoid Costly Mistakes focuses on the basic principles and appropriate use of wood in construction and illustrates how to avoid or minimise problems, to ensure that wood performs as expected when used in a...
Building Physics - Heat, Air and Moisture. Fundamentals and Engineering Methods with Examples and Exercises
Hugo S. L. Hens
Bad experiences with construction quality, the energy crises of 1973 and 1979, complaints about 'sick buildings', thermal, acoustical, visual and olfactory discomfort, the need for good air quality, the move towards more sustainability, all have...
Construction Technology. An Illustrated Introduction
Eric Fleming
This new textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to every aspect of the technology of low-rise construction. It includes sub-structure (site work, setting out and foundations) and superstructure (flooring, roofs, finishes, fittings and...
Construction Technology. Analysis and Choice
Tony Bryan
The second edition of Construction Technology: Analysis and Choice has been expanded to include commercial buildings. This now covers, in a single textbook, all the basic forms of construction studied on professional courses. The book takes as...
Construction Supply Chain Management. Concepts and Case Studies
Stephen Pryke
This book provides a unique appraisal of supply chain management (SCM) concepts alongside lessons from industry, observation and analysis gathered during the first decade of supply chain management strategies in the UK construction industry. The...
Manual of Construction Project Management. For Owners and Clients
J?ri Sutt
This construction client's manual is written in the form of a list of activities. It supports owners in the role of client by helping them make choices during the project development process. This increases control over cost, quality and...
Performance Based Building Design 1. From Below Grade Construction to Cavity Walls
Hugo S. L. Hens
Just like building physics, performance based building design was hardly an issue before the energy crises of the 1970s. With the need to upgrade energy efficiency, the interest in overall building performance grew. The term «performance»...
Performance Based Building Design 2. From Timber-framed Construction to Partition Walls
Hugo S. L. Hens
Just like building physics, performance based building design was hardly an issue before the energy crises of the 1970ies. With the need to upgrade energy efficiency, the interest in overall building performance grew. The term «performance»...
Theory of Structures. Fundamentals, Framed Structures, Plates and Shells
Peter Marti
This book provides the reader with a consistent approach to theory of structures on the basis of applied mechanics. It covers framed structures as well as plates and shells using elastic and plastic theory, and emphasizes the historical...
Praxis des Bauprozessmanagements. Termine, Kosten und Qualit?t zuverl?ssig steuern
Christoph Motzko
The book shows how the efficiency of construction projects can be considerably improved through process optimisation, industrialisation and the use of new technologies (sensor technologies, digital communications, real time control etc.).
Mauerwerk Kalender 2011. Schwerpunkt - Nachhaltige Bauprodukte und Konstruktionen
Wolfram J?ger
Proven and new: practical compendium for masonry for 35 years and counting: basics, examples, code commentaries – current and firsthand. Focus for 2011: Sustainable building products and structures
Olin's Construction. Principles, Materials, and Methods
H. Simmons Leslie
Get the updated industry standard for a new age of construction! For more than fifty years, Olin's Construction has been the cornerstone reference in the field for architecture and construction professionals and students. This new edition is an...
Mauerwerk Kalender 2012. Schwerpunkt - Eurocode 6
Wolfram J?ger
Proven and new: practical compendium for masonry for 36 years and counting: basics, examples, code commentaries – current and firsthand. Focus for 2012: Eurocode 6 with its German National Annexes
Writing a Built Environment Dissertation. Practical Guidance and Examples
Peter Farrell
As a built environment student you are likely to be required to research, write and submit a dissertation as a core component of your degree studies. As a vocational profession, students of the built environment often have strong practical...
Water Efficiency in Buildings. Theory and Practice
Kemi Adeyeye
This reference source on water efficiency in buildings provides comprehensive and up-to-date information. Both multi-disciplinary and practical, it signposts current knowledge, innovation, expertise and evidence on an important subject which is...
Advanced Concrete Technology
Zongjin Li
Over the past two decades concrete has enjoyed a renewed level of research and testing, resulting in the development of many new types of concrete. Through the use of various additives, production techniques and chemical processes, there is now...
Print and Specifications Reading for Construction
Ron Russell
Accurately interpret graphic and written construction documents Construction documents are the vital link between the architect's vision and the finished physical structure. Building professionals must accurately read and follow these documents...
Estimating Building Costs for the Residential and Light Commercial Construction Professional
Wayne J. Del Pico
How to succeed in the construction business—step-by-step guidelines for estimating To be competitive, contractors and homebuilders need to know how to generate complete, accurate estimates for labor and material costs. This book guides readers...
Social Network Analysis in Construction
Stephen Pryke
The objective of the book is to make accessible the ways in which social network analysis (SNA) may be used to observe, monitor and analyse systems and relationships in major construction project coalitions. Although this has been an established...
Project Scheduling and Management for Construction
David R. Pierce, Jr.
First published in 1988 by RS Means, the new edition of Project Scheduling and Management for Construction has been substantially revised for students enrolled in construction management and civil engineering programs. While retaining its...
Making Sense of Construction Improvement
Stuart Green D.
The book sets out deliberately to challenge the current construction improvement debate and the way in which it is conducted. It confronts the supposedly neutral nature of construction 'best practice' and demonstrates that that the advocated...
Management of Construction Projects
Brian Cooke
Construction Management is a wide ranging discipline, but ultimately it is a demanding, hands-on discipline concerned with the management of people, plant and materials, all mobilised to complete a building project safely, on time, on budget and...
Heating Services in Buildings
David Watkins E.
Water based heating systems are efficient, flexible, versatile and offer many advantages over other heating systems. These advantages (fast response, good controllability, efficient zonal heating and largely silent operation) all require that...
Conflict in Construction
Jeffery Whitfield
Construction projects are beset with disputes. In 1960 around 250 writs were issued relating to construction disputes. Within 30 years this number increased five-fold, and in the 20 years since then the number of disputes has not fallen. Some...
RSMeans Cost Data
RSMeans
RSMeans Cost Data, Student Edition provides a thorough introduction to cost estimating in a self-contained print and online package. With clear explanations and a hands-on, example-driven approach, it is the ideal reference for students and new...
Reconstructing Project Management
Peter W. G. Morris
This hugely informative and wide-ranging analysis on the management of projects, past, present and future, is written both for practitioners and scholars. Beginning with a history of the discipline’s development, Reconstructing Project...
Self Compacting Concrete
Ahmed Loukili
Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) is a relatively new building material. Nowadays, its use is progressively changing the method of concrete placement on building sites. However, the successful use of SCC requires a good understanding of the...
Managing Construction Projects
Graham Winch M.
Project management is of critical importance in construction, yet its execution poses major challenges. In order to keep a project on track, decisions often have to be made before all the necessary information is available. Drawing on a wide...
Loft Conversions
John Coutts
Pressure on space and changes in planning law mean that loft conversions are now at the forefront in the race to improve the performance of Britain's ageing housing stock. Since 1990, roof space conversions have increased UK housing capacity by...
Plumbing
R. Treloar D.
The 4th edition of Plumbing continues to provide the definitive single volume text on plumbing, heating and gas installation work, ideal for students working towards their Diploma in plumbing or NVQ/SVQ at levels 2 and 3. Highly illustrated and...
Ingenieurbaustoffe
Hans-Wolf Reinhardt
The book is no encyclopedia of construction materials but rather a systematic description with the emphasis on the basics of material behaviour in order to assist the understanding of the dependencies of the material constants, which are not...
Barry's Introduction to Construction of Buildings
Emmitt Stephen
Robin Barry's Construction of Buildings was first published in 1958 in 5 volumes, rapidly becoming a standard text on construction. In its current 2 volume format Barry remains hugely popular with both students and lecturers of construction and...
Barry's Introduction to Construction of Buildings
Emmitt Stephen
The five volume series, Barry's Construction of Buildings, has been established as a standard text on building technology for many years. However, a substantial update has long been required, and while doing this the opportunity has been taken...
The Design Manager's Handbook
Eynon John
Design management as a recognised role in the built environment industry is relatively new, initially arising from the need for better co-ordination and delivery of design information from design teams to main contractors – particularly...
Extending and Improving Your Home. An Introduction
Billington M. J.
Written for small builders and tradesmen such as bricklayers and carpenters, as well as householders wanting to provide more space and enhanced living conditions without the substantial cost of moving house. While there are many books that deal...
