Science and Technics

Construction Business Management

by Nick B. B. Ganaway

Only 43 per cent of U.S. construction firms remain in business after four years. Why? Inadequate management, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. This is surprising because most construction...

Ecohouse

by Susan Roaf

Now in its 3rd edition, the bestselling Ecohouse continues to be both a technical guide and an inspiration for thousands of architects, designers and eco-builders all over the world.

As the need to slow climate...

Economics of Property Management: The Building as a Means of Production

by Herman Tempelmans Tempelmans Plat & Frank Heynick

The economic analysis of a building is a complex subject and traditionally it has focused on a single aspect of the structure or a single part of the construction process. Dr Tempelmans Plat is a leading proponent...

Engineering GCSE

by Michael H H Tooley & Mike Tooley

Mike Tooley's accessible, activity-based approach introduces students to engineering and the pivotal role it plays in the modern world, as well as providing opportunities to develop engineering skills and acquire...

Engineering, Business & Professional Ethics

by Simon Robinson, Ross Dixon & Christopher Preece

Engineering, as a profession and business, is at the sharp end of the ethical practice. Far from being a bolt on extra to the 'real work' of the engineer it is at the heart of how he or she relates to the many...

Estimating and Tendering for Construction Work

by Martin Brook

Estimators need to understand the consequences of entering into a contract, often defined by complex conditions and documents, as well as to appreciate the technical requirements of the project. Estimating and...

Faber & Kell's Heating & Air-conditioning of Buildings

by Doug Oughton & Steve Hodkinson

For 70 years, Faber & Kell's has been the definitive reference text in its field. The book provides understanding of the principles of heating and air-conditioning of buildings in a concise manner. Practical,...

Faber & Kell's Heating and Air Conditioning of Buildings

by Doug Oughton & Steve Hodkinson

"Faber and Kell" has for over fifty years been accepted as the most practical and comprehensive book on heating and air conditioning design and is regarded as the standard reference book for both students and...

Higher National Engineering

by Mike Tooley & Lloyd Dingle

Higher National Engineering 2nd Edition is a new edition of this extremely successful course book, covering the compulsory core units of the 2003 BTEC Higher National Engineering schemes. Full coverage is given...

Infrastructure for the Built Environment: Global Procurement Strategies

by Rodney Howes & Herbert Robinson

Throughout the world there is a growing demand for high quality public services to support socio-economic development. Infrastructure is central to improving the level of public services and the quality of the...

Introduction to Fire Safety Management

by Martin Muckett & Andrew Furness

Andrew Furness and Martin Muckett give an introduction to all areas of fire safety management, including the legal framework, causes and prevention of fire and explosions, fire protection measures, fire risk...

Law and Practice for Architects

by Robert Greenstreet, Karen Greenstreet & Brian Schermer

Provides a framework for understanding of the legal, contractual and procedural implication of architectural practice. The book acts as a useful aide-memoire for students and practitioners based on the premise...

Occupational Audiometry

by Maryanne Maltby

The EU Physical Agents Directive on Noise, which will be implemented into UK law in February 2006, will reduce noise action levels drastically. Under the new regulations, many more industries, which have so...

Partnering in the Construction Industry

by John Bennett & Sarah Peace

Partnering is the most effective way of tackling construction projects. This book explains how clients and construction firms using partnering can achieve ever higher levels of efficiency and certainty to provide...

Pigment Compendium

by Nicholas Eastaugh, Valentine Walsh & Tracey Chaplin

This is an essential purchase for all painting conservators and conservation scientists dealing with paintings and painted objects. It provides the first definitive manual dedicated to optical microscopy of...

Places of the Soul

by Christopher Day

Revised to incorporate the changes in opinions and attitudes since its first publication, the second edition of 'Places of the Soul' has brought Christopher Day's classic text into the 21st century.

This new...

Preventing Corporate Accidents

by R B B Whittingham

The passing of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill in the UK and increasing public and investor pressure for good Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility, means organizations...

Principles of Horticulture

by C R R Adams, M P P Early & K M M Bamford

Principles of Horticulture is an excellent introduction to the study of all aspects of the subject. Written in an accessible and readable style it explains the principles that underlie the cultivation of flowers,...

Roadwork: Theory and Practice

by Peter Kendrick, Steve Beresford & Paul McCormick

Roadwork Theory and Practice gives the essential information needed by every road worker, highway technician, incorporated, graduate or chartered engineer, not only by explaining the theory of road construction...

Scottish Building Standards in Brief

by Rozz Algar & Ray Tricker

Scottish Building Standards in Brief takes the highly successful formula of Ray Tricker's Building Regulations in Brief and applies it to the requirements of the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004. With the...