Science and Technics / Technology & engineering

Architecture In Use

by DJM van der van der Voordt & HBR van van Wegen

This unique book discusses programming, design and building evaluation providing a 'joined up' approach to building design. By linking the functional and architectonic qualities of a building, the authors show...

Assessing Building Performance

by Wolfgang Preiser & Jacqueline Vischer

The building performance evaluation (BPE) framework emphasizes an evaluative stance throughout the six phases of the building delivery and life cycle: (1) strategic planning/needs analysis; (2) program review;...

Automotive Computer Controlled Systems

by Allan Bonnick

'Automotive Computer Controlled Systems' explains the fundamental principles of engineering that lie behind the operation of vehicle electronic systems. Having obtained this knowledge, the reader will be able...

BDA Guide to Successful Brickwork

by The Brick Brick Development Association

The BDA Guide to Successful Brickwork is the definitive practical guide to obtaining successful results in brickwork construction. Written by a team of experts from the Brick Development Association, the representative...

Beginning AutoCAD 2007

by Bob McFarlane

Beginning AutoCAD 2007 is a course based on learning and practising the essentials of 2D drawing using AutoCAD. Bob McFarlane's hands-on approach is uniquely suited to independent learning and use on courses....

Brickwork for Apprentices

by J. C. C. Hodge & Malcolm Thorpe

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...

Building Adaptation

by James Douglas

As existing buildings age, nearly half of all construction activity in Britain is related to maintenance, refurbishment and conversions. Building adaptation is an activity that continues to make a significant...

Building Construction Handbook

by Roy Chudley & Roger Greeno

Building Construction Handbook provides extensive coverage of building construction practice, processes and techniques, representing established procedures as well as those associated with recent amendments...

Building Cost Planning for the Design Team

by Jim Smith & David Jaggar

"When will I get it? How much will it cost?"

For the client, these are the two most critical questions. Cost Planning answers these questions and is crucial to the team working on the design and construction...

Cargo Work

by David House

Previously published as Kemp & Young's Cargo Work, this new edition has been fully revised and expanded to comprehensively reflect unit load containerised systems that are now used in the majority of cargo shipping,...

Carpentry and Joinery 1

by Brian Porter

The third edition of Carpentry and Joinery 1 is the first in a series of three books which together provide an authoritative but thoroughly practical guide to carpentry and joinery for students following City...

Consensus Design

by Rosie Parnell & Christopher Day

Consensus Design offers a practical step by step guide to co-design; an increasingly important consideration for architects as they compete for work.

The text moves from identifying the methodology of the process...

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...