Construction & Construction Trades 36

Associating social justice with landscape is not new, yet the twenty-first century's heightened threats to landscape and their impact on both human and, more generally, nature's habitats necessitate……続きを見る

What is design? What are the main design disciplines, and how do they interrelate? How does design theory and context help you improve your studio work? What do you need to know by the end of your c……続きを見る

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. Est……続きを見る

Since the start of the twenty-first century, urban communities have faced increasing challenges in housing affordability, with environmental issues causing additional concern. It is clear that chang……続きを見る

The world of construction is intrinsically linked with that of finance, from the procurement and tendering stage of projects right through to valuation of buildings. In addition to this, things like……続きを見る

The best-selling title that has been helping AutoCAD users for more than two decades is better than ever. For new users of AutoCAD®, or those simply brushing up on their skills, there is no better r……続きを見る

Multi-owned properties make up an ever-increasing proportion of commercial, tourist and residential development, in both urban and rural landscapes around the world. This book critically analyses th……続きを見る

This book presents essential methods of deformation compatibility control, and explicitly addresses the implied conditions on the methods’ deformation compatibility. Consequently, these conditions c……続きを見る

Castles and the Anglo-Norman World is a major new synthesis drawing together a series of 20 papers by 26 French and English specialists in the field of Anglo-Norman studies. It includes summaries of……続きを見る

This book documents the state of the art and the emerging operational perspectives in the field of the appraisal discipline. It covers a wide range of topics, including energy efficiency, environmen……続きを見る

Auch die 3. Auflage des Fachbuchs bildet Themen ab, die im Bau- und Bauhauptgewerbe in der Berufspraxis von Belang sind wie beispielsweise Organisation und Management, Preisfindung und Controlling. ……続きを見る

Written by multidisciplinary experts in medicine, chemistry, and architecture, this book examines chemical sensitivity (CS). In 15 chapters fitted to 15 lectures, it discusses not only the medical e……続きを見る

Cost-Effective Energy Efficient Building Retrofitting:Materials, Technologies, Optimization and Case Studies provides essential knowledge for civil engineers, architects, and other professionals wor……続きを見る

Cassell's Carpentry and Joinery' is a practical work on practical handicrafts, and it was first published in the confident belief that it was by far the most exhaustive book on these subjects hither……続きを見る

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Volume 3 of 4 - Air ConditioningThis course is the third volume of four volumes devoted to instruction in refrigeration and air conditioning.This course discusses ……続きを見る

Based on more than 12 years of systematic investigation on earthquake disaster simulation of civil infrastructures, this book covers the major research outcomes including a number of novel computati……続きを見る

Activity Based Cotsting for Construction Companies provides guidelines on how overhead costs can be managed for using Activity Based Costing (ABC), providing gains in contractor competiveness. Illus……続きを見る

In the United States alone, the annual construction of over one million new homes causes a very substantial drain on natural resources. Today, approximately 60 percent of the timber cut down in our ……続きを見る

Buying a new home can be an expensive endeavor. Many people dream of building their own home but mistakenly believe that doing so is not cost effective. However, you can save 20 to 40 percent or mor……続きを見る

Humans have been building with stone for thousands of years, dating back to the ancient pyramids and the Sphinx. You can bring the aesthetics of stonework to your house and property with help from T……続きを見る

Electrical Safety and the Law describes the hazards and risks from the use of electricity, explaining with the help of case studies and accident statistics the types of accidents that occur and how ……続きを見る

Mit diesem Fachbuch „Projektmanagement im Anlagenbau“ werden alle Projektphasen eines typischen Projekts im Anlagenbau erfasst. Die Autoren beschreiben die einzelnen Leistungen der Projektsteuerung.……続きを見る

This book is a compilation of selected papers presented in the International Conference on the theme ‘Wood is Good: Current Trends and Future Prospects in Wood’. The contents of the book deal with r……続きを見る

This book discusses environmental management and construction management approaches to the environmental problems that can emerge in construction projects. It sets a brand new standard for environme……続きを見る

Construya su propio barco es una obra técnica escrita con lenguaje claro para que cualquier persona pueda entender los conceptos para construir su primera embarcación de forma fácil y económica. Se ……続きを見る

The escalating interdependecy of nations drives global geopolitics to shift ever more quickly. Societies seem unable to control any change that affects their cities, whether positively or negatively……続きを見る

A convergence of lean management and quality management thinking has taken place in organizations across many industries, including construction. Practices in procurement, design management and cons……続きを見る

Das Fachbuch vermittelt in allgemein verständlicher Form die Grundkenntnisse der VOB/B und gibt Sicherheit bei der Durchsetzung und Abwehr von Ansprüchen aller am Bau Beteiligten während der Bauabwi……続きを見る

This book provides concise descriptions of thevarious solutions of transition curves, which can be used in geometric design of roads and highways. It presents mathematical methods and curvature func……続きを見る

The market and policy impetus to install increasingly utility-scale solar systems, or solar farms (sometimes known as solar parks or ranches), has seen products and applications develop ahead of the……続きを見る