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Spon's Estimating Costs Guide to Electrical Works - Unit Rates and Project Costs (Paperback, 4th edition): Bryan Spain Spon's Estimating Costs Guide to Electrical Works - Unit Rates and Project Costs (Paperback, 4th edition)
Bryan Spain
R2,072 Discovery Miles 20 720 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

All the cost data you need to keep your estimating accurate, competitive and profitable.
Do you work on jobs between 50 and 50,000? Then this book is for you.
Specially written for contractors and small businesses carrying out small works, Spon's Estimating Cost Guide to Electrical Works provides accurate information on thousands of rates, each broken down to labour, material overheads and profit for residential, retail and light industrial premises. It is the first book to include typical project costs for new installations, stripping out, rewiring and upgrading for flats and houses.
In addition, vital information and advice is given on setting up and running a business, employing staff, tax, VAT and CIS4s.
For the cost of approximately two hours of your charge-out rate (or less), this book will help you to:

  • produce estimates faster
  • keep your estimates accurate and competitive
  • run your business more effectively
  • save time.
Routledge Companion to Global Heritage Conservation (Paperback): Vinayak Bharne, Trudi Sandmeier Routledge Companion to Global Heritage Conservation (Paperback)
Vinayak Bharne, Trudi Sandmeier
R1,426 Discovery Miles 14 260 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The act of identifying, protecting, restoring, and reusing buildings, districts, and built landscapes of historic and cultural significance is, at its best, a reflective and consequential process of urban and socio-economic reform. It has the potential to reconcile conflicting memories, meanings, and cultural tensions, bridging and expanding the perceived boundaries of multiple disciplines towards bigger aspirations of city-making and social justice. How and where do such aspirations overlap and differ across nations and societies across the world? In places with different histories, governance structures, regulatory stringency, and populist dispositions, who are the specific players, and what are the actual processes that bring about bigger and deeper change beyond just the conservation of an architectural or urban entity of perceived value? This collection of scholarly articles by theorists, academics, and practitioners explores the global complexity, guises, and potential of heritage conservation. Going from Tokyo to Cairo, Shenzhen to Rome, and Delhi to Moscow, this volume examines a vast range of topics - indigenous habitats, urban cores, vernacular infrastructure, colonial towns, squatters, burial sites, war zones, and modern landmarks. It surfaces numerous inherent issues - water stress, deforestation, social oppression, poverty, religion, immigration, and polity, expanding the definitions of heritage conservation as both a professional discipline and socio-cultural catalyst. This book argues that the intellectual and praxis limits of heritage conservation - as the agency of reading, defining, and intervening with built heritage - can be expansive, aimed at bigger positive change beyond a specific subject or object; plural, enmeshed with multiple fields and specializations; and empathetic, born from the actual socio-political realities of a place.

Electrical Wiring Industrial (Paperback, 17th edition): Stephen Herman Electrical Wiring Industrial (Paperback, 17th edition)
Stephen Herman
R1,943 R1,704 Discovery Miles 17 040 Save R239 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

With step-by-step guidance and a reader-friendly style, ELECTRICAL WIRING INDUSTRIAL, Seventeenth Edition, helps you gain the basic knowledge and skills you need to safely install wiring systems in an industrial building. Packed with vivid, full-color photographs and illustrations to help bring key concepts to life, the text also features lots of example problems and detailed solutions that clearly illustrate how important ideas apply to real-world situations. The Seventeenth Edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the 2020 National Electric Code (R), the industry standard for layout and construction of electrical systems. In addition, a set of building blueprints is included to help you connect chapter concepts to realistic industrial building project.

CPD in the Built Environment (Paperback): Greg Watts, Norman Watts CPD in the Built Environment (Paperback)
Greg Watts, Norman Watts
R1,227 Discovery Miles 12 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The aim of this book is to provide a single source of information to support continuing professional development (CPD) in the built environment sector. The book offers a comprehensive introduction to the concept of CPD and provides robust guidance on the methods and benefits of identifying, planning, monitoring, actioning, and recording CPD activities. It brings together theories, standards, professional and industry requirements, and contemporary arguments around individual personal and professional development. Practical techniques and real-life best practice examples outlined from within and outside of the industry empower the reader to take control of their own built environment-related development, whilst also providing information on how to develop fellow staff members. The contents covered in this book align with the requirements of numerous professional bodies, such as the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), and the Chartered Institute of Builders (CIOB). The chapters are supported by case studies, templates, practical advice, and guidance. The book is designed to help all current and future built environment professionals manage their own CPD as well as managing the CPD of others. This includes helping undergraduate and postgraduate students complete CPD requirements for modules as part of a wide range of built environment university degree courses and current built environment professionals of all levels and disciplines who wish to enhance their careers through personal and professional development, whether due to professional body requirements or by taking control of identifying and achieving their own educational needs.

Building Surveys (Paperback, 9th edition): Peter Glover Building Surveys (Paperback, 9th edition)
Peter Glover
R1,382 Discovery Miles 13 820 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

* Updated with modern methods of construction, new technologies and post Grenfell Fire impact of industry * Colour photos throughout * Ideal introduction for Building Surveying students and young professionals looking for an up to date reference

The Rocket Mass Heater Builder's Guide - Complete Step-by-Step Construction, Maintenance and Troubleshooting (Paperback):... The Rocket Mass Heater Builder's Guide - Complete Step-by-Step Construction, Maintenance and Troubleshooting (Paperback)
Erica Wisner, Ernie Wisner
R887 R824 Discovery Miles 8 240 Save R63 (7%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Heating with wood is often considered a natural and economical alternative to electricity or fossil fuels. However, even with a fairly new and efficient woodstove, many cords of wood are required for burning over the course of a single winter, and incomplete combustion can contribute to poor air quality. A rocket mass heater is an earthen masonry heating system which provides clean, safe, and efficient warmth for your home, all while using 70 to 90 percent less fuel than a traditional woodstove. These unique and beautiful installations provide luxurious comfort year round. In cold weather a few hours of clean, hot burning can provide twenty or more hours of steady warmth, while the unit's large thermal mass acts as a heat sink, cooling your home on sizzling summer days. Packed with hard-to-find information, The Rocket Mass Heater Builder's Guide includes: Comprehensive design, construction, and installation instructions combined with detailed maintenance and troubleshooting advice Brick-by-brick layouts, diagrams, and architectural plans augmented with detailed parts drawings and photographs for clarity Relevant and up-to-date code information and standards to help you navigate the approval process with local building departments Earthen masonry heating systems are well-suited for natural and conventional builders alike. A super-efficient, wood-burning, rocket mass heater can help you dramatically reduce your energy costs while enhancing the beauty, value, and comfort of your home. Erica Wisner and Ernie Wisner have built over seven hundred super-efficient, clean-burning masonry stoves. They are dedicated to the search for sustainable solutions and the hands-on teaching of creative, ecological, and practical skills.

Wood Pellet Heating Systems - The Earthscan Expert Handbook on Planning, Design and Installation (Paperback): Dilwyn Jenkins Wood Pellet Heating Systems - The Earthscan Expert Handbook on Planning, Design and Installation (Paperback)
Dilwyn Jenkins
R1,136 Discovery Miles 11 360 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Wood Pellet Heating Systems is a comprehensive handbook covering all aspects of wood pellet heating technology. The use of wood pellets as an alternative heating fuel is already well established in several countries and is becoming widespread as fossil fuel prices continue to rise and awareness of climate change grows. Wood pellets are a carbon-neutral technology, convenient to use, and can easily be integrated into existing central heating systems or used in independent space heaters. This fully-illustrated and easy-to-follow guide shows how wood-pellet heating works, the different types of systems - from small living room stove systems to larger central heating systems for institutions - how they are installed, and even how wood pellets are manufactured. Featuring examples from around the world, it has been written for heating engineers and plumbers who are interested in installing systems, home owners and building managers who are considering purchasing a system, advanced DIYers, building engineers and architects, but will be of interest to anyone who requires a clear guide to wood pellet technology.

Solar Cooling - The Earthscan Expert Guide to Solar Cooling Systems (Paperback): Paul Kohlenbach, Uli Jakob Solar Cooling - The Earthscan Expert Guide to Solar Cooling Systems (Paperback)
Paul Kohlenbach, Uli Jakob
R1,258 Discovery Miles 12 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Cooling buildings is a major global energy consumer and the energy requirement is growing year by year. This guide to solar cooling technology explains all you need to know about how solar energy can be converted into cooling energy. It outlines the difference between heat-driven and photovoltaic-driven systems and gives examples of both, making clear in what situations solar cooling technology makes sense. It includes chapters on: * solar thermal collectors * solar cooling technologies * cold distribution * storage components * designing and sizing * installation, operation and maintenance * economic feasibility * potential markets * case studies. Solar Cooling is for engineers, architects, consultancies, solar thermal technology companies, students and anyone who is interested in getting involved with this technology.

Energy Management in Industry - The Earthscan Expert Guide (Paperback): David Thorpe Energy Management in Industry - The Earthscan Expert Guide (Paperback)
David Thorpe
R1,246 Discovery Miles 12 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Energy demand reduction is fast becoming a business activity for all companies and organisations because it can increase profits regardless of the nature of their core activity. The International Energy Agency believes that industry could improve its energy efficiency and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by almost a third using the best available practices and technologies. This guide looks at the many ways available to energy managers to achieve or even exceed this level of performance, including: base-lining consumption planning a monitoring and verification strategy metering (including smart, wireless metering) energy supply management motors and drives compressed air and process controls. Uniquely, it includes a whole chapter on greening data centres. It also looks at topics covered in greater detail in its companion volume, Energy Management in Buildings: insulation, lighting, renewable heating, cooling and HVAC systems. Further chapters examine minimising water use and how to make the financial case, both to prioritise measures for cost effectiveness, and to get management on board. This title is aimed at all professional energy, industry and facilities managers, energy consultants, students, trainees and academics and can be read alongside training for ISO 50001 - Energy Management Systems. It takes the reader from basic concepts to the latest advanced thinking, with principles applicable anywhere in the world and in any climate.

Reliability Data on Fire Sprinkler Systems - Collection, Analysis, Presentation, and Validation (Paperback): Arnstein Fedoy,... Reliability Data on Fire Sprinkler Systems - Collection, Analysis, Presentation, and Validation (Paperback)
Arnstein Fedoy, Ajit Kumar Verma
R1,454 Discovery Miles 14 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book covers fire and extinguishing theory and reliability theory and how to validate any survey within the field of engineering. It's based on a year's study of historical literature, using critical review and document analysis. It covers how data is collected, analyzed, and presented. It discusses reliability theory, calculation, and uncertainty analysis, and after validating proposes a new methodology and approach using general scientific value and examples. Features Includes an in-depth study on relevant sprinkler reliability studies based for the first time on critical review and document analysis Presents a scientific validating analysis of studies based on how a survey should be conducted Critiques the fact that reliability of a sprinkler system as its ability to function as designed, has never been subject to surveys Suggestions for new survey methodology that can be used for the field of engineering, including all active and passive fire protection measures Discusses extinguishing theory, general design of extinguishing systems, different systems and the reliability of them all "Reliability Data on Fire Sprinkler Systems" will be of interest to Reliability Engineers, Systems, Architecture and Engineers, Design, Maintenance, Mechanical and, Civil Engineers, as well as those working in the field of fire protection and building and fire codes.

Smart Connection Systems - Design and Seismic Analysis (Paperback): Jong Wan Hu Smart Connection Systems - Design and Seismic Analysis (Paperback)
Jong Wan Hu
R1,442 Discovery Miles 14 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book introduces new smart connection systems which can be used in aseismic building design in order to control inter-story drifts and to reduce residual displacements. They are also utilized as damper devices and base isolators. The application of these systems to composite moment frame buildings will also be treated in the book. In addition, the book will discuss how to make nonlinear frame models used for simulating entire behavior in the building as well as advance finite element (FE) models used for accurately reproducing mechanical behavior in the local system. Will be of interest to researchers, engineers, and students in the field of civil and structural engineering.

Frankenstein Urbanism - Eco, Smart and Autonomous Cities, Artificial Intelligence and the End of the City (Hardcover): Federico... Frankenstein Urbanism - Eco, Smart and Autonomous Cities, Artificial Intelligence and the End of the City (Hardcover)
Federico Cugurullo
R4,057 Discovery Miles 40 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book tells the story of visionary urban experiments, shedding light on the theories that preceded their development and on the monsters that followed and might be the end of our cities. The narrative is threefold and delves first into the eco-city, second the smart city and third the autonomous city intended as a place where existing smart technologies are evolving into artificial intelligences that are taking the management of the city out of the hands of humans. The book empirically explores Masdar City in Abu Dhabi and Hong Kong to provide a critical analysis of eco and smart city experiments and their sustainability, and it draws on numerous real-life examples to illustrate the rise of urban artificial intelligences across different geographical spaces and scales. Theoretically, the book traverses philosophy, urban studies and planning theory to explain the passage from eco and smart cities to the autonomous city, and to reflect on the meaning and purpose of cities in a time when human and non-biological intelligences are irreversibly colliding in the built environment. Iconoclastic and prophetic, Frankenstein Urbanism is both an examination of the evolution of urban experimentation through the lens of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, and a warning about an urbanism whose product resembles Frankenstein's monster: a fragmented entity which escapes human control and human understanding. Academics, students and practitioners will find in this book the knowledge that is necessary to comprehend and engage with the many urban experiments that are now alive, ready to leave the laboratory and enter our cities.

Introduction To Fire Safety Management - The Handbook for Students on NEBOSH and Other Fire Safety Courses (Paperback): Martin... Introduction To Fire Safety Management - The Handbook for Students on NEBOSH and Other Fire Safety Courses (Paperback)
Martin Muckett, Andrew Furness
R1,762 Discovery Miles 17 620 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

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 assessment, and fire investigation. Fire safety is not treated as an isolated area but linked into an effective health and safety management system.
"Introduction to Fire Safety Management" has been developed for the NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management and is also suitable for other NVQ level 3 and 4 fire safety courses. The text is highly illustrated in full colour, easy to read and supported by checklists, report forms and record sheets. This practical approach makes the book a valuable reference for health and safety professionals, fire officers, facility managers, safety reps, managers, supervisors and HR personnel in companies, as well as fire safety engineers, architects, construction managers and emergency fire services personnel.
Andrew Furness CFIOSH, GIFireE, Dip2OSH, MIIRSM, MRSH, is Managing Director of Salvus Consulting Limited who specialise in Fire Safety. He was the chairman of the NEBOSH / IOSH working party that developed the NEBOSH Fire Safety and Risk Management certificate.
Martin Muckett MA, MBA, CMIOSH, MIFireE, Dip2OSH, former Principal Health and Safety Advisor to The Fire Service Inspectorate and Principal Fire Safety Officer, Martin is currently Salvus Consulting Limited's Senior Fire Safety Trainer / Consultant.
* Fully covers the syllabus for the NEBOSH Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk Management
* Student-friendly presentation in full colour packed with illustrations and photographs
* Includes a summary oflegislation relevant to fire safety, ideal as a reference for students as well as practitioners

Ventilation of Normobaric and Hyperbaric Objects (Hardcover): Ryszard Klos Ventilation of Normobaric and Hyperbaric Objects (Hardcover)
Ryszard Klos
R3,906 Discovery Miles 39 060 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Considering the increased need to test and develop ventilation both for normobaric and hyperbaric use in underwater technology industries (diving equipment, submarines and other underwater facilities), mining, and other relevant industries, this book presents a complete study in the field of normobaric and hyperbaric ventilation. It focuses on development and verification of the research-based mathematical modeling approach for deterministic modeling of ventilation processes, both for objects with semi-closed and closed circulation of breathing gas. It also proposes validated analytical models of ventilation processes, and a new type of carbon dioxide emission simulator that was also developed. Features Describes ventilation processes by replacing semi-empirical models with more accurate analytical models. Includes concepts based on deterministic models (cause-and-effect models). Focuses on analytical mathematical model of the ventilation process. Covers both the objects with semi-closed and closed circulation of breathing gas, for hyperbaric and normobaric conditions. Summarizes relevant research results and their validation in real conditions and implemented into operational practice. This book is aimed at researchers, professionals, and graduate students in hyperbaric facility processing, building ventilation processing, life support system design, shipbuilding, marine engineering, and diving submarine safety.

Communicating Construction - Insight, Experience and Best Practice (Paperback): Liz Male, Penny Norton Communicating Construction - Insight, Experience and Best Practice (Paperback)
Liz Male, Penny Norton
R1,459 Discovery Miles 14 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book is a wide-ranging exploration of PR and communication in the construction industry, with a strong emphasis on communications theory, strategy and technique. The editors begin with an introduction to the UK construction industry and its supply chains, as well as various elements of PR in relation to the construction process. Subsequent chapters provide a strategic overview, practical examples, success stories, case studies and personal perspectives on PR for different parts of the built environment and reputational issues in construction. Chapters include expert advice on communications for architecture, planning, building consultancy, building products and manufacturers, general and specialist contractors, construction technology, infrastructure and communicating sustainability in the built environment. The conclusion looks at the current and upcoming reputational priorities for communicators in construction, as well as the top ten priorities for implementing PR as a strategic management discipline in the industry. This book is essential reading for all construction PR teams, students studying both for built environment and PR/marketing degrees and CPD courses, and anyone working in the built environment sector who needs to consider PR and marketing as part of their role.

Inverse Heat Transfer - Fundamentals and Applications (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Helcio R.B. Orlande Inverse Heat Transfer - Fundamentals and Applications (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Helcio R.B. Orlande
R3,487 Discovery Miles 34 870 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book introduces the fundamental concepts of inverse heat transfer solutions and their applications for solving problems in convective, conductive, radiative, and multi-physics problems. Inverse Heat Transfer: Fundamentals and Applications, Second Edition includes techniques within the Bayesian framework of statistics for the solution of inverse problems. By modernizing the classic work of the late Professor M. Necati OEzisik and adding new examples and problems, this new edition provides a powerful tool for instructors, researchers, and graduate students studying thermal-fluid systems and heat transfer. FEATURES Introduces the fundamental concepts of inverse heat transfer Presents in systematic fashion the basic steps of powerful inverse solution techniques Develops inverse techniques of parameter estimation, function estimation, and state estimation Applies these inverse techniques to the solution of practical inverse heat transfer problems Shows inverse techniques for conduction, convection, radiation, and multi-physics phenomena M. Necati OEzisik (1923-2008) retired in 1998 as Professor Emeritus of North Carolina State University's Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department. Helcio R. B. Orlande is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), where he was the Department Head from 2006 to 2007.

IET Wiring Regulations: Wiring Systems and Fault Finding for Installation Electricians (Hardcover, 7th edition): Brian Scaddan IET Wiring Regulations: Wiring Systems and Fault Finding for Installation Electricians (Hardcover, 7th edition)
Brian Scaddan
R2,518 Discovery Miles 25 180 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book deals with an area of practice that many students and non-electricians find particularly challenging. It explains how to interpret circuit diagrams and wiring systems, and outlines the principles of testing before explaining how to apply this knowledge to fault finding in electrical circuits. A handy pocket guide for anybody who needs to be able to trace faults in circuits, whether in domestic, commercial or industrial settings, this book will be extremely useful to electricians, plumbers, heating engineers and intruder alarm installers. Fully up to date with the 18th Edition IET Wiring Regulations 2018. Covers all the principles and practice of testing and fault diagnosis in a way that is clear for students and non-electricians. Expert advice from an engineering training consultant, supported with colour diagrams and key data.

Construction Cost Estimating (Paperback): Len Holm, John E. Schaufelberger Construction Cost Estimating (Paperback)
Len Holm, John E. Schaufelberger
R2,012 Discovery Miles 20 120 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Construction Cost Estimating equips a new generation of students and early-career professionals with the skills they need to bid successfully on projects. From developing bid strategies to submitting a completed bid, this innovative textbook introduces the fundamentals of construction estimating through a real-life case study that unfolds across its 24 chapters. Exercises at the end of each chapter offer hands-on practice with core concepts such as quantity take-offs, pricing, and estimating for subcontractor work. Online resources provide instant access to examples of authentic construction documents, including complete, detailed direct work estimates, subcontractor work estimates, general conditions estimates, markups, and summary schedules. Through its unique mix of real-world examples and classroom-tested insights, Construction Cost Estimating ensures that readers are familiar with the entire estimating process even before setting foot on the jobsite.

Understanding Building Stones and Stone Buildings (Paperback): John Hudson, John Cosgrove Understanding Building Stones and Stone Buildings (Paperback)
John Hudson, John Cosgrove
R1,534 Discovery Miles 15 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book covers the wide spectrum of subjects relating to obtaining and using building stones, starting with their geological origin and then describing the nature of granites, volcanics, limestones, sandstones, flint, metamorphic stones, breccias and conglomerates, with emphasis being placed on how to recognise the different stones via the many illustrated examples from Great Britain and other countries. The life of a building stone is explained from its origin in the quarry, through its exposure to the elements when used for a building, to its eventual deterioration. The structure of stone buildings is then discussed, with explanations of the mechanics of pillars, lighthouses and walls, arches, bridges, buttresses and roof vaults, plus castles and cathedrals. The sequence of the historical architectural styles of stone buildings is explained-from the early days through to postmodern buildings. Special attention is paid to two famous architects: the Roman Vitruvius and the English Sir Christopher Wren who designed and supervised the construction of St. Paul's Cathedral in London. To demonstrate many of the concepts presented, two exemplary stone buildings are described in detail: the Albert Memorial in London and Durham Cathedral in northern England. The former building is interesting because it is comprised of a cornucopia of different building stones and the latter building because of its architecture and sandstone decay mechanisms. In the final Chapter, ruined stone buildings are discussed-the many reasons for their decay and the possibility of their 'rebirth' via digital recording of their geometry. The book has over 350 pages and is illustrated with more than 450 diagrams and colour photographs of both the various stones and the associated stone buildings. Readers' knowledge of the subject will be greatly enhanced by these images and the related explanatory text. A wide-ranging references and bibliography section is also included.

Work and Labor Relations in the Construction Industry - An International Perspective (Hardcover): Dale Belman, Janet Druker,... Work and Labor Relations in the Construction Industry - An International Perspective (Hardcover)
Dale Belman, Janet Druker, Geoffrey White
R3,927 Discovery Miles 39 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The need for a skilled, motivated and effective workforce is fundamental to the creation of the built environment across the world. Known in so many places for a tendency to informal and casual working practices, for the sometimes abusive use of migrant labor, for gendered male employment and for a neglect of the essentials of health and safety, the industry, its managers and its workforce face multiple challenges. This book brings an international lens to address those challenges, looking particularly at the diverse ways in which answers have been found to manage safe and productive employment practices and effective employment relations within the framework of client demands for timely and cost-effective project completions. Whilst context, history and contractual frameworks may all militate against a careful attention to human resource issues this makes them even more deserving of attention. Work and Labor Relations in Construction aims to share understanding of best practice in the industries associated with construction and related activities, recognizing that effective work organization and good standards of employee relations will vary from one location to another. It acknowledges the real difficulties encountered by workers in parts of the developing world and the quest for improvement and awareness of some of the worst hazards and current practices. This book is both critical and analytical in approach and seeks to alert readers to the need for change. Aimed at addressing practical issues within the construction industry from a theoretical and empirical standpoint, it will be of value to those interested in the built environment, employment relations and human resource management.

Green Building - Guidebook for Sustainable Architecture (Book, 2010 ed.): Michael Bauer, Peter Moesle, Michael Schwarz Green Building - Guidebook for Sustainable Architecture (Book, 2010 ed.)
Michael Bauer, Peter Moesle, Michael Schwarz
R3,702 Discovery Miles 37 020 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

An important consideration for energy-efficient buildings is their primary energy requirements over the entire life cycle. How to determine this? What integrative factors influence the performance of a healthy and sustainable building? This, while it may be important for clients and architects to know, is frequently not very transparent.
This book has been written to assist with clarifying target criteria and expanding horizons when it comes to ecological buildings. It is meant as a handbook and source of reference for clients, architects, planners and building operators, to provide them with pertinent information about their design, construction and operation: how to do this in the most energy-efficient and economical manner?
Also, there is feedback and documentation about prominent buildings like the Hamburg Dockland or the Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg in Stuttgart. They provide excellent architectural examples for detailed construction and design solutions. Further, there are insightful interviews with architects and clients about many important buildings, which help turn this book into an integrated source of reference for sustainable architecture.

- A Guideline for Planning, Construction and Operation of sustainable Buildings
- A source of reference for clients, architects, planners and building operators
- Innovative architectural examples with sustainable concepts and design

Finite Element Analysis for Building Assessment - Advanced Use and Practical Recommendations (Hardcover): Paulo B. Lourenco,... Finite Element Analysis for Building Assessment - Advanced Use and Practical Recommendations (Hardcover)
Paulo B. Lourenco, Angelo Gaetani
R4,531 Discovery Miles 45 310 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Existing structures represent a heterogeneous category in the global built environment as often characterized by the presence of archaic materials, damage and disconnections, uncommon construction techniques and subsequent interventions throughout the building history. In this scenario, the common linear elastic analysis approach adopted for new buildings is incapable of an accurate estimation of structural capacity, leading to overconservative results, invasive structural strengthening, added intervention costs, excessive interference to building users and possible losses in terms of aesthetics or heritage values. For a rational and sustainable use of the resources, this book deals with advanced numerical simulations, adopting a practical approach to introduce the fundamentals of Finite Element Method, nonlinear solution procedures and constitutive material models. Recommended material properties for masonry, timber, reinforced concrete, iron and steel are discussed according to experimental evidence, building standards and codes of practice. The examples examined throughout the book and in the conclusive chapter support the analyst's decision-making process toward a safe and efficient use of finite element analysis. Written primarily for practicing engineers, the book is of value to students in engineering and technical architecture with solid knowledge in the field of continuum mechanics and structural design.

NEC3 and Construction Contracts: Compared and Contrasted (Paperback, 2nd edition): Frances Forward, Warwick Fergusson NEC3 and Construction Contracts: Compared and Contrasted (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Frances Forward, Warwick Fergusson
R1,215 Discovery Miles 12 150 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The practical book compares the increasingly popular NEC family of contracts with other construction industry standard forms. NEC3 and Construction Contracts: Compared and Contrasted will assist professionals - at all levels, involved in procurement in the construction industry - to make informed choices and give balanced advice when deciding which contract to use for a particular project. This new edition covers NEC3 in full as well as JCT, PPC and FIDIC forms of contract.

The Protected Vista - An Intellectual and Cultural History (Paperback): Tom Brigden The Protected Vista - An Intellectual and Cultural History (Paperback)
Tom Brigden
R1,062 Discovery Miles 10 620 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Protected Vista draws a historical lineage from the eighteenth-century picturesque to present-day planning policy, highlighting how the values embedded within familiar views have developed over time through appropriation by diverse groups for cultural and political purposes. The book examines the intellectual construction of the protected vista, questioning the values entrenched within the view, by whom, and how they are observed and disseminated, to reveal how these views have been, and continue to be, part of a changing historical and political narrative. With a deeper knowledge and understanding of the shifting values in urban views, we will be better equipped to make decisions surrounding their protection in our urban centres. The book identifies the origins of current view protection policy in the aesthetic convention of the picturesque, drawing on a range of illustrated examples in the UK, the US, Australia, Canada and South Africa, to serve as a useful reference for students, researchers and academics in architecture, architectural conservation, landscape and urban planning.

Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings for Seismic Performance - Practical Deterministic and Probabilistic Approaches... Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings for Seismic Performance - Practical Deterministic and Probabilistic Approaches (Paperback)
Mark Aschheim, Enrique Hernandez-Montes, Dimitrios Vamvatsikos
R1,466 Discovery Miles 14 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The costs of inadequate earthquake engineering are huge, especially for reinforced concrete buildings. This book presents the principles of earthquake-resistant structural engineering, and uses the latest tools and techniques to give practical design guidance to address single or multiple seismic performance levels. It presents an elegant, simple and theoretically coherent design framework. Required strength is determined on the basis of an estimated yield displacement and desired limits of system ductility and drift demands. A simple deterministic approach is presented along with its elaboration into a probabilistic treatment that allows for design to limit annual probabilities of failure. The design method allows the seismic force resisting system to be designed on the basis of elastic analysis results, while nonlinear analysis is used for performance verification. Detailing requirements of ACI 318 and Eurocode 8 are presented. Students will benefit from the coverage of seismology, structural dynamics, reinforced concrete, and capacity design approaches, which allows the book to be used as a foundation text in earthquake engineering.

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