Electronic Books

Total Books: 141 - 160 /207

Reconstruction and Restoration of Architectural Heritage / Sergey Sementsov, Alexander Leontyev, Santiago Huerta, Ignacio Menéndez Pidal de Nava

includes contributions on the protection, and restoration of architectural monuments and the reconstruction of major historical ...

Refurbishing Occupied Buildings Management of Risk under the CDM Regulations

A significant proportion of the construction industry is currently involved with the refurbishment of occupied premises. ...

Regeneration of the Built Environment from a Circular Economy Perspective

This book explores the strategic importance and advantages of adopting multidisciplinary and multiscalar approaches of inquiry ...

Residential Interior Design: A Guide to Planning Spaces / Maureen Mitton, Courtney Nystuen

A Room-by-room guide to home interior design Teaches the fundamental skills needed to plan interior spaces for all types ...

Residential Retrofit : Twenty Case Studies / Marion Baeli

The essence of sustainability in buildings is their capability to adapt to change over time. The UK has a large housing stock ...

Resilience of Cities to Terrorist and other Threats

Cities tend to become more crowded, the high rise buildings taller, the traffic nodes more complex. The volume of hazardous ...

Rethinking Project Management for a Dynamic and Digital World / Darren Dalcher

Brings together some of the best writing by leading authorities on many key topics, including benchmarking, lean quality, ...

Rethinking Sustainability Towards a Regenerative Economy

This book is based on work from the COST Action “RESTORE - REthinking Sustainability TOwards a Regenerative Economy'', ...

Reusable and Sustainable Building Materials in Modern Architecture / Gülşah Koç and Bryan Christiansen

Designing buildings and physical environments depends on social structure, social needs, economic data, environment, and ...

Reviewing Design Process Theories : Discourses in Architecture, Urban Design and Planning Theories / Mahmud Rezaei

Simplifies 140 complex theories into 8 categories, supplemented with diagrams, tables, and illustrations Offers a comprehensive ...

Rising Powers and Peacebuilding

This edited volume examines the policies and practices of rising powers on peacebuilding. It analyzes how and why their approaches ...

Science of Societal Safety

This book covers comprehensive but fundamental principles and concepts of disaster and accident prevention and mitigation, ...

Seaside Building Design: Principles and Practice : Buildings in Maritime Zones / li Sayigh

Presents actual design projects that have been implemented at various seaside locations Covers all aspects of seaside building, ...

Self-Healing Construction Materials : Fundamentals, Monitoring and Large Scale Applications / Antonios Kanellopoulos

Provides a thorough overview of all techniques for producing self-healing construction materials. Construction materials ...

Setting-up a Small Observatory: From Concept to Construction

Every amateur astronomer who is considering a purpose-built observatory will find this book absolutely invaluable during ...

Simplified Engineering for Architects and Builders / James Ambrose, Patrick Tripeny

Reference on structural design, giving architects and designers a concise introduction to the structures commonly used for ...

Site Investigation in Construction Part 1: Without Site Investigation Ground is a Hazard

This document has been written for Client's and their professional technical advisers in the consturction industry. It aims ...

Site Investigation in Construction Part 2: Planning, Procurement and Quality Management

It is written for the Client's Principal Technical Adviser on a construction project, since this professional is responsible ...

Site Investigation in Construction Part 3: Specification for Ground Investigation

Includes associated Schedules and a Bill of Quantities, and is intended for general application to ground investigation work. ...

Site Investigation in Construction Part 4: Guidelines for the Safe Investigation by Drilling of Landfills and Contaminated Land

These guidelines seek to promote the use of safe working practices in the investigation of landfills and contaminated land. ...

Total Books: 141 - 160 /207