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101 rules of thumb for low energy architecture / Huw Heywood

Sets out the essential elements of low-energy architecture in a fresh, intuitive way. Where ever-changing technology and ...

A Handbook of Sustainable Building Design and Engineering : An Integrated Approach to Energy, Health and Operational Performance / Dejan Mumovic, Mat Santamouris

Equips students with the tools they will need to tackle the challenges of sustainable building design and engineering. The ...

A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction / Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein

In this volume, 253 archetypal patterns consisting of problem statements, discussions, illustrations, and solutions provide ...

Advancements and Innovations in OMFS, ENT, and Facial Plastic Surgery / James C. Melville (editor), Paulo G. Coelho (editor), Simon Young (editor)

Covers updated practices and cutting-edge innovations pertinent to advanced Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons, Otolaryngologists ...

Advances in Proof-Theoretic Semantics

This volume is the first ever collection devoted to the field of proof-theoretic semantics. Contributions address topics ...

An Introduction to Quantum and Vassiliev Knot Invariants

Provides an accessible introduction to knot theory, focussing on Vassiliev invariants, quantum knot invariants constructed ...

Barry's Advanced Construction of Buildings, 4th Edition / Stephen Emmitt

Covers the construction of larger-scale buildings (primarily residential, commercial and industrial) constructed with load ...

Barry's Introduction to Construction of Buildings, 4th Edition / Stephen Emmitt

Based mainly on domestic and residential buildings—and filled with extensive illustrations throughout—this concise text ...

Building to Suit the Climate: A Handbook / Petra Liedl, Gerhard Hausladen, Michael Saldanha

Serves as a concrete aid to planning and design. With the planning process as its roadmap, it accompanies the planner from ...

Construction Drawings and Details for Interiors / Rosemary Kilmer, W. Otie Kilmer

A complete guide to preparing construction documentation from a design perspective Construction Drawings and Details for ...

Construction Materials, Methods, and Techniques: Building for a Sustainable Future / Eva Kultermann, William P. Spence

Covers both traditional and contemporary materials, current industry standards and new and emerging technologies. The only ...

Cost-Effective Energy Efficient Building Retrofitting : Materials, Technologies, Optimization and Case Studies / Fernando Pacheco-Torgal, Claes Goeran Granqvist, Bjørn Peter Jelle, Giuseppe Peter Vanoli, Nicola Bianco, Jarek Kurnitski

The building sector is responsible for high energy consumption and its global demand is expected to grow as each day there ...

Design of Steel-Concrete Composite Structures Using High-Strength Materials / J.Y. Richard Liew, Ming-Xiang Xiong, Bing-Lin Lai

Design of Steel-Concrete Composite Structures Using High Strength Materials provides guidance on the design of composite ...

Design of Structural Elements : Concrete, Steelwork, Masonry and Timber Designs to Eurocodes / Chanakya Arya

Topics include the philosophy of design, sustainable development, basic structural concepts, and material properties. After ...

Designers' Guide to EN 1993-2 Eurocode 3: Design of Steel Structures: Part 2 : Steel Bridges

Describes the principles and requirements for safety, serviceability and durability of concrete bridges. This Designers' ...

Deterministic Numerical Modeling of Soil Structure Interaction / Stephane Grange, Diana Salciarini

In order to describe soil–structure interaction in various situations (nonlinear, static, dynamic, hydro-mechanical couplings), ...

Drying and Wetting of Building Materials and Components / J.M.P.Q. Delgado

Discusses important topics of heat and mass transfer in particulate materials Includes a set of new developments in the science ...

Fundamentals of Building Performance Simulation / Ian Beausoleil-Morrison

Pares the theory and practice of a multi-disciplinary field to the essentials for classroom learning and real-world applications. ...

Fundamentals of building construction: materials and methods / Edward Allen, Joseph Iano

Reference for thousands of professionals and students of architecture, engineering, and construction technology for over ...

Guidelines for thermography in architecture and civil engineering : theory, application area, practical implementation / Torsten Richter, Nabil A. Fouad

These guidelines convey in condensed form the authors' many years of experience in detecting thermal engineering defects ...

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