This is a fully revised edition of the UK's leading textbook on the law governing construction contracts and the management and administration of those contracts. Although the legal principles invo…
All experienced architects and drafters understand the importance of proper detailing. They also know the difficulty of fully detailing projects within given time and budget constraints. This book …
Designers of the built environment have much to learn from nature and Industrial ecology as they focus increasingly on green or sustainable construction. Natural systems are the ideal model not onl…
FIDIC Red Book is a practical guide for anyone involved in preparing, administering, or contributing to the FIDIC suite of contracts, 2017 edition. Designed as a companion for both the first-time a…
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"Analysis and Design of Shallow and Deep Foundations is a significant new resource to the engineering principles used in the analysis and design of both shallow and deep, load-bearing foundations f…
Far from being just a simple outer wall or decorative element, a building's envelope determines its climate control, degree of energy performance, and relationship to context. There is an urgent ne…
Full-Scale Testing and Foundation Design, GSP 227, honors Bengt H. Fellenius, Dr.Tech., P.Eng., for his noteworthy efforts to advance foundation engineering research, design, construction, and test…
This book is written in the hope that it will fill the need for a textbook suitable for the use of students of Heating and Ventilating; its necessity is evidenced by the ever-increasing number of c…
Standardisation, both in technical and administrative matters, is desirable for the satisfactory execution of many types of commercial projects. Major projects, whee they are predominantly building…