“Building in Hot Dry Climates” by Balwant Singh Saini is a comprehensive guide that explores the challenges and solutions for constructing buildings in hot, arid regions. Published in 1980, thi…
This comprehensive guide on historic garden and landscape conservation will help landscape professionals familiarise themselves with what the conservation of historic gardens, garden structures and…
In the tradition of the classic Building Construction Illustrated, Francis D.K. Ching and Ian M. Shapiro offer a graphical presentation to the theory, practices, and complexities of sustainable des…
Environmental and human health impacts of materials are a hidden cost of our built environment. While we can readily see the impact of destroying a wetland to build a mall, we aren't always aware o…
NFPA 921, Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations, was developed by the Technical Committee on Fire Investigations to assist in improving the fire investigation process and the quality of infor…
In this book I have attempted to cover both these phases of analysis and in addition discuss the problem of assessing load factors. Because the subject is relatively new, each separate section star…
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…
There is still an obvious and indisputable need for an increase in the efficiency of energy utilisation in buildings. Heating, cooling and lighting appliances in buildings account for more than one…
The fifth edition of Estimating Construction Costs retains the fundamental concepts of estimating that have made this book so successful. Numerous example problems have been added to illustrate new…
Homeowners concerned with the high cost of oil and electricity--- and with good conservation practices are becoming anxious to find another source of heat and air conditioning for their homes. The …