Building & Construction News & Updates – Page 7

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61. 

    Introduction to Building Procurement

    The procurement stage of the building process is critical to the success of any building project, and as such must be understood by everybody entering the industry. Introduction to Building Procurement is designed to familiarize the novice with the principles and methods of building procurement, starting at the most basic level.

62. Clay’s Handbook of Environmental Health, 20th Edition

    Clay’s Handbook of Environmental Health, since its first publication in 1933, has provided a definitive guide for the environmental health practitioner or reference for the consultant or student.

63. 

    Timber Bridges

    Clearly illustrated throughout, this guide explains how to make use of this oldest construction material in a modern context to create sustainable, aesthetically pleasing, practical and durable bridges. Worldwide examples include Tourand Creek Bridge, Canada; Toijala, Finland; Punt la Resgia, Switzerland; Pont de Crest, France; Almorere Pylon Bridge, the Netherlands.
     

64. 

    Life Cycle Assessment in the Built Environment

    Comprehensively introducing and demonstrating the uses and benefits of life cycle assessment for built environment projects, this book will show you how to assess the environmental performance of your clients’ projects, to compare design options across their entire life and to identify opportunities for improving environmental performance.
     

65. 

    Quantitative Risk Assessment in Fire Safety

    Quantitative Risk Assessment in Fire Safety is essential reading for consultants, academics, fire safety engineers, fire officers, building control officers and students in fire safety engineering. It also provides useful tools for fire protection economists and risk management professionals, including those involved in fire insurance underwriting.
     

66. 

    Three Footprint readers win copies of ‘Traditional Construction for a Sustainable Future’

    We teamed up with Footprint in December to offer readers three free copies of Traditional Construction for a Sustainable Future by Carol Ryan. The winners were: Andrew Goodman (Hertfordshire), Steven Phillips (Norfolk) and Dima Srouji (Greater London). Congratulations! To read more about this title, please visit the book's page on our website.

67. 

    New Online Resources Brochure Out Now

    Browse our new Online Resources Brochure to discover outstanding academic electronic resources across the Social Sciences, Humanities and Science and Technology.

    30 day free trials are available for libraries and institutions.

    To order a copy of the brochure, email reference@routledge.com

68. 

    Featured Title - Spon’s Asia-Pacific Construction Costs Handbook

    Spon's Asia Pacific Construction Costs Handbook includes construction cost data for twenty countries. This new edition has been extended to include Pakistan and Cambodia. Australia, UK and America are also included, to facilitate comparison with construction costs elsewhere.

69. 

    Building and Construction Textbook Catalog

    The new Building and Construction Textbook lealfet is now available to view online - to view a copy just click here
     

70. 

    Featured Title - Construction Materials

    Reviews from previous editions:

    "Comprehensive and entirely appropriate for our students. Recommended reading." – A lecturer in Architectural Technology, London Southbank University

    "A broad-based, yet sufficiently deep materials book to cover most undergraduate materials needs." – A lecturer in Construction Materials, Kingston University