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  1. Basic Electrical Installation Work

    7th Edition

    By Trevor Linsley

    Everything needed to pass the first part of the City & Guilds 2365 Diploma in Electrical Installations Aligned with the 17th edition IET Wiring Regulations Amendments, this new edition has been fully updated to cover the City & Guilds 2365-02 course. Written in an accessible style with...

    Published April 1st 2013 by Routledge

  2. Collaborative Design Management

    By Stephen Emmitt, Kirti Ruikar

    The design process has always been central to construction, but recent years have seen its significance increase, and the ways of approaching it multiply. To an increasing degree, other stakeholders such as contractors have input at the design stage, and the designer’s role ...

    Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge

  3. Practical Guide to Inspection, Testing and Certification of Electrical Installations

    3rd Edition

    By Christopher Kitcher

    This book answers all your questions on the basics of inspection and testing with clear reference to the latest legal requirements. Christopher Kitcher not only tells you what tests are needed but also describes all of them in a step-by-step manner with the help of colour photos. Sample forms show...

    Published March 19th 2013 by Routledge

  4. EGLR 2012 V3

    Edited by Hazel Marshall

    Series: Estates Gazette Law Reports

    The Estates Gazette Law Reports are an indispensable reference for property law practitioners researching and advising on all aspects of landlord and tenant law, valuation, professional negligence, conveyancing, real property, leasehold enfranchisement and compensation. They comprise the law...

    Published March 18th 2013 by Estates Gazette

  5. EGLR 2012 Set

    Edited by Hazel Marshall

    The Estates Gazette Law Reports are an indispensable reference for property law practitioners researching and advising on all aspects of landlord and tenant law, valuation, professional negligence, conveyancing, real property, leasehold enfranchisement and compensation. They comprise the law...

    Published March 14th 2013 by Estates Gazette

  6. The Construction of Houses

    5th Edition

    By Duncan Marshall, Derek Worthing, Nigel Dann, Roger Heath

    The fifth edition of this successful textbook is aimed specifically at those students and practitioners who require a broad understanding of building construction as part of a wider sphere of professional activity. The book provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles and practice of...

    Published February 24th 2013 by Estates Gazette

  7. Sustainable Retrofit and Facilities Management

    By Paul Appleby

    Governments across the globe are setting targets for reducing their carbon emissions. For example, the UK Government has committed to an eighty per cent reduction by 2050, when twenty-eight million buildings that currently exist will still be standing; this represents a challenge to improve...

    Published February 24th 2013 by Routledge

  8. Facilities Management and the Business of Managing Assets

    By Danny Then Shiem-Shin, Tan Teng Hee

    The importance of facilities management to the effective operation of all businesses is now widely accepted. Where there continues to be debate is on what constitutes a successful approach, and how much attention it should be given within an overall business plan. Drawing on both research and...

    Published February 7th 2013 by Routledge

  9. Principles of Structure, Fifth Edition

    By Ken Wyatt, Richard Hough

    Since its first publication in 1974, Principles of Structure has established itself at the forefront of introductory texts for students of architecture, building and project management seeking a basic understanding of the behavior and design of building structures. It provides a simple quantitative...

    Published February 7th 2013 by CRC Press

  10. Saving Money, Resources and Carbon Through SMARTWaste

    By Katherine Adams, Margaret Blackwell, Amanda Holt

    SMARTWaste Plan is an online tool that was developed by BRE to help users to prepare, implement and review their site waste management plans. This report provides an overview of SMARTWaste Plan and how the data it collects can be used. Since SMARTWaste Plan was introduced in 2008, data on over 6500...

    Published February 3rd 2013 by IHS BRE Press