Construction Technology 3: The Technology of Refurbishment and Maintenance

ISBN-13: 9780230290143 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 240 str.

Mike Riley

Opis

This title covers the technology of refurbishment in both housing and large-span multi-storey commercial and industrial buildings.

Spis treści

PART I: BUILDING REFURBISHMENT, MAINTENANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY.- The Context of Refurbishment.- The Context of Maintenance.- PART II: COMMON DEFECTS ENCOUNTERED DURING CONSTRUCTION.- Common Defects in Buildings.- PART III: THE TECHNOLOGY OF REFURBISHMENT.- Common Refurbishment Technologies.- PART IV: THE MANAGEMENT OF MAINTENANCE AND REFURBISHMENT WORK.- The Management of Refurbishment Work.- Demolition and Disposal.- Case Study.

O autorze

MIKE RILEY is Director andALISON COTGRAVEis Deputy Director of the School of the Built Environment, Liverpool John Moores University, UK. Both have extensive experience of teaching Construction Technology at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Blurb

Designed in a structured, directed format to help develop understanding, rather than just providing a simple source of information, this text focuses on the environmental impact of refurbishment rather than new build.

Key features:

• Student-centred learning style
• Illustrated case studies and review tasks
• Focus on the importance of sustainability in refurbishment and building use
• Updated to reflects current issues such as flood damage
• Covers refurbishment in both housing and large-span multi-storey commercial and industrial buildings
• Easy-to-follow page layout, with a wealth of figures and photos

A companion website featuring extra photographs and other additional material can be found at:
www.palgrave.com/science/engineering/riley3

This volume builds on material introduced in Construction Technology 1: House Construction and Construction Technology 2: Industrial and Commercial Building, but is also valuable as a standalone text.