As early as the 1960s innovative builders were beginning to design and construct underground and earth-covered houses. At first this different approach to house building was simply an outgrowth of the search for alternative life-styles, but since the energy shortages of the seventies, many homeowners have rekindled their interest in earth-sheltered dwellings for the energy savings they afford.
This book has been written in response to the continuing need for information on earth shelters. Though many books on these new buildings have appeared in recent years, most of them have been...
As early as the 1960s innovative builders were beginning to design and construct underground and earth-covered houses. At first this different approac...
Savvy building owners have adopted commissioning as an effective way to improve the facility acquisition process. Green building initiatives have embraced commissioning as a way of assuring quality in the delivery of high-performance buildings. This long-established quality control process for building mechanical systems is emerging as a broader construction management tool improving nearly all aspects of a project.
What exactly is this thing called commissioning? Principles of Building Commissioning answers this fundamental question with the first...
Commissioning is coming of age.
Savvy building owners have adopted commissioning as an effective way to improve the facility acquisition process. G...
