Integrated Strategies in Architecture
ISBN: 9780415360838 / Angielski / Twarda / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is an essential reference for all students of architecture, design and the built environment. It provides a convenient single source for all the key texts in the fast developing discipline of the philosophy of technology. It focuses on the interplay between technology and society and considers the impact of technology on fields as diverse as: art and visual culture; politics, the environment, gender and the hottest topic of all in today's digitally mediated world - the promise of a virtual future inside the fluid 'space' of the computer.
Each section is introduced with a brief... This book is an essential reference for all students of architecture, design and the built environment. It provides a convenient single source for all...
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928,27 zł |
Integrated Strategies in Architecture
ISBN: 9780415360845 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This key text presents students with a holistic view of the building design process, bridging the gap between the theory and practice of constructing and assembling buildings. Integrated Strategies in Architecture encourages and enables students to gain a sound understanding of the purpose of buildings, the specialisms that contribute and the available technology. Zunde and Bougdah thoroughly introduce and expose the concepts and technologies that underlie the design process, setting current design in context as part of an evolutionary process, exemplified through historic... This key text presents students with a holistic view of the building design process, bridging the gap between the theory and practice of constructi... |
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278,43 zł |
Practical Construction Management
ISBN: 9780415362573 / Angielski / Miękka / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Filled with practical advice for all aspects of the construction manager's role, this invaluable book fills a need for training in this essential subject, to ensure greater efficiency on site and smoother client-contractor relations. Developed as a handy-reference guide for practitioners and also useful for students, it covers the broad range of responsibilities associated with the role, providing clear guidance and in-depth coverage of the essentials. Topics include financial responsibilities and how to handle them, tender preparation, people management, health and safety, contracts,... Filled with practical advice for all aspects of the construction manager's role, this invaluable book fills a need for training in this essential s... |
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319,68 zł |
Spon's Middle East Construction Costs Handbook
ISBN: 9780415363150 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This unique publication is the only detailed, multinational guide to the cost of construction work across the Middle East. Thirteen countries are covered in individual country chapters, along with comparative regional information: Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey and UAE. This unique publication is the only detailed, multinational guide to the cost of construction work across the Middle East. Thirteen countries are c... |
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Communication in Construction Teams
ISBN: 9780415366199 / Angielski / Twarda / 298 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Construction teams are usually very complex and temporal groupings of actors that rely on interdisciplinary interaction for the realization of project goals. The costs of delay and inefficiency associated with poor coordination and communication is a constant factor, and it is well recognized that the development and maintenance of effective communication within teams is crucial to successful project outcomes. However, published data regarding the manner in which individuals interact within the temporary project team is scarce. Managers and researchers have little other than anecdotal...
Construction teams are usually very complex and temporal groupings of actors that rely on interdisciplinary interaction for the realization of project...
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954,06 zł |
Response Control and Seismic Isolation of Buildings
ISBN: 9780415366236 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This state of the art report from an international task group (TG44) of CIB, the International Council of Building Research Organizations, presents a highly authoritative guide to the application of innovative technologies on response control and seismic isolation of buildings to practice worldwide. Many countries and cities are located in earthquake-prone areas making effective seismic design a major issue in structural engineering. Reassuringly, structural response control and seismic isolation have advanced remarkably in recent years following numerous studies internationally.... This state of the art report from an international task group (TG44) of CIB, the International Council of Building Research Organizations, presents... |
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1082,99 zł |
Implementing It in Construction
ISBN: 9780415370516 / Angielski / Twarda / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Contrary to stereotype, the construction industry has embraced IT with some vigour. Computers are used effectively across the sector and this use is increasing. A range of new issues have emerged in consequence. This practical book draws on direct industrial experience and examines the role of IT within a range of enterprises operating in the construction and property industry. Emphasis is given to the human side of IT and the effects of the implementation of IT systems on them. The functionality of the IT systems is considered, as is the design brief and the operation of the... Contrary to stereotype, the construction industry has embraced IT with some vigour. Computers are used effectively across the sector and this use i... |
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902,49 zł |
Implementing It in Construction
ISBN: 9780415370523 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Contrary to stereotype, the construction industry has embraced IT with some vigor. Computers are used effectively across the sector and this use is increasing. A range of new issues have emerged in consequence.
This practical book draws on direct industrial experience and examines the role of IT within a range of enterprises operating in the construction and property industry. Emphasis is given to the human side of IT and the effects of the implementation of IT systems on them. The functionality of the IT systems is considered, as is the design brief and the operation of the applications.... Contrary to stereotype, the construction industry has embraced IT with some vigor. Computers are used effectively across the sector and this use is in...
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335,16 zł |
Cladding of Buildings
ISBN: 9780415383868 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This key text addresses the topic of lightweight claddings in buildings and is a useful guide and reference resource. Written by well-known specialists in the field, this fourth edition of an established text has been revised throughout to incorporate the latest environmental issues, the use of wood and terracotta in cladding, and use of new materials, particularly the new moulded materials. Two new chapters cover wood and terracotta in cladding. The main types of cladding systems are described in detail and methods of production, performance characteristics, applications and methods of... This key text addresses the topic of lightweight claddings in buildings and is a useful guide and reference resource. Written by well-known spec... |
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928,27 zł |
Constructing the Future: ND Modelling
ISBN: 9780415391719 / Angielski / Twarda / 438 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A thorough introduction to a key new development in built environment design, this essential work presents nD modelling from development to application, assessing its impact on construction as a means of unifying design and design parameters.
A thorough introduction to a key new development in built environment design, this essential work presents nD modelling from development to applicatio...
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618,85 zł |
Assessing Loads on Silos and Other Bulk Storage Structures: Research Applied to Practice
ISBN: 9780415392372 / Angielski / Twarda / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This comprehensive and unique work considers the various aspects involved in the behaviour of bulk storage structures. It is the accumulation of over 30 years of study, experiments and field measurements by the author, covering design, examination and evaluation of bulk storage structures. The subjects treated in this volume range from design, through operational behaviour, to failure and its prevention. The following areas are considered: theories of stresses and strains in particulate materials; material testing and evaluation for the prediction of a structure's loads and behaviour;... This comprehensive and unique work considers the various aspects involved in the behaviour of bulk storage structures. It is the accumulation of ov... |
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Innovation in Small Construction Firms
ISBN: 9780415393904 / Angielski / Twarda / 10 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Innovation in Small Construction Firms promotes the benefits of innovation, and stimulate innovation capability within and between small and medium sized (SMEs) construction firms in an effort to bring in a new 'can innovate, should innovate, want to innovate' culture to the construction industry. Presenting new theoretical and practical insights and models grounded in descriptive case studies, the issues addressed include:
Innovation in Small Construction Firms promotes the benefits of innovation, and stimulate innovation capability within and between small and medium... |
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Procurement in the Construction Industry: The Impact and Cost of Alternative Market and Supply Processes
ISBN: 9780415395601 / Angielski / Twarda / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Do recent moves in the construction industry towards collaborative working and other new procurement procedures really make good business sense? Procurement in the Construction Industry is the result of research into this question and it includes the first rigorous categorizing of the differences between procurement methods currently in use. In the process of carrying out this research, the team has produced a comprehensive study of procurement methods which looks in detail at the relative benefits and costs of different ways of working, with sometimes surprising results. As such, it is... Do recent moves in the construction industry towards collaborative working and other new procurement procedures really make good business sense? Pr... |
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Understanding Organisational Culture in the Construction Industry
ISBN: 9780415425940 / Angielski / Twarda / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since the early 1980s, researchers and practitioners in the organisational and management fields have presumed a link between organisational, or corporate, culture and organisational performance. Whilst many believe this exists, other authors have been critical of the validity of such studies. Part of this doubt stems from a reliance on measures of organisational performance that are based purely on financial measures of business growth. Using the construction industry as the subject of his research, Vaughan Coffey traces the development of the literature on organisational culture... Since the early 1980s, researchers and practitioners in the organisational and management fields have presumed a link between organisational, or co... |
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The Management of Quality in Construction
ISBN: 9780419149101 / Angielski / Twarda / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Management of Quality in Construction provides the reader with a knowledge of the principles of quality management and an understanding of how they may successfully be applied in the particular circumstances of the construction industry.
The Management of Quality in Construction provides the reader with a knowledge of the principles of quality management and an understanding of how the...
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954,06 zł |
Standard Method of Specifying for Minor Works
ISBN: 9780419155201 / Angielski / Twarda / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There is no widely recognized method for producing specifications of repair, improvement and conversion work, yet consistent documentation is fundamental to good client communications and consistent pricing.
There is no widely recognized method for producing specifications of repair, improvement and conversion work, yet consistent documentation is fundamen...
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696,20 zł |
Builders' Detail Sheets
ISBN: 9780419157304 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Illustrated contents revised to building regulations 1985, and the latest British Standards and Codes of Practice.
Illustrated contents revised to building regulations 1985, and the latest British Standards and Codes of Practice.
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541,50 zł |
Recycling of Demolished Concrete and Masonry
ISBN: 9780419158202 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It is becoming increasingly difficult and expensive for demolition contractors to dispose of building waste and demolition rubble. For environmental reasons, public authorities are looking for ways of reusing these materials. The purpose of this book is to make the construction industry and public authorities aware of the technical possibilities for recycling of demolished concrete and masonry. It also shows how localized cutting and partial demolition of concrete structures can be carried out.
It is becoming increasingly difficult and expensive for demolition contractors to dispose of building waste and demolition rubble. For environmental r...
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Examples of the Design of Reinforced Concrete Buildings to Bs8110
ISBN: 9780419170006 / Angielski / Miękka / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This edition has been updated in accordance with the current code of practice for the structural use of concrete, BS 8110. It describes in detail the application of the code and other relevant standards and guidance documents to the design of multi-storey buildings such as offices and flats.
This edition has been updated in accordance with the current code of practice for the structural use of concrete, BS 8110. It describes in detail the ...
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618,85 zł |
Prevention of Premature Staining in New Buildings
ISBN: 9780419171300 / Angielski / Miękka / 76 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The appearance of ugly staining early in a buildings life, ruins an otherwise pleasing appearance, tarnishes the image of the owners and gives rise to costly refurbishment works. In this book Phil Parnham raises a number of questions that should be considered whenever a new building is being designed or built. These are:
* why has staining become so prominent; * what causes premature staining; which parts of new buildings are likely to be affected; * how can it be avoided? By using a number of highly illustrated case studies, the author answers these questions and ends by... The appearance of ugly staining early in a buildings life, ruins an otherwise pleasing appearance, tarnishes the image of the owners and gives rise to...
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618,85 zł |