Builders, manufacturers, and consultants who must minimize the impact of their projects or materials on the environment, secure a safe work environment, or reduce a client's risk of costly liabilities such as sick-building syndrome, indoor air pollution, or chemical intolerance will find the information in Building Materials: Dangerous Properties invaluable.
It begins with a Fundamentals section followed by a section on each of the major groups of materials. In this new edition: - The section on fibre composites FRP and FRC has been completely restructured and updated.
Beginning with an overview of the material types and potential health hazards presented by building materials, the book goes on to consider key plastic materials.
Building Materials Channel Marketing: How to Sell to and Through Architects, Builders, Dealers, Distributors, Contractors and Big Boxes
The book begins with an introductory chapter describing the basic properties of building materials.
Resource added for the Architectural Technology program 106141.
In textbooks on timber design (Larsen and Enjily, 2009; Porteous and Ross, 2013; Thelandersson and Larsen, 2003), it is often noted that the moisture sensitivity of wood materials needs to be taken into account and that structural ...
Now, this invaluable guide is being reissued—with a new preface by the book’s original editor.
GREEN BUILDING MATERIALS THE ULTIMATE USER’S MANUAL TO GREEN BUILDING MATERIALS To properly select and specify green building materials, successful architects need authoritative, real-world advice on how to select and use nontoxic, ...
Alternative Building Materials Technology
This book is the definitive reference source for professionals involved in the conception, design and specification stages of a construction project.