Methods Materials category: 423 books
Building from Tradition
Local Materials and Methods in Contemporary Architecture
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2017
Building from Tradition examines the recent resurgence of interest in the handmade building and the use of local and renewable materials in contemporary construction. In the past, raw materials were shaped to provide shelter and to accommodate the cultural, social, and economic needs of individuals...
Smart Buildings
Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology to Improve Energy-Efficiency and Environmental Performance
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2016
Smart Buildings: Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology to Improve Energy Efficiency and Environmental Performance presents a thorough analysis of the latest advancements in construction materials and building design that are applied to maximize building efficiency in both new and existing buildings.
After...
by Bjorn Berge
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2009
The Ecology of Building Materials explores key questions surrounding sustainability of building materials. It provides technical data to enable design and building professionals to choose the most appropriate materials for a project: those that are least polluting, most energy efficient, and from...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2018
Carbon Dioxide Sequestration in Cementitious Construction Materials provides an updated, state-of-the-art review on the development of cementitious construction materials based on carbon dioxide storage, which will have a major eco-efficient and economic benefit for the construction industry. Key...
Green Building Materials
A Guide to Product Selection and Specification
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2010
To properly select and specify green building materials, architects need advice on how to select and use nontoxic, recycled, and recyclable products, and how to integrate these products into the design process in order to capitalize on their many practical and economic advantages. This fully updated...
Elasticity
Theory, Applications, and Numerics
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2009
Elasticity: Theory, Applications and Numerics 2e provides a concise and organized presentation and development of the theory of elasticity, moving from solution methodologies, formulations and strategies into applications of contemporary interest, including fracture mechanics, anisotropic/composite materials,...
Cost-Effective Energy Efficient Building Retrofitting
Materials, Technologies, Optimization and Case Studies
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2017
Cost-Effective Energy Efficient Building Retrofitting:Materials, Technologies, Optimization and Case Studies provides essential knowledge for civil engineers, architects, and other professionals working in the field of cost-effective energy efficient building retrofitting.
The building sector...
Construction Hazardous Materials Compliance Guide
Asbestos Detection, Abatement and Inspection Procedures
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2012
Disturbing asbestos materials during construction is a serious hazard that all contractors may encounter. Because of the insidious nature of the material as a health hazard, EPA regulations require that even when a structure is to be completely demolished, asbestos (and all other hazardous materials)...
by Zhenhai Guo, Xudong Shi
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2011
Concrete as a construction material goes through both physical and chemical changes under extreme elevated temperatures. As one of the most widely used building materials, it is important that both engineers and architects are able to understand and predict its behavior in under extreme heat conditions....
by Alan J. Brookes, Alan J. Brookes, Maarten Meijs
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2008
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...
Durability of Building Materials and Components 7
Proceedings of the seventh international conference
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2004
These books contain articles on R&D into the major aspects of durability and service life prediction of building materials and components, as well as theoretical aspects of methods and modelling of prediction, description of degradation environment by use GIS, as practical implementation of knowledge on durability in maintenance procedures and in standardisation and regulations.
Skins, Envelopes, and Enclosures
Concepts for Designing Building Exteriors
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2013
Integrate the best building envelope construction methods, materials science, and structural principles in your work using this book as a resource to help you…
With more than seventy significant case studies located in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia from prehistory to the...
by S.P. Deolalkar, Anil Shah, Naresh Davergave
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2015
Cement production is known to be a polluting and energy-intensive industry. Cement plants account for 5 percent of global emissions of carbon dioxide and one of the main causes of global warming. However, cement it is literally the glue of progress. Designing Green Cement Plants provides the tools...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2016
Sustainability of Construction Materials, Second Edition, explores anincreasingly important aspect of construction. In recent years, serious consideration has been given to environmental and societal issues in the manufacturing, use, disposal, and recycling of construction materials.
This book...