Methods Materials category: 423 books
Integrating Innovation in Architecture
Design, Methods and Technology for Progressive Practice and Research
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2016
Today’s design professionals are faced with challenges on all fronts. They need not only to keep in step with rapid technological changes and the current revolution in design and construction processes, but to lead the industry. This means actively seeking to innovate through design research, raising...
by Yvonne Dean
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
Materials Technology clearly identifies materials and technology as the fundamental generators of buildings and examines how they determine the structure, overall form and quality. It examines the issues that determine the choice of materials, and argues that the decision-making of architects, engineers...
by John Fernandez
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
Composed of a series of essays, this book deals with the broad issues affecting the nature of architectural materials and provides a focused review of the state of the art materials. It also provides designers with the tools they need to evaluate and select from the thousands of different materials...
Eco-efficient Construction and Building Materials
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Eco-Labelling and Case Studies
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2014
Eco-efficient Construction and Building Materials reviews ways of assessing the environmental impact of construction and building materials. Part one discusses the application of life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology to building materials as well as eco-labeling. Part two includes case studies showing...
by Michelle Addington, Daniel Schodek
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2012
Today, architects and designers are beginning to look toward developments in new
"smart" or "intelligent" materials and technologies for solutions to long-standing problems
in building design. However, these new materials have so far been applied in a diverse
but largely idiosyncratic...
Sustainable Construction Materials
Recycled Aggregates
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2019
Sustainable Construction Materials: Recycled Aggregate focuses on the massive systematic need that is necessary to encourage the uptake of recycled and secondary materials (RSM) in the construction industry. This book is the fifth and the last of the series on sustainable construction materials and...
by Arshad Ahmed, John Sturges
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
Materials Science in Construction explains the science behind the properties and behaviour of construction's most fundamental materials (metals, cement and concrete, polymers, timber, bricks and blocks, glass and plaster). In particular, the critical factors affecting in situ materials are examined,...
The Art of Natural Building-Revised and Updated
Design, Construction, Resources
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
The popularity of natural building has grown by leaps and bounds, spurred by a grassroots desire for housing that is healthy, affordable, and environmentally responsible. While there are many books available on specific methods such as straw-bale construction, cob, or timber framing, there are few...
Sustainable Construction Materials
Copper Slag
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2016
Sustainable Construction Materials: Copper Slag, as part of a series of five, the book aims to promote the use of sustainable construction materials. It is different to the norm and its uniqueness lies in developing a data matrix sourced from 400 publications, contributed by 712 authors from 337 institutions...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2017
Sustainable and Nonconventional Construction Materials Using Inorganic Bonded Fiber Composites presents a concise overview of non-conventional construction materials with a strong focus on alternative inorganic bonded fiber composites and their applications as construction components. It outlines...
Sustainable Construction Materials
Sewage Sludge Ash
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2016
Sustainable Construction Materials: Sewage Sludge Ash, part of a series of five, aims to promote the use of sustainable construction materials. It is different from the norm, with its uniqueness lying in the development of a data matrix sourced from over 600 publications and contributed by 1107...
Sustainable Construction Materials
Municipal Incinerated Bottom Ash
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2017
Sustainable Construction Materials: Municipal Incinerated Bottom Ash discusses the global use of virgin aggregates and CO2 polluter Portland cement. Given the global sustainability agenda, much of the demand for these two sets of materials can be substantially reduced through the appropriate use of...
Eco-efficient Masonry Bricks and Blocks
Design, Properties and Durability
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2014
Masonry walls constitute the interface between the building’s interior and the outdoor environment. Masonry walls are traditionally composed of fired-clay bricks (solid or perforated) or blocks (concrete or earth-based), but in the past (and even in the present) they were often associated as needing...
Hazardous Building Materials
A Guide to the Selection of Environmentally Responsible Alternatives
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2002
This new edition provides a detailed reference source of the use in residential buildings of materials known or suspected to harm health and the environment. Alternative materials are evaluated using unique data sheets which compare environmental impact, cost, health, safety and technical performance...