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Building management systems/intelligent buildings

Building Research Energy Conservation Support Unit

Good Practice Guide 246 Building management systems in further and higher education, 1998
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Building Services Research and Information Association

Guidance Note BG 4/2003 BMS maintenance guide, plus a model maintenance specification, 2003
A building management system (BMS) is a computer-based system that helps to manage, control and monitor building engineering services. To ensure the best performance from a BMS, as well as the plant and equipment it controls, it is essential to provide adequate maintenance. This guide details the issues involved in BMS maintenance and provides specification clauses to assist the procurement of a BMS maintenance service. The guide is aimed at facilities managers and others responsible for procuring BMS maintenance support services, particularly non technical personnel responsible for authorising BMS maintenance.
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Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers

Applications Manual AM 11 Building energy and environmental modelling, 1998
Energy costs and carbon dioxide emissions for office buildings can vary by about a factor of eight, indicating the significant opportunity that exists for energy savings. The room thermal response in modern, well insulated buildings is highly dramatic. Building energy and environmental modelling (BEEM) software allows comparison of different design and refurbishment options in order to optimise building performance and to improve the quality of buildings. It encourages the adoption of innovative design features, and assists communications within the design team. Many BEEM software tools exist; this manual provides guidance on the selection and appropriate use of these tools, and on initiating modelling studies from brief development to results interpretation. The scope of the manual covers the modelling of thermal, airflow and lighting performance in buildings, with a focus on thermal modelling.
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Guide H Building control systems, 2000
The aim of this guide is to provide the building services engineer with a sufficient understanding of modern control systems and relevant information technology to ensure that the best form of control system for the building is specified and that proper provision is made for its installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance.
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Copper Development Association

Publication 802 Self-build, 2001
Informs installers of the business opportunity provided by the self-build market and lists the benefits that copper plumbing and heating installations offer to the self-builder.
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Earthscan Publications

Environmental management systems: understanding organizational drivers and barriers, 2006
Offers insights as to why environmental management systems (EMSs) have been developed, how large organizations implement them, and the barriers that can hamper their effectiveness. Covers the way EMSs are structured to achieve continuous improvements in environmental performance, including practical advice for businesses that wish to achieve accreditation; key issues that companies or those studying EMSs should be aware of in order to ensure that optimum benefits are gained from the use of an EMS; different strategies that companies may adopt to achieve an EMS; and the challenges that arise when trying to integrate EMSs into the business strategy.

Building services

Building Research Energy Conservation Support Unit

Good Practice Case Study 15 Simple new multi-tenanted speculative building with cost effective building services, 1990
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Good Practice Guide 144 Energy efficiency in sports and recreation buildings: technology overview, 1993
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Good Practice Guide 303 Designers guide to energy efficient buildings for industry, 2000
This guide will assist designers in working efficiently with their clients to produce energy efficient buildings for industry through encouraging an integrated approach to the building fabric and building services. This guide is intended to be used with its companion volume GPG 304 - The Purchasers Guide to Energy Efficient Buildings for Industry.
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Good Practice Guide 304 Purchasers guide to energy efficient buildings for industry, 2000
This guide will assist in the specification and purchase of energy efficient buildings for industry through encouraging an integrated approach to the building and building services and by providing a checklist of energy efficient options. This guide is intended to be used with its companion volume GPG 303 - The Designers Guide to Energy Efficient Buildings for Industry.
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Building Services Research and Information Association

Application Guide 26/97 Sustainable housing - options for independent energy, water supply and sewerage, 1997
This guide is the main output resulting from a three year research project investigating the use of autonomous technologies in housing. Autonomous technologies are those which can be used to reduce the dependence of dwellings, or groups of dwellings, on main services such as energy and water supplies and sewerage.
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Code of Practice 6/99 Environmental code of practice for buildings and their services. 2nd Edition, 1999
In this revised edition of the Code, the scope has been broadened to consider the whole design and construction process in more detail. It is now aimed at all professional disciplines rather than just those involved in determining the type and level of a building's services.
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Application Guide 12/2001 Underfloor heating systems: the designers guide, 2001
This guide will enable services engineers to form their own views on a technology that may suit their particular needs, and enable them to play a greater part in the briefing and scheme design stages of their project. Owner-occupiers will also find this publication useful to get a basic grasp of one of the technologies that go into making the finished project, and which may affect their operations. This document can also be used to form the basis of local continuous professional development training to bring staff up to date with new technologies for a low cost.
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Technical Note TN 9/2002 Thermal imaging of building fabric: a best practice guide for continuous insulation, 2002
Written to help building owners, designers, surveyors and contractors to assess the thermal performance of building envelopes by using infrared thermographic techniques. Covers: Basic infrared theory, Infrared technology, Building fabric insulation, Air leakage, What the regulations say, The survey process, Checklists for environmental conditions and data acquisition, and Bibliography.
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Guidance Note 16/2003 Recycling building services, 2003
Aims to help the industry to promote sustainability and benefit from recycling its waste products. The individual pieces of legislation are described in the publication and possible routes for manufacturers and installers are discussed. Case studies of existing recycling strategies are provided and possible future routes of legislation are explained.
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Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd

Water, sanitary and waste services for buildings, 5th edition, 2002
Water, sanitary and waste services represent a large proportion of the cost of construction. This document is compiled using a variety of information sources to ensure it provides comprehensive coverage. It assists in the sound design, operation and maintenance of these services.
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Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers

Guide A Environmental design. 7th edition, 2006
This 7th revision contains significant changes from its predecessor. The contents acknowledge and satisfy the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and UK legislation, specifically the 2006 Building Regulations Approved Documents L and F. Changes made for the 7th revision may be summarised as follows: Chapter 1: Environmental criteria for design: extensively revised to include the adaptive approach and thermal comfort criteria based on the outdoor running mean temperature; Chapter 2 - UK dry bulb and wet bulb temperature data have been updated to 2002; Chapter 3 - all the data in this section have been reviewed and updated where necessary to reflect the changes in European and International standards; Chapter 4 - now covers all modes of ventilation; Chapter 5 - details the design information required to calculate heating and cooling loads and the installed plant capacity; Chapter 6 - provides the latest design information on heat emissions from a wide range of internal heat gains to enable designers to use either benchmark values or make specific estimates; Chapter 7 - addresses the widespread concerns amongst clients and building professionals with regard to surface condensation; and Chapter 8 - is a totally new chapter. Its purpose is to advise building service designers and building managers of the health implications of their decisions.
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Building structure

British Cement Association

Efficient masonry housebuilding - detailing approach, 1990
Consists of illustrated details related to main elements of construction - ground floors including foundations, walls, upper floors, roofs and services. Appropriate notes and references are included next to individual details to provide additional guidance or explanation. The publication has been prepared around the need to produce well-insulated masonry houses and the coverage of details extends to moisture ingress, structural support and restraint ties, sound insulation of separating walls and floors, movement joints, and finishes.
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Building Research Establishment

Report 349 Impact of climate change on building, 1998
The purpose of this report is to disseminate to the building industry the scope of potential impacts that future climate change may have on the built environment in the UK.
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Digest 366 Structural appraisal of existing buildings for change of use, 1991
This Digest gives guidance for professional engineers on the structural appraisal of existing buildings for a change of use, in particular as required by The Building Regulations for England and Wales. The approach to structural appraisal of an existing building is fundamentally different from that taken in designing the structure of a proposed building. This Digest explains the differences and describes a practical sequence for carrying out such an appraisal. The reporting and implementation of the findings of an appraisal for change of use are outlined. The need for, and approach to, testing of materials and structures are discussed and sources of information are given to aid appraisal. The Digest deals with the structural appraisal of both traditional buildings - constructed using rules of thumb and experience for the layout and sizing of structural members - and those whose structure has been designed, calculated and specified according to engineering principles.
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Report 475 Green guide to composites: an environmental profiling system for composite materials and products, 2004
Created to enable the composites sector to understand the environmental and social impacts associated with composite production and assist with the decisions made about material and process choice. Twelve different environmental impacts are individually scored and totalled to give an overall environmental impact summary rating, and two social impact ratings are also given. Because this guide concentrates on materials and manufacturing the impacts associated with products beyond the factory gate (the use, maintenance and disposal stages of the life cycle) have not been assessed. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has been used in this guide for environmental investigation.
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Report 476 Achieving whole life value in infrastructure and buildings, 2005
Introduces the concept of; making decisions based on broader criteria than just initial capital costs; and taking account of the needs of a broader range of stakeholders than only those traditionally involved in the immediate decision-making process. The main purpose of the guide is; to encourage the move towards using these broader criteria as described above for investment appraisal, and to bring about not only business benefits but also benefits to a wider range of stakeholders.
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Good Building Guide 67 Part 2 Achieving airtightness: practical guidance on techniques - floors, walls and roofs, 2006
Intended to give the best advice on achieving airtightness in new buildings. It is based on data obtained from laboratory testing and observations made while undertaking air leakage audits in buildings. Provide practical guidance on airtightness techniques appropriate to most building types.
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Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Building Regulations 2000: Approved Documents A Structure, 2004
Contains parts A1 - Loading, A2 - Ground movement, A3 - Disproportionate collapse.
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Building surveying

Building Research Establishment

Building systems/frame

Architects' Journal

Architects' Journal Working Details A timber cruck frame structure. AJ 15.7.04, 2004
Looks at the timber cruck frame structure of the conference centre at Alec French Partnership's Kindersley Centre at Sheepdrove Organic Farm, which is designed on environmentally responsible principles.
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Architectural Press

New Technology in Timber Architecture, 2005

Ecohouse 2: a design guide, 2003
The author uses her own home as one of the case studies for guiding the reader through the concepts, structures and techniques of energy efficient design. Topics addressed include earth sheltering, reed beds, the environmental impact of building materials, ventilation, passive solar design, photovoltaics, and solar hot water systems.
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Birkhauser Press

Building with straw: design and technology of a sustainable architecture, 2005
Covers design in straw and issues such as fire safety and protection from moisture, pests and parasites. Contains thirty case studies from around the world, illustrating the design possibilities of straw, with site photos documenting their assembly.

Timber Construction Manual, 2004
Containing over 600 photos and 4000 drawings and plans, this is a comprehensive and indispensable reference work in the specialist literature on wood. Looks at all types of wood and wood materials, and presents detailed information on the current norms and standards. Covers the basic principles of working with wood, providing detailed information on subjects such as heat, noise insulation, fire protection treatment.

Blackberry Books

All about selfbuild: a comprehensive guide to building your own unique home, 2002
Written especially for self builders. Covers; finding a suitable plot; designing; planning permission; building regulations; finance; contracting out; managing the project; fundations; building the shell; fitting out; external works and technical details. Advice is given on self management and working with contractors.

British Cement Association

Publication 97.388 ACTIVE: assessing concrete technology innovation using value engineering, 2002
Aims to establish an agenda for innovation in the reinforced concrete industry, with specific reference to reinforced concrete frames. The project produced an analysis of the ways in which RC frame structures are realised, and provides a commentary on areas where innovation should be improved.
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Building Research Energy Conservation Support Unit

Good Practice Case Study 121 Energy efficient refurbishment of high rise large panel system housing, 1996
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Building Research Establishment

Good Building Guide 11 Supplementary guidance for assessment of timber-framed houses: Part 1 examination, 1993
This two-part guide supplements existing inspection procedures for timber-framed houses. Part 1 includes guidance on visual re-examination of the building exterior and interior and then considers how to examine the wall cavity and frame if a deficiency related to structural stability, durability or fire protection is suspected.
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Good Building Guide 12 Supplementary guidance for assessment of timber-framed houses: Part 2 interpretation, 1993
With timber-framed houses, site findings and observations require careful interpretation during the preparation of a condition report. This Guide shows how to assess the significance of key observations and readings which may have been taken during an earlier survey or supplementary inspection. This guide includes new advice for assessing building condition, and identifying any need for remedial work. Although intended for use with conventional timber frame design, the guidance has general applicability to less common timber frame systems.
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Information Paper 9/03 Best practice of timber waste management, 2003
Presents the practical issues that affect timber waste in UK construction. Describes timber sources, composition, use and waste, and markets for recycling and disposal together with the plant and machinery necessary to exploit this resource. It proposes a timber waste classification. The various types of equipment for processing waste timber are listed; legislation covering the disposal of waste timber is briefly mentioned. This material is then drawn together to provide the best practicable environmental option for timber waste, and a model is tested to provide two examples of what could be achieved.
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Digest 416 Specifying structural timber, 1996
Timber which is used to sustain loads in buildings is said to be 'structural'. It includes joists which support ceilings, floors and flat roofs, and the rafters and purlins of traditionally built pitched roofs. If timber is correctly specified at the design stage, it is more likely to be supplied and fitted without trouble and will give better service throughout the life of the building. This Digest discusses those aspects which should be considered in a specification for structural timber and provides a guide to the fuller information contained in relevant British Standards, European CEN Standards, and other documents, listed in the digest.
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Digest 445 Advances in timber grading, 2000
BRE has played a leading role in the development and implementation of methods for the grading of structural timber by visual and mechanical means. This digest reviews current developments and presents new information in the grading of structural timbers in accordance with BS 5268: Part 2. It also presents the grade stresses for sweet chestnut, for larger-section Douglas fir and for Trussed Rafter grades TR26/TR20, together with a review of the density values for British grown Sitka spruce.
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Digest 465 U-values for light steel frame construction, 2002
Gives a method for assessing U-values of light steel-frame constructions. The method has been validated using the procedures in BS EN ISO 10211-1 and enables U-values to be calculated by means of a simplified method. It is similar to the one given in BS EN ISO 6946 but with some important differences. It can easily be incorporated into software tools used by designers, builders and enforcers of the Building Regulations wishing to calculate U-values of light steel-frame constructions. The method was developed jointly by BRE and The Steel Construction Institute.
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Digest 470 Life cycle impacts of timber: a review of the environmental impacts of wood products in construction, 2002
The environmental performance of construction is of increasing importance. Building impacts arise mainly from operation, but also from environmental impacts 'embodied' in the fabric of the building. Using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), environmental impacts of construction products can be compared and the impacts of extraction, manufacture, use and disposal can be measured. Using BRE's industry-agreed approach, an LCA of timber products shows that in many applications timber has a low environmental impact. Contains guidance to help construction professionals take advantage of the excellent performance of timber products.
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Digest 496 Timber frame buildings. A guide to the construction process, 2005
Follows the procurement and construction process, then describes the various elements of a timber frame and the main types of TF construction (platform frame, floor-to-floor panel frame, vertical panel frame, volumetric). Three case studies describe the benefits experienced from using timber frame compared with traditional methods.
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Good Building Guide 60 Timber frame construction: an introduction (2004 reprint), 2003
As building regulations require increased thermal standards, some forms of traditional masonry construction may not be able to accommodate the resulting thicker layer(s) of insulation. In addition, with increasing skills shortages and increasing demands for reduced construction times on site, there is a trend towards off-site fabricated building elements and components. This is likely to result in the increased specification and use of timber and steel frame construction techniques. This Good Building Guide gives a brief introduction to the basics of timber frame construction.
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Centre for Alternative Technology

Whole house book: ecological building design and materials, 2005
The Whole House Book is fast becoming the industry standard guide to environmental building materials and design. With the support of one of Britian's leading architects, the authors take a holisitc approach to design that combines social, economic and environmental objectives with an evaluation of buildings against their global and local impact.

Chelsea Green Publishing

Buildings of earth and straw: structural design for rammed earth and straw bale architecture, 1997
Buildings of Earth and Straw fills in the gaps for professional builders, contractors, engineers, inspectors, lenders, and architectural students. It includes special construction requirements of earth and straw, design capabilities and limitations of these materials, and documentation of testing data for use in addressing the concerns of officials.

Donhead Publishing

Conservation of timber buildings, 1995
Examines various types of structure generally associated with the timber-frame tradition. Repair techniques, procedures of investigation, the preliminary survey and the structural survey are discussed, and followed up by detailed case studies.

Earthscan Publications

Advances in Building Energy Research: v. 1, 2007
Advances in Building Energy Research (ABER)' offers state-of-the-art information on the environmental science and performance of buildings, linking new technologies and methodologies with the latest research on systems, simulations and standards. As stringently reviewed as a journal but with the breadth of a book, it brings together invited contributions from the foremost international experts on energy efficiency and environment quality of buildings. Spanning a broad range of technical subjects, this is a 'must have' reference on global developments in the field of building energy research, suitable for architects and building engineers, environmental engineers, industry professionals, students, teachers and researchers in building science, technical libraries and laboratories
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Francis Lincoln Ltd

Treehouses, 2005
Explores these ever-popular structures around the world. Describes ornamental treehouses in gardens of the past, people who have taken to the trees as a way of life and the ecologically sustainable structures using modern technology that will be the treehouses of tomorrow's world. Also includes advice on the practicalities of construction from expert treehouses builders.

Green Building Press

Making Better Concrete: guidelines to using fly ash for higher quality, eco-friendly structures, 2005
Covers all the basics, beginning with a history of fly ash and pozzolans and descriptions of all the common materials with pozzolanic properties. Explains how concrete aggregates work, how to specify them, and how to work with the resulting mix on the jobsite. Ends with a summary of the performance and environmental benefits of using fly ash and a series of appendices containing sample mixes and listings of useful resources.

Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd

Green woodwork: working with wood the natural way, 1990
Green woodwork is creative and inexpensive to learn. The beauty of working green (or unseasoned) wood is that by using traditional skills and a few simple tools you can make anything from a tent peg to a Windsor chair, without needing power machinary.

ITDG Publishing

Building with bamboo. 2nd edition, 1994
Brings together the practical experience of engineers working in the field, and research programmes testing the properties of bamboo. A technical manual with information about the potentials and limits of bamboo as a building material. Shows how the material has been used in different designs in developing countries and describes the varying properties and uses of different types of bamboo. Also shows how bamboo can be harvested, seasoned and jointed to form walls, doors and windows, roofs, floors, ceilings, roof trusses and bridges, and how to weave bamboo.

James and James (Science Publishers)

Handbook of sustainable building, 1996
Offers guidance to the architect or planner wishing to make environmentally-conscious choices when selecting building materials. Arranged into two sections, new building and retro-fitting, the work clearly grades the options available. Subdivided by topic, the materials are categorised by four gradings - 'best environmental choice' through to 'to be avoided'. Behind the grading is extensive research into life cycle analysis of materials, including; durability, disposability, raw material consumption.

John Wiley and Sons

Green building materials: a guide to product selection and specification, 2006
An excellent hands-on guide to the range of green building materials; the book offers in-depth practical information on the product selection, product specification, and construction processes.
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Alternative construction: contemporary natural building methods, 2005
Examines a broad range of traditional and modern natural construction methods, including straw-bale, light-clay, cob, adobe, rammed earth and pise, earthbag, earth-sheltered, bamboo, and hybrid systems. Also covers key ecological design principles, as well as current engineering and building code requirements. Experts on each building system have contributed core chapters that explore the history, development, climatic appropriateness, environmental benefits, performance characteristics, construction techniques, and structural design principles for each method. Over 200 images depict both construction processes and completed structures.

Green buildings of Nikken Sekkei, 2000
Nikken Sekkei is an architectural firm known for its consideration of the environmental consequences of its buildings, and this will be the first book to give a comprehensive coverage of this aspect of their work to date. This book is filled with technical details and images, which aim to show that positive, forward-thinking architecture can be inspirational at the same time as caring for our planet.
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New Society Publishers

More straw bale building: a complete guide to designing and building with straw,
A completely re-written edition of the original. Leads the potential builder through the entire process of building a bale structure, tackling all the practical issues: finding and choosing bales; developing around building plans; roofing; electrical, plumbing and heating systems; building code compliance and special concerns for builders in northern climates.

Permanent Publications

The woodland house, 2005
A visual guide to how Ben built his outstandingly beautiful home in the woods. Ben's amazing chestnut timber framed house was hewn from his own woodland. He infilled the frame with local straw bales and plastered them with his own clay and locally sourced lime. The roof was made from chestnut shingles and the weatherboard is local hand-milled oak. He even made his own window frames out of hand planed ash. He built the whole structure for under GBP28,000 with the help of volunteers, with no crane, no waste, no skip and not a unit of electricity off the National Grid. This book details the evolving design process, identification of material requirements, costings, project management and the actual building.

Poole Publishing

Building green : a complete how-to guide to alternative building methods, 2005
More than 1,200 close-up photographs, accompanied by in-depth descriptions, follow the real construction of an alternative house from site selection to the addition of final-touch interior details. The co-authors provide thorough discussions of the fundamental concepts of construction, substitutes for conventional approaches, and planning. Then, they roll up their sleeves and get to work assembling a guest house that incorporates four different alternative building methods: straw bale, cob, cordwood, and modified stick frame. The images show every move; site clearence, basic structure, cob walling, bales and cordwood stacked, a living roof created, and more.
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RIBA Enterprises

Self build: design and build your own home,
Provides practical, step-by-step advice and guidance on how to build your own high quality, stylish home. Dispels the myth that self-built houses either require you to get your hands dirty or result in little more than brick boxes.
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Riverside Housing

Prefabricated green housing: evolution of a system for on-site assembly (innovation and good practice reports), 2001

Spon Press

Timber Decay in Buildings: The Conservation approach to treatment, 1999

Steel Construction Institute

Publication 307 Energy efficiency housing using light steel framing: how to meet the proposed new requirements of Part L of the Building Regulations, 2001
Details are given for the changes to Part L, construction details, demonstration building and given an overview of light steel framing (LSF).
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TRADA Technology

Timber pole construction: an introduction. 2nd edition, 2000
This document gives a general introduction to timber poles as a construction material, and covers the processes of harvesting and protecting the poles through to specific applications in the construction of domestic and industrial buildings.
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Timber in construction, 1985
This book has been prepared by the Timber Research and Development Association as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations. There has long been a need for an authoritative reference book on the use of timbers in construction for architects and specifiers and for students in these fields. This book, with each chapter written by a specialist in the subject, is intended to fill that gap.
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Timber frame construction. 3rd edition, 2001
This book covers all aspects of timber frame construction from foundations, ground floors and walls through to roofs, cladding and services. The book also gives details about materials data and supervisors checklists.
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Building types

Architects' Journal

Architects' Journal Refurbishment Conservation piece. AJ 13.5.04, 2004
Looks at the restoration of a local museum by Hampshire County Council.
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Building Research Energy Conservation Support Unit

Good Practice Guide 133 Energy efficiency in the work place - a guide for managers and staff, 1994
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Building Research Establishment

Information Paper 10/04 Whole life value: sustainable design in the built environment, 2004
Outlines the concept of Whole Life Value (WLV) and describes the WLV Framework, which is a web-based tool providing an integrated framework for the variety of design tools that deal with the issue of sustainability in the built environment. The framework enables designers and their clients to take account of the most significant aspects of sustainability and to predict the whole life value of their projects.
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Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd

Sustainable practices in the built environment. 2nd edition, 2001
Sustainability is a key issue and its impact on the construction industry as one of the major users of the Earth's resources, is starting to take hold. This book deals with sustainability as it affects the construction industry, looking at the techniques and issues which designers, engineers, planners and construction managers will have to deal with in their day-to-day activities.
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CCTA - Government Centre for Information Systems

Environmental standards for equipment accommodation, 1990
The purpose of this module is to advise on the content and recommended usage of the CCTA Environmental Standards.
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