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The construction of houses / Duncan Marshall ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2013.Edition: 5th edDescription: ix, 444 p. : ill. ; 31 cm. ; pbkISBN:
  • 0415538173 (hbk)
  • 9780415538176 (hbk)
  • 9780080971001 (pbk)
  • 0080971008 (pbk)
  • 9780080971018 (ebk)
  • 0080971016 (ebk)
  • 9780415538176:
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 690.8
Online resources:
Contents:
Sustainability -- Foundations -- External Masonry Loadbearing Walls -- Ground Floors -- Upper Floors -- Roof Structure -- Roof Coverings -- Partitions -- Plastering and Dry Lining -- Decoration -- External Rendering -- System Housing - Timber Frame -- System Housing - Concrete and Steel -- Windows, Doors and Stairs -- Thermal Insulation and Condensation -- Cold Water Supply -- Hot Water Supply -- Space Heating -- Ventilation -- Drainage -- Electrical Installations.
Summary: "The fifth edition of this successful textbook is aimed specifically at those students and practitioners who require a broad understanding of building construction as part of a wider sphere of professional activity. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles and practice of modern construction and services. In addition most chapters contain information on earlier construction techniques to reflect the age profile of the UK housing stock. This new edition has a revised text and hundreds of revised graphics, new illustrations and photos, and is fully up to date with today's methods. This highly accessible text concentrates on principles and practice rather than details and regulations. In doing so it enables the reader to demonstrate a comprehensive and genuine understanding of modern house construction and its evolution over the last 100 years"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
General Lending Carlow Campus Library General Lending 690.8 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out 13/06/2017 75204
General Lending Carlow Campus Library General Lending 690.8 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out 05/12/2014 75205
General Lending Carlow Campus Library General Lending 690.8 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 75206

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sustainability -- Foundations -- External Masonry Loadbearing Walls -- Ground Floors -- Upper Floors -- Roof Structure -- Roof Coverings -- Partitions -- Plastering and Dry Lining -- Decoration -- External Rendering -- System Housing - Timber Frame -- System Housing - Concrete and Steel -- Windows, Doors and Stairs -- Thermal Insulation and Condensation -- Cold Water Supply -- Hot Water Supply -- Space Heating -- Ventilation -- Drainage -- Electrical Installations.

"The fifth edition of this successful textbook is aimed specifically at those students and practitioners who require a broad understanding of building construction as part of a wider sphere of professional activity. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles and practice of modern construction and services. In addition most chapters contain information on earlier construction techniques to reflect the age profile of the UK housing stock. This new edition has a revised text and hundreds of revised graphics, new illustrations and photos, and is fully up to date with today's methods. This highly accessible text concentrates on principles and practice rather than details and regulations. In doing so it enables the reader to demonstrate a comprehensive and genuine understanding of modern house construction and its evolution over the last 100 years"-- Provided by publisher.

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