Mitchell's Building Series

Materials

by Alan Everett

Published 24 September 1970

A well-known and respected standard reference, this fifth edition provides a thorough treatment of the properties of building materials and their manufacture, both on-site and in the factory.

One in a series aimed at students preparing for the examinations of the RIBA, RiCS, IQS, IOB, the Ordinary and Higher National Certificates and the City and Guilds of London Institute courses in building, this volume considers the performance requirements for Finishes for buildings and the effectiveness of typical solutions. All quantities are expressed in SI units and there are tables giving imperial conversions. Also included are the main CI/SfB classifications with cross references to the relevant volumes and chapters in the series. This series of text books has been rewritten to bring it in line with rapid technical developments in building and consequent revision of syllabuses. It should be a useful reference source for practising architects, surveyors and engineers.

Materials Technology

by Yvonne Dean

Published 16 February 1996

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 and designers should take account of the environmental impact of sourcing the basic materials, and of the energy implications of their processing and use in manufacturing.

Materials Technology is an essential resource for Materials Technology units in building, architecture and surveying degree and postgraduate courses; and students of BTEC HNC/D building and surveying. It will also be a useful reference tool for Advanced GNVQ Construction and the Built Environment courses and Built Environment NVQs at levels 3 and 4.

Components and Finishes

by Harold King and Alan Everett

Published 24 June 1971