Building & Surveying
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This work provides a single text to support the learning process associated with the study of the construction of domestic housing. The text includes a series of learning sessions or modules covering individual components of the topic. Included within the text are a number of review and self assessment tasks to encourage the student to reflect upon the material rather than simply read through it. The material is set out in such a way as to develop understanding as the reader studies in a structured way rather than providing a base of information in a less directed fashion. Other key features text include comparative studies and case studies. Each element is considered with a comparative study at the end of the learning module dealing with that element. The comparative study attempts to summarize in very simple terms the salient features of the alternative options. Case studies are taken from actual building sites, and with the support of a major national housebuilder, these are used to illustrate the concepts and the reality of the construction of modern dwellings.
This book provides a sound insight into the complex and wide ranging field of building services. It will appeal as a textbook to HND students of building services engineering as well as to undergraduate students of quantity and building surveying, estate management, building, and architecture and related disciplines, all of whom are normally required to take an introductory course in building services In this thoroughly revised new edition, which has been fully updated, both the theoretical and practical content has been expanded. In particular, the chapters covering cold water provision, drainage, heating, mechanical ventilation, air conditioning and electricity installations have been enlarged significantly and many new diagrams added. All of these improvements are designed to help students to understand the nature, use and operation of the most commonly installed building services.