Find out about how Phase Change Materials (latent heat technology) are being used in building applications. PCMs can smooth daily temperature fluctuations and prevent overheating in buildings. They can also be used as part of low energy ventilation and cooling systems.
Automatic fire detection and alarm systems are effective and reliable means of detecting fires and signalling an alarm to occupants. This guide introduces these systems, explains how they are developed and managed, and the regulatory requirements.
This report presents the results of research to give the Thaumasite Expert Group data on which to establish interim recommendations for concrete mixes designed to minimise deterioration due to the thaumasite form of sulfate attack.
The first account based on primary historical research of the relationship between architecture, housing and social democracy in Britain and Europe in the early 20th century by a leading historian of British housing.
This book is about the entire range of fuelled, piped, ducted, wired and mechanical facilities in the UK's building stock. Includes numerous case studies.
This volume presents the proceedings of the international conference in Avignon, France in June 2008, and demonstrates the strong continuing interest, and real progression, in the knowledge and understanding of this important class of cement.
This report is concerned with ground-related hazards for building developments on brownfield sites.
This guide provides practical advice to anyone who is involved in the buying and selling of homes in areas affected by radon.
Discover the psychological theory underpinning behaviour change and how it relates to energy use in the workplace. This guide reviews the role of feedback as a... Læs mere
Guide to the use of U-value calculation procedures given in British Standards and other documents which helps those who commission and carry out such calculations.
This volume brings together the latest in research, practical application and theory relating to concrete repair.
Explores the concrete supply strategy for the Olympic Park and the Olympic and Paralympic Village, including how it reduced embodied carbon emissions of the facilities and infrastructure, and influenced the carbon footprint of the London 2012 Games.