Learn how to calculate thermal transmittance and mass values of building materials in a unified and consistent way. Includes eight worked examples for wall, roof and floor designs.
Find out about building regulation requirements for energy efficiency in dwellings and how to comply with them using fabric first principles
EU health and safety legislation is based on the fundamental principle of... Læs mere
Get updated practical guidance for reducing the concentration of radon in new buildings, extensions, conversions and refurbishment projects. This guide includes updated radon maps.
An accessible overview of the development of green roofs and their contribution to sustainable development. Explains the benefits of their use, and identifies key aspects to consider in designing, building and maintaining them.
Documents the results and lessons learned from research conducted on the worlds first six-storey timber building using the platform frame technique of construction. Of interest to designers and constructors of multi-storey timber frame buildings.
Deals with all the aspects of the application of column and mass stabilisation. It provides a description of the best practice, mainly based on the experiences at seven test sites of the European project EuroSoilStab.
Use this guide as an aid to understand fire sprinkler installations and the LPC Rules to which they are designed. Explains common misunderstandings about sprinkler systems.