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This book has been written as a text and reference for project management courses in both undergraduate and postgraduate building construction management courses, and quantity surveying, architecture and civil engineering programs. Its focus is on the application of important issues of project management in the construction industry.

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Written by leading practitioners, Straw Bale Building Details is the must-have illustrated guide to design and construction details for site-built straw bale buildings. Essential for avoiding costly mistakes, increasing construction efficiency and durability, and achieving desired energy performance goals.

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Explores the history, policy and practice surrounding peri-urban areas, as well as their value.

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Home heating that's safe, clean, efficient, and uses 70 to 90percent less fuel than a typical woodstove

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The Art of Japanese Joinery showcases traditional and modern joinery techniques through beautiful photography and detailed technical illustrations.

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A complete step-by-step course in residential carpentry and construction. It features full-colour drawings of every step in the building process from laying a foundation through to installing the finishing touch on a newel post.

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The latest edition of this best-selling title features 17 new articles from the highly respected Fine Homebuilding magazine, and includes over 350 illustrative on-the-job photographs and drawings.

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Provides the best field-tested information on framing efficiently, safely and the right way the first time. This title distils centuries of hands-on builder-tested methods and techniques as the finest builders in the US pass on their hard-won trade secrets for better construction. It covers the basics of framing, as well as advanced techniques.

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TV's architecture and design guru Kevin McCloud shares his passion and expertise in this brilliant guide to designing and building your own home, illustrated with the most memorable houses from the award-winning Channel 4 series.

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Old Testament, St. Jerome, Passion, Life of Virgin, Apocalypse, 346 in all. Introduction by Campbell Dodgson. "The only available source for many of these works." - Antique Monthly.

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Follows the process of a self-build, using traditional brick and block techniques, enabling the self-builder to understand both the individual stages and the nature of the build as a whole.

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Provides a detailed record of types of rural buildings and advice for conversion, including retention of period features where appropriate.

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This revised and updated manual includes one diagnostic exam and six full-length practice exams typical of those given to candidates across North America, with all test questions answered and explained. Also includes information on revised candidate exams (CPAT), advice on what firefighter candidates should do to prepare before taking the exam, and more.

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As the need to respond to climate change becomes a serious requirement for all building projects, so too does our understanding of how these bio-based and renewable materials can help to reduce carbon emissions.

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Demonstrates the approach and techniques to use when preserving and repairing historic buildings. This book introduces the materials and the processes, and explains the proven methods to conserve, repair and restore stone, masonry, statuary and monuments. It is packed with illustrations, examples and advice on stone selection, working, and more.

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This essential dictionary and phrase book provides every term you need to know when buying, maintaining, renovating or building a home in France. Accessible and comprehensive, it includes the technical words you won't find in an ordinary dictionary for tools and equipment and every aspect of painting, carpentry, roofing, plumbing and drainage.

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The definitive, easy-to-follow guide to plumbing and heating repairs in your home.

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This book is a story about the creation of the Mackey Clamp and its process to receiving a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark office.

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