Green Building Handbook: v.1: A Guide to Building Products and Their Impact on the Environment: Vol 1

Environmentally responsible building involves resolving many conflicting issues and requirements. Each stage in the design process from the fundamental decisions about what, where and even whether to build has implications for the environment.
Evolving out of the success of Green Building Digest, a publication described by Building Design as well-researched, authoritative and exhaustive, this practical new handbook considers the environmental issues which relate to the production, use and disposal of key building products and materials. It is designed to help specifiers and purchasers gain awareness of the potential environmental impact of their decisions.
Chapter by chapter Green Building Handbook looks at a different sector of the trade from flooring to roofing, comparing the environmental effects of commonly available products with less well known green alternatives. A Best Buy section then ranks these products from lowest to highest impact.

This key handbook provides a detailed reference for environmentally concerned purchasers of building products, and complements the Green Building Handbook Vol 1. Following the format of the original, this book discusses current issues in green building before moving on to consider eight building component types: fencing products, flat roofing membranes, glazing products, electrical wiring, adhesives, straw bale building, interior decoration and indoor air quality and ventilation. Invaluable for the specifier, this companion handbook will be useful to all those interested in finding greener ways of designing and making buildings.

Handbook of Material Testing

Strength and durability of any infrastructure is a reflection of the quality of materials used. Quality control of materials can only be ensured through certain standard test procedures designed by ASTM, BIS, RDSO and others.
The “Handbook of Material Testing” is an attempt towards this aim, of creating a collection of standard test procedures for materials, commonly used in civil engineering infrastructure on the Indian Railways. This will serve as a guide to the field engineers. The readers are advised in their interest to refer to the latest standards to avoid any omission, due to changes/amendments in the standards. The handbook also includes a list of suppliers of material testing equipments, alongwith their addresses to facilitate the setting up of a field laboratory.

SP 27 Handbook of Method of Measurement of Building Works ( First Revision )

A need for a consolidated handbook covering the methods of measurement of building works at a place has been felt by various organizations, in general, and the educational institutions, in particular. Such a handbook is also expected to help those organizations which are dealing with all the trades. This Handbook was first compiled in 1984 and was based on information given in various parts of IS 1200 as on 31 March 1984. This revision includes information as on 31 March 1987 which incorporates revised parts 13, 15, 17 and 23, and amendments issued to Part 21. However, for the purpose of exact latest information which is required to be referred in case of contracts, etc, reference may be made only to the relevant parts of IS 1200 instead of this Handbook.

Brickwork for Apprentices 5ed.

Description
Brickwork for Apprentices has been the established reference on brickwork for generations of bricklayers. Continuously in print since 1944, John Hodge?s classic text has now been fully revised in its fifth edition by Malcolm Thorpe – who acted as a CITB Advisor and was involved in the draughting of the Intermediate Construction Award syllabus (bricklaying route) – to cover the brickwork craft-related units of the latest Construction Awards and related Trowel Occupations NVQs from CITB / City & Guilds at Levels 2 and 3. The fifth edition incorporates extended coverage on the relatively new area of thin joint systems, to match the latest industry-based requirements and technical developments in the field. Content has been brought fully in line with recent changes to the Building Regulations, ensuring that this text will remain an essential reference for qualified bricklayers and other professionals working in the construction industry, as well as NVQ students new to the industry and wishing to embark on a career in bricklaying. A new feature in this edition is the inclusion of multiple choice questions at the back of the book, matched to the current NVQ requirements, to provide students of the CITB / City & Guilds Trowel Occupations NVQs with essential practice and revision for exam preparation.

Audience:
Further education students: Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced Construction Awards (bricklaying route) and Trowel Occupations NVQs Level 2/3 from CITB / City & Guilds. Professional reference: practising bricklayers; site supervisors; site managers; site engineers; architects, designers, technicians.

Contents:
Preface. Craft training. Materials. Tools. Bonding of brickwork. Bonding of blockwork. Bonding details. Foundations. Craft operations. Bridging openings. Cavity walling and brick cladding. Damp prevention. Chimneys, flues and fireplace construction. External works. Special shaped bricks. Joint finishings. Calculations. Multiple choice questions. Answers. Index.

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