Emerald Publishing Limited

Sustainable Buildings considers universal principles of sustainable buildings, and moves on to explain the main building physics principles.

This is a comprehensive review of the issues that readers need to be aware of when negotiating the minefield of professional services contracts in the construction industry.

Provides guidance in the form of design aids, indications for the most convenient design procedures and worked examples. This title addresses the common rules and rules for buildings, including structural fire design.

CESMM4 Revised: Examples provides a comprehensive range of example Bills of Quantities, based on Section 8, Work Classification, of the Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement (CESMM).

Update to reflect the latest piling techniques and procurement methods used in the geotechnical sector, this edition is the UK's pre-eminent technical specification for piling and embedded walling works, either on land or near to shore.

Prescribed Form of Record for a Large Raised Reservoir is fully updated to incorporate the latest amends to the Reservoirs Act.

The Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement - CESMM - has been well established for over 40 years as the standard for the preparation of bills of quantities in civil engineering work. This revised fourth edition, CESMM4 Revised, brings the method into line with the most recent developments in the railway industry.

This book presents the variations, technical details and capabilities of state-of-the-art of thermal insulation materials for building applications. As a single source of information on all aspects of insulation materials, the reader can make an informed choice and select the necessary insulation accordingly.