Construction

Global building and construction cultures are hard-wired to constructing too much, too badly, with major social and ecological consequences. Rob Imrie calls us to build less and to build better as a pre-requisite for enhancing welfare and well-being.

The book presents new findings on timber joints and offers inspiration for architects and other professionals in the field of timber construction, lavishly illustrated with images, plans, and drawings.

A wide-ranging survey of ecological, economical, and technical aspects of timber construction, with a focus on France's forestry and recently realised timber structures in French cities.

This presents the Finite Element Method, outlining nonlinearities in computational terms. It advises the material properties to be adopted in the analyses, and is illustrated with cases studies of existing buildings. For students with a background in structural engineering, and professionals.

Aeroform: Designing for Wind and Air Movement provides a comprehensive introduction to applying aerodynamic principles to architectural design. It presents a challenge to architects and architectural engineers to give shape to the wind and express its influence on architectural form.

These unique and Open Access global guidelines for fire safe timber structures and wood products in buildings, are developed by the Fire Safe Use of Wood global network, in line with current standards such as the Fire Part of Eurocode 5, with basic science and practical details, stressing detailing, active fire protection, and quality.