Construction

Gruneberg's new book is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the economic forces that determine industry outcomes and who have a stake in the success of the UK construction sector.

This book covers a wide range of topics relating to the health and wellbeing of the construction workforce.

This covers the design, construction and environmental management of groundwater control and dewatering works for construction projects, for practising engineers, geologists and hydrogeologists, and Masters level students. With new chapters on monitoring, maintenance and decommissioning of dewatering systems, and case studies.

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.

Through evidence-based research and international case studies, this book focuses on the effects that dangerous defects have on the housing consumer.

The Design and Construction of Pitched Roofing is the definitive guide to obtaining successful results in pitched roofing construction. Written by a team of experts from the NFRC and the RTA, the representative groups in industry for roofing construction.

The book overviews and analyses the most important steps that transformed initial design intentions into a defined proposal, passing through different solutions, changes, debates, and negotiations among the different stakeholders called into action along the whole process.