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Description of Construction Technology 1: House Construction

This is a widely-used, accessible undergraduate textbook, revised and expanded, and reflecting contemporary issues, for example sustainability. It is fully updated for revised building regulations. This is a widely adopted and well regarded textbook. It includes new material on sustainable construction, steel framed housing, and prefabrication. It is updated and revised especially for new building regulations. The book includes a smart new page layout. This is a second edition of this popular undergraduate textbook. It includes new material on sustainable and carbon neutral construction, on modern construction methods including prefabrication, on steel framed housing, and an update on building regulations.

Title Information

ISBN:

9780230203624

Pages:

480 pages

Format:

Paperback

Product Code:

332424

Publisher:

Palgrave MacMillan

Published:

30/04/2008

Edition:

2nd Edition

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About Mike Riley and Alison Cotgrave

MIKE RILEY is Director of the School of the Built Environment, Liverpool John Moores University, UK. ALISON COTGRAVE is a Lecturer at the School of the Built Environment, Liverpool John Moores University, UK.

Contents of Construction Technology 1: House Construction

PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO HOUSE CONSTRUCTION
Introduction to House Construction
Preparing to Build
The Building Process

PART 2: BUILDING SUBSTRUCTURE
Foundations
Walls Below Ground
Ground Floors

PART 3: BUILDING SUPERSTRUCTURE
External Walls
Upper Floors & Stairs
Internal Division of Space: Walls & Partitions
Roofs: Structures and Coverings
Windows and Doors
Internal Finishes