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Emmitt, Stephen

Barry's introduction to construction of buildings - Oxford Blackwell 2014 - xi, 798p. ill. 25cm.

The latest edition of this standard text provides first year (level one) students with the fundamentals of building design and construction. Provides chapters on: site analysis and set-up; groundwork and foundations; floors; walls; roofs; windows; doors; stairs and ramps; surface finishes; solid fuel, gas and electrical services provision; and water supply, sanitation and refuse disposal. Appendices provide web sites and additional references. Supersedes second edition

ISBN: 1405110554

Subjects--Topical Terms:
GROUNDWORK
BUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING ELEMENTS-COMPLETE BUILDING ELEMENTS-FOUNDATIONS
BUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING ELEMENTS-COMPLETE BUILDING ELEMENTS-FLOORS
BUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING ELEMENTS-COMPLETE BUILDING ELEMENTS-STAIRS
BUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING ELEMENTS-COMPLETE BUILDING ELEMENTS-WALLS
BUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING ELEMENTS-COMPLETE BUILDING ELEMENTS-ROOFS
WINDOWS
DOORS
FINISHES
Block management
CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY
BUILT ENVIRONMENT-CONSTRUCTION DESIGN

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
ENGLAND AND WALES

LC Class. No.: 690