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001			ABS38867
008			090401t1988 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
035			_a(Sirsi) u12905
041			_aeng
245			_aBetter building 88
260			_c1988
350			_a0
490			_aHouse Builder _v47(3) March 1988, 35-78(18)
520			_aA special report focusing on the building industry `s efforts to improve the quality of new houses. Reports on what various companies are doing to improve the quality of their building and the introduction of BS 5750 Quality systems, in response to the industry`s wish to incorporate quality assurance. Argues the case for educated specifying, highlighting some key structural product groups and examines recent developments in underground drainage systems, looking particularly at the competition between clay and UPVC . Describes the Laing Homes Buyers`s Charter, a specific statement of what customers can expect when they buy from Laing Homes and reports on the move away from tarmac to clay and concrete paving . Discusses how basements can be constructed to provide extra living accommodation, looking particularly at waterproofing and costs. Finally the NHBC lists some of the most common building defects and explains how they could have been avoided.
650			_aBRICKS
650			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING ELEMENTS-COMPLETE BUILDING ELEMENTS-FLOORS
650			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING ELEMENTS-COMPLETE BUILDING ELEMENTS-FOUNDATIONS
650			_aHOUSE BUILDING
650			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING ELEMENTS-COMPLETE BUILDING ELEMENTS-ROOFS
650			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING ELEMENTS-COMPLETE BUILDING ELEMENTS-WALLS
690			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT
942			_n0
948			_c04/03/1997
999			_c8287 _d8287