Conservation of buildings & building materials books

Arriving in the later 1890s, by the end of the First World War motor vehicles had ousted horses as the main means...  Read More >>

The Technology of Building Defects has been developed to provide a unique stand alone review of the subject. Defects...  Read More >>

‘Nonconformist’ has long been used as a description of Protestant Christians in England and Wales who were not part...  Read More >>

Acts as a comprehensive guide to different types of natural and man made disasters and their effect on buildings....  Read More >>

World-class woodworker Sam Maloof (1916-2009), the first craftsperson to receive a MacArthur Foundation grant, inhabited...  Read More >>

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization...  Read More >>

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The colors reflect and contrast with those of the high desert blue sky, the subdued blues of the distant mountains,...  Read More >>

This book has been developed in association with the Cultural Heritage Department of the Council of Europe. It examines...  Read More >>

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Building Mycology deals with the study of fungi in and around the building environment, having direct and indirect...  Read More >>

This guidance describes a method of recording historic buildings for the purpose of historical understanding using...  Read More >>

This Technical Advice Note is aimed at architects, surveyors, engineers, building managers, contractors, conservation...  Read More >>

It places their architecture – external and also internal – within a period of considerable political, social and...  Read More >>

This selection guide looks at the external architecture of the libraries built under these and later initiatives,...  Read More >>

Offering plain definitions of cybersecurity technical terminology and hacker jargon in automated control systems...  Read More >>

"Historic Homes and Inns of Carmel-by-the-Sea showcases the creativity, talent, and originality of the town s residents,...  Read More >>

Principally drawing on archaeological, technological and historical sources, it describes vessels used on English...  Read More >>

Sustainable Regeneration of Former Military Sites is the first book to analyze the search for sustainable futures...  Read More >>

Between the middle of the 19th century and the earlier 20th, convents and monasteries were built in large numbers...  Read More >>

In the 1920s life-saving became its primary role, along with coastal observation. Until the late 20th century...  Read More >>

This short guide provides an introduction to the development of commercial office buildings in late 20th-century...  Read More >>

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