Conservation of buildings & building materials books

This book examines key themes for the management of historic urban centres within a representative sample of centres...  Read More >>

aeo for many years, the only book on building maintenance management aeo substantial changes since book last published...  Read More >>

This work traces the history of some of the great floors of Europe from the fourth century BC and outlines the developments...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

On October 8, 1871, four decades after its founding, Chicago's destiny was rewritten 'with a pen of fire'. This...  Read More >>

This work not only describes the nature of conservation but also provides an ethical framework to which the conservation...  Read More >>

This work not only describes the nature of conservation but also provides an ethical framework to which the conservation...  Read More >>

This book examines the industrial monuments of twentieth century Britain. Each chapter takes a specific theme and...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

This work examines the changes in the construction and use of the built environment that are currently emerging,...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

Knut Einar Larsen and Nils Marstein introduce an approach to the preservation of historic timber structures, based...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

Black Creek Pioneer Village is a recreation of a typical crossroads community found in southern Ontario during the...  Read More >>

One of the oldest and most versatile building materials available, brick is used for period landscape design in...  Read More >>

An introduction to the principles, technology and practice of materials which fulfils the needs of lower level courses....  Read More >>

Attempting to make sense of New Zealand's obsession with the past, this book offers a guide to historical and cultural...  Read More >>

With over a million commercial/institutional buildings and countless residences erected in the U.S. prior to World...  Read More >>

Ironbridge symbolises the processes of the Industrial Revolution possibly more than anywhere else. This volume studies...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

This sourcebook provides both current and historical information about stone buildings, including techniques of...  Read More >>

A Practical, Quantitative Approach to Conservation Methodology What can be done about the harmful effects of industrial...  Read More >>

The book presents a holistic view of timber decay in buildings and its treatment. It explains the nature of wood...  Read More >>

Topics discussed in these papers include developments in materials and methods for repair of existing structures...  Read More >>

A moving story of one man's quest to renovate his family's decrepit homestead and the lessons he learns along the...  Read More >>