Conservation of buildings and building materials Books

Book Synopsis‘ This story will appeal to those who still believe that an Englishman’ s home is his castle, and to those who have a soft spot for indomitable old women’ Daily Telegraph The hardback edition of this book, published in 2009 under the title A Lifetime in the Building, saw its extraordinary story featured not only in the Daily Mail but also Hello magazine – and quickly sold out two printings. Now it is re-launched in paperback under a new title to highlight its appeal as the tale of an extraordinary, maverick woman and her even more remarkable achievement. May Savidge lived in a half-timbered house in Hertfordshire. When the council served her with a compulsory purchase notice to make way for a roundabout, May decided she had to move – but so did the house. So she had the whole thing dismantled and shipped to the North Norfolk coast… and then spent the rest of her life rebuilding it, single-handed. Her fame spread around the world. Antiques Roadshow broadcast, unprecedentedly, two features about her house. Now her niece, Christine Adams, who inherited May’ s house and completed it – at the cost of her own marriage - tells her aunt’ s life story from the voluminous diaries and letters she left behind. Christine Adams now runs a Bed and Breakfast in May Savidge’ s old house in Norfolk. Michael McMahon is also the co-author of My Friend the Enemy (978 1 84513 316 0).Trade Review'A heartbreaking tale of love lost, stoical determination and a poignant secret.'‘A story of stoicism, heartbreak, suffering and great loss, but in which the indomitable Miss Savidge's determination not to lose her most beloved possession shines brightly and her note-to-self to 'Write funny story of furniture in attic' is fulfilled.’'A heartbreaking tale of love lost, stoical determination and a poignant secret.' ‘ A story of stoicism, heartbreak, suffering and great loss, but in which the indomitable Miss Savidge's determination not to lose her most beloved possession shines brightly and her note-to-self to 'Write funny story of furniture in attic' is fulfilled.’

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Book SynopsisThe preservation enterprise helps fashion the physical contours of memory in public space, and thus has the power to curate a multidimensional and inclusive representation of societal values and narratives. Increasingly, the field of preservation is being challenged to consider questions of social inclusion, of how multiple publics are—or are not—represented in heritage decision-making, geographies, and governance structures. Community engagement is increasingly being integrated into project-based preservation practice, but the policy toolbox has been slower to evolve. Recognizing how preservation and other land use decisions can both empower and marginalize publics compels greater reflection on preservation’s past and future and collective action beyond the project level. This requires professionals and institutions to consider systemic policy change with integrity, sensitivity, and intentionality. Bringing together a broad range of academics, historians, and practitioners, this second volume in the Issues in Preservation Policy series documents historic preservation’s progress toward inclusivity and explores further steps to be taken.

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Book SynopsisThe sixth edition of The Construction of Houses builds on the success of the previous five editions. The book provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles and processes of the construction of houses and their services. As such it is aimed at providing a broad understanding of domestic building construction for students as part of their academic studies and as a useful information source for practitioners. The existing chapters have all been updated and most of them expanded to take account of changes to dwelling house construction since the last edition and there are new chapters on Modern Methods of Construction' and Regulatory controls and building standards'. Additionally, many new and/or updated photographs and diagrams have been added.As with the previous editions, the authors have concentrated on presenting current mainstream approaches to the construction of houses. The detailed, yet accessible, text that is supported by hundreds of coloured Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) 3. Regulatory controls and building standards 4. Sustainable Homes 5. Thermal insulation. 6. Foundations 7. External masonry load-bearing walls 8. Roof structure 9. Roof coverings 10. Ground floors 11. Upper floors 12. Internal partitions and walls 13. Internal plastering and dry-lining 14. External rendering 15. Internal and external decoration 16. Timber frame system housing 17. Concrete and steel system housing 18. Windows, doors and stairs 19. Ventilation 20. Cold water services 21. Space heating 22. Hot water services 23. Drainage 24. Electrical installations

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Book SynopsisIn this sumptuous portrait of the house known as the English Versailles', the Duke of Buccleuch sets the scene with a history of his ancestors, the Montagus of Boughton, who acquired the manor in Northamptonshire in the reign of Henry VIII. Ralph, 1st Duke of Montagu (16381709), Charles II's envoy to Louis XIV, transformed Boughton into a palatial homage to French culture. His son John, the 2nd Duke, was noted for planting long avenues, a love of heraldry, a fondness for practical jokes and the ancient lion he nursed in one of the courtyards.The book showcases Boughton's magnificent painted ceilings, tapestries and Sèvres porcelain. The celebrated art collection also includes striking portraits of Elizabeth I, Charles II and his son the Duke of Monmouth, another Buccleuch ancestor. Van Dyck's friends and contemporaries cluster in the Drawing Room in dozen of grisailles. Most eye-catching of all is the portrait of Shakespeare's muses, the Early and Countess of Southampton. A graTable of ContentsTHE EARLY MONTAGUS OF BOUGHTON: THE DAWN OF A DYNASTY 6 ; The 1st Sir Edward Montagu ; The 2nd Sir Edward Montagu ; Edward, 1st Lord Montagu ; Edward, 2nd Lord Montagu ; The Hon. Edward Montagu and Elizabeth, Lady Harvey ; THE DUKES OF MONTAGU: POWER AND INFLUENCE ; Ralph, 1st Duke of Montagu ; John, 2nd Duke of Montagu ; Lady Mary Montagu, Duchess of Montagu, and George, 3rd Duke of Montagu ; John, Marquis of Montherme ; THE SCOTTISH CONNECTION ; Lady Elizabeth Montagu marries Henry, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch ; Boughton reawakens ; The family album ; THE GRAND TOUR ; THE NORTH FRONT: DUKE RALPH'S VISION ; The Staircase Hall, the State Rooms, the Northwest Pavilion, the ‘Unfinished Wing’ ; THE TUDOR MANOR: THE HEART OF THE HOUSE ; The Great Hall, the Egyptian Hall and the Little Hall ; THE WEST FRONT: DUKE JOHN'S LEGACY ; The Loggia, the Boudoir and the Boudoir Lobby, the South Passage, the Morning Room, the Rainbow Room, the Drawing Room, the Library, the Flower Gallery and the Nursery ; THE SOUTH SIDE: THE QUIET CORNER ; The White Drawing Room, the Chinese Staircase, the Audit Room and the Sèvres porcelain collection ; BEHIND THE SCENES: THE WORKING HOUSE ; The Old Kitchen, the Armoury, the Attics, the Dower House and Stables ; THE ARCHIVES ; The Montagu Music Collection ; The Huguenots at Boughton ; BEYOND THE HOUSE ; The Boughton landscape ; The Montagu Monuments ; Timeline and bibliography

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Book SynopsisThe Architecture of Ruins: Designs on the Past, Present and Future identifies an alternative and significant history of architecture from the sixteenth century to the twenty-first century, in which a building is designed, occupied and imagined as a ruin. This design practice conceives a monument and a ruin as creative, interdependent and simultaneous themes within a single building dialectic, addressing temporal and environmental questions in poetic, psychological and practical terms, and stimulating questions of personal and national identity, nature and culture, weather and climate, permanence and impermanence and life and death. Conceiving a building as a dialogue between a monument and a ruin intensifies the already blurred relations between the unfinished and the ruined and envisages the past, the present and the future in a single architecture.Structured around a collection of biographies, this book conceives a monument and a ruin as metaphors for a life and means to negotiate between a self and a society. Emphasising the interconnections between designers and the particular ways in which later architects learned from earlier ones, the chapters investigate an evolving, interdisciplinary design practice to show the relevance of historical understanding to design. Like a history, a design is a reinterpretation of the past that is meaningful to the present. Equally, a design is equivalent to a fiction, convincing users to suspend disbelief. We expect a history or a novel to be written in words, but they can also be delineated in drawing, cast in concrete or seeded in soil. The architect is a âphysical novelistâ as well as a âphysical historianâ. Like building sites, ruins are full of potential. In revealing not only what is lost, but also what is incomplete, a ruin suggests the future as well as the past. As a stimulus to the imagination, a ruinâs incomplete and broken forms expand architectureâs allegorical and metaphorical capacity, indicating that a building can remain unfinished, literally and in the imagination, focusing attention on the creativity of users as well as architects. Emphasising the symbiotic relations between nature and culture, a building designed, occupied and imagined as a ruin acknowledges the coproduction of multiple authors, whether human, non-human or atmospheric, and is an appropriate model for architecture in an era of increasing climate change.Table of ContentsList of FiguresAcknowledgements IntroductionChapter 1 Monuments to RomeChapter 2 The First ‘Ruins’Chapter 3 Architecture in RuinsChapter 4 Speaking RuinsChapter 5 Ruin and RotundaChapter 6 Life in RuinsChapter 7 Wrapping Ruins Around BuildingsChapter 8 Nations in RuinsConclusion A Monument to a RuinBibliography

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Book SynopsisWhether you are an artisan, an architect or a homeowner, The Stone Restoration Handbook demonstrates the best approach and techniques to use when preserving and repairing historic buildings. It introduces the materials and the processes, and explains the proven methods to conserve, repair and restore stone, masonry, statuary and monuments. This new book is packed with illustrations, examples and advice on stone selection and working, lime and mortars, pointing, cleaning and repairing mortar and stone. It guides you through assessing the job on the first site visit through to discussing the options and difficulties you can face. This is essential reading for those who care for and repair historic buildings and monuments.

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Book SynopsisThis best practice guide to using hydraulic lime mortar is the result of a research project by the UK Limes team which studied the performance application and classification of hydraulic limes for the construction industry. It will prove invaluable for all building practitioners, contractors and tradesmen specifying or handling hydraulic lime on site. Containing many useful tables and charts to assist the practitioner, along with colour illustrations showing lime mortar in use, it also offers practical guidance on: the functions and properties of hydraulic lime; the constituent materials; mixing, reworking, protection and aftercare; and, mortar selection for durability, and health and safety issuesTrade ReviewThere is much meticulous research behind this book and it show. In format, if not is style, the text is clear and usable. There is helpful advice on aggregates, on methods of mixing and on selection of different mortars depending on location, a useful glossary, and clear photographs. SPAB Lime mortars are one of the most strongly debated topics of traditional construction. This book covers in depth the composition and use of hydraulic lime mortars in an accessible manner. This book is a must for any professional involved in the specification of lime. It also has much information that the tradesmen on site will find useful. Building Conservation Journal If you work with lime in mortars or renders you will want two copies (one to keep beside your mixing bath and one for your bookshelf). Ecclesiastical and Heritage World It is unlikely that more definitive, clearly presented information on this subject will become available will become available for a long time. In the absence of suitable British or European Standards, the book is an indispensable reference for anyone intending to specify hydraulic lime mortar for masonry. Context The use of colour photographs to emphasise particular points is to be commended, as is the extensive glossary contained at the back of the publication. Overall, this publication provides an informative text addition to this subject area, from which practitioners and students alike can either further their knowledge, or concentrate on more specific performance characteristics of the material. Building EngineerTable of ContentsPreface; Introduction; Materials; Mortar mix design; Mortar properties; Workmanship; Design for strength; Mortar selection for durability; Evaluation of conformity; Craftsman's best practice guide; Bibliography; Further reading; Glossary; Appendix A: Scheme for assessment of conformity of site-made mortar; Appendix B: Additions; Appendix C: Microstructure of mortars.

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Book SynopsisA bold new approach to heritage conservation that embraces change and accommodates decayTrade Review"Curated Decay offers a sophisticated and novel account of sites that challenge the current paradigm of conservation. It also proposes a wealth of concepts by which the curation of such sites may be rethought in terms of ecological culture. The writing is fresh, direct and exciting and carries the reader along effortlessly."—Amanda Boetzkes, University of Guelph"Curated Decay is wondrously marvelous—a brilliant and beautiful exploration of how we can and might engage with the ultimately evanescent companions (landscapes, buildings, objects) that accompany our own evanescent lives. Caitlin DeSilvey sets her deeply thoughtful meditations on our ambivalent interactions with the transient things we cherish in evocative discourses about a dozen hauntingly depicted diverse threatened and beleaguered locales, from Montana to Cornwall to Scotland and the Ruhr. These illustrative stories are couched in a narrative of personal travel and discovery that is a continual joy to read, fresh, witty, and jargon-free."—David Lowenthal, University College London"You get the sense quite quickly that it would be fascinating to spend a morning with Caitlin DeSilvey going through a neglected industrial building or some other ostensibly uninteresting structure on the verge of collapse."—The Journal of Wild Culture"In the experimental heritage policy defended by DeSilvey, decay and entropy are not synonymous of destruction and loss, they open instead the possibility of seeing loss and destruction as the beginning of something new, not only in the material sense of the word but also in the cultural sense of the word, provided people manage to develop new ways of living the permanent change of things in relationship with their own transience and mortality. Curated Decay is an essential contribution to a debate that we can no longer avoid."—Leonardo Reviews"It is a beautiful read that will vibrate with afterthoughts."—AAG Review of Books"Curated Decay is a thought-provoking work by an innovative heritage scholar who urges acceptance of the reality that material heritage is subject to increasingly serious threats in the Anthropocene."—Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review"Caitlin DeSilvey’s Curated Decay: Heritage beyond Saving asks readers to consider possibilities for ‘preservation’ that embrace the decay and decomposition of human-made things. Drawing on personal experiences over many years in boththe United States and the United Kingdom, DeSilvey attempts to conceive of a preservation paradigm that considers decay not as loss but as an equally productive means to understanding human cultural heritage."—Historical Geography"A must-read for scholars coming to grips with the new materialism in the fields of geography and critical heritage studies."—Journal of Historical Geography Table of ContentsContents1. Postpreservation: Looking Past Loss2. Memory’s Ecologies: Curating Mutability in Montana3. When Story Meets the Storm: Unsafe Harbor4. Orderly Decay: Philosophies of Nonintervention5. A Positive Passivity: Entropic Gardens6. Boundary Work: On Expertise and Ambiguity7. Palliative Curation: The Death of a Lighthouse8. Beyond Saving: Care without ConservationAcknowledgmentsNotesPermissionsIndex

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Book SynopsisFarm and Rural Building Conversions provides a detailed record of types of rural buildings and advice for conversion , including retention of period features where appropriate. Sympathetic conversion that ensures this record of rural life is not lost forever.

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Book SynopsisThe conservation of our Modern architectural heritage is a subject of vehement debate. When do buildings become old or significant enough to warrant special heritage status and protection? Should Modern listed buildings be treated differently from those of earlier periods? And what does all this mean for building users and owners, who might be better served if their buildings were less authentic, but more comfortable and usable? Presenting a clear line of sight through these complex questions, this book explores the conservation, regeneration and adaptive re-use of Modern architecture. It provides a general grounding in the field, its recent history and current development, including chapters on authenticity, charters, listing and protection. Case studies drawing on the author’s extensive practical experience offer valuable lessons learnt in the conservation of Modern heritage buildings. Looking beyond the specialist field of ‘elite’ heritage, Revaluing Modern Architecture also considers the changing culture of conservation for ‘sub-iconic’ buildings in relation to de-carbonisation and the climate emergency. It suggests how revaluing the vast legacy of modern architecture can help to promote a more sustainable future. Features leading conservation projects, such as the celebrated Penguin Pool at London Zoo, Finsbury Health Centre by Lubetkin & Tecton and Wells Coates’ Isokon (Lawn Road) Flats, as well as previously unpublished projects. Analyses key Modern conservation controversies of recent years Illustrated with over 160 photos and drawings. An essential primer for architectural students and practitioners, academics, those employed in conservation and planning, property owners, developers, surveyors and building managers. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Foreword About the Author Introduction Part I: Retrospect 1. The Story So Far 2. Authenticity 3. Charters 4. Listing 5. Protection 6. Weaknesses Part II: Prospect 7. From Relics to Resources 8. Quickfire questions 9. Lessons learned The old man and the penguins Not as black as it’s painted A girlfriend’s hair The window worker in Walsall Singing the Marseillaise 10. Changing conservation culture References Image credits Index

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Book SynopsisHeritage occupies a privileged position within the built environment. Most municipalities in the United States, and nearly all countries around the world, have laws and policies to preserve heritage in situ, seeking to protect places from physical loss and the forces of change. That privilege, however, is increasingly being unsettled by the legacies of racial, economic, and social injustice in both the built environment and historic preservation policy, and by the compounding climate crisis. Though many heritage projects and practitioners are confronting injustice and climate in innovative ways, systemic change requires looking beyond the formal and material dimensions of place and to the processes and outcomes of preservation policy—operationalized through laws and guidelines, regulatory processes, and institutions—across time and socio-geographic scales, and in relation to the publics they are intended to serve. This third volume in the Issues in Preservation Policy series examines historic preservation as an enterprise of ideas, methods, institutions, and practices that must reorient toward a new horizon, one in which equity and sustainability become critical guideposts for policy evolution.With contributions from Lisa T. Alexander, Louise Bedsworth, Ken Bernstein, Robin Bronen, Sara C. Bronin, Shreya Ghoshal, Scott Goodwin, Claudia Guerra, Victoria Herrmann, James B. Lindberg, Randall Mason, Jennifer Minner, David Moore, Marcy Rockman, Stephanie Ryberg-Webster, A.R. Siders, Amanda L. Webb, and Vicki Weiner.

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Book SynopsisHow to build, conserve or renovate stone buildings in the authentic way. Learn how to uncover how buildings were constructed, and to renovate them sympathetically using traditional techniques and materials.

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Book SynopsisFrom hand-made brick to high-tech product: building with blocks of fired clay today draws from a heritage of nine millennia and remains innovative, sustainable, and highly appreciated for its manifold applications. Since 2004, Wienerberger, the world’s largest manufacturer of bricks and other clay building materials, biennially presents the international Brick Award as a scene for outstanding achievements in brick architecture. The 2022 edition of this master class saw 789 submissions from 53 countries, that were reviewed by an international jury of experts. This book features the 50 nominees and the 5 winning designs, which are located in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Central America. All projects are presented in texts and richly illustrated with atmospheric images, site and floor plans, views, elevations and sections. Five topical essays by international authors, discussing the winning buildings in a wider context, round out this celebration of contemporary brick architecture.

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Book SynopsisA stonemason''s story of the building of Britain: part archaeological history, part deeply personal insight into an ancient craft. In his thirty-year career, stonemason Andrew Ziminski has worked on many of our greatest monuments. From Neolithic monoliths to Roman baths and temples, from the tower of Salisbury Cathedral to the engine houses, mills and aqueducts of the Industrial Revolution and beyond, The Stonemason is his very personal history of how Britain was built - from the inside out. Stone by different stone, culture by different culture, Andrew Ziminski (with his faithful whippet in tow) takes us on an unforgettable journey by river, road and sea through our countryside showing how the making of Britain''s buildings offers an unexpected and new version of our island story.''My school history lessons were focused around flat pages of facts, events and royal personalities, but for me it was the material aspects of the past, the tangible remnaTrade ReviewThe author is a beguiling companion to the very bones of the Wessex landscape . . . I hope he has plenty left from his notebooks for another volume * Sunday Telegraph *In attempting to reconnect us to this continuous narrative of English history and architecture, Ziminski is undertaking something more profound than the charm of this delightful book first suggests. Delicate as the threads that tie us to the past can seem, thanks to work like Ziminski's, both as mason and as author, we can hope they will remain unbroken * Daily Telegraph *Andrew Ziminski is the man who rebuilt the West Country. For 30 years, this skilled stonemason has renovated some of Britain's greatest buildings . . . The author skilfully explains the history of these stones and - this is what makes his book so entertaining - relates them to jobs he has done . . . Ziminski is one of those lucky souls with rural X-ray spectacles. He looks at the countryside and sees a series of historical slides going back over several millennia . . . Ziminski has a wonderful way of describing the look and feel of stone . . . What a magician! * The Spectator *The author's eagerness to experience the past physically sets him apart from drier academic historians . . . Ziminski's writing is vividly evocative and craftsmanlike . . . it's a fascinating book and a wise one * Daily Mail *Like nurses, masons must know in detail about the lives of the buildings they care for. This intimate knowledge has given Andrew Ziminski unique insights into some of England's oldest and most beautiful structures. But this book is as much about people as mortar and stone. It's a conversation with the past, from which I learnt so much. My book of the year! * Francis Pryor, Time Team archaeologist and author of THE MAKING OF THE BRITISH LANDSCAPE *Thoughtful, observant and well-informed, as much at ease with words and emotions as with the stone he works with * History Today *A wonderful behind-the-scenes history, where time works on a different scale and stone is a living, breathing entity . . . by a master craftsman whose expertise connects him to the generations that came before him * BBC Countryfile Magazine *There are few reading pleasures that compare with a passionate expert describing their work, and Ziminski stands proudly in this field . . . Remarkable . . . Ziminski weaves together architecture, craft, landscape, archaeology and natural history, all the time keeping a sharp eye on modern everyday life around him * Literary Review *Most of us won't be jetting off to foreign adventures in the next few weeks, so there has probably never been a better time to discover or rediscover this magical land * The Times *This is a compelling book: part travel journal - paddling along misty streams in the South-West by canoe - part builder's manual - you learn about formwork and lateral thrust - and part hymn to the art of sustaining stone structures over centuries . . . it is rooted in the making of England and is a magical read * Evening Standard *[A] surrogate travel book, part memoir, part history, in which Andrew Ziminski describes his career as an itinerant craftsman. Refreshingly, he too recognizes how Eastern skills and styles arrived in Europe * Times Literary Supplement *In this delightful book about the places he's worked (from Wells Cathedral to Bath's Roman ruins) [Ziminski] reconnects us to our past * Daily Telegraph *Lyrical as much as it is factual and quickly grips the reader * The Langport Leveller *Enthralling . . . Along with riveting personal insights into this ancient craft, he immerses us in the past lives of the long-forgotten everyday craftspeople whose legacy is the buildings we so treasure today * Bookseller *

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Book SynopsisTraditional mortars are eminently workable, effectively porous, economic in use and appropriately durable. Used in buildings for thousands of years, these materials are ideal for repair and conservation work. Unlike cement or modern hydraulic lime, their routine use would make a significant contribution in the struggle against climate change. However, despite the 1975 'lime revival' there remains a deficit in research into the most-used traditional mortars. This book seeks to redress the balance. Drawing upon historic literature, material science and industry case studies, topics covered include: a historical overview of traditional mortars; slaking and mixing hot mixed lime mortars; the essentials of pozzolans, aggregates and lime tempering; plasters, lime washes and sheltercoats, and finally, the revival of interest in the use of like-for-like and compatible mortars.

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Book SynopsisHeritage-led Urban Regeneration in China presents the detailed history of three well-known streets in China; the Southern Song Imperial Street at Hangzhou, the residential Pingjiang Street at Suzhou, and the commercial Tunxi Old Street at Huangshan.Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of Figures and CaptionsPrefaceChapter 1: Embracing the Legacy of Historic Urban StreetsChapter 2: Historical Preservation, Heritage Conservation and Urban RegenerationChapter 3: Imperial Street: Southern Song Imperial Street, Hangzhou Chapter 4: Residential Street: Pingjiang Street, SuzhouChapter 5: Commercial Street: Tunxi Old Street, HuangshanChapter 6: The Past and Future of China’s Historic Street DistrictsChapter 7: Achieving an Authentic Historic Urban Street in China BibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisExisting structures represent a heterogeneous category in the global built environment as often characterized by the presence of archaic materials, damage and disconnections, uncommon construction techniques and subsequent interventions throughout the building history. In this scenario, the common linear elastic analysis approach adopted for new buildings is incapable of an accurate estimation of structural capacity, leading to overconservative results, invasive structural strengthening, added intervention costs, excessive interference to building users and possible losses in terms of aesthetics or heritage values. For a rational and sustainable use of the resources, this book deals with advanced numerical simulations, adopting a practical approach to introduce the fundamentals of Finite Element Method, nonlinear solution procedures and constitutive material models. Recommended material properties for masonry, timber, reinforced concrete, iron and steel are discussed according to exTable of Contents1. Fundamentals of the Finite Element Method. 2. Nonlinear Structural Analysis. 3. Constitutive Models. 4. Recommended Properties for Advanced Numerical Analysis. 5. Guidelines for Practical Use of Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis.

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Book SynopsisConservation Basics examines the evolving theories and principles that underpin building conservation in England in the 21st century, and looks at their application in practice. The process of conservation planning for the maintenance and repair of historic buildings and places is described in detail, and is illustrated through case studies. Topics include understanding and assessment, surveys and recording, ecological considerations, planning and managing maintenance and repair programmes, risk management, specifying works, and contract procurement.

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Book SynopsisThis is a book about the insects and fungi that may appear in building timbers if unnoticed or unavoidable maintenance problems allow them to remain damp. There are two options if a problem is found. The building owner or occupier may require the organism to be rapidly exterminated and a document issued which seems to reassure that it will not come back. In this case they must accept generally expensive and frequently destructive chemical treatments using more or less noxious pesticides. Unfortunately each decade’s panacea has usually become the next decade’s poison and a pesticide accepted as `safe’ has proved elusive. Pesticides may be used in a `safe manner’ and this is the province of the remedial company, but legislation is continuously evolving and pesticides are becoming increasingly unpopular. The second option is to take a little time and to consider the problem. This may not always be possible, but in many situations a little background knowledge can make a considerable difference. Frequently an understanding of why the damage has occurred, together with an understanding of insect or fungi requirements and limitations, can reduce treatments or show that they are unnecessary. Table of ContentsPart 1 Understanding the Problem 1. Why is the durability of wood variable? 2. Decay and insect damage Part 2 Wood Destroying Fungi 1. Decay fungi and their requirements 2. Fungi that cause brown rots 3. Fungi that cause white rots 4. Fungi that indicate damp but not decay 5. The treatment of decay Part 3 wood destroying insects 1. Beetles from the dead parts of living trees 2. Sapwood feeders in freshly sawn timber 3. Feeders on decaying timber 4. Bark beetles 5. Chemical damage

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Book SynopsisThis book provides an overview of the environmental problems that arise from construction activity, focusing on refurbishment as an alternative to the current crisis in the construction sector, as well as on measures designed to minimize the effects on the environment. Furthermore, it offers professionals insights into alternative eco-efficient solutions using new materials to minimize environmental impacts and offers solutions that they can incorporate into their own designs and buildings. It also demonstrates best practices in the cooperation between various universities in Andalusia in Spain and Latin America and many public and private companies and organizations. This book serves as a valuable reference resource for professionals and researchers and provides an overview on the status of investigations to find solutions to improve sustainable development in terms of materials, systems, facilities, neighborhoods, buildings, and awareness of the society involved.Table of ContentsSustainable planning and urban development.- Architecture and society.- Sustainable Renovation of Buildings and Neighbourhoods.- Minimizing the consumption of material resources.- Sustainable engineering.- Energy efficiency.- Index.

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Book SynopsisHandling this traditional but still captivating building material has its quirks, today perhaps more than ever. On the one hand it can no longer be taken for granted that stonemasonry skills will be readily available, while there are also new requirements and applications, not to mention damaging environmental influences, that create uncertainty for planners and implementers. This book is designed to provide assistance. - From cornice to curtain-walling: all details in words and sectional drawings - Are you looking for a particular stone? The most important domestic types of stone with supplier details - Various surface treatments and their visual effect - Documentation of 15 selected example applications

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Book SynopsisWood Planks and Oriental Rugs weren't the only floor coverings found in America's old houses. In fact, a rich array of floor treatments have been used--from brick, tile and linoleum to mats and floorcloths, from rag rugs to ingrain, embroidered and pile carpets. And, of course, Oriental rugs on wood floors.Table of ContentsFloor Coverings for Historic Buildings. 1750 to 1800: The Colonial and Early Federal Interior. 1800 to 1840: The Late Federal and Grecian Interior. 1840 to 1875: The Early Victorian Interior. 1875 to 1900: The Late Victorian Interior. 1900 to 1930: The Modern Interior. Appendix.

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Book SynopsisEmanating from a special National Preservation Conference, leading experts present 33 essays on future trends in the historic preservation field. Topics range from cultural diversity to the future of American communities. This book will guide preservations and anyone concerned about our built environment into the next quarter century.Table of ContentsPartial table of contents: WHAT DO WE VALUE AND WANT TO PRESERVE? A Sense of Time and Place (D. McCullough). Personal Dialogues with Ghosts (P. Neill). WHERE HAVE WE BEEN? Janus Never Sleeps (W. Murtagh). The Early Years (A. Ziegler). Preservation Practice Comes of Age (M. Tomlan). HOW WILL PRESERVATION ADAPT TO A CHANGING WORLD? A Larger Umbrella (J. Rogers). Bridging America's Visions (H. Cisneros). Caring for Our Communities (K. Smith). WHICH GOALS AND STRATEGIES WILL FULFILL OUR VISIONS? Two Views of the Future (J. Walter). Affecting Public Policy (P. Plumb). The Power of a Motivating Message (L. Light). WHICH SPECIAL NEEDS MUST BE MET? New Dimensions for House Museums (N. Horstman). Keepers of the Native Treasures (D. Suagee). America's Rural Heritage (S. Stokes). Notes. National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. Index.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAmerican Interior Styles. Preserving the Character of Your Interior. Planning for Rehabilitation. Rehabilitating Woodwork. Preserving Plasterwork. Reviving Decorative Painted Finishes. Glossary. Information Sources. Further Reading. Index.

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Book SynopsisWest of Herkimer’s Nose, a point of land just outside Kingston, three early highways ran to the provincial capital of York – the Danforth Road completed in 1802, the York-Kingston Road finished in 1817, the old Highway 2. Along them sprang up settlements – assemblages of inns, mills, churches, and houses. The Loyalists were early arrivals, followed by immigrant families from across the Atlantic and south of the border. Many of the buildings they erected still stand. They are the subject of this book. Margaret McBurney and Mary byers have spent two years following the old highways between Kingston and Toronto, searching for the outside pre-Confederation buildings of each district along the routes. They have talked to residents and local historians, probed into township records and old memoirs, sifted the wealth of the Ontario Archives, in order to trace the history not only of the buildings, but of the families who built them and lived or met in them. The result

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Book SynopsisReligion in Britain after the Reformation was remarkably unstable and places of worship were the focus of dispute and regular change. This book is the first substantial synoptic account of Nonconformist church architecture in England and aims to provide a history of Nonconformist architecture, using existing buildings wherever possible. It includes examples from the 17th century to the present day, covering all parts of the country and each of the main religious traditions within Nonconformity. Despite the loss of very large numbers of chapels in the past half-century, there are still around 20,000 Nonconformist congregations in England. The book includes some of the smallest wayside chapels as well as some grand urban structures and aims to mention the most influential Nonconformist buildings as well as giving examples of the most common types. These examples are set in the architectural, religious and cultural context of the development of English Nonconformity. The chronological arrangement allows the reader to follow the main architectural development in the Nonconformist world The range and varied nature of the architecture is illustrated with new photographs of both interiors and exteriors. Trade Review... heroic publishing milestone: ... The book and the endeavour deserve a medal for no previous work has begun to approximate to its comprehensive coverage, the lusciousness of the photographs, the authority of the scholarship and the delicacy of the English. * AMS Newsletter, Autumn 2017 *Historic England is to be congratulated upon this beautifully produced and illustrated volume in which many of the striking photographs are drawn from HE's own archives. Dr Wakeling's expert knowledge of the subject is displayed to excellent advantage as he describes the development of chapels in the context of the religious and political circumstances of the times. -- Donald Ryan * The Chapels Society Newsletter, 67, January 2018 *... Christopher Wakeling's text balances understanding with clarity; and is illustrated by new colour images by a crack team of photographers at Historic England. Together, text and images make for a must-have volume for anyone interested in the topic. -- Roland Jeffery * Historic Chapels Trust Newsletter, Autumn 2017 *... a clear, wide-ranging, and nuanced account of dissenting architecture in England, from the beginnings to today. ... Christopher Wakeling's fine book, lavishly illustrated, clearly written, and underpinned by deep research, brings the story up to date, with a good selection of 20th-century chapels in styles from expressionistic Gothic to modernist. It does an excellent job of bringing all these buildings and the religious motivation for constructing them to life, illustrating their best points, and delineating some sort of pattern to the complex story of nonconformist architecture, a story that is also one of heterodoxy and variety. -- Philip Wilkinson * English Buildings, November 2017 *This long awaited volume is ground-breaking in many ways, not least in carrying the story of non-conformist churches and chapels into the 20th century and beyond, moving beyond the usual charming Quaker meeting houses, Unitarian and Methodist chapels and mission halls in industrial towns. -- Robert Drake * C20 Magazine, 2018, No. 1 *... a beautifully illustrated scholarly account of the patterns of chapel buildings amongst all branches of nonconformity from separatist, pre-ejection times up to the twenty-first century. ... it is a tremendously impressive guide to what is a complicated and diffuse subject. ... but the whole book is an impressively thorough examination of the development of different styles of buildings as theologies changed, as denominations developed, as political circumstances evolved and as economic opportunity came and went. ... Historic England should be commended for producing such an impressive book, it is destined to become an essential publication for anyone with an interest in this aspect of religious history. -- David Steers * Transactions of the Unitarian Historical Society, Volume 26, No. 4, April 2018 *... It is a truly magnificent book with chapters arranged chronologically from the reformation down to the present day. ...Historic England deserves high praise for commissioning such a distinguished scholar and presenting his informative analysis in such an attractive form. It deserves a wide readership. -- Malcolm Airs, Kellogg College, Oxford * Context 155, July 2018 *'Chapels of England' provides the most comprehensive and authoritative overview to date of English Protestant Nonconformity's places of worship ...Wakeling's fine book take the buildings and synthesises his rich knowledge of both architecture and Nonconformist history and theology to review and explain individual buildings, the wider contexts from which they arise, and the broader patterns of which they are part. -- Kate Tiller * Family and Community History, 21:2, 129-141K *The first chapter provides an excellent introduction to the history of nonconformist worship in Britain, highlighting battles for worship space in parish churches between those of different religious persuasions. ... This book is an eye opener to an otherwise little-recorded subject and Dr Wakeling, former President of the Chapels Society, has certainly produced the definitive book on the subject. -- John Vigar * The Journal of Stained Glass, The Glass House Special Issue, Vol XLI, 2017 *Overall this is a compelling volume, which will be a valuable reference point for future scholars of English Nonconformity and religious architecture in general. ... Wakeling offers a rich study, which cautions against attempts to make generalisations about English Nonconformity. ... With its engaging illustrations, 'Chapels of England' successfully unpacks the architectural complexities of these diverse movements. -- Paul Holden * Architectural History 61: 2018 *Table of Contents1. Dissenters and places of worship before 1689 2. The Age of Toleration 3. Enthusiasm and enlightenment 4. The Age of Methodism 5. Growth and renewal 1820–50 6. The Age of Pluralism: 1850–90 7. 1890–1914: The Nonconformist heyday? 8. 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Book SynopsisRobert Adam is perhaps the best known of all British architects, the only one whose name denotes both a style and an era. The new decorative language he introduced at Kedleston and Syon around 1760 put him at the forefront of dynamic changes taking place in 18th-century British architecture. His later claim that his practice with his brother James had effected ‘a kind of revolution’ in design was no idle boast. Their style dominated the later Georgian period and their influence was widespread, not only in Western Europe but in Russia and North America. But for such a well-known figure, much of Robert Adam’s art still remains poorly understood. This new study, based on papers given at a Georgian Group symposium in 2015, looks afresh at many aspects of the Adam brothers’ oeuvre, such as interior planning, their use of colour, the influence of classical sources, their involvement in the art market, town planning and building speculation, and Robert Adam’s late picturesque drawings and castle designs – all within the context of the Adam family background and their personal and working relationships. The Scottish architecture of Robert and James’s older brother, John, is also assessed. There are essays by established Adam experts as well as contributions from a younger generation of historians and postdoctoral scholars, one of the book’s aims being to stimulate further research on the Adams’ contribution to British architecture, art and design. Trade ReviewReviews'The publication of new research by a number of top scholars in the field will help architects and general enthusiasts alike to approach [the story of the Adam brothers and the role of Robert] with fresh understanding. This book, subtitled New light on Britain's leading architectural family, links a number of important strands and makes for compelling reading.'Jeremy Musson, Country Life'Despite the vast quantity of existing work on the Adam Brothers - John, Robert, James, and William - this brilliantly edited volume treads a new path in the field of Adam Studies [...] The individually authored and thematically focused chapters explore a range of topics from the collecting and dealing of antiques to architectural style, planning, and construction - offering a wide range and also extremely detailed fresh looks at the Adam architectural family.'Sydney Ayers, HBA 'In addition to the articles on medievalism... Editor Colin Thom supplies an extended “Introduction” that offers a lucid and valuable overview of this fascinating family and their accomplishments, not only in Scotland, but in the wider world.'William S. Rodner, Scotia'It is the type of thought provoking study which makes this excellent publication a fine addition to research into the Adams’ contribution to British Architecture.' Niall Murphy, Scottish society for Art History‘This book should surely encourage all lovers of eighteenth-century architecture and decoration to see […] Adam buildings with new eyes and better-informed sensibilities.’ Geoffrey Tyack, The GeorgianTable of ContentsIntroduction: ‘Some promising young men’: Robert Adam and his brothersColin Thom1. Johnnie, the eldest Adam BrotherAlistair Rowan2. 'Antique Mad': the Adams as dealers and their stock of AntiquitiesJonathan Yarker3. Context and Attribution: Antonio Zucchi's Portrait of James Adam (1763)Jerzy J. Kierkuc-Bielinski4. 'The true style of antique decoration': Agostino Brunias and the birth of the Adam style at Kedleston Hall and Syon HouseAdriano Aymonino5. Robert Adam's Scenographic InteriorsMiranda Hausberg6. Design by Correspondence: Robert Adam and Headfort HouseConor Lucey7. A 'Classical Goth': Robert Adam's engagement with medieval architecturePeter N. Lindfield8. The Ingenious Mr AdamDavid King9. The Adam Brothers and Portland Place: A reassessmentColin Thom10. Temporal sublime: Robert Adam's castle style and geology in the Scottish EnlightenmentMarrikka Trotter11. 'The Parent Style or the Original Sin': The Adam revival in AmericaEileen Harris

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Book SynopsisThis guidance describes a method of recording historic buildings for the purpose of historical understanding using analytical site drawing and measuring by hand. The techniques described here have a long tradition of being used to aid understanding by observation and close contact with building fabric. They can be used by all involved in making records of buildings of all types and ages, but are particularly useful for vernacular buildings and architectural details which are crucial to the history of a building or site. . Record drawings are best used alongside other recording techniques such as written reports and photography or to supplement digital survey data. They can also be used as a basis for illustrations that disseminate understanding to wider audiences. Table of ContentsIntroduction Case Study 1 - Low Park, Alston Moor, Alston, Cumbria Fieldwork: site sketching and hand measuring Case Study 2 - 33 High Street, Ely, Cambridgeshire Measured drawings Case Study 3 - Nappa Hall, Askrigg, North Yorkshire Bird’s-eye views, 3D drawings and reconstructions Case Study 4 - Old Manor House, Manningham, Bradford Completing the drawing Conclusion References Glossary Appendix: Drawing conventions

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Book SynopsisThis document provides practical guidance on how to investigate sites where pottery production has taken place. It describes how to anticipate and locate pottery production sites and the types of evidence that may be found. This document also provides advice on the available methods and strategies for examining, recording and sampling features and finds of various types at each stage of the work. The different techniques for establishing the date of pottery production, and for characterising the products of a site, are given particular emphasis. This document was compiled by Harriet White, Sarah Paynter and Duncan Brown with contributions by Joanne Best, Chris Cumberpatch, David Dawson, Peter Ellis, Jane Evans, Laurence Jones, Oliver Kent, Gareth Perry, The Prince’s Regeneration Trust, Ian Roberts, Kerry Tyler and Ann Woodward.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Investigating a Pottery Production Site 2. Evidence of Pottery Production 3. Background Information on Pottery Production in England 4. Where to Get Advice 5. Glossary 6. References Acknowledgements

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Book SynopsisThis guidance is intended for anyone interested in or responsible for the care of war memorials. This might include parish, local and district councils, conservation professionals, contractors, statutory bodies, volunteer groups or private owners. Although the guidance covers the setting of war memorials, more detailed information on landscape issues can be found in the publication The Conservation and Management of War Memorial Landscapes. When it refers to `custodians’, the document is addressing anyone who has taken on formal responsibility for a war memorial, whether or not they are its legal owner. The guidance describes current best practice on the understanding, assessment, planning and implementation of conservation work to memorials as well as their ongoing maintenance and protection. It also outlines the legal frameworks and statutory duties that relate to their ownership and care. War memorials have always had a deep emotional resonance with the people of this country. Whether on a national, civic or local level, they act as constant reminders of the ultimate price of war – collective monuments to the many lives lost as well as a means of remembering the names of the individual servicemen and women who paid that price. The majority of war memorials date from the 20th century, and most of those from the years after the First World War. National and city memorials were generally monumental in concept and size but in towns and villages they tended to be more modest in style. Whatever their appearance, they continue to act as focal points for the commemoration of those killed and affected by war and as places for reflection on the effects of their loss on a community and society as a whole. In addition to their continuing commemorative role, many war memorials are of significant architectural, historic or artistic quality and have become key parts of the historic environment; it is therefore important that their physical condition should be safeguarded for the benefit of future generations as well as our own. Table of Contents1. Definition 2. Best practice 3. History and development of war memorials 4. Legislation 5. The setting of war memorials 6. Principal materials used in war memorials 7. Inscriptions and types of lettering 8. Decay, deterioration and damage to war memorials 9. Assessing and recording condition of war memorials 10. Practical conservation treatment - introduction 11. Practical conservation treatment - repair 12. Practical conservation treatment - cleaning 13. Commissioning and undertaking conservation work 14. Management and maintenance of war memorials 15. Funding for war memorials 16. Where to get advice 17. References and further reading

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Book SynopsisKeeping historic buildings in good repair and, where possible, in use, is the key to their preservation. Owners of listed buildings are under no statutory obligation to maintain their property in a good state of repair, although it is in their interests to do so. Local authorities can, however, take action to secure repair when it becomes evident that a building is being allowed to deteriorate. Urgent Works Notices, Repairs Notices and Section 215 Notices can be very effective tools to help secure the preservation of historic buildings. This guidance is designed to help local authorities make effective use of these powers. It provides step-by-step advice on the use of the main procedures and includes case studies and a selection of specimen letters, notices, schedules and agreements. Samples of these are available to download at the bottom of this page for local authorities wishing to edit them for their own use. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Introduction to Listed Building Act Powers 2. Assessing the risk 3. Preparing to take action 4. Section 215 Notices: a step-by-step guide 5. Urgent Works Notices: a step-by-step guide 6. Repairs Notices: a step-by-step guide 7. Compulsory Purchase Proceedings 8. Enforced sale procedure: a step-by-step guide 9. Housing Act 1985, section 17 10. Empty Dwelling Management Orders 11. Other relevant legislation 12. Case studies 13. References 14. Glossary 15. Appendices 16. Where to get advice

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Book SynopsisThis guidance on Building Information Modelling for heritage (Historic BIM) offers guidance for owners, end-users and professionals in the fields of heritage and construction. By raising awareness of the potential advantages of a BIM approach, this guidance will help users successfully implement BIM in heritage projects. Historic BIM is, by definition, a multi-disciplinary process that requires the input and collaboration of professionals with very different skillsets. It is also a fast-developing field in terms of research, official guidance, standards and professional practice. This publication addresses the issues surrounding the production and use of BIM for history buildings, and provides information about guidance and standards available elsewhere for managing a building's entire life cycle effectively.Table of Contents Introduction How BIM Works Managing BIM Data Commissioning BIM Helping You Decide

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Book SynopsisThis guidance covers the practical application of photogrammetry in recording cultural heritage, with particular reference to structure from motion (SfM) techniques. Our audience for this document includes survey contractors, archaeological contractors, voluntary organisations and specialists. Photogrammetric image acquisition and processing, until recently requiring a considerable investment in hardware and software, are now possible at a fraction of their former cost. This has led to a huge increase in the use of photogrammetry in cultural heritage recording. The skills required to apply the techniques successfully and accurately are discussed, and background information on how various parts of the process work is provided so that better results can be achieved through better understanding. Photogrammetry is characterised by its versatility, and is applicable over a wide range of scales, from landscapes to small objects. The particular requirements needed at these different scales are outlined, and both imaging techniques and useful ancillary equipment are described. The different types of outputs are discussed, including their suitability for further interrogation using a range of established analytical techniques and the presentation options available. A range of case studies illustrates the application of photogrammetry across a variety of projects that broadly reflect the areas discussed in the text. This document is one of a number of Historic England technical advice documents on how to survey historic places.Table of Contents• Introduction • Basic principles • General considerations • Scales and applications • Case studies • References • Glossary • Acknowledgements

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Book SynopsisThe marble workers laboring on the decades-long restoration of the Acropolis are the invisible force rebuilding one of the world’s most storied monuments. Inheritors of a millennia-old tradition, few carvers exist today; fewer pass the Acropolis entrance exams. Their work is a highly technical, fascinating amalgam of past and present, yet what these master marble carvers do and how they do it was previously undocumented. As the Acropolis restoration enters its final phases in the midst of political and economic crises in Greece, this book of interviews (in English, with Greek translation) conducted by American artist Allyson Vieira presents the marble carvers’ stories in their own words. The workers describe their craft, techniques, training and their specific roles in the restoration; and consider how the Greek crisis has changed the way they think about their jobs and their citizenship.

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Book SynopsisMIKE RILEY is Director andALISON COTGRAVEis Deputy Director of the School of the Built Environment, Liverpool John Moores University, UK. Both have extensive experience of teaching Construction Technology at undergraduate and postgraduate level.Table of ContentsPART I: BUILDING REFURBISHMENT, MAINTENANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY The Context of Refurbishment The Context of Maintenance PART II: COMMON DEFECTS ENCOUNTERED DURING CONSTRUCTION Common Defects in Buildings PART III: THE TECHNOLOGY OF REFURBISHMENT Common Refurbishment Technologies PART IV: THE MANAGEMENT OF MAINTENANCE AND REFURBISHMENT WORK The Management of Refurbishment Work Demolition and Disposal Case Study.

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Book SynopsisBuildings with load-bearing earth walls were once widespread throughout Britain and many thousands still survive, including some dating from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Earth is the ultimate form of âgreenâ building construction, creating no environmental pollutions and consuming virtually no energy. Subsoil can be dug from or near the site to construct buildings that will meet modern needs and conform to the latest building regulations.This book describes all aspects of earth building, explaining how earth performs as a building material and providing guidance on how best to repair and conserve existing earth buildings.Trade Review'This book is highly recommended to practitioners, academics and enthusiasts of earth building techniques in general ... This book will certainly be of great interest to conservationists working in the field and to home owners.' - Building Engineer'This book has been eagerly awaited, and is not a disappointment ... [it] provides a well argued and sound base for action.' - Cornerstone'This is a clearly written book ... and it should suffice for people who themselves wish to engage in the construction of earth houses.' - Architectural Science Review'This book is highly recommended to practitioners, academics and enthusiasts of earth building techniques in general ... This book will certainly be of great interest to conservationists working in the field and to home owners.' - Building Engineer'This book has been eagerly awaited, and is not a disappointment ... [it] provides a well argued and sound base for action.' - Cornerstone'this is a clearly written book ... and it should suffice for people who themselves wish to engage in the construction of earth houses.' - Architectural Science ReviewTable of ContentsPart One: Earth Construction: Methods and Materials 1. Earth Building in Britain - International 2. The Raw Material: Soils for Use in Building 3. Earth Construction 1: Preparation and Mixing 4. Earth Construction 2: The Building Process 5. Standards and Regulations Part Two. The Conservation, Repair and Maintenance of Earth Buildings 6. The Principal Causes of Failure in Earth Walls and How to Recognise Them 7. The Diagnostic Survey and Repair of Earth Buildings. Organisations. References and Bibliography

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