Bca Building Class
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Sustainable Building Adaptation
Author: Sara J. Wilkinson
language: en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date: 2014-01-21
How to adapt existing building stock is a problem being addressed by local and state governments worldwide. In most developed countries we now spend more on building adaptation than on new construction and there is an urgent need for greater knowledge and awareness of what happens to commercial buildings over time. Sustainable Building Adaptation: innovations in decision-making is a significant contribution to understanding best practice in sustainable adaptations to existing commercial buildings by offering new knowledge-based theoretical and practical insights. Models used are grounded in results of case studies conducted within three collaborative construction project team settings in Australia and the Netherlands, and exemplars are drawn from the Americas, Asia, Japan, Korea and Europe to demonstrate the application of the knowledge more broadly. Results clearly demonstrate that the new models can assist with informed decision-making in adaptation that challenges some of the prevailing solutions based on empirical approaches and which do not accommodate the sustainability dimension. The emphasis is on demonstrating how the new knowledge can be applied by practitioners to deliver professionally relevant outcomes. The book offers guidance towards a balanced approach that incorporates sustainable and optimal approaches for effective management of sustainable adaptation of existing commercial buildings.
Wood & Fire Safety
Author: Linda Makovicka Osvaldova
language: en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date: 2020-03-14
This proceedings volume presents new scientific works of the research workers and experts from the field of Wood Science & Fire. It looks into the properties of various tree species across the continents affecting the fire-technical properties of wood and wood-based materials, its modifications, fire-retardant methods and other technological processes that have an impact on wood ignition and burning. The results of these findings have a direct impact on Building Construction and Design describing the fire safety of wooden buildings, mainly large and multi-story ones. The results of these experiments and findings may be applied, or are directly implemented into Fire Science, Hazard Control, Building Safety which makes the application of wood and wood materials in buildings possible, while maintaining strict fire regulations. One part of the contributions focuses on the symbiosis of the material and the fire-fighting technologies. Wood burning has its own specific features, therefore, the fire protection technologies need to be updated regularly. It also includes the issue of the intervention of fire-fighting and rescue teams in the fires of wooden buildings. Presentations deal with the issue of forest fires influenced by the climate changes, relief, fuel models based on the type and the age of the forest stand.
Construction Technology for Builders
Construction Technology for Builders, 1e addresses requirements of the Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Building). The text addresses 14 competency units with learning activities and work sheets for downloading. The chapters are aligned to specific competency units, and the material in this text requires, and emphasises that the reader engage with Standards and Codes such as the NCC. Communication is a critical component of the building and construction process and the preparation of sketches and drawings is a vital part of that communication skill set; the text has a dedicated chapter on preparing building sketches and drawings. There are two chapters on structures, the first introducing the concepts underlying structural principles, and underpins the following chapter that applies this knowledge to the various elements of a building. Additional learning material, such as plans and specifications is provided in the Appendices to assist with the understanding of examples and exercises in the text.