Building and Construction in UK Law
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Enhancing a building construction technology course using digital images
With the support of the ADC‐LTSN and the CEBE, the Faculty of the Built Environment (FBE) and Learning and Information Services (LIS) at South Bank University are collaborating to develop electroni...
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Construction 101: New Building Tips for Technologists
Purpose: New building construction and remodeling projects hold special challenges and opportunities for technologists. The purpose of this paper is to help technologists new to construction and re...
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EXPERT SYSTEMS AND THE USE OF INFORMATION IN BUILDING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
The building industry, through its structure and its mandate, faces endemic information problems; expert systems are expected to impact positively. Expert systems are suited to situations of uncert...
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The Forgiving Building: A Library Building Consultants' Symposium on the Design, Construction and Remodeling of Libraries to Support a High‐Tech Future
The most serious barrier to achieving a “forgiving building” is the cost of its special building systems. The library is increasingly becoming a “hi tech” and “smart” building. A sophisticated faci...
- Promoting the Use of Local Building Materials in Nigerian housing construction: The Problems and the Prospects
- A NEW INDEX OF RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION AND LONG CYCLES IN HOUSE‐BUILDING IN GREAT BRITAJN, 1838–1950
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Preparing for technology: systems planning and implementation in Lied Library
There are numerous considerations when constructing a state‐of‐the‐art twenty‐first century library. Major tasks include detailed network planning, system specifications, and equipment procurement....... ... Collaborative teamwork andconstant monitoring of the construction process are essentialto ensure a successful outcome. Hardware and software ... At the same time, each of us as librarians has toplan a usable building and to keep ourunderlying mission in mind. Similarly, sectionor department ... ...
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Dynamic relationship between embodied and operational impacts of buildings. An evaluation of sustainable design appraisal tools
Purpose: Buildings and their construction activities consume a significant proportion of mineral resources excavated from nature and contribute a large percentage of CO2 in the atmosphere. As a way...... ... of Leeds, Leeds, UKAbstractPurpose –Buildings and their construction activities consume a significant proportion of mineral resourcesexcavated ... As a way of improving thesustainability of building construction and operation, various sustainable design appraisal standards ... ...
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SNUG AS A BUG IN A RUG
It takes little research to prove that the type of building boards widely used in the construction of industrial buildings 20 years ago were often not up to the task. Examination of older structure...... ... A BUG IN A RUG It takes little research to prove that the type of building boards widely used in the construction of industrial buildings 20 years ... ...
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OPTIC — multimedia product information for the construction industry
The OPTIC (Optical Product and Technical Information for Construction) multimedia system is being developed as an aid to specifiers in the construction industry. It is based on the European EPIC (E...... ... It is based on the European EPIC (European Product Information Cooperation) project to develop a new classification scheme for the building products used in construction and civil engineering, and which also has relevance to the building product modelling projects currently underway. This ... ...
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