Designing Quality Buildings

1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-1-86081-899-8
Verlag: IHS BRE Press

Buch, Englisch, 360 Seiten, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 1250 g

This authoritative guide to design of sustainable domestic and low-rise buildings presents BRE's expertise in the performance of building materials and fabric in a single compact volume. It gives the busy building professional the starting points for selection and specification and will equip the designer to talk to specialists with a sound understanding of key principles. The book is based on key sustainable design requirements, in particular, how to: Achieve a long life; Limit maintenance requirements and defects; Provide guidance on designing for the future while respecting the environment and social requirements. It has been written by a multi-disciplinary team of authors from BRE, the UK's leading centre of excellence on buildings and the built environment. It is fully up-to-date with UK regulations and standards and is as a 'one-stop-shop' for understanding the key principles of building behaviour. It is highly illustrated with diagrams and with photographs illustrating actual building performance.

Zielgruppe

Professional and Professional Practice & Development

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Baukonstruktion, Baufachmaterialien
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Architektur: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword, Sir Neville Simms, Chairman BRE Trust. Preface 1. Introduction. 2. Site investigation and preparation. 3. Site environment and orientation. 4. Foundations and basements. 5. Floors and ceilings. 6. External walls, windows and doors. 7. Separating and compartment walls and partitions. 8. Roofs. 9. Building services. 10. External works. 11. Modern methods of construction. 12. Access to Buildings. 13. References. Annexes: How to write a performance specification. BREEAM assessment of acoustic criteria. Index

Über Autor(innen)

BRE, UK