Environment and Services (Mitchell's Building)

by PeterBurberry (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1988

  $3.36

• Used

  Paperback
  1992

  $3.56

  This is an introduction to the technical aspects of building design and construction in the fields of physical environment and services installation. It covers, briefly, the principles involved, materials and equipment where these are relevant, and design methods and applications. References to moer detailed and advanced reading are given in the text. This updated edition includes new information on air quality in buildings, such as sick building syndrome and legionnaire's disease and provides new details on condensation, solid fuels and gas heating appliances. The technical data and estimation methods which ar included mean that the book can be used in connection with appropriate exercises and technical applications forming essential parts of a number of courses in Building Design and Technology. It is a first basic text for RIBA examinations in Environmental Science, Services Enginering and Design Technology, TEC Certificates and Higher Diplomas in Building and some City and Guild courses.