Building Conservation Books

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1. Structural Design in Building Conservation

   By Dimitris Theodossopoulos

   May 2011 | 978-0-415-47946-2 | Paperback (Spon Press)

2. Natural Stone in the Built Environment: Resources, Use and Conservation

   By Bernard Smith, Akos Torok, Richard Prikryl, Jirina Prikrylova

   Fundamental and interdisciplinary textbook on natural stone properties, occurrence, exploration, use, decay and conservation. Primary inforation source for third level students and professionals using natural stone in the built environment. Indented for a wide academic and professiounal...

   May 2011 | 978-0-415-54849-6 | Hardback (CRC Press)

3. Traditional Construction for a Sustainable Future

   By Carole Ryan

   Since the spread of classical design and construction amongst the upper echolons of British society in the late 17th century, traditional construction methods have largely fallen by the wayside. Centuries later, as the construction industry faces up to its environmental responsibilities, this...

   January 2011 | 978-0-415-46757-5 | Paperback (Spon Press)
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   Refurbishment and Upgrading of Buildings, 2nd Edition

   By David Highfield, Christopher Gorse

   A detailed guide to the technical aspects of refurbishing and upgrading buildings, this book provides solutions to a range of problems, challenges and issues and is essential reading for all students studying building refurbishment at all levels. Includes: existing floor and wall...

   May 2009 | 978-0-415-44124-7 | Paperback (Spon Press)
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   History, Performance and Conservation

   By Barry Bridgwood, Lindsay Lennie

   Ideal for students of architectural technology, this volume of the Technologies of Architecture series covers the technologies available and the processes necessary for the conservation of existing buildings and environments. This book provides, in a single text, the tools for students to be...

   2008 | 978-0-415-43420-1 | Paperback (Taylor & Francis)
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   Heritage, Weathering and Conservation: Proceedings of the International Heritage, Weathering and Conservation Conference (HWC-2006), 21-24 June 2006, Madrid, Spain

   Edited by Rafael Fort, Monica Alvarez de Buergo, Miguel Gomez-Heras, Carmen Vazquez-Calvo

   The conservation of cultural heritage is a major commitment for all countries around the world, since it is a complex task and a matter of great responsibility. Amongst other sectors of society, science has a contribution to make to heritage preservation. This book is the result of the...

   2006 | 978-0-415-41272-8 | Hardback (Taylor & Francis)
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   Testing of Concrete in Structures

   By John H. Bungey, S.G. Millard, Michael G. Grantham

   Providing a comprehensive overview of the techniques involved in testing concrete in structures, Testing of Concrete in Structures discusses both established techniques and new methods, showing potential for future development, and documenting them with illustrative examples. Topics have been...

   2006 | 978-0-415-26301-6 | Hardback (Spon Press)
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   Earth Building: Methods and Materials, Repair and Conservation

   By Laurence Keefe

   Buildings 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 ‘green’ building construction, creating no environmental pollutions and consuming...

   2005 | 978-0-415-32322-2 | Paperback (Spon Press)
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   Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions - 2 Volume Set: Possibilities of Numerical and Experimental Techniques - Proceedings of the IVth Int. Seminar on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions, 10-13 November 2004, Padova, Italy

   By Claudio Modena, P.B. Lourenço, P. Roca

   Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions contains about 160 papers that were presented at the IV International Seminar on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions that was held from 10 to 13 November, 2004 in Padova Italy. Following publications of previous seminars that were...

   2004 | 978-0-415-36379-2 | Hardback (Taylor & Francis)
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    Conservation and Planning: Changing Values in Policy and Practice

    By Edward Hobson

    Conserving historic buildings continues to excite and inflame opinion. The means of protecting such buildings and areas are well established but frequently suffer a lack of wider understanding. Conservation and Planning takes a detailed look at the way these processes have evolved and their use...

    2003 | 978-0-415-27819-5 | Paperback (Routledge)