Building Surveying Books

New and Published Books

1. The Construction of Houses

   5th Edition

   By Duncan Marshall, Derek Worthing, Nigel Dann, Roger Heath

   The fifth edition of this successful textbook is aimed specifically at those students and practitioners who require a broad understanding of building construction as part of a wider sphere of professional activity. The book provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles and practice of...

   Published February 26th 2013 by Estates Gazette
2. Facilities Management and the Business of Managing Assets

   By Danny Then Shiem-Shin, Tan Teng Hee

   The importance of facilities management to the effective operation of all businesses is now widely accepted. Where there continues to be debate is on what constitutes a successful approach, and how much attention it should be given within an overall business plan. Drawing on both research and...

   Published February 7th 2013 by Routledge
3. Building Surveys

   8th Edition

   By Peter Glover

   Building Surveys has been a trusted guide for both students and professionals for over 30 years, evolving throughout its eight editions to address the challenges and responsibilities of the building surveying role. It covers everything needed for initial inspections such as equipment, know-how and...

   Published January 27th 2013 by Routledge
4. Fundamental Building Technology

   2nd Edition

   By Andrew J. Charlett, Craig Maybery-Thomas

   Fundamental Building Technology introduces the technology, methods, and processes fundamental to construction by focussing on what is involved in building a typical low-rise house. Written with the novice in mind, this textbook is the ideal starting point for any construction student, as it fully...

   Published January 24th 2013 by Routledge
5. Non-traditional Houses

   Identifying Non-traditional Houses in the UK 1918-75 (AP 294)

   By Harry Harrison, Stephen Mullin, Barry Reeves, Alan Stevens

   Non-traditional houses was first published as a book in 2004 and is now available in a fully searchable pdf format on CD ROM. The CD ROM gives building surveyors, engineers and architects easy access to a vast reference library detailing 450 non-traditional house types classified by form of...

   Published December 18th 2012 by IHS BRE Press
6. A Guide to Energy Management in Buildings

   By Douglas Harris

   Inefficient energy use in buildings is both increasingly expensive and unsustainable. Indeed, the reduction of the energy consumption of existing buildings is as least as important as the design of new low-energy buildings. Controlling energy use is one thing, but it is important to assess or...

   Published October 17th 2011 by Routledge
7. Concrete Repair

   A Practical Guide

   Edited by Michael G. Grantham

   Concrete is an inherently complex material to produce and an even more complex material to repair. With growing pressure to maintain the built environment, and not simply to demolish and rebuild, the need to repair concrete buildings and other structures is increasing and is expected to become of...

   Published April 3rd 2011 by CRC Press
8. Surveying Historic Buildings

   2nd Edition

   By David Watt

   This bestselling book has been fully revised and updated to include valuable new case studies and examples which help to demonstrate the common problems found in older buildings. It features many additional photographs illustrating the decay mechanims and individual issues associated with damp,...

   Published March 27th 2011 by Routledge
9. Specifications in Detail

   By Frank W. Macey

   Sir Roger Pratt's "Rules for the Guidance of Architects", written on 7 December 1665, included the following statements which embody succinctly the principles of the specification of building works and indeed of contract administration, and are as true today as they were nearly 350 years ago: To...

   Published August 31st 2009 by Routledge
10. Understanding Housing Defects

    3rd Edition

    By Duncan Marshall, Derek Worthing, Roger Heath

    This third edition of Understanding Housing Defects provides a concise, coherent and comprehensive introduction to the causes, investigation and diagnosis of defects in domestic buildings.Each chapter covers a specific building element and includes a brief introduction setting out construction...

    Published May 14th 2009 by Estates Gazette