Fire Loss Control
Fire Loss Control

Author: P. M. Bochnak

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2020-07-24

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 1000104524

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Provides managers, architects, plant engineers, technicians, and others with a concise background in the principles of fire protection and property loss control (a new chapter on life safety elements was added to the second edition). Some of the topics are the characteristics and behavior of fire, t

Newnes Building Services Pocket Book
Newnes Building Services Pocket Book

Author: Andrew Prentice

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-05-31

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 1136376526

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Newnes Building Services Pocket Book is a unique compendium of essential data, techniques and procedures, best practice, and underpinning knowledge. This makes it an essential tool for engineers involved in the design and day-to-day running of mechanical services in buildings, and a valuable reference for managers, students and engineers in related fields. This pocket reference gives the reader access to the knowledge and knowhow of the team of professional engineers who wrote the sixteen chapters that cover all aspects of mechanical building services. Topic coverage includes heating systems, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, fans, ductwork, pipework and plumbing, drainage, and fire protection. The result is a comprehensive guide covering the selection of HVAC systems, and the design process from initial drafts through to implementation. The second edition builds on the success of this popular guide with references to UK and EU legislation fully updated throughout, and coverage fully in line with the latest CIBSE guides.

Reactive Risk and Rational Action
Reactive Risk and Rational Action

Author: Carol A. Heimer

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2023-04-28

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 0520318463

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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1985.

International Directory of Building Research Information and Development Organizations
International Directory of Building Research Information and Development Organizations

Author: International Council for Building Research, Studies and Documentation

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2006-01-16

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 1135921431

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Every entry follows a standard pattern: after the address and telephone number of the institution there is a brief description of its history and financial support, followed by the names of the senior staff, total number of staff, the institution's structure and services, its main research programmes and a list of its publications. For this new edition a subject index has been added, allowing the reader to identify centres of research activity on individual construction topics throughout the world. The world-wide investment in construction industry research is enormous. This unique directory is a guidebook to that investment which will enable its readers to isolate sources of advice on practical problems, information on national standards and requirements and potential research collaborators.