Refurbishment and Upgrading of Buildings Image close
Refurbishment and Upgrading of Buildings by David Highfield
Refurbishment and Upgrading of Buildings by David Highfield
Show Hide Adult Content
Refurbishment and Upgrading of Buildings close

Art & Photography Books:

Home  
Books  
Arts & Photography  
Architecture  
Residential Buildings

Refurbishment and Upgrading of Buildings

Click to share your rating 0 ratings (0.0/5.0 average) Thanks for your vote!

By:

Format:

Paperback / softback
$127.00
Available from supplier

The item is brand new and in-stock with one of our preferred suppliers. The item will ship from a Mighty Ape warehouse within the timeframe shown.

Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
0 in Trolley
Free Delivery with Primate
Join Now

Free 14 day free trial, cancel anytime.

Buy Now, Pay Later with:

4 payments of $31.75 with Afterpay Learn more

6 weekly interest-free payments of $21.17 with Laybuy Learn more

Availability

Delivering to:

Estimated arrival:

  • Around 4-14 June using International Courier

Description

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 strengthening facade retention introduction of new floors timber decay problems fire-resistance prevention of moisture and damp upgrading thermal and acoustic performance. This new edition has been fully updated to include new technological information, and covers new areas such as stonework restoration and repair, upgrading of c1960 framed buildings, refurbishment logistics and case-studies.

Author Biography:

Christopher Gorse is a Reader and Project Director in the School of the Built Environment at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK. He is also a project management consultant with industrial experience on civil and construction projects. As well as teaching across a wide range of built environment programmes he heads up research teams developing learning materials and investigating sustainability issues in construction. David Highfield was the Head of Construction and Project Management at Leeds Metropolitan University. A leading expert in the field of refurbishment and renovation he has given many presentations and has published widely on the subject.
Release date NZ
May 27th, 2009
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Edition
2nd edition
Illustrations
15 Tables, black and white; 103 Line drawings, black and white; 102 Halftones, black and white
Pages
272
Dimensions
189x246x15
ISBN-13
9780415441247
Product ID
2818922

Customer reviews

Nobody has reviewed this product yet. You could be the first!

Write a Review

Marketplace listings

There are no Marketplace listings available for this product currently.
Already own it? Create a free listing and pay just 9% commission when it sells!

Sell Yours Here

Explore more by David Highfield

See all books by this author

Building Surveyor’s Pocket Book by Melanie Smith
$62.00
Building Surveyor’s Pocket Book
by Melanie Smith ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
Communication in Construction Teams by Stephen Emmitt
$102.00
Communication in Construction Teams
by Stephen Emmitt ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks

Recommended for you

Recommended from your browsing history

Help & options

Filed under...

Books >
Arts & Photography >
Architecture >
Residential Buildings
Books >
Travel >
Geography and the Environment >
The environment
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Technology >
Civil engineering, surveying & building >
Building construction & materials
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Technology >
Civil engineering, surveying & building >
Building construction & materials >
Conservation of buildings & building materials
Books >
Arts & Photography >
Architecture >
Architectural structure & design >
Environmentally-friendly architecture & design