Understanding Buildings : A Multidisciplinary Approach

Reid, Esmond

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ISBN 10: 0262680548 ISBN 13: 9780262680547

Published by MIT Press, 1988

Language: English

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Understanding Buildings : A Multidisciplinary Approach

Publisher

MIT Press

Publication Date

1988

Language

English

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0262680548

ISBN 13

9780262680547

Binding

Soft cover

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Understanding Buildings provides students in architecture and other allied disciplines with a basic introduction to building technology in all its aspects. This general, multidisciplinary text provides an overall explanation of the building process through an examination of underlying principles as well as design examples. In seven chapters, the book discusses structure, enclosure, climate services, utility services, lighting, acoustics, fire safety, and future needs. It is generously illustrated with 400 diagrams, tables, charts, and construction details.Esmond Reid is an architectural writer and consultant.

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James V. Stone is a Reader in the Psychology Department at the University of Sheffield, England and the author of Independent Component Analysis (MIT Press, 2004).

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