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Provides an outline guide to design, setting out the principles of providing an effective airtightness layer. This report advises on some of the common pitfalls which can reduce the performance of the airtightness layer.

A review of the mechanisms whereby commonly used construction materials may be attacked, corroded or otherwise degraded as a consequence of contact with aggressive chemicals and bacteria in soil.

A review, undertaken for the revision of the Building Regulations 1985 which recommends design criteria for the ease of gripping and grasping stair handrails and for their height.

BS 6399: Part 3 includes more comprehensive information on imposed roof loads than previously given in BS 6399: Part 1:1984 or in CP 3: Chapter V: Part 1: 1967. This handbook assists with its interpretation and application.

A study of the quality of rehabilitated housing on 82 sites in England and Wales. This tile covers a range of construction types and ages of dwellings - mainly owned by local authorities and housing associations.

A review of research, design and application of light-gauge cold-formed steel sections and profiled sheeting in the construction industry.

Contains the proceedings of a symposium held at BRE, Garston, on advances in the understanding of complex interactions of HVAC systems.

Indicates aspects of existing good practice, which should be more widely adopted and problems for which improved design procedures are needed.

Deals with various aspects of the application of column and mass stabilisation. This title provides a description of the best practice, mainly based on the experiences at seven test sites of the European project EuroSoilStab.

A guide to good practice for the detailing and construction of passive soil gas protective measures for new and existing residential development.

Presents tables, graphs and charts equivalent to the Domestic Energy Fact File 1998. Although this report focuses on RSL homes from the mid-1980s onwards, it also draws comparisons with other tenures to illustrate important points.

Provides guidance on fire design of concrete structures.

A guide to the design of sustainable domestic and low-rise buildings.

Brings together knowledge shared by a group of project partners with experience of partnering relationships with their contractors. This guide examines the issues and identifies the key processes involved.

Gives guidance on the risks of failure of sloping glazing and the assessment and management of those risks. This title describes the main types of sloping glazing and the factors associated with failures.

This guide, aimed at senior management and directors, gives insight to the process of masterplanning science and technology parks in a regional context.

An integrated approach to designing areas at risk of flooding to achieve sustainable, adaptable and safer development.

Considers the broad environmental concerns of climate change, resource use and impact on wildlife, but balances these against the needs for a high quality, safe and healthy internal environment.

This report presents the results of research to give the Thaumasite Expert Group data on which to establish interim recommendations for concrete mixes designed to minimise deterioration due to the thaumasite form of sulfate attack.

This book fills in the considerable gaps in our understanding of earth masonry, with a factual account of technical, design and construction issues.

This report is the culmination of a wide-ranging survey into the performance of both current European concrete repair techniques and inspection practice, and current research projects.

Presents thought-provoking condensation of expert views of school design.