Chudley and Greeno's Building Construction Handbook

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International Standards (ISO) These are prepared by the International Organisation for Standardisation and are pre­ fixed ISO. Construction contract documents Construction drawings – standards: electrical components Symbols ~ these are graphical representations and should, wherever possible, be drawn to scale. As regulations they are secondary legislation or a Statutory Instrument effected under an Act of Par­ liament. Recommendations for improvements ~ in addition to an energy assessment survey and rating, the assessor is required to provide a report identifying areas that could improve the energy performance of a building. Chudley and Greeno’s Building Construction Handbook is the essential, easy-to-use resource for undergraduate and vocational students on a wide range of courses including NVQ and BTEC National, through to Higher National Certificate and Diploma, to Foundation and three-year degree level.

Alterations to existing buildings to provide an increase or a reduction in the number of separate occupancies, e. Construction contract documents Method statements A method statement precedes preparation of the project programme and contains the detail necessary for the construction of each element of a building. The method of extraction disturbs the natural structure of the subsoil but such samples are suit­ able for visual grading, establishing the moisture content and some laboratory tests. org/about Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Based in the UK this is a globally recognised professional body promoting and enforcing the highest international standards in Real Estate surveying, Building Sur­ veying, Building Control and Quantity Surveying.

It can also be regarded as the relatively high water con­ tent at which soil changes from a liquid to a plastic state. In terms of health and safety this may be expressed as information, instruction, training and supervision. The 75mm long × 38mm diameter soil sample is placed in the apparatus and loaded in compression until failure occurs by shearing or lateral bulging. A 2nd revised handbook offering an explanation of all the basic building processes and techniques, and the regulations that govern them. Liquid limit The water or moisture content when a soil sample changes from plastic to liquid behavioural characteristics.

Note: The preceding listings are not a one-fits-all-projects, they are intended as an outline for guidance only.Included are features of construction that are designed to economise and manage the use of fuel energy in buildings and limit the effect on atmospheric pollution. A performance rating based on a building’s age, location/ exposure, size, glazing system, materials, insulation, general condition, fuel use controls and fixed appliance efficiency, e.