Inspecting and Diagnosing Disrepair provides housing officers, surveyors, landlords, tenants, lawyers and environmental health inspectors with the essential information they need to record, diagnose and remedy disrepair. Pat Reddin presents technical information methodically, including useful diagrams to help readers to develop an understanding of building materials and structures and to advise and take action on disrepair. The book is fully up to date with the latest legislation ...

Efficient maintenance of a property requires a reliable assessment for defects or inadequacies and a systematic method for dealing with them. This book provides the information you’ll need for both.Throughout the specification process, all manner of issues face the surveyor, property manager or building engineer, from describing common defects to addressing energy efficiency and carbon emissions. In addition to these tasks the book also deals with:Prioritising works

THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO HVAC DESIGNThis practical manual describes the HVAC system design process step by step using photographs, drawings, and a discussion of pertinent design considerations for different types of HVAC components and systems. Photographs of HVAC components in their installed condition illustrate actual size and proper configuration. Graphical representations of the components as they should appear on construction drawings are also included. Learn how to design H...

Everyone knows that you can make money in the stock market, but all of the systems that teach you how to make money in the stock market require risk and a lot of work. HOW TO MAKE 37%, TAX-FREE, WITHOUT THE STOCK MARKET shows you how make at least 37% tax free on your money every year without the stock market and have it guaranteed with real estate and to get 5x the average stock market rate of return without the risk.

Navigate the homebuying process with ease!Let real estate pro Michael Flynn show you the ropes-Learn the lingo. CMA, MLS, FSBO, PMI--find out what it all means!-Know what to look for when choosing a neighborhood-Find out what features will attract buyers when it's time to resell-Your credit score--things you should know and what to do about it-Find out what loan arrangement is right for you-House-hunting tips to help you track down your dr...

This book, about international contracting and contract management, is written from the angle of the contractor and discussed from an international perspective. It comments on real-life cases, taken from various kinds of projects: infrastructural works (roads, bridges, tunnels, rail roads), wind- and sunfarms, oil and gas installations, such as platforms, pipe lines, power generating works, and large buildings.The book is structured around the contracting cycle. Chapters include dealing wi...

The aims of this book are to enhance the knowledge of a user who has some basic knowledge of drainage systems and to give a working knowledge of solving problems in domestic and small commercial drainage systems. It focuses mainly on below ground domestic drainage and assumes some knowledge of building and drainage construction and practice. It is not intended to be a comprehensive encyclopaedia of drainage systems and their components.by Tim Deveaux and Dominic Blyth

The first edition of the Code of Practice for Project Management for Construction and Development, published in 1992, was groundbreaking in many ways. Now in its fifth edition, prepared by a multi-institute task force coordinated by the CIOB and including representatives from RICS, RIBA, ICE, APM and CIC, it continues to be the authoritative guide and reference to the principles and practice of project management in construction and development.Good project management in c...

The Ecology of Building Materials explores key questions surrounding sustainability of building materials. It provides technical data to enable design and building professionals to choose the most appropriate materials for a project: those that are least polluting, most energy efficient, and from sustainable sources. The book also gives information and guidance on a wide range of issues such as recycling, detailing for increased durability and Life Cycle Analysis.Berge’s book, tran...

The First Time Homebuyer Book offers you everything you need to know to help you buy your first place.The First Time Homebuyer Book will help make the largest purchase of your life as simple as possible. Buying a home today can be like break-dancing in a minefield – one wrong move, and the whole thing can blow up in your face. After reading this book, you will be able to grace your way into your first home without the risk of everything going to pieces.Coming from the stand...

Telling & Duxbury's Planning Law and Procedure covers the fundamental principles of planning law in England and Wales. Now in its fourteenth edition, this guide to the complexities of planning law has been fully updated to take account of significant developments in legislation and case law since the previous edition's publication in 2005.This title comprehensively covers all aspects of planning law, with chapters on central and local administration, development, planning permission, environm...

The latest, most up-to-date information on one of the hottest real estate investment opportunitiesSavvy real estate investors are ready to take advantage of rising foreclosure rates, but need expert guidance to navigate this profitable market sector. This fresh update of Buying Real Estate Foreclosures gives you all the information needed to find and finance bargain properties from banks, savings and loan companies, public auctions, government agencies, or...