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"Natural plasters made of clay, lime, and other materials mixed with sand are beautiful building finishes. Fun to work with, low-impact, and allowing infinite creativity, they are high performance and provide proven, centuries-long durability. Yet until now there's been no resource that has pulled together the best North American plaster recipes and how-to into one place. Essential Natural Plasters covers it all."--Back cover.
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After more than 35 years "in the trenches" as an architect, specialist consultant and now quality director for a large North American construction company, Brian Palmquist has written An Architect's Guide to Construction in order to share a balanced wealth of knowledge and experience about the construction phase of building projects.
Considering both the consultant and contractor perspectives, he uses 70 true tales to illustrate many of those moments...
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Humans have been building with stone for thousands of years, dating back to the ancient pyramids and the Sphinx. You can bring the aesthetics of stonework to your house and property with help from The Complete Guide to Building with Rocks & Stone. This book is designed to walk homeowners through the process of developing, planning, and implementing a stone building project. Starting with the basics, you will learn about the common types of stone and...
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La industria de la construcción es una actividad de enorme importancia en la economía de cualquier país, por eso, y como una contribución a su desarrollo y de los profesionales que se encargan de llevar a cabo la planificación y ejecución de proyectos de construcción, se presenta este texto que contiene herramientas para enfrentar desde los conceptos básicos la elaboración del presupuesto y la programación, esenciales en todo proceso de...
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"An Architect's Guide to Construction - Second Edition: Enduring Ways in the Age of Immediacy" is a practical guide for architects, written by author and architect, Brian Palmquist, who has over forty years of experience, and has spent much of that time in the field developing technology in order to provide more efficient construction administration.
In this second edition, Palmquist has reorganized the content to create a user-friendly platform....
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Well over a hundred great churches were build in the cathedral tradition in the middle ages. They are our most important group of historical monuments and embody the finest craftwork of medieval architecture. Despite a great mass of specialist literature and research on other aspects, it was not until Cecil Hewett's work over the past three decades that any serious attention was paid to their functional carpentry or, indeed, to their decorative timberwork.
Examining...
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Based on common, everyday phenomena, the principles governing the balance of forces on machines and structures are extremely straightforward. Their expression in mathematical form, however, obscures their clarity. This volume exposes the principles of statics in their original simplicity, presenting them as an exercise in logic. The modern analytical method of reasoning is carefully preserved to assist students in their grasp of the thinking that...
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Scotland's Castles is a beautifully illustrated celebration and account of the renaissance of Scottish castles that has taken place since 1950. Over 100 ruined and derelict buildings — from tiny towers to rambling baronial mansions — have been restored as homes, hotels and holiday lets. These restorations have mainly been carried out by new owners without any connections to the land or the family history of the buildings, which they bought as...
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Down and dirty—a complete step-by-step guide to making, installing and living with beautiful, all-natural earthen floors
Poor heat and moisture management are the enemies of durable, comfortable, and efficient housing, and good building design and construction starts with a solid understanding of good building science.
Essential Building Science provides a highly visual and accessible introduction to the fundamentals of building science for residential...
10) CRM or Die
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This is a must-read for all firm leaders, regardless of what business you are running or market your business is in. These authors truly understand that a company's success is directly tied to successfully maintaining and growing client relationships. Businesses with a poor client relationship management (CRM) process fail and perish. Do not let that happen to your company, be a leader that acts and champions your firm's CRM process and data.
This...
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Shipping container homes
Shipping container homes are a newly popular method of sustainable housing. Essentially it involves taking a new (or used) shipping container, and turning it into a home, office, or other type of liveable space!
There are a huge range of designs that can be created, and multiple shipping containers can be joined together to create a truly unique structure.
These shipping container homes are not only a lot cheaper than...
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Inside this book, you will discover exactly what shipping container homes are, what the benefits are, what permits you need to build one, and how to get started.
Utilizing shipping containers in your building design doesn't only provide you will a unique looking house. They can also reduce cost, building time, and even make your home even more, eco-friendly! This book takes you step by step through the building process, and highlights the different...
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The author of Traditional American Rooms examines the evolution of home construction, making a case against mass-produced homes.
HISTORY®'s Lone Star Restoration star, Brent Hull is a master craftsman, and hands-on preservationist. Hull, a Foreword Reviews Book of the Year Finalist for architectural non-fiction, challenges us to consider the impact our decisions will have when building a house. What do our homes say about us? What stories are they...
15) Stereotomy
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"Stereotomy" is a comprehensive handbook on stereotomy, the art or technique of cutting stone, with chapters on quarrying, cutting, finishing, tools and equipment, masonry, and much more. Written in simple, plain language and profusely illustrated, this volume will be of considerable utility to modern readers with a practical interest in stone-cutting. Contents include: "Description of Building Stones", "Description of Trap, Granite, Limestone, Marble,...
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Tiny Houses
This book will teach you all about the Tiny House movement, and how thousands of others are adopting this more minimalistic and sustainable way of living.
Tiny Houses are an excellent way to not only save money, but also to create a true architectural masterpiece, that may even (depending on your chosen design) be totally mobile!
At the completion of this book you will have a good understanding of Tiny Houses, and know what steps...
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A shipping container home is a more, affordable option for home ownership, as you can build a new construction for far less than it costs to build a conventional home. They require fewer materials to build, and the materials are often much cheaper to begin with than those used in a traditional home.
A shipping container home can also be, built much faster than regular home construction, letting you see your vision through in as little as a couple...
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SHIPPING CONTAINER HOMES
Shipping container homes are rapidly growing in popularity for a wide variety of reasons. Not only are they unique, they are also very inexpensive, often costing up to 50% less than a traditionally built house of comparable size!
Container homes are eco-friendly, affordable, and aesthetically pleasing, making them an easy choice for many new homeowners.
This book will explain to you everything you need to know about container...
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Everything you need to know to build with rammed earth in warm and cold climates.
Rammed earth - sand, gravel, and clay or lime/cement binder packed into forms - is a low-energy, high-performance building method, yielding beautiful, sustainable results. It's thermally stable and can be insulated, can actively modulate humidity, provides a healthy indoor environment, and allows site materials to be used for major structural and building envelope elements.
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Design your own sustainable home
Many people dream of building a beautiful, environmentally friendly home. But until now there has been no systematic guide to help potential builders work through the complete process of imagining, planning, designing, and building their ideal, sustainable home.
Essential Sustainable Home Design walks potential homebuilders through the process starting with key concepts, principles, and a project vision that will guide...
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