Author: Fred Hall, Roger Greeno BA(Hons.) FCIOB FIPHE FRSA

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann (June 14, 2007)

Media: Paperback, 576 pages

Price: $39.95

ISBN-10: 0750682205

ISBN-13: 9780750682206

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Building Services Handbook summarises the application of all common elements of building services practice, technique and procedure, to provide an essential information resource for students and engineers working in the industry. Information is presented in the highly illustrated and accessible style of the best-selling companion title Building Const ...

Author: Chimay J. Anumba, Kirti Ruikar

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell (August 25, 2008)

Media: Hardcover, 304 pages

Price: $102.55

ISBN-10: 1405182342

ISBN-13: 9781405182348

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With a number of disparate, often geographically distributed, organisations involved in the delivery of construction projects, there has been considerable interest in e-business tools within the construction industry. These tools open up a range of possibilities for the industry to rethink existing processes and working methods, so their use is incre ...

Author: Lal Jayamaha

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional (November 20, 2006)

Media: Hardcover, 288 pages

Price: $75.95

ISBN-10: 0071482822

ISBN-13: 9780071482820

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Proven Strategies and Solutions for Reducing Energy Consumption

Property and facility managers can turn to Energy-Efficient Building Systems as a one-stop guide to operating and maintaining commercial building systems at peak efficiency. Designed to help reduce energy costs and meet environmental standar ...

Author: George Solt, Richard Hill

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann (September 7, 2006)

Media: Paperback, 200 pages

Price: $15.88

ISBN-10: 0750669411

ISBN-13: 9780750669412

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Engineering means thrifty use of resources (labour, power, and materials). Money is the common measure for these however engineers are rarely taught how the realities of finance and economics will impact on the engineering decisions they make. Financial Fundamentals for Engineers sets out to show how finance interacts with engineering and why it matt ...

Author: Hira N. Ahuja, S. P. Dozzi, Simaan M. AbouRizk

Publisher: Wiley (May 5, 1994)

Media: Hardcover, 520 pages

Price: $100.00

ISBN-10: 0471591688

ISBN-13: 9780471591689

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Using a systems perspective, this updated version concentrates on the planning, scheduling and control factors of a project needed to bring it in on time and on or under cost. This edition contains expanded coverage of computer simulation and applications, information management and expert systems in project management. Includes a new chapter on Tota ...

Author: Alan Evans

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell (October 8, 2004)

Media: Paperback, 224 pages

Price: $82.82

ISBN-10: 140511861X

ISBN-13: 9781405118613

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The book's aim is to draw together the economics literature relating to planning and set it out systematically. It analyses the economics of land use planning and the relationship between economics and planning and addresses questions like: What are the limits of land use planning and the extent of its objectives?; Is the aim aesthetic?; Is it effici ...

Author: Fiona MacKenzie

Publisher: How to Books (February 15, 2009)

Media: Paperback, 136 pages

Price: $13.46

ISBN-10: 1845282892

ISBN-13: 9781845282899

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Petsitting may be a relatively new concept but the demand for dogwalkers, cat sitters and 'home from home' pet care, is growing fast.For today's pet lover, a career in petsitting offers the flexibility of a low cost start-up business with the freedom to work the hours you choose. And you get the opportunity to spend time with animals and expand your ...

Author: James L. Jr Wescoat, Douglas M. Johnston

Publisher: Springer (November 19, 2007)

Media: Hardcover, 221 pages

Price: $15.83

ISBN-10: 1402058489

ISBN-13: 9781402058486

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"Places of Power: Political Economies of Landscape Change" asks how politics and economics transform the landscapes we inhabit. This volume explores the connections between political economy and landscape change through a series of conceptual essays and case studies. In so doing, it speaks to a broad readership of landscape architects, geographers, a ...

Author: Robert Burchell, Anthony Downs, Sahan Mukherji, Barbara McCann

Publisher: Island Press (June 29, 2005)

Media: Paperback, 224 pages

Price: $27.50

ISBN-10: 1559635304

ISBN-13: 9781559635301

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The environmental impacts of sprawling development have been well documented, but few comprehensive studies have examined its economic costs. In 1996, a team of experts undertook a multi-year study designed to provide quantitative measures of the costs and benefits of different forms of growth. Sprawl Costs presents a concise and readable sum ...

Author: Chris Goodall

Publisher: Earthscan Publications Ltd. (March 30, 2007)

Media: Paperback, 326 pages

Price: $24.95

ISBN-10: 1844074269

ISBN-13: 9781844074266

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Individual action is now recognized as one of the keys to tackling climate change - the greatest challenge facing humanity
* Shows how consumers can conduct a personal and household `carbon audit,' take decisive action for lowering their carbon footprint and save money
* User-friendly and comprehensive: includes tables for calcu ...