Barry's Introduction to Construction of Buildings and Advanced Construction of Buildings Bundle

by Emmitt, Stephen; Gorse, Christopher

• ISBN13: 9781444335767
• ISBN10: 1444335766
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-03-14
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Building on the success of previous revisions, these new, revised editions of Barry's classic texts retain the original concept of explaining construction technology through key functional/performance requirements. They have been fully updated to include extensive revisions to information on the Building Regulations; expanded discussions of timber frame construction and prefabrication; fully integrated coverage of building and construction sustainability; a more thorough treatment of demolition, and general updates to the text and illustrations reflecting the latest teaching approaches. .This special bundle includes both the Introduction and Advanced volumes.

Author Biography

Stephen Emmitt BA (Hons), Dip Arch, MA Prof. Ed, PhD was, until recently, Hoffmann Professor of Innovation and Management in Building at the Technical University of Denmark, and is currently Professor of Architectural Technology in the Department of Civil and Building Engineering at Loughborough University. He is a registered architect with industrial experience and teaches architectural technology across a wide range of built environment programmes.

Christopher Gorse BSc MSc (Hons) PhD, MCIOB, MAPM, ILTF is Professor of Construction Management and Building Performance. He heads up a number of construction management and technology initiatives as the Director of the Centre for Knowledge Exchange at Leeds Metropolitan University.  He is also a construction, management and law consultant, with industrial experience and heads up a number of research projects.