Construction

Global building and construction cultures are hard-wired to constructing too much, too badly, with major social and ecological consequences. Rob Imrie calls us to build less and to build better as a pre-requisite for enhancing welfare and well-being.

A wide-ranging survey of ecological, economical, and technical aspects of timber construction, with a focus on France's forestry and recently realised timber structures in French cities.

This book provides a comprehensive theoretical platform for the use and construction of Double Skin Facade projects.

Provides an overview of prefabricated systems in housing, office, and industrial buildings. This book explains the processes of modular construction and the behavior of materials with this approach.

Through evidence-based research and international case studies, this book focuses on the effects that dangerous defects have on the housing consumer.