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The following titles relate to construction products, and are available to buy from RIBA Bookshops.

A Client's Guide to Health and Safety for a Construction Project

A Client's Guide to Health and Safety for a Construction Project is a fully up-to-date and straightforward guide which aims to assist construction clients in understanding the health and safety duties imposed upon them by the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 and to help ensure that a project is safe to build, use and maintain. It cuts through the complicated legislation to reveal the difference between ‘non-notifiable' and ‘notifiable' projects, the role of the CDM Co-ordinator, how to determine the competence of other duty-holders, what may expected from those working within a design team, and any legal liabilities to be aware of. Aimed at the construction client and particularly those who may be new to the role, the guide offers a quick and easy overview of everything you need to stay on the right side of the Regulations - designed to ensure the health and safety of the project over its life and should lead to a successful project delivered on time and on budget.

Nano Materials in Architecture, Interior Architecture and Design

Nanotechnology is widely regarded as one of the twenty-first century's key technologies, and its economic importance is sharply on the rise. In architecture and the construction industry it has potentials that are already usable today, especially the coating of surfaces to lend them functional characteristics such as increased tensile strength, self-cleaning capacity, fire resistance, and others. Additives based on nanomaterials make common materials lighter, more permeable, and more resistant to wear. Nanomaterials are not only extremely useful for roofs and facades; they also expand design possibilities for interior and exterior rooms and spaces. Nano–insulating materials open up new possibilities for ecologically oriented architects.

In this book, architects, interior designers, and designers will find an introduction to the scientific background specifically tailored to their needs. They will also encounter a critical discussion of the advantages and limits of the technology, and above all a comprehensive presentation of sixteen characteristics and functions of nanomaterials that are especially relevant for building and design, illustrated by numerous international project examples.

Rehabilitation in Housing

In this book a series of works realised mostly in Spain and Portugal are analysed and studied. The common factor is that all involve rehabilitation - conversions, renovations and adaptations in various different contexts. Both the original and the altered states are depicted, allowing the reader to understand the processes involved.

Over 500 images and nearly 800 plans go towards making this one of the most detailed technical publications available on the subject. From country houses to urban historical works, extensions and interior renovations, this is a study in attention to detail and close examination. A total of 18 projects, including work by Crepain Binst, Alvaro Siza and Aires Mateus, are given the unrivalled treatment we have come to expect from this superb publisher.

Construction of Architecture: From Design to Built

Buildings don't just appear. While the aesthetics and theory of architecture have their glamour, architecture would not exist without the hands-on, nuts-and-bolts process of construction. Construction
of Architecture gives architects, contractors, managers, trade workers, and anyone else involved in a building project a thorough overview of the process of taking or converting a fine design concept from a paper exercise to a finished, full-sized, occupiable and usable building.

In an easy-to-read, conversational style, Ralph Liebing distills the often-complex procedures in the construction of architecture into clear, understandable phases. Connecting each phase to the next, he takes you step-by-step from project inception and documentation to code compliance to bidding and the contract through finalization of the project and occupancy of the completed building. This book is enhanced with features such as: drawings and photographs of the building process; samples of documents used in construction; a concise narrative of the construction of a typical commercial building, from start to finish; and, an Instructor Companion Site with an expanded glossary and additional resources. With this primer in hand, every aspiring building professional will have the solid foundation in the concepts and skills needed to bring any building project to fruition, from inception to occupancy.

Construction UK: Introduction to the Industry

This thoroughly readable overview of the nature and history of the construction industry offers a clear understanding of how this vast and complex industry operates. Exploring its main features - the markets, the principal players, and ways of working - it provides a strong basis for further study.

Construction UK: Introduction to the Industry takes a fresh approach to today's key issues - sustainability, safety, efficiency, employment practices and procurement. It explains why things are the way they are and investigates the powerful trends for change.

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