Reading list

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

Houses of Steel: Living Steel's International Architecture Competitions

Living Steel is a worldwide, collaborative program designed to stimulate innovative and responsible housing design and construction. This book presents the winning and finalist schemes from the three competitions held to date. Each project is presented with a description, drawings, sketches, plans and renderings of the submitted projects and is an inspirational source of information about sustainable steel homes and low-cost housing.

Gatermann + Schossig: Space Art Technology

Gatermann and Schossig are among the leading architects of their generation in Germany. In the nearly 25 years since they founded their firm, they have realised a remarkably broad range of building tasks, from single-family houses to administration buildings and complex structures for industry and technology. The book is organised by building task – housing construction, commercial construction, administration, and culture. The essays are closely linked to the projects presented and offer an authoritative overview of the spatial, artistic, and technical aspects of the architects’ work.

Intelligent Buildings and Building Automation

This book provides you with the information you need to incorporate the latest systems and technologies into your building projects. It focuses on a number of important issues, such as:

– Network communication protocols and standards, including the application of the internet
– The integration and interfacing of building automation subsystems and multiple building systems
– Local and supervisory control strategies for typical building services systems
– The automation system configuration and technologies for air-conditioning control, lighting system control, security and access control, and fire safety control.

Whether you're a project manager or engineer planning the systems setup for a high value building, or a building engineering or management student looking for a practical guide to automation and intelligent systems, this book provides a valuable introduction and overview.
 

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