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_Ventilation and_Airflow in_Buildings_Methods for_Diagnosis and Evaluation
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6068″] Energy efficiency in buildings requires, among other things, that ventilation be appropriately dimensioned: too much ventilation wastes energy, and insufficient ventilation leads to poor indoor air quality and low comfort. Studies have shown that ventilation systems seldom function according to their commissioned design. They have also shown that airflow measurement results are essential…
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_Why Does the_World Stay_Green_Nutrition and Survival of Plant-Eaters
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6063″] Nearly every form of life has the capacity to multiply and increase at a really astonishing rate. Think of plagues of locusts or mice. Clearly, for the vast majority of animals this does not happen, otherwise they would swamp the world and destroy all the plants. So why doesn’t it happen, and why…
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The Green Guide to Specification 3th Ed
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6059″] Like its predecessors, this edition of The Green Guide to Specification provides designers and specifiers with easy-to-use guidance on how to make the best environmental choices when selecting construction materials and components. It is more comprehensive than its predecessors; it contains more than 1200 specifications used in six types of building: • Commercial buildings, such…
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_Green_Roof_Systems _A Guide to the_Planning_Design and_Construction of_Building Over_Structure
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6055″] Green Roof Systems goes beyond the fashionable green roof movement and provides solid information on building accessible space, often as important public space, over structure. It offers brief coverage of the entire process, including planning and collaboration, and focuses on the technical aspects of these roof systems, their components, and their applications.
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_Building for_Life_Designing and_Understanding the_Human-Nature_Connection 2nd Ed
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6051″] Sustainable design has made great strides in recent years; unfortunately, it still falls short of fully integrating nature into our built environment. Through a groundbreaking new paradigm of “restorative environmental design,” award-winning author Stephen R. Kellert proposes a new architectural model of sustainability. In Building For Life, Kellert examines the fundamental interconnectedness of…
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_Materials and_methods for_corrosion_control of_reinforced and_prestressed_concrete_structures in new_construction
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The_Graphic_Standards_Guide to_Architectural_Finishes_Using MASTERSPEC to Evaluate, Select, and Specify Materials
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6042″] From ARCOM and The American Institute of Architects A complete visual guide to choosing and using finish materials In this unique guide, the authors of MASTERSPEC and Architectural Graphic Standards join forces to offer architects vital single-source access to the unbiased information they need to evaluate, select, and specify the best finish materials…
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_Civil_Engineer’s_Handbook of_Professional_Practice
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6036″] A well-written, hands-on, single-source guide to the professional practice of civil engineering There is a growing understanding that to be competitive at an international level, civil engineers not only must build on their traditional strengths in technology and science but also must acquire greater mastery of the business of civil engineering. Project management,…
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_Focal_Illustrated_Dictionary of _Telecommunications
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6024″] The Focal Illustrated dictionary of Telecommunications is an invaluable resource for anyone studying, entering, or already working in the telecommunications industry. * Written by experts with specialist knowledge* Contains essential data for on-the-job use* Includes over 6,000 terms, definitions and acronyms* Has over 350 line drawings* The most comprehensive reference source of this natureA…
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The Illustrated Dictionary of Electronics 8th Ed
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6020″] Continuing in the tradition of its best-selling predecessors, this updated dictionary of electronics terms covers a broader range of subjects in an easier-to-use format than any other source of its kind. No comparable reference offers such a vast range of definitions, abbreviations, acronyms, illustrations, schematics, diagrams, and conversion tables. More than 28,000 definitions–plus…
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_NTC’s_Pocket_Dictionary of_Words and_Phrases : 12,000 Words, Idioms, and Phrasal Verbs for Travelers and Learners
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6016″] he small but very concise NTC’s Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases offers 6,000 basic and common English words plus 6,000 basic and common English idioms and phrases. You will find this portable title essential in the classroom, at home, or traveling, when you need help to recall word and phrase meaning
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_Historical_Dictionary of_Medieval_India_(Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations and Historical Eras)
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6012″] The medieval period of Indian history is difficult to define clearly. It may be perceived as the long phase of India’s transition from the ancient to the immediately pre-colonial times. The latter period would naturally be imagined commencing from Vasco da Gama’s voyage round the Cape of Good Hope in 1498, or, alternatively,…
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_Cambridge_Illustrated_Dictionary of_Astronomy
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6008″] This lavishly illustrated new dictionary written by an experienced writer and consultant on astronomy provides an essential guide to the universe for amateur astronomers of all ages. Around 1300 carefully selected and cross-referenced entries are complemented by hundreds of beautiful colour illustrations, taken from space missions, the Hubble Space Telescope, and other major…
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_Historical_Dictionary of_Marxism_(Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series)
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6004″] Marxism, one of the few philosophies that turned into an effective movement, not so long ago was the official ideology in one form or another of much of humanity. It was promulgated, initially by the Soviet Union, then imposed on much of Central and Eastern Europe, later emerged in the People’s Republic of…
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_Historical_Dictionary of the_Renaissance_(Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations and Historical Eras)
[ebook_store ebook_id=”6000″] The Historical Dictionary of the Renaissance is designed to be a handy reference covering the history of the European Renaissance, the period between about 1350 and the early 17th century. It emphasizes the new humanistic learning, the vernacular literature, the innovative artistic styles, and the music because these were the activities that gave rise to…
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_Historical_Dictionary of_Renaissance_Art_(Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts)
[ebook_store ebook_id=”5994″] The Renaissance era was launched in Italy and gradually spread to the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, France, and other parts of Europe and the New World, with figures like Robert Campin, Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden, Albrecht Dürer, and Albrecht Altdorfer. It was the era that produced some of the icons of…
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_Historical_Dictionary of the_Arab-Israeli_Conflict_(Historical Dictionaries of War, Revolution, and Civil Unrest)
[ebook_store ebook_id=”5990″] For over a century, the conflict between the Arabs and Jews has remained the most intractable problem confronting the world. Hardly a day passes that the Arab-Israeli Conflict is not headlined in the media. It has turned the Arabs and Israelis against one another, and also embittered relations within the two communities, while…
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_Historical_Dictionary of the_Mongol_World_Empire _(Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations and Historical Eras)
[ebook_store ebook_id=”5986″] This Dictionary, the first work of its kind written in English, examines the history of the Mongol Empire, the pre-imperial era of Mongolian history that preceded it, and the various Mongol successor states that continued to dominate Eurasia long after the breakdown of Mongol unity. Divided into three parts, the first section is…