Building skills and trades

This book is focused on the challenges of digital transition in building construction, and potential solutions through the use of multi-criteria analysis.

Together with masonry construction, timber construction is usually one of the first building exercises encountered by the student in his or her training.

Most existing arch dams have been designed for seismic loading by static methods involving the use of seismic coefficients.

Wonder Wood presents this timeless material as it is being used today and how it can be used in the future.

Architecture is defined by its materials and surfaces.

In the very near future energy-efficient building will be the rule rather than the exception.

the Roof Construction Manual is a comprehensive reference work on the construction of pitched roofs, containing over 1800 plans and 220 photographs.

often described as the "e;fifth facade"e;, the flat roof is extremely popular with architects.

Detail-Practice: Dry Construction provides an overview of the most widely used dry construction systems, organized according to the building components wall, ceiling, and floor and their applications.

The integration of sustainability requires a paradigm shift in the lifecycle of buildings.

This book gathers selected contributions in the field of civil and construction engineering, as presented by international researchers and engineers at the 3rd International Scientific Conference on Socio-Technical Construction and Civil Engineering (STCCE), held in Kazan, Russia on April 21-29 2022.

This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of environmental and construction engineering, as presented by international researchers at the XXV International Scientific Conference "e;Construction: The Formation of Living Environment"e;, held in Moscow, Russia on April 20-22, 2022.

This book significantly contributes the digital transformation of construction.

This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of information systems and construction engineering, as presented by researchers and engineers at the International Scientific Conference Building Life-cycle Management.

This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of environmental and construction engineering, as presented by international researchers and engineers at the 2nd International Conference on Efficient Production and Processing, held on February 25-26, 2021.

This book examines the burgeoning revolution in the construction industry known as Construction 4.

This book gathers selected contributions in the field of civil and structural engineering, as presented by international researchers and engineers at the International Conference on Materials Physics, Building Structures and Technologies in Construction, Industrial and Production Engineering (MPCPE), held in Vladimir, Russia on April 26-28 2021.

This book is focused on the challenges of digital transition in building construction, and potential solutions through the use of multi-criteria analysis.

This book provides a broad overview of project and project management principles, processes, and success/failure factors.

As an expansion of the book "e;Construction Dispute Research"e; published in 2014, this book presents further contributions and breaks into three new research foci in construction dispute studies.

This book gathers selected contributions in the field of civil and construction engineering, as presented by international researchers and engineers at the 2nd International Scientific Conference on Socio-Technical Construction and Civil Engineering (STCCE), held in Kazan, Russia on April 21-28 2021.

This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of environmental and construction engineering, as presented by international researchers at the XXIV International Scientific Conference "e;Construction: The Formation of Living Environment"e;, held in Moscow, Russia on April 22-24, 2021.

Automation and Robotics in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industry provides distinct and unified insight into current and future construction robotics, offering readers a comprehensive perspective for constructing a roadmap and illuminating improvements for a successful transition towards construction robotization.

This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of construction engineering, as presented by researchers and engineers at the International Conference Environmental and Construction Engineering: Reality and the Future, held in Belgorod, Russia, on May 18-19, 2021.

This book addresses the process and principles of contract management in construction from an international perspective.

This book presents papers from the 9th Applied Research Conference in Africa (ARCA), showcasing the latest research on sustainable education and development.

The book outlines the processes of calculating and critically reviewing construction costs and times for clients and contractors in different project phases.

This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of building design and construction, as presented by researchers and engineers at the International Conference BUILDINTECH BIT 2020, Innovations and Technologies in Construction, held in Belgorod, Russia, on October 8-9, 2020.

This book gathers peer-reviewed contributions presented at the 1st International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management (SECON'20), held in Angamaly, Kerala, India, on 14-15 May 2020.

This book focuses on the development of communication skills in the context of non-traditional procurement and construction projects.

This book gathers the proceedings of an international conference held at Empa (Swiss Federal Laboratories for materials Science and Technology) in Dubendorf, Switzerland, in July 2020.

The book reports on the great improvements in the information and knowledge management due to the digitalization of the building sector.

The book reports on the great improvements in the information and knowledge management due to the digitalization of the building sector.

This book offers a valuable tool for understanding current efforts to promote the reuse and enhancement of pre-consumer waste in the development of new products for the construction sector, as well as the financial and regulatory tools being used to support this trend.