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Repairing Flooded Buildings
Repairing Flooded Buildings
CBD Price: £27.50
Author(s): BRE
An insurance industry guide to investigation and repair of flood damage to housing and small businesses. Flood damage is a complex area, in terms of insurance and building repair issues. This publication has been compiled by the Flood Repairs Forum to (more)
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JCT 2005: Clause by Clause
JCT 2005: Clause by Clause
CBD Price: £24.99
Author(s): Griffiths, P
This title uses a novel clause by clause approach to explain the important JCT 2005 contracts. It is written by an experienced author, explaining in simple English the meaning and relevance of each clause to avoid common misunderstandings.It includes up (more)
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Building Modern China
Building Modern China
CBD Price: £14.99
Author(s): CIOB
China's 'opening up' released a huge, pent up demand for buildings and infrastructure. New towns and cities appeared everywhere, and the biggest urbanization process the world has ever seen got underway. China's construction industry was ill equipped to (more)
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Good Practice Guide: Fee Management
Good Practice Guide: Fee Management
CBD Price: £17.95
Author(s): Phillips, Rowland
'Fee Management' is a straightforward professional guide for architects about calculating and negotiating fees to maximise profits. Clear and practical advice puts equal emphasis on good administrative procedures and on the softer skills of negotiation (more)
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Flood Damaged Property
Flood Damaged Property
CBD Price: £52.99
Author(s): Proverbs, D and Soetanto, Robby
With climate change and the development of property on flood plains, the flooding of buildings has become a considerable problem, both for property owners and their insurers. This book, based on extensive research carried out for Lloyds TSB Insurance, (more)
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The Rising Damp Myth
The Rising Damp Myth
CBD Price: £16.99
Author(s): Howell, Jeff
This book written by Jeff Howell, FCIOB, is indispensable reading for house sellers, buyers, surveyors, property professionals and construction students. It describes how 'rising damp' has been promoted as a marketing device by the chemical damp proofing (more)
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Building Services Handbook  - 5th Edition
Building Services Handbook - 5th Edition
CBD Price: £21.99
Author(s): Hall, F; Greeno, R
This new edition contains extended informationon water system components, control systems for hot water and heating, ventilation and air conditioning, drainage, gas appliance flues and further examples of design calculations. It has been revised and (more)
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Understanding Housing Defects - 3rd Edition
Understanding Housing Defects - 3rd Edition
CBD Price: £34.99
Author(s): Marshall, Duncan; Worthing, Derek ; Heath, Roger
This third edition of 'Understanding Housing defects' provides a coherant and comprehensive introduction to the causes, investigation and diagnosis of defects in housing. Each of the 18 chapters covers a specific building element and includes a brief (more)
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Residential Building Defects
Residential Building Defects
CBD Price: £49.95
Author(s): Hunt, Geoff
Ideal for building surveyors dealing with residential properties looking for a practical, no-nonsense, easily digestible guide. This book provides simple principles for the day to day management and assessment of residential buildings and their defects. (more)
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Water Regulations In Brief
Water Regulations In Brief
CBD Price: £19.99
Author(s): Tricker, Ray
An essential reference for self certificating plumbers, building services engineers, civil engineers, and trainee plumbers following either C&G 6129 or NVQ level 3. A topic-based approach provides the reader with an exceptionally quick source of (more)
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Structural Elements Design Manual: Working with Eurocodes
Structural Elements Design Manual: Working with Eurocodes
CBD Price: £29.99
Author(s): Draycott, Trevor; Bullman, Peter
Covers the behaviour and practical design of the main building elements - timber, concrete, masonry and steelwork. This title acts as a companion to the four Eurocodes, which take over from the British Standards in 2010, on the structural use of timber, (more)
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Construction Skills: Managerial and Professional Health and Safety Test: All the Questions and Answers: 2009: Issue 1
Construction Skills: Managerial and Professional Health and Safety Test: All the Questions and Answers: 2009: Issue 1
CBD Price: £8.49
Author(s): CITB
This guide has been written to help you prepare for the Managerial and professional Health and Safety Test. The purpose of the test is to help reinforce the existing health and safety knowledge of professionally qualified persons who, although engaged in (more)
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JCT (CM/G) Construction Management Guide
JCT (CM/G) Construction Management Guide
CBD Price: £19.95
Author(s): JCTribunal
(CM/G) Construction Management Guide This guide takes you through completing the JCT05 Construction Management Contract, advising on unfarmiliar terms and specifying who should complete (more)
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Domestic Energy Assessor's Handbook
Domestic Energy Assessor's Handbook
CBD Price: £45.00
Author(s): Parnham, P; Russen, L
A clear, concise guide and reference document that assists not only the aspiring assessor, but the more experienced practitioner too. 2007 saw the emergence of a brand new job role in the residential property sector. An Energy Performance Certificate is (more)
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CIOB Facilities Management Contract - Revised Jan 2008
CIOB Facilities Management Contract - Revised Jan 2008
CBD Price: £19.56
Author(s): CIOB
A purpose-built standard form facilities management contract designed to cover the provision of a wide spectrum of facilities management services from simple to highly complex arrangements. Appropiate for use in both the private sector and public (more)
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Easy Guide to Health and Safety
Easy Guide to Health and Safety
CBD Price: £14.99
Author(s): Hughes, Phil & Hughes, Liz
Do you need to get to grips with health and safety principles but don't have time to wade through all the legislation and guidance? Do you need practical step-by-step guidance on health and safety issues for your small business? If so then this is the (more)
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Service Charges - Case in Point: 2nd Edition
Service Charges - Case in Point: 2nd Edition
CBD Price: £28.50
Author(s): Forrester,P ; Gibb, C
The 2nd edition of this highly practical, case-based book brings welcome clarity to the complex area of service charges - a subject notorious for generating friction between landlord and tenant. Based on summaries of service charge cases with commentary (more)
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Payment in Construction: A Practical Guide
Payment in Construction: A Practical Guide
CBD Price: £45.00
Author(s): Hughes Simon, Mills Richard, O`Brien Peter
`Cash flow is the lifeblood of the building trade.` Achieving payment of the correct value and on time is one of the most vital issues for all participants in the construction process. This book explains the principles involved and will assist (more)
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Site Engineers Manual - 2nd Edition
Site Engineers Manual - 2nd Edition
CBD Price: £65.00
Author(s): Doran, David
The new edition of this book builds on the highly successful first edition and a new chapter dealing with glass, a thorough update of the health and safety chapter, and an additional section providing information on the management of demolition projects, (more)
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Construction Skills Health & Safety Test:  2008 Edition: Issue 3
Construction Skills Health & Safety Test: 2008 Edition: Issue 3
CBD Price: £8.49
Author(s): CITB
The Construction Skills Health and Safety Test plays an important role in meeting legislation included in the CDM regs, and forms part of the requirement to obtain a CSCS or affiliated card. It continues to be a vital tool in helping the industry improve (more)
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BCIS Building Maintenance Price Book 2009
BCIS Building Maintenance Price Book 2009
CBD Price: £125.00
Author(s): BCIS Wessex
This latest edition of the 'Building Maintenance Price Book' has been fully updated for 2009 to include the latest changes to labour and material costs. As an independent source of information, it is ideal for use in measured term contracts. The (more)
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Introduction to Health and Safety at Work - 4th Edition
Introduction to Health and Safety at Work - 4th Edition
CBD Price: £44.99
Author(s): Hughes, Phil; Ferrett, Ed
This updated version of this ever popular text is a market leading textbook for all introductory H & S courses. Under UK legislation it is mandatory for businesses with five or more employees to have a health and safety policy, and a member of staff (more)
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