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A Practical Guide to the 17th Edition of the Wiring Regulations
A Practical Guide to the 17th Edition of the Wiring Regulations
CBD Price: £17.99
Author(s): Kitcher, Christopher James
Due for publication August 2010: All those who plan or install electrical wiring must comply with the regulations and have passed exams in the subject. The primary audiance for this title is the 17,000 professionals and students who undertake a 17th (more)
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Construction Contract Law: Third Edition
Construction Contract Law: Third Edition
CBD Price: £28.79
Author(s): Adriaanse, John
**10% off and free UK P & P for Sept 10** Covering the essentials of the subject, including how the law has developed, the reasoning behind key contract clauses and how contract law is applied in practice, this is an invaluable guide for students at (more)
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The Complete Loft Conversion Book
The Complete Loft Conversion Book
CBD Price: £19.99
Author(s): Owen, Julian
Planning, Managing and Completing Your Conversion. A practical, informative book which guides the reader through the entire building project following the sequence of events for a real project. Brimming with useful advice, it contains information not (more)
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Introduction to International Health and Safety at Work
Introduction to International Health and Safety at Work
CBD Price: £44.95
Author(s): Elsevier
This book has been written for the fast growing Nebosh International Certificate in Health and Safety taken by approximately 6,000 students worldwide and growing year on year. The content for the course is based on the UK's leading Health and Safety (more)
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Construction Contracts Questions and Answers: 2nd Edition
Construction Contracts Questions and Answers: 2nd Edition
CBD Price: £31.49
Author(s): Chappell, David
**10% off for September 2010**This book will be an invaluable reference for architects, project managers, contractors, QSs, employers and others involved in construction. It deals with questions such as 'Is there a difference between inspecting and (more)
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Guide to RIBA Agreements 2010
Guide to RIBA Agreements 2010
CBD Price: £20.00
Author(s): Phillips, Roland
With worked examples and guidance about matters affecting professional contracts and designed to be read in conjunction with the Notes and Model Letters accompanying each of the contracts in the suite, this new 2010 edition explains how to use the brand (more)
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Water Technology: 3rd Edition
Water Technology: 3rd Edition
CBD Price: £39.99
Author(s): Gray, N. F.
An Introduction for Environmental Scientists and Engineers. Water and wastewater engineering is one of the world`s biggest and most interdisciplinary industries, employing chemists, microbiologists, botanists, zoologists as well as engineers, computer (more)
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BCIS Wessex Building Maintenance Price Book 2010 Edition
BCIS Wessex Building Maintenance Price Book 2010 Edition
CBD Price: £135.00
Author(s): BCIS Wessex
The Building Maintenance Price book 2010 is the only publication dedicated to building maintenance costs. BCIS have compiled BMI Price Book using independent data provided by experienced estimators specialising in building maintenance work and repairs. (more)
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Mediation in the Construction Industry
Mediation in the Construction Industry
CBD Price: £60.00
Author(s): Brooker, P; Wilkinson, S
The application of construction dispute procedures has changed dramatically in the last decade. This has resulted in an increased use of Alternative Dispute Resolution in many countries, and mediation in particular. Construction is one of the major (more)
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Managing Construction Logistics
Managing Construction Logistics
CBD Price: £44.99
Author(s): Sullivan, G; Barthorpe, S; Robbins, S
**Book of the Month September 2010. 10% off** Poor logistics is costing the construction industry at least £3 billion a year. Every major industry except construction uses logistics to improve its bottom line. This is a practical book, highlighting the (more)
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Project Finance in Construction
Project Finance in Construction
CBD Price: £55.00
Author(s): Merna, T; Chu, Y;Faisal F, Al-Thani
Project finance has spread worldwide and includes numerous industrial projects from power stations and waste-disposal plants to telecommunication facilities, bridges, tunnels, railway networks, and now also the building of hospitals, education (more)
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Schedule of Basic Plant Charges
Schedule of Basic Plant Charges
CBD Price: £99.99
Author(s): BCIS
The schedule is intended to provide a basics for incorporating plant used in dayworks into the tendering procurement in accordance with the 'Definition of Prime Cost of Dayworks carried out under a Building Contract'. The rates apply solely to dayworks (more)
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Country Cottage Conservation
Country Cottage Conservation
CBD Price: £16.99
Author(s): Claxton, B
'Country Cottage Conservation' is essential reading for everyone who loves country cottages. From simple DIY redecoration to employing architects and builders to tackle significant repairs, this book is full of helpful information. The author explains (more)
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Sustainable Communities Design Handbook: Green Engineering, Architecture and Technology
Sustainable Communities Design Handbook: Green Engineering, Architecture and Technology
CBD Price: £36.99
Author(s): Clark, Woodrow W.
With sustainability becoming and increasing concern worldwide, existing markets for environmental consultancies are growing and new ones are coming on stream all the time. Sustainable Communities design Handbook is one of the first books to bring (more)
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RIBA Sub-consultant Agreement 2010
RIBA Sub-consultant Agreement 2010
CBD Price: £19.97
Author(s): RIBA
This pack contains: Conditions of Appointment for a Sub-consultant. Fees and Expenses Schedule. Notes: Part 1 Use and Completion; Part 2 Model (more)
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Electrical Safety Code Manual
Electrical Safety Code Manual
CBD Price: £48.99
Author(s): Keller, Kimberley
Due for publication July 2010. A plain language guide to National Electrical Code, OSHA and NFPA 70E Safety in any workplace is extremely important. In the case of the electrical industry, safety is critical and the codes and regulations which determine (more)
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Towards a New Architect: The Guide for Architecture Students
Towards a New Architect: The Guide for Architecture Students
CBD Price: £22.99
Author(s): Shariff, Yasmin; Tankard, Jane
After three years of education, architecture students have to start out on their first year of practical training as the initial step in a career in the professional world - all too often without enough clear advice to make sure that their first step is (more)
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Guide to Part G of the Building Regulations: Sanitation, hot water safety & water efficiency: 2010 edition
Guide to Part G of the Building Regulations: Sanitation, hot water safety & water efficiency: 2010 edition
CBD Price: £25.00
Author(s): Price, N
This is an essential reference handbook to understanding the new and substantially updated Approved Document G of the Building Regulations which came into force on 6th April 2010. It offers the reader professional advice about how to comply with the new (more)
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Electrical Installation Calculations for Compliance with BS7671:2008
Electrical Installation Calculations for Compliance with BS7671:2008
CBD Price: £34.99
Author(s): Coates, Mark; Jenkins, Brian
This fourth edition is a unique tool for the electrical installation trade, as extensively updated it is invaluable to electricians, electrical designers, installers, technicians, contractors, and plant engineers. Senior electrical engineering students, (more)
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Timber in Refurbishment
Timber in Refurbishment
CBD Price: £40.00
Author(s): Slavid, Ruth
Timber in Refurbishment is an authoritative and inspirational guide for clients, designers and builders. It covers the role of timber from historical restoration to refurbishing existing buildings, and shows how technologies can secure a bright future (more)
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Non-Domestic Building Services Compliance Guide: (Compliance Guide for Part L 2010)
Non-Domestic Building Services Compliance Guide: (Compliance Guide for Part L 2010)
CBD Price: £16.00
Author(s): NBS
This guide provides detailed guidance for persons installing fixed building services in new and existing non-domestic buildings to help them comply with building regulations. It covers work on both new systems and replacement systems, identifying the (more)
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Domestic Ventilation Compliance Guide:(Compliance Guide for Part F 2010)
Domestic Ventilation Compliance Guide:(Compliance Guide for Part F 2010)
CBD Price: £16.00
Author(s): NBS
This guide provides detailed guidance to help persons comply with requirements in building regulations for installation, inspection, testing, commissioning and provision of information when installing fixed ventilation systems in new and existing (more)
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Domestic Building Services Compliance Guide: (Compliance Guide for Part L 2010)
Domestic Building Services Compliance Guide: (Compliance Guide for Part L 2010)
CBD Price: £16.00
Author(s): NBS
This guide provides detailed guidance for persons installing fixed building services in new and existing dwellings to help them comply with building regulations. It covers work on both new systems and replacement systems, identifying the differing (more)
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Architect in Practice: 10th Edition
Architect in Practice: 10th Edition
CBD Price: £39.99
Author(s): Chappell, David; Willis, Andrew
The Architect in Practice was first published in 1952. Originally written by a quantity surveyor and an architect it has remained, through its nine editions, a leading textbook used in the education of architects world-wide. Major revisions in this (more)
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Building Regulations 2000: Approved Document F: Ventilation (2010 Edition)
Building Regulations 2000: Approved Document F: Ventilation (2010 Edition)
CBD Price: £12.50
Author(s): nbs
This revised Part F Approved Document will come into force October 2010. This document has been revised to maintain indoor air quality and avoid adverse health effects that could otherwise have occurred due to the greater tendency to more airtight (more)
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RIBA Domestic Project Agreement 2010 - Architect
RIBA Domestic Project Agreement 2010 - Architect
CBD Price: £19.97
Author(s): RIBA
This pack contains: Conditions of Appointment for an Architect (with Small project Services Schedule) Fees and Expenses Schedule Notes: Part 1 Use and Completion; Part 2 Model (more)
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RIBA Concise Agreement 2010 - Architect
RIBA Concise Agreement 2010 - Architect
CBD Price: £25.85
Author(s): RIBA
This pack contains: Conditions of Appointment for an Architect (with Small Project Services Schedule) Fees and Expenses Schedule Notes: Part 1 Notes on uUse and Completion ; Part 2 Model (more)
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RIBA Standard Agreement 2010 - Consultant
RIBA Standard Agreement 2010 - Consultant
CBD Price: £37.60
Author(s): RIBA
This pack contains: Conditions of Appointment for a Consultant. Schedules: Project Data; Services; Fees and Expenses. Memorandum of Agreement for the Appointment of a Consultant Notes: Part 1 Use and Completion; Part 2 Model (more)
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RIBA Standard Agreement 2010 - Architect
RIBA Standard Agreement 2010 - Architect
CBD Price: £37.60
Author(s): RIBA
This pack contains: Conditions of Appointment for an Architect: designed to create a fair balance of risk between the architect and the client, it sets out the obligations of the parties. Schedules: Project Data, Services and Fees and Expenses. (more)
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Converting Old Buildings into New Homes
Converting Old Buildings into New Homes
CBD Price: £12.99
Author(s): Davies, B; Begg, N
This new paperback edition for 2010 examines every aspect of converting types of redundant property including: surveys; legislation and regulations; planning applications; professional help and advice; and finance, budgeting and insurance It discusses: (more)
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Perspectives on Projects
Perspectives on Projects
CBD Price: £29.99
Author(s): Turner, R; Huemann, M; Anbari, F; Bredillet, C
Modern project management had its genesis in the field of operations research in the late 1940s, but today it is a much more diverse subject. It has evolved and developed a much wider range of methods, techniques, and skills that the project manager can (more)
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Spon's Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price Book 2011
Spon's Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price Book 2011
CBD Price: £155.00
Author(s): Davis Langdon
**Due to be published 30th Sept 2010** 'Spon's Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price Book 2011' provides a comprehensive work manual for the industry. It gives costs for both general and civil engineering works and highway works, and shows a full (more)
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Spon's Mechanical and Electrical Services Price book 2011
Spon's Mechanical and Electrical Services Price book 2011
CBD Price: £145.00
Author(s): Davis Langdon
**Due to be published 15th Sept 2010** 'Spon's Mechanical Electrical Services Price Book' continues to be the most comprehensive and best annual services engineering price book currently available, providing detailed pricing information across the full (more)
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BCIS Wessex Comprehensive Price Book 2011 - 28th Edition
BCIS Wessex Comprehensive Price Book 2011 - 28th Edition
CBD Price: £149.99
Author(s): BCIS Wessex
This dataset is compiled from the latest up-to-date industry data. It focuses predominantly on new build, with the Minor Works dataset suited for projects up to approximately £0.5m and Major Works dataset covering projects up to approximately £1.5m. The (more)
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Spon's External Works and Landscape Price Book 2011
Spon's External Works and Landscape Price Book 2011
CBD Price: £115.00
Author(s): Davis Langdon
**Due to be published 17th Sept 2010** Now in its 30th edition, 'Spon's External Works and Lanscape Price Book 2011' offers the only comprehensive source of information for detailed external works and landscape costs. All the items to be found in hard (more)
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