BPG Building Fabric Component Life Manual - Softcover

Building Performance Group Ltd

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0419255109 ISBN 13: 9780419255109

Publisher: E & FN Spon, 1999

Synopsis

This manual provides a comprehensive source of building component life-span and maintenance data for commercial and industrial building components, following the same format as the ground-breaking HAPM Component Life Manual for domestic buildings. Each building component is allocated its own data sheet on which a number of generic descriptions are provided together with assessed life-spans and maintenance requirements. References to the relevant standards and codes of practice are also included.

About this title

Synopsis

The BPG Building Fabric Component Life Manual meets a growing demand within the construction industry for rigorous data on the durability of building components and materials. Construction clients are increasingly concerned with the long-term maintenance costs of their buildings and are demanding rigorous durability data to enable such costs to be predicted and optimised. One such client, the UK Ministry of Defence, has commissioned this unique publication to address that demand. This manual comprises a comprehensive source of building component life-span and maintenance data for commercial and industrial building components, following the same format as the ground-breaking HAPM Component Life Manual for domestic buildings. Each building component is allocated its own data sheet on which a number of generic descriptions are provided together with assessed life-spans and maintenance requirements, and reference to the relevant standards and codes of practice.

In an industry where there is an increasing trend towards performance-based specifications, coupled with the growing interest in insurance against premature component failure, The BPG Building Fabric Component Life Manual is an important tool which will enable durability issues to be properly assessed during design and construction. Keep up-to-date throughout the year; The special updating service keeps you informed of new additional components and description changes reflecting claims experience and industry feedback, new legislation and detailing changes to Standards and Codes. There are two updates each year. BPG Building Fabric Life Manual - a loose-leaf update or a completely new CD is available every six months to keep you up-to-date with the latest developments. Loose-leaf updates every six months - u99 per year, 2 loose-leaf updates CD-ROM updates every six months: u99 inc. VAT per year, 2 completely new updated CD-ROMs .

About the Author

BPG (Building Performance Group) is a London-based practice specialising in the whole life performance of large building projects such as hospitals, schools and commercial buildings.

Edition details

• Publisher: E & FN Spon
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0419255109
• ISBN 13: 9780419255109
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 260