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Aiming to provide a complete coverage for technician students, this book summarizes concisely all the essential building processes and techniques plus the regulations that govern them. Contents are grouped under site works, builders plant, substructure, superstructure and finishes.
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`Book of the Year...the ideal handy reference for the site office.'
Professional Builder
`I can foresee this book becoming a backbone to many a college library: I wish it had been there during my time as a student.'
Building Technology & Management
`Packed with drawings and annotated diagrams...an extraordinary range of material.'
Chartered Quantity Surveyor.
`Provides a breath of fresh air in a rather staid field.'
Architect & Surveyor
'The student who memorises the Building Construction Handbook will be well informed indeed.'
New Civil Engineer/New Builder
About the Author
Roy Chudley has spent practically all of his working life in the building industry. After serving an apprenticeship in carpentry and joinery he worked in various design offices producing details for a wide range of buildings, from simple self-contained flats to nuclear power stations. Time was also spent working as an assistant manager in the small works department of a local building contractor. He spent the last 20 years of his career as a lecturer in Building Technology at the Guildford College of Further Education, retiring in 1987. During his time at college, Roy Chudley produced a number of books on building technology, those still in print are currently being revised for new editions by former colleague and pupil, Roger Greeno. Roy Chudley is author of the following books: Construction Technology Volumes 1 to 4 Longmans Building-site works, substructure and plant Building-superstructures The maintenance and adaptations of buildings Construction Technology Checkbooks Volumes 1 to 5 Building Construction Handbook, Elsevier/Butterworth Heinemann
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