Building Design

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Construction

• Rawlinsons Construction Cost Guide 2023
• Professional Ethics for the Construction Industry
• Introduction to Construction Management
• Global Construction Success
• The Australian house building manual
• Building construction and technology

Construction materials

• Construction Materials : Their Nature and Behaviour
• Construction Materials, Methods, and Techniques : Building for a Sustainable Future
• Fundamentals of Building Construction : Materials and Methods
• Construction: Materials Processing and Technologies
• Sustainability of Construction Materials

Building design

• Nature of the city
• Sustainable Building Design : Principles and Practice
• Illustrated dictionary of building design + construction
• Building contractors checklist and forms
• Basic contract administration principles
• Trends in urban design: insight for the future urban professional
• Building services handbook
• Collective design practices
• Design thinking and innovation metrics: powerful tools to manage Creativity, OKRs, Product, and Business Success
• Architecture: form, space and order

Contract management

• Fundamentals of basic contract management
• Commercial Building contract
• Basics building contract
• Construction Contracting : A Practical Guide to Company Management

Timber-framed buildings

• Construction and Building : Design, Materials, and Techniques
• Light Earth Building : A Handbook for Building with Wood and Earth
• Handy span table book
• Turning point in timber construction: a new economy
• Basics of construction & framing
• A Sustainable Approach to Build Insulated External Timber
• Frame Walls for Passive Houses Using Natural and Waste Materials (journal article)

Sustainable construction

• Sustainable construction
• Fundamentals of Sustainable Urban Design
• Energy Efficient Building Design
• Measures of Sustainable Construction Projects Performance
• Sustainable High-Rise Buildings : Design, Technology, and Innovation
• Energy efficient electrical systems for buildings
• Fundamentals of innovative sustainable homes design and construction

Workplace Health & Safety

• Construction safety
• Construction safety management
• Integrating Work Health and Safety into Construction Project Management
• Healthy Buildings : How Indoor Spaces Can Make You Sick--Or Keep You Well