Download or read book Good Practice Guidance for Refurbishing Occupied Buildings written by William Fawcett and published by CIRIA. This book was released on 2004 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the experience of refurbishing many occupied buildings, these good practice principles should help to ensure an efficient refurbishment that causes minimum disruption to business continuity.

Download or read book Refurbishing Occupied Buildings written by Bev Nutt and published by Thomas Telford. This book was released on 1998 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based around the CDM regulations, this guide draws information from Health and Safety Executive data, to develop a profile of construction activities, enabling readers to identify and prioritise health and safety risks during the refurbishment of occupied buildings.

Download or read book Sustainable Renovation written by Lisa Gelfand and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-11-18 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete resource on performing sustainable renovations for both Historic and modern existing buildings This forward-looking and insightful guide explores how the sustainable renovation of existing buildings presents great opportunities for initiating extensive changes in the performance of the built environment. Great examples of existing building upgrades are examined, illustrating how to do sustainable renovations, along with current design approaches for radically improving the functionality of existing prewar, postwar, and late modern buildings. Sustainable Renovation saves its key focus for institutional and commercial buildings, but discusses the challenges they pose within a global scope that encompasses all building practices. Some of the discussions in this book include: The significance of energy and resource demands by the building sector and the urgency of reducing loads in existing buildings Management, design, and construction approaches to achieve major modernization in occupied buildings International case studies that focus on methods and benefits of successful sustainable transformations of existing building performance Repurposing buildings to preserve style and add performance remains a work in progress as designers and builders discover new methods for improving sustainable practices and standards. With incremental modernization and operations strategies available for immediate implementation, this book demonstrates the different ways of thinking necessary when considering and attempting the integration of sustainable concepts into existing buildings—and enables readers to rethink the world that's built around them.

Download or read book Guidelines for Alteration Renovation Or Construction Activities in Occupied Buildings written by and published by . This book was released on 200? with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Refurbishment and Upgrading of Buildings written by David Highfield and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-05-28 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed guide to the technical aspects of refurbishing and upgrading buildings, this book provides solutions to a range of problems, challenges and issues and is essential reading for all students studying building refurbishment at all levels. Includes: existing floor and wall strengthening facade retention introduction of new floors timber decay problems fire-resistance prevention of moisture and damp upgrading thermal and acoustic performance. This new edition has been fully updated to include new technological information, and covers new areas such as stonework restoration and repair, upgrading of c1960 framed buildings, refurbishment logistics and case-studies.

Download or read book Renovation of Occupied Office Buildings written by Daniel Joe Novak and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Adapting Buildings for Changing Uses written by David Kincaid and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adapting Buildings for Changing Uses provides guidance for professionals on the potential for and management of building refurbishment for change of use.

Download or read book Restoring Old Buildings for Contemporary Uses written by William C. Shopsin and published by Watson-Guptill Publications. This book was released on 1989 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Sustainable Retrofitting of Commercial Buildings written by Simon Burton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-10-03 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whilst sustainability is already an important driver in the new building sector, this book explores how those involved in refurbishment of commercial building are moving this agenda forward. It includes chapters by developers, surveyors, cost consultants, architects, building physicists and other players, on the role they each can play in enabling refurbishment to be commercially, environmentally and socially sustainable. Case studies from northern climates show real examples of different building types, ages and uses and will demonstrate what action has been taken to create more sustainable buildings. The chapters raise and discuss all the relevant issues that need to be considered in retrofitting decision making. Changing standards, planning, process management, financing, technical issues, site organisation, commissioning and subsequent building management are all considered. The book demonstrates that buildings can be made comfortable to occupy, easy to manage and low in energy demand and environmental impact.

Download or read book Refurbishment and Upgrading of Buildings written by David Highfield and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-05-28 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed guide to the technical aspects of refurbishing and upgrading buildings, providing solutions to a range of problems, challenges and issues with technical drawings and case-studies. Essential purchase for all construction professionals engaged in this kind of work and students of construction, surveying and architecture.

Download or read book Refurbishment and Upgrading of Buildings Why refurbishment 2 Upgrading the fire resistance of existing elements 3 Upgrading internal surfaces 4 Upgrading the thermal performance of existing elements 5 Upgrading the acustic performance of existing elements 6 preventing moisture and dampness within buildings 7 Timber decay and remedial treatments 8 Strengthening of existing timber floors 9 heavy lifting systems 10 Underpinning systems 11 Facade retention 12 Index of products and systems written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book IAQ Guidelines for Occupied Buildings Under Construction 2nd Ed written by Smacna and published by . This book was released on 2007-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Refurbishment Projects written by David Oloke and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Sustainable Retrofitting of Commercial Buildings written by Simon Burton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-10-03 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whilst sustainability is already an important driver in the new building sector, this book explores how those involved in refurbishment of commercial building are moving this agenda forward. It includes chapters by developers, surveyors, cost consultants, architects, building physicists and other players, on the role they each can play in enabling refurbishment to be commercially, environmentally and socially sustainable. Case studies from northern climates show real examples of different building types, ages and uses and will demonstrate what action has been taken to create more sustainable buildings. The chapters raise and discuss all the relevant issues that need to be considered in retrofitting decision making. Changing standards, planning, process management, financing, technical issues, site organisation, commissioning and subsequent building management are all considered. The book demonstrates that buildings can be made comfortable to occupy, easy to manage and low in energy demand and environmental impact.

Download or read book A Decision Tool for Selecting Low Carbon Refurbishment Solutions for Multi Storey Residential Buildings in Hong Kong written by Professor Jun Li and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "A Decision Tool for Selecting Low-carbon Refurbishment Solutions for Multi-storey Residential Buildings in Hong Kong" by Jun, Li, 李駿, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: The pressure to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has become increasingly obvious due to the need to alleviate the impact of climate change. As the second largest GHG emitter in the world, the building sector should play an active role in reducing GHG emissions. Particular attention should be directed to existing buildings not only because of the amount of emissions caused by inefficient buildings but also due to the existence of a variety of sustainable refurbishment solutions for different levels and stages of building refurbishment. The emission reduction performance of different sustainable refurbishment options may vary enormously as a result of different building design conditions. With the majority of residential properties being high-rise buildings, the most suitable sustainable refurbishment options for a sub-tropical city like Hong Kong are yet to be fully investigated. The opportunity to reduce emission may not be high without a tool to help the owners, occupants and consultants to assess the emission of different refurbishment solutions for multi-storey residential building. The aim of this research has been to develop a systematic decision tool to identify suitable sustainable refurbishment solutions for multi-story residential buildings in subtropical regions like Hong Kong and to calculate the CO2emission reductions of these solutions. The research began with a comprehensive literature review of the existing sustainable refurbishment approaches. The results of this literature review formed the basis for a preliminary screening according to local climate and buildings features. Interviews with experts and questionnaire surveys with residents were carried out in order to confirm the applicability of the proposed approaches. Then, based on a case study, this research established a set of methods, through literature review and energy simulation, to calculate the CO2 emission reductions achievable by sustainable refurbishment. With the setup of criteria for identifying applicable refurbishment solutions, method of calculation of CO2 emission reductions and parameter input/output and user interface design, a decision tool was developed for sustainable refurbishment. Finally, a series of interviews was conducted to validate the major research outcomes. In this study, a residential building is divided into two zones, the common area and those occupied by owners/tenants. This study further identifies possible sustainable refurbishment solutions for each area, which can provide stakeholders with a variety of options for launching sustainable refurbishment projects. Moreover, a theoretical framework for emission assessment, consisting of system boundary and calculation methods, is also proposed in this study, which can provide better calculation of emission reductions as a result of various sustainable refurbishment solutions. The most significant outcome of this project is a decision tool which can generate a set of sustainable refurbishment solutions and calculate CO2 emission reductions according to the architectural features input by users. With the function of identifying the approaches for reducing CO2emission, owners and occupants of existing residential buildings can minimize the CO2emissions of their properties through refurbishing some of the building components in a sustainable manner. DOI: 10.5353/th_b5351038 Su

Download or read book The Technology of Refurbishment and Maintenance written by Mike Riley and published by Palgrave MacMillan. This book was released on 2005 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the third in a series of textbooks aimed at the student market, rather than as general all encompassing reference books. The material is designed in a structured, directed format to help develop understanding, rather than providing a simple source of information. Uniquely it covers refurbishment and maintenance in both housing and large-span multistorey commercial and industrial buildings. There is a focus on the environmental impact of refurbishment rather than new build, with a view to developing student knowledge of sustainability. The book includes hotlinks to enable students to search for further information, review tasks, review summaries and 'pop ups' to highlight points of interest or explain technical terms. There is a companion website.

Download or read book New Life for Old Houses written by George Stephen and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-03-21 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Easy-to-understand introduction to good design and rehabilitation explains everything from selecting an architect and choosing appropriate materials to restoring interiors from ceiling to floor. 300 illustrations.