How buildings work [[electronic resource] ] : the natural order of architecture / / Edward Allen

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910452067203321
• Autore: Allen Edward
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005
• ISBN: 1-280-83844-2; 0-19-803666-3; 1-4294-0267-9
• Edizione: [3rd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (285 p.)
• Disciplina: 721
• Soggetti: Buildings - Environmental engineering; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Prologue: Sustainable Building; WHAT BUILDINGS DO; HOW BUILDINGS WORK; Glossary; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Illustrated with many line drawings, this guide provides information on a building's function: how it stands up, keeps its occupants safe and comfortable, gets built, grows old, and dies - and why some buildings do this so much better than others. It is intended for architects, superintendents, and students of architecture and construction.