03256nam 2200757Ia 450 991078252310332120231206211001.01-282-46528-71-55092-350-1(CKB)1000000000688586(EBL)316353(OCoLC)244769051(SSID)ssj0000279364(PQKBManifestationID)11222277(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000279364(PQKBWorkID)10261303(PQKB)11168323(CaPaEBR)420377(CaBNvSL)slc00212121 (Au-PeEL)EBL316353(CaPaEBR)ebr10201488(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/p65krr(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/7/420377(MiAaPQ)EBC316353(MiAaPQ)EBC3250081(EXLCZ)99100000000068858620071016d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrExtreme weather hits home[electronic resource] protecting your buildings from climate change /John BantaGabriola, B.C. New Society Publishers20071 online resource (257 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-86571-593-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword by Paula Baker-Laporte; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1: Why Good Buildings Go Bad; Chapter 2: How Homes are Damaged by Climate Change; Chapter 3: Wind Storms; Chapter 4: Tornados; Chapter 5: Hurricanes; Chapter 6: Lightning; Chapter 7: Hail; Chapter 8: Flooding; Chapter 9: Rising Temperatures; Chapter 10: Drought and Desertification; Chapter 11: Heat Waves; Chapter 12: Fires; Chapter 13: Expansive Soils; Chapter 14: Melting Permafrost; Chapter 15: Rising Sea Level; Chapter 16: Trapped Moisture; Chapter 17: Freezing; Chapter 18: Ice DammingChapter 19: Frozen PlumbingChapter 20: Earthquakes; Chapter 21: The Building Site; Chapter 22: The Foundation; Chapter 23: The Walls; Chapter 24: The Roof; Chapter 25: Insurance, Financial Impacts and Assistance; Chapter 26: Conclusions; References; Resources and Essential Reading; Index; About the AuthorHow to spot early warning signs of costly climate change damage to your home.BuildingsProtectionDwellingsSafety measuresDwellingsMaintenance and repairClimatic changesBuilding failuresPreventionNatural disastersPreparednessArchitecture and climateBuildingsProtection.DwellingsSafety measures.DwellingsMaintenance and repair.Climatic changes.Building failuresPrevention.Natural disasters.Preparedness.Architecture and climate.693.8Banta John1955-1489231MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782523103321Extreme weather hits home3709854UNINA