Extreme weather hits home [[electronic resource] ] : protecting your buildings from climate change / / John Banta |
Autore | Banta John <1955-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gabriola, B.C., : New Society Publishers, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
Disciplina | 693.8 |
Soggetto topico |
Buildings - Protection
Dwellings - Safety measures Dwellings - Maintenance and repair Climatic changes Building failures - Prevention Natural disasters Preparedness Architecture and climate |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-46528-7
1-55092-350-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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 Damming
Chapter 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 Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454606203321 |
Banta John <1955->
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Gabriola, B.C., : New Society Publishers, 2007 | ||
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Extreme weather hits home [[electronic resource] ] : protecting your buildings from climate change / / John Banta |
Autore | Banta John <1955-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gabriola, B.C., : New Society Publishers, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
Disciplina | 693.8 |
Soggetto topico |
Buildings - Protection
Dwellings - Safety measures Dwellings - Maintenance and repair Climatic changes Building failures - Prevention Natural disasters Preparedness Architecture and climate |
ISBN |
1-282-46528-7
1-55092-350-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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 Damming
Chapter 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 Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782523103321 |
Banta John <1955->
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Gabriola, B.C., : New Society Publishers, 2007 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Extreme weather hits home [[electronic resource] ] : protecting your buildings from climate change / / John Banta |
Autore | Banta John <1955-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gabriola, B.C., : New Society Publishers, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
Disciplina | 693.8 |
Soggetto topico |
Buildings - Protection
Dwellings - Safety measures Dwellings - Maintenance and repair Climatic changes Building failures - Prevention Natural disasters Preparedness Architecture and climate |
ISBN |
1-282-46528-7
1-55092-350-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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 Damming
Chapter 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 Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825910003321 |
Banta John <1955->
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Gabriola, B.C., : New Society Publishers, 2007 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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