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Building Regulations in Brief
4th edition by Ray Tricker
856 pages
Pub. Date: 2006
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann

This no-nonsense, easy-to-understand book  gives practical information for builders, designers, building surveyors, inspectors, students and architects who are baffled by the building regulations, confused by codes of practice, mystified by materials and puzzled by planning permits. It provides simple and practical information on how regulations can be cost-effective. This edition includes all the new Part L documents that came into force in April 2006, and the latest versions of Part F on ventilation and Part P on electrical safety.

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Tropical Sustainable Architecture:
Social and Environmental Dimensions
By Boon Lay Ong
512 pages
Pub. Date: 2006
Publisher: Science & Technology Books

This book was developed from the first conference of the International Network for Tropical Architecture, where experts gathered to discuss the culture, environment and technical aspects of researching and designing for the tropics. The tropical belt, which forms the biggest landmass in the world, shares common problems of climate and natural environment, conflicts between tradition and modernization, the massive influx of rural poor into urban areas, and the cultural and social strain of globalization.