Newnes Building Services Pocket Book, Second Edition (Newnes Pocket Books)
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Newnes
Published: July 13, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 424
ISBN-13: 9780750657853
Subjects: Civil Engineering, Surveying & Building; Reference works; Technology; Technology & Industrial Arts; Science/Mathematics; Construction - Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning; Technology / Construction / Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning; Construction - General
First sentence: Up to now the building industry in this country has been influenced by short-term economic strategies and high interest rates in such a way that design decisions have been dominated by the need to reduce capital cost and space requirement to a minimum.