| Description |
1 online resource (280 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Materials and architecture -- The surface in contemporary architecture / Christian Schittich -- The architect as building materials scout / Christiane Sauer -- The critical path to sustainable construction / Peter Steiger -- Criteria for the selection of building materials / Alexander Rudolphi -- The development of innovative materials / Dirk Funhoff -- Touching the senses -- materials and haptics in the design process / Marc Esslinger -- Properties of building materials -- Stone -- Loam -- Ceramic materials -- Building materials with mineral binders -- Bituminous materials -- Wood and wood-based products -- Metal -- Glass -- Synthetic materials -- Life cycle assessments -- Applications of building materials -- The building envelope -- Insulating and sealing -- Building services -- Walls -- Intermediate floors -- Floors -- Surfaces and coatings |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Building materials -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Fiction.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hegger, Manfred.
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| ISBN |
9783034614559 (electronic bk.) |
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3034614551 (electronic bk.) |
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(English edition ; hd. bd.) |
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(English edition ; hd. bd.) |
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