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Earthships~What exactly is an earthship? This book tells you everything you need to know to answer that question, and more. Architecture is undergoing rapid change as the issues of climate change and cutting carbon emissions in buildings become more and more widely understood.~What exactly is an earthship? This book tells you everything you need to know to answer that question, and more. Architecture is undergoing rapid change as the issues of climate change and cutting carbon emissions in buildings become more and more widely understood. The earthship is a building concept that has evolved over the last 30 years, and represents a pioneering form of zero carbon residential building that tackles a variety of sustainability issues. This book charts the building of the first earthships in the UK and their relevance to home building and architecture generally. It offers lessons about sustainable architecture and about the legislative and regulatory culture that affects their construction, by looking at energy, water, building with waste, and construction methods, and assessing the future of these buildings.

Benefits
The most wide-ranging and up-to-date book on earthships
Detailed guidance on designing and building earthships, based on first hand experience
Foreword by Kevin McCloud
Over 100 photos and diagrams, colour throughout
Shows how integrated sustainability techniques make earthships an inspirational example for future home building

Readeship
Architects and architectural technicians, planners and building control officers, developers, contractors and self-builders, national, regional and local government agencies, structural and building services engineers, environmentalists, waste and energy companies.

Contents

Foreword
 Acknowledgements
 About the authors
 Illustrations



1 Introduction
 Background
 Zero carbon homes as a government target
 The effects of climate change
 Origins of the earthship
 Earthships in the UK
 Summary of contents
 References and notes



2 What is an earthship?
 Introduction
 Low carbon living in luxury
 Site harmony and synergy
 Living within our means
 Autonomy and self-sufficiency
 The evolution of the earthship idea
 Aesthetics and functionality
 Modular design - different types of earthship
 Elements of sustainable construction
 Use of low impact materials in construction
 Conclusion
 References and notes



3 Thermal mass
 Introduction
 Passive solar design in earthships
 Thermal mass and thermal wrap in earthships
 Super insulation in earthships
 The Brighton Earthship: Evaluating the thermal performance
 Conclusion
 Acknowledgements
 References and notes



4 Renewable energy
 Introduction
 Offgrid construction
 Low energy future - the contemporary UK situation
 Large scale infrastructure and its carbon implications
 Energy demand management in earthships
 Harvesting passive solar energy
 Microrenewable systems
 Financial implications of offgrid living
 Conclusion
 References and notes



5 Water
 Introduction
 Large scale water distribution under pressure
 Tapping alternative water resources
 Earthship water systems
 Conclusion
 References and notes



6 Building with waste
 Introduction
 Why use tyres?
 Legislative and regulatory position for building with tyres
 Specific risk assessment concerns with tyres
 Other rules about waste handling
 Conclusion: the current regulatory position for tyres
 Other low embodied energy materials
 'Junk aesthetic'
 Conclusion
 References and notes



7 Construction methods
 Introduction
 Site selection and ground preparation
 Tyre walls - methodology
 Suitability of tyres
 Tyre sizing and alternative tyre techniques
 Wall construction
 Roof construction
 Adobe abode - tyre rendering preparation and pack out
 Floors and foundations
 Timber frame construction and glazing
 Water systems installation
 Natural ventilation
 Material specification
 Bottle walls and glass bricks
 Plan view and room specification
 Earthship Brighton: timeline
 References and notes



8 What is the future of earthships?
 Introduction
 Earthships as provocative agents of change
 Zero carbon homes
 Site harmony and one planet living
 Critique of infrastructure
 Building with waste and low embodied energy materials
 Demand reduction and renewable supply
 Passive solar, thermal mass and thermal performance
 Water harvesting and recycling
 Home building in the UK - a revolution in zero carbon homes?
 Earthships as a mass zero carbon housing solution
 Future earthship construction - specific builds
 Earthship self-builds
 Retrofitting the existing building stock
 Conclusion - towards 2016



References and notes



Recommended reading



Index

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Sustainability through planning~A guide through the maze of planning legislation and policies that influence the achievement of sustainability targets~This report shows how the BRE Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM), EcoHomes and the Code for Sustainable Homes are being used by local authorities to deliver their sustainable development objectives through the planning system. It includes results of a survey of over 200 local authorities across England, and the outputs from a workshop involving 50 local authority planners and others involved in strategic development. Case studies from eight local authorities illustrate the wide range of approaches being taken to overcome the barriers to sustainable development. There are clearly many concerns within local authorities trying to deliver sustainable development, and the report identifies a need for more clarity in policy relating to sustainability and the strengthening of some requirements, particularly building regulations.

Features / Benefits
Shows how BREEAM, EcoHomes and the Code for Sustainable Homes are being used by local authorities to deliver their sustainable development objectives through the planning system
Draws on a survey of over 200 local authorities and the output of a workshop involving 50 local authority planners and others involved in strategic development
Includes eight case studies from local authorities

Readership
Local authority planners, regional and national development agencies, sustainability action groups and developers

Contents

Acknowledgements
 Background
 Changes to the planning system
 Sustainable development, policies and regulation
 What are BREEAM, EcoHomes and the Code for Sustainable Homes?
 How can BREEAM help?
 Sustainability checklists and GreenPrint
 - Regional sustainability checklists for developments
 - BREEAM for Developments
 - GreenPrint
 Potential barriers to success
 Analysis of local authority use of BREEAM
 Case studies
 - Hastings Borough Council
 - Leeds City Centre proposed area action plan
 - Manchester City Council supplementary planning document
 - South Gloucestershire District Council - experience of using BREEAM
 - South Hams District Council adopted core strategy
 - Wycombe District Council draft supplementary planning document
 - Wigan Council supplementary planning document
 - Woking Borough Council wins Beacon status
 The Workshop 'Sustainability through planning' , July 2007
 Discussion
 Conclusion
 Recommendations for further action
 Related legislation
 Government consultation documents
 References
 Further reading
 Acronyms and glossary of terms
 Appendix 1: Note of the Workshop held at BRE on 17 July 2007
 Discussion and conclusion
 23 tables of Information
 Appendix 2: Living within our limits: Reducing the environmental footprint of new development in the Wycombe area. A draft supplementary planning document.
Appendix 3: South Gloucestershire Council experience of using BREEAM



 

Available April 2008
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Putting a price on sustainable schools~Shows how significant improvements in the sustainability performance of new schools can be achieved at little extra cost.~This report will provide an understanding of the cost benefit implications of building to BREEAM ratings and low/zero-carbon standards. One of the principal barriers to the wider adoption of more sustainable design and construction solutions is the perception that they may cost much more. Evidence collected by BRE and Faithful+Gould disproves this assumption. This BRE Trust-funded report identifies the additional capital costs associated with a range of sustainable and low- or zero-carbon solutions for a primary and secondary school, demonstrating that significant improvements in the sustainability performance of a building can be achieved at little additional cost. This information is critical as the government drives forward the construction of sustainable schools.

Features / Benefits
Shows how to achieve higher BREEAM Schools ratings at minimum cost
Gives cost of BREEAM Schools ratings per credit which can be applied to projects
Helps education specialists and the construction industry to meet Government sustainability targets
Extends the information in BRE Trust report 'Putting a price on sustainability'

Readership
Education authorities, cost consultants, architects, planners, BREEAM assessors, design & build contractors, sustainability consultants

Contents
Summary
Introduction
%7ESustainability - at what cost?
%7EKey drivers
%7EAims of this report
Our approach
%7ECase study details
%7EBREEAM Schools
%7ECost information
%7EExample
%7EWhole life costs
%7ELocation-related costs
Our approach
Case study 1: Primary school
Case study 2: Secondary school
Case study 3: Zero/low-carbon school
Discussion
Where to go from here
Assessment timeline
References
Appendix

Available April 2008
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Building and urban space accessibility~Introduces a quantitative approach to access auditing of buildings and urban spaces~This report introduces the POLIS methodology and Decision Support System for Universal Building Design. It sets it within the context of access audit and action planning. POLIS is an assessment tool that has been developed through research, and the report is intended to highlight its potential. Access evaluation through POLIS is, like all building modelling methods, reliant on the application of good practice in management and maintenance of the building. Case studies on buildings in Spain, UK, Italy, Greece and Israel demonstrate how the methodology can be used to apply quantitative criteria to many aspects of accessibility in and around buildings.
The project was funded by the European Commission, and has involved experts from eight countries, as well as the participation of many other specialists in a series of conferences and workshops which were organised to bring forward new ideas and share experience.

Features / Benefits
Sets out the key features of the POLIS approach to universal design of buildings
Based on expert input from European experts
Five case studies from Spain, UK, Italy, Greece and Israel illustrate the technique

Readership
Access and disability consultants, building owners, architects, planners

Contents

1 The POLIS project
 2 Glossary of POLIS terms
 3 The POLIS methodology
 4 Access auditing
 5 Building and urban space access auditing
 6 Approaches to access auditing
 - Checklists
 - Checklist limitations
 7 Key points of the POLIS approach
 8 The six steps to apply POLIS
 - 1 Selecting the building services and their relevance
 - 2 Selecting the service paths and alternative service ways
 - 3 Calculating the accessibility of service path or end service point elements
 - 4 Calculating the accessibility of service path from the accessibility of all underlying ways
 - 5 Looking into the nature of the services. Equivalent and non-equivalent services
 - 6 Calculating the accessibility of our building
 9 What is the real value of this building metric?
 10 Costs and benefits of accessibility
 11 Conclusions
 Case studies
 1 Edificio de la Naviera Aznar, Bilbao, Spain
 2 Conference centre, Scottish Enterprise Technology Park, East Kilbride, UK
 3 School of Applied Technology, Technology Institute of Crete, Greece
 4 Multi-purpose research center, Italian National Research Council, Rome, Italy
5 Diaspora Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel

Available March 2008


 

~Building and urban space accessibility|ep83|Building and urban space accessib... BRE Connect|ep83|~1~17928~~

Designing quality buildings: a BRE guide~This authoritative guide to design of sustainable domestic and low-rise buildings presents BRE's expertise in the performance of building materials and fabric in a single compact volume. It gives a starting point for selection and specification and will equip the designer to talk to specialists with a sound understanding of key principles.~This authoritative guide to design of sustainable domestic and low-rise buildings presents BRE's expertise in the performance of building materials and fabric in a single compact volume. It gives the busy building professional the starting points for selection and specification and will equip the designer to talk to specialists with a sound understanding of key principles.

The book is based on key sustainable design requirements, in particular, how to:

- Achieve a long life
- Limit maintenance requirements and defects
- Provide guidance on designing for the future

while respecting the environment and social requirements.

It has been written by a multi-disciplinary team of authors from BRE, the UK's leading centre of excellence on buildings and the built environment. It is fully up-to-date with UK regulations and standards and is as a 'one-stop-shop' for understanding the key principles of building behaviour. It is highly illustrated with diagrams and with photographs illustrating actual building performance.

Contents


• Preface
  
  • Introduction
  • Site investigation and preparation
  • Site environment and orientation
  • Foundations and basements
  • Floors and ceilings
  • External walls, windows and doors
  • Separating and compartment walls and partitions
  • Roofs
  • Building services
  • External works
  • Modern methods of construction
  • Further reading
  
• Annex
• Index

~Designing quality buildings%3A a BRE guide|br487|Designing quality buildings%3A a BR... BRE Connect|br487|~1~17859~~

Housing for people with sight loss~Comprehensive guidance on designing inclusive housing environments for people with sight loss~This guide provides good practice guidance for architects, designers and housing practitioners in the development of inclusive domestic environments that meet the requirements of people with sight loss. The emphasis is on maximising functional vision and minimising barriers and risk by achieving specific design and specification requirements. It is based on research commissioned by Thomas Pocklington Trust into the needs, experiences, and choices for people with sight loss within their home environment.

Features / Benefits
Detailed design guidance on layout and features of homes for people with sight loss, including older people
Gives detailed guidance on lighting for homes of people with sight loss
Covers inclusive design principles for lifetime homes

Readership
Architects, architectural technicians, housebuilders, housing associations, local authorities, building services engineers, planners, occupational therapists and other social services professionals, rehabilitation workers, home improvement agencies

Contents

Introduction
 Designing for people with sight loss
 Section 1: External areas
 Public and communal areas outside plot boundaries
 Private areas within plot boundaries for houses or blocks of flats
 Section 2: Functional spaces
 Entrances to individual dwellings
 Hallways and circulation areas
 Living areas
 Kitchens
 Bathrooms and WCs
 Bedrooms
 Section 3: General services and components
 Windows
 Heating systems and general plumbing
 Electrical (excluding lighting)
 Internal lighting
 Surface finishes and their contrasts
 Section 4: Communal areas
 Communal facilities
 Appendices
 A: Contrast requirements
 B: Table of recommended task lighting illuminances
 C: Table of recommended illuminances at the floor of each room
 D: Glossary
 References and further reading
 Index



 

~Housing for people with sight loss|EP84|Housing for people with sight los... BRE Connect|EP84|~1~17938~~

Micro-wind turbines in urban environments~Shows how variable wind-generated power can be in urban areas~This study shows that, in addition to the initial embodied carbon and efficiency of the turbine, the payback period is highly sensitive to local wind conditions, transport costs, and the maintenance requirements and service life of the turbine. This work confirms the need for a more rigorous method for estimating the electricity generated from building-mounted micro-wind turbines and for research and innovation in technology, planning and urban design to maximise the effectiveness of the turbine installations.

Features / Benefits
Provides a rigorous analysis of all the factors that influence the power that small wind turbines can generate in urban areas
Studies the whole life costs and carbon emission costs of micro-wind turbines
Case studies for three locations - Manchester, Wick and Portsmouth

Readership
Architects, builders, services engineers, planners, energy companies, local authorities, turbine manufacturers, government agencies

Contents

Executive summary
 1 Introduction
 2 Inventory analysis of micro-wind turbine systems
 Introduction
 University of Bath LCA data
 System boundaries
 Recycling
 Results
 Comparison with LCA data for other turbines
 Installation, maintenance and operation of the micro-wind systems
 3 Estimation of typical urban wind resource
 Introduction
 Wind resource - adjustment factors for urban environments
 4 Electricity generation by building-mounted wind turbines in typical urban scenarios
 Introduction
 Methodology for the electricity calculation
 Results
 Conclusions
 5 CO2 payback for domestic micro-wind turbines in urban environments
 6 Life cycle costs and financial payback for micro-wind turbines
 Introduction to life cycle costing
 What costs are taken into account when undertaking LCC for a wind turbine?
 7 Discussion and conclusions
 8 Further work
 9 References
 Appendix A. UK Mean annual wind speed at 25 m above ground level
 Appendix B. Locations for which the BREVe scaling factors were obtained

~Micro-wind turbines in urban environments|fb17|Micro-wind turbines in urban envi... BRE Connect|fb17|~1~17904~~

Concrete repairs~A set of two major reports on performance of concrete repairs, and performance-based intervention strategy~These two reports derive the European CONREPNET network on concrete repair. The first (Concrete repairs: performance in service and current practice, EP79) assesses case histories gathered from owners of concrete structures, repairers and research institutes, and presents its findings using charts, graphs, tables and photographs. A review of the problems of concrete durability, current issues of sustainability, and the differing expectations of what concrete repairs should acheive, provide an insightful introduction to the subject. The second report (Achieving durable repaired concrete structures: adopting a performance-based intervention strategy, EP77) offers a new way forward for achieving durable and long-lasting concrete repairs. It presents a methodology for protecting and repairing concrete structures using a performance-based intervention approach . It explains current practices and recent research and developments, and the drivers for change. It then considers performance-based approaches, develops concepts for performance-based intervention in concrete repair and sets down ways for translating owners' requirements into technical solutions. The third part deals with issues of applying performance-based intervention. Conclusions from the findings of the network organisations and recommendations on a number of fronts are then made. Annexes provide extensive background information.

Features / Benefits
Wide-ranging guides to performance of concrete repairs and a new performance-based intervention approach for concrete structures
Prepared by expert engineeers and researchers from many parts of Europe

Readership
Engineers designing and carrying out repair projects, owners and managers of structures, concrete repair contractors, materials suppliers

Contents

Concrete repairs: performance in service and current practice, EP79
 1. Introduction
 2. Expectations of repairs
 3. Performance of repairs in practice
 4. Current repair practice
 5. Current research
 6. European standards
 References and Appendices



Achieving durable repaired concrete structures: adopting a performance-based intervention strategy, EP77



PART 1: Contemporary practices - the need for change
 Introduction and scope; Contemporary approaches to translating owners' requirements into technical solutions; Current situation: problems encountered, the need for change and current practices
 PART 2: Vision for performance-based intervention
 Structure management: owners' issues and requirements; The use of prescriptive and performance-based approaches in construction; Performance-based intervention (PBI) for the protection and repair of concrete structures; Translating owners' requirements into technical solutions: application of PBI
 PART 3: Putting performance-based intervention into practice
 Putting performance-based intervention into practice
 PART 4: The way forward
 Factors influencing the adoption of PBI; 10. RTD issues; CPD, technical standards and approvals; Conclusions; Recommendations: next steps; References; Further reading
 PART 5: Annexes
 Overview of CONREPNET thematic network; Definitions; PBI application examples; Other performance-based approaches, and related projects; Construction Products Directive and the role of CEN and EOTA; European standards for the protection and repair of concrete structures; Some tools supporting options for evaluation and decision making

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Building Elements series~This series provides a comprehensive range of information about the main elements of a building: roofs, floors, walls, services and foundations. Understanding dampness complements this series providing information on the maintenance of protection against dampness, and remedies for the problems dampness can cause.~This indispensable series provides construction professionals with a comprehensive range of information about the main elements of a building: roofs, floors, walls, services and foundations. Understanding dampness complements this series by providing important information the maintenance of protection against dampness, and remedies for the problems dampness can cause.

Each of the 6 books in the series deals with the principles and reasons behind best practice.
Over 1,000 pages of extensively illustrated practical details, descriptions and best practice advice. An excellent reference tool.

Over 10,000 copies of these publications have been sold!

Contents


• Building services (BR404) - performance, diagnosis, maintenance, repair and the avoidance of defects
• Floors and flooring (BR460) - performance, diagnosis, maintenance, repair and the avoidance of defects
• Foundations, basements and external works (BR440)
• Roofs and roofing - performance, diagnosis, maintenance, repair and the avoidance of defects (BR302)
• Walls, windows and doors - Performance, diagnosis, maintenance, repair and avoidance of defects (BR352)
  Plus:
  
• Understanding dampness (BR466): Dampness is a continuing cause of distress to building occupants. It is possibly a source of, or a contributor to, illness, and it encourages deterioration in the fabric of a building. This publication lists the causes of dampness, explores its effects and provides remedial measures.

~Building Elements series and Understanding d...|ap243|Building Elements series and Unde... BRE Connect|ap243|~1~17635~Roof, Damp~

Putting a price on sustainability~One of the principal barriers to the wider adoption of more sustainable design and construction solutions is the perception that they cost....~One of the principal barriers to the wider adoption of more sustainable design and construction solutions is the perception that they cost a large amount of money. Evidence collected by BRE and Cyril Sweett contradicts this assumption.

This report identifies the costs associated with a range of sustainable solutions for different building types, demonstrating that significant improvements in the sustainability performance of a building can be achieved at very little additional cost. In addition, this report also demonstrates that more sustainable buildings can offer major life-cycle cost benefits.~Putting a price on sustainability|FB10|Putting a price on sustainability... BRE Connect|FB10|~1~17325~!*~

Part L explained - The BRE guide~This guide will help architects and builders understand the energy performance requirements in the 2006 edition of Part L of the Building....~This guide will help architects and builders understand the energy performance requirements in the 2006 edition of Part L of the Building Regulations. It explains:
- the background to the changes
- the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)
- the Regulations and approved guidance that implement the changes
- designing buildings to meet the new carbon dioxide emission targets
- new standards for work in existing buildings.
It is presented in a concise and accessible format to help you understand the major changes in the Regulations and approved documents, and get up to speed without delay. It draws on BRE's close involvement in supporting the government work in drawing up the new Regulations.
"The changes to Part L are radical and far reaching. This guide is designed to help designers and builders through the maze and to provide clear guidance in achieving cost-effective compliance with the new requirements." From the Foreword by Professor David Strong, MD of BRE Environment and Chairman of UK advisory group on implementation of the EBPD

Contents

Preface
Foreword by David Strong



1. Introduction
   • The Building Regulations Part L
   • Energy White Paper
   
2. Review of Part L
   • 2004 consultation
   • Impact assessment
   • New buildings
   • Existing building stock
   • Measures for improving compliance
   
3. Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
4. Implementing the changes to Part L
   • Domestic boiler amendment - April 2005
   • Main amendment - April 2006
   • EPBD Articles 3 to 6
   • EPBD Articles 7 to 10
   
5. National Calculation Methodology
   • Carbon dioxide targets
   • Calculating carbon dioxide emissions
   
6. Part L Regulations and approved guidance
   • Statutory Instruments
   • Guidance on complying with the Regulations
   • Changes to Part L introduced in 2006
   
7. Construction of new buildings
   • General guidance
   • Design standards
   • Quality of construction and commissioning
   • Providing information
   • Model designs
   
8. Work in existing buildings
   • General guidance
   • Guidance relating to building work
   • Guidance on thermal elements
   • Extension of a building
   • Change of energy status and material change of use
   • Material alteration
   • Consequential improvements
   • Providing information


Annex 1: Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP)
Annex 2: Simplified Building Energy Model
Annex 3: Avoiding overheating
Annex 4: Airtightness testing
Annex 5: Low and zero carbon systems
Annex 6: Domestic heating compliance guide
Annex 7: Non-domestic heating, cooling and ventilation compliance guide

Abbreviations
References

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Recognising wood rot and insect damage in buildings~Gives clear and authoritative guidance on the process of inspecting buildings for timber damage and on the identification of the causes of damage. Spiral-bound for convenience.~This third edition has been improved by addition of guidance on types of fungal growths which, though less regularly encountered in buildings, nonetheless confuse correct identification and mislead diagnosis. It also has a short section on termites to provide reassurance on recognition and appropriate action should there be suspicion of a rare introduction. Since the first edition was published, there has been a greatly increased emphasis on conservation, repair and refurbishment of timber in buildings. There has also been an increasing desire to avoid the risk of excessive use of remedial preservatives by implementing environmental control strategies to bring decay and insect attack under control. These strategies depend critically on correct diagnosis to prevent inappropriate or unnecessary use of pesticides against extinct attack by wood borers, harmless insects or extinct fungal damage. This book retains its highly popular format (spiral-bound) giving clear and authoritative guidance on the process of inspecting buildings for timber damage and on the identification of causal agencies.

Contents


• Foreword
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Building inspection for fungal and insect attack
  
  • Pre-inspection procedure
  • Equipment
  • External inspection
  • Internal inspection
  • Symptoms of wood rot
  • Symptoms of insect infestation
  • Significance of damage, repairs and treatments
  
• Identification of wood rotting fungi
• Types of fungi found in buildings
• Key for identifying fungal growths in buildings
  
  • Fruit-bodies
  • Strands
  • Mycelium
  • Appearance of the wood
  
• Wood rotting fungi
  
  • Dry rot Serpula lacrymans
  • Remedial treatment of dry rot
  • Wet rots
  • Wet rot Coniophora puteana (cellar fungus) and C. marmorata
  • Wet rot 'Poria' fungi
  • Wet rot Lentinus lepideus
  • Wet rot Paxillus panuoides
  • Wet rot Ptychogaster rubescens
  • Wet rot Dacrymyces stillatus
  • Wet rot Donkioporia expansa
  • Wet rot Phellinus contiguus
  • Wet rot Asterostroma spp 36
  • Wet rot Pleurotus ostreatus (oyster fungus)
  • Wet rot Ascomycete fungi
  • Remedial treatment of wet rot
  
• Non wood-rotting fungi
  
  • Moulds
  • Blue stain in service
  • Plaster fungi
  • Slime moulds
  
• Algal growths
• Chemical attack of wood
• Identification of wood boring insects
• Keys for identifying wood borers
  
  • Damage with circular holes 1- 2 mm diameter
  • Damage with circular holes over 2 mm diameter
  • Damage with oval or irregular holes
  • Key for identifying larvae found in building timbers
  
• Damage category A insects (insecticidal treatment usually needed)
  
  • Common furniture beetle
  • Lyctus powderpost beetles
  • House longhorn beetle
  • Deathwatch beetle
  • Ptilinus beetle
  
• Damage category B insects (treatment necessary only to control associated wood rot)
  
  • Leafcutter bees and solitary wasps
  • Wood boring weevils
  • Wharf borer beetle
  • Tenebrionid beetles
  • Stag beetles
  
• Damage category C insects (no treatment needed)
  
  • Bark borer beetle
  • Moths
  • Sawfly
  • Forest longhorn beetles
  • Dermestid beetles
  • Wood wasps
  • Bostrychid powderpost beetles
  • Jewel beetles
  • Pinhole borer beetles
  • Marine borers
  
• Remedial treatment of damage by wood boring insects
• Non wood-boring insects commonly found in buildings
• Termites
  
  • Termites (subterranean)
  
• Appendix A Types of preservatives and methods of application for pretreatment of wood in buildings
• Appendix B Remedial treatments for eradicating fungi and insects
• Appendix C Health and safety aspects of remedial treatments
• Glossary
• Index to common and Latin names of fungi and insects
• References
• Typical adult sizes for common wood boring insects
• Typical hole sizes for common wood borers (emergence holes, entry holes or cross-cut holes)



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Repairing flooded buildings: an insurance industry guide to investigation and repair~Flood damage is a complex area, in terms of insurance and building repair issues. This publication has been compiled by the Flood....~Flood damage is a complex area, in terms of insurance and building repair issues. This publication has been compiled by the Flood Repairs Forum to rationalise and simplify the issues involved, with the aim of improving service to the building owner from the insurance, loss adjusting, surveying and contracting sectors. It follows the sequence of events in a flood claim - insurance, inspection, drying, monitoring, repair, health and safety, and damage avoidance. It helps those who are less experienced in flood repairs to understand the basic insurance and technical issues involved, and the key elements of customer care - recognising that communication and management of expectation rest at the heart of many of the difficulties which can occur.

ContentsForeword
Members of the Flood Repairs Forum

Abbreviations


1. Introduction
2. Technical competence of the remediation team.
   
   • Complex building types
   
3. Managing the customer contact process
   
   • Policyholder contact document - a staged approach
   • Frequently asked questions
   
4. Damage reporting and collecting the right information
5. A general guide to drying
   
   • Minimum drying standards
   • Primary and secondary damage
   • Triage, clearance and cleaning
   
6. Health and safety in flood damage repair
   
   • Primary legal standards applicable
   • Overall recommendations for flood repairs
   
7. Equipment for drying buildings
   
   • Introduction
   • Types of dehumidifier
   • Refrigerant dehumidifiers
   • Desiccant dehumidifiers
   • Convection drying
   
8. Methods of drying buildings
   
   • Establishing a drying programme
   • Key factors in the drying process
   • Importance of monitoring
   • High temperatures
   • Vulnerable materials
   • Common problems
   
9. Monitoring the drying process
   
   • Monitoring equipment
   • Certificate of drying
   • Report of flooding event
   • Report of repairs to flood damaged property
   
10. Standards for repairing flooded buildings
11. Domestic insurance cover
    
    • Introduction
    • The insurance contract
    • The policy excess
    • Policy conditions and exclusionsli>Prompt notification
    • Non-disclosure
    • Sum insured
    • Maintenance and repair
    • Flood resilient repairs
    
12. Small businesses
    
    • Freehold, leasehold and tenancy issues
    • Scope of commercial insurance policies
    • Claims process
    
13. Identifying and managing the flooding risk at a property
    
    • Susceptibility of contents and equipment
    • Susceptibility of buildings and fittings
    • Risk surveys
    • Flood event procedures
    • Use of flood protection products -a guide for purchasers
    
14. Flood protection and flood mitigation products
    
    • Existing standards
    • Other types of flood protection products
    • Underwriting and risk
    



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The green guide to housing specification~Contains over 150 specifications commonly used in housing. Typical wall, roof, floor and other constructions are listed against a simple environmental rating scale from A (good) to C (poor).~Contains over 150 specifications commonly used in housing.

Typical wall, roof, floor and other constructions are listed against a simple environmental rating scale from A (good) to C (poor). Twelve environmental impacts are individually scored, together with a Summary Rating, information on recycling and typical costs.

The ratings enable you to select materials and components on their overall environmental performance over the building's life. Because ratings are also given for individual environmental issues such as climate change, you can either specify on the basis of personal or organisational preferences or priorities, or take specification decisions based on the performance of a material.

Contents


• Foreword
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
  
  • Why this book?
  • Information presentation within The Green Guide
  • Environmental issues covered in The Green Guide
  • How Green Guide ratings are assessed
  • Summary ratings
  • Weighting the importance of environmental impacts
  • Sources of LCA information
  • Recycling
  • Reclaimed or recycled materials
  • Embodied energy
  • Costs
  • Replacement intervals
  • How the elements were chosen
  • Using The Green Guide to Housing Specification
  • Timber
  
• External walls
  
  • Framed wall construction
  • Cavity and solid masonry wall construction
  
• Roofing
  
  • Pitched roof construction
  • Flat roof construction
  
• Ground floors
  
  • Concrete ground floor construction
  • Suspended timber ground floor construction
  
• Upper floors
• Windows
• Internal walls
  
  • Internal partitions
  • Party walls
  
• Kitchens
  
  • Worktops
  • Cupboard units
  
• Refurbishment: external and internal wall insulation
  
  • Bespoke timber cladding systems
  • Dry cladding systems
  • Insulating render
  • Internal wall insulation
  • Polymer-modified cementitious render systems
  • Polymeric coating systems
  • Traditional render
  
• Insulation
• Landscaping
  
  • Boundary protection
  • External surfacing: hard and soft
  
• Appendix 1: Life-cycle assessment
• Appendix 2: Environmental issue categories
• Contacts and further information
• Key references
• Foreword
• Acknowledgements

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