Books Every Architectural Practice Needs
Guide to Using the RIBA Plan of Work 2013
The RIBA Plan of Work 2013 is the definitive framework for the contemporary building design and construction process. It provides a stage-by-stage...
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RIBA Job Book (9th edition)
The RIBA Job Book is the Royal Institute of British Architects’ long-established and recognised standard reference for running construction...
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Eco-minimalism (2nd edition): The antidote to eco-bling
Building energy-efficient, ecologically benign and sustainable buildings is complex since it comprises of a set of interdependent factors...
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Design for Climate Change
Climate change is a pressing concern for the construction sector. Building designers are already on the front line of reducing global greenhouse...
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Whole Life Sustainability
Whole Life Costing (WLC) needs to become a tool in the design process: that is the argument of this new title by Ian Ellingham and William Fawcett...
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101 Rules of Thumb for Low Energy Architecture
101 Rules of Thumb sets out the essential elements of low energy architecture in a fresh, intuitive way. In an area where ever-changing technology...
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A House in the City: Home Truths in Urban Architecture
What makes a great house in the city? This title examines what has worked well in some of the most successful housing types throughout the world...
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Construction Economics: A New Approach: 3rd Edition
Construction Economics provides students with the principles and concepts underlying the relationship between economic theory and the construction...
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Modern Methods of Valuation: 11th Edition
The new and improved eleventh edition of this essential valuation textbook reflects the changes in the property market since 2009, whilst...
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Leisure and Commercial 12: Directory of Chartered Practices
RIBA Leisure and Commercial 12 features the latest leisure and commercial projects submitted by Chartered Practices and offers an insight into the...
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The Passivhaus Handbook
The Passivhaus Handbook is an essential guide for everyone wanting to realise a supremely comfortable, healthy and durable home with exceptionally...
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Digital Workflows in Architecture: Design- Assembly - Industry
The logics of digital processes in architecture have begun to structure the way that architects design, the way that builders build, and the way...
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Architect's Handbook of Practice Management: 8th Edition
This professional architect's business management bible has been completely revised to reflect latest practice
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Law in Practice: The RIBA Legal Handbook
Intensely practical and clearly written, Law in Practice: the RIBA Legal Handbook is the RIBA’s jargon-free, professional guide to the law as...
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The Environmental Design Pocketbook
The Environmental Design Pocketbook places the information you need for sustainable, low-energy building design at your fingertips. Packed with...
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The Architect in Practice: 10th edition
The Architect in Practice was first published in 1952. Originally written by a quantity surveyor and an architect it has remained, through its nine...
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Which Contract?: 5th Edition
Which Contract? is an invaluable desktop companion to be turned to at the start of every new project and is recommended to any professional whose...
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Architect's Pocket Book: 4th edition
This handy pocket book brings together a wealth of useful information that architects need on a daily basis - on site or in the studio. The book...
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Guide to BREEAM
BREEAM is the leading environmental assessment method for buildings, setting the standard for best practice in sustainable design. Yet many...
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Guide to the Building Regulations
This practical time-saver manual summarises what the Approved Documents to the Building Regulations (England and Wales) and associated guidance...
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Bundle offer: All four guides to the JCT Contracts 2011: Guides to MW11, IC11, SBC11, DB11
Bundle offer - save £40! (rrp £165) Guide to the JCT Minor Works Building Contract 2011, Guide to the Standard Building Contract...
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Architect's Illustrated Pocket Dictionary
This pocket-sized Dictionary offers huge coverage for the 40,000+ people studying or working in architecture, construction or any of the built...
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Rough Guide to Sustainability: 3rd Edition
This comprehensively updated, restructured and expanded new edition of the no-nonsense student and practice primer, equips the contemporary...
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NBS Guide to Tendering: for construction projects
This much-needed short guide replaces the withdrawn NJCC codes of procedure. It sets down a procedure for managing tenders for construction work...
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Neufert - Architects' Data: Fourth Edition
Neufert's Architects' Data is an essential reference for the initial design and planning of a building project. It provides, in one concise volume...
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Architects' Guide to Fee Bidding
This book introduces practising architects, architectural managers and senior students to the philosophy and practice of analytical estimating for...
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Health, Safety and Environment Test for Operatives and Specialists: GT12/100
This book contains everything you need to know to book, prepare for and sit the health, safety and environment test for operatives and specialists...
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Health, Safety and Environmental Test for Managers and Professionals: GT200/12
This book contains everything you need to know to book, prepare for and sit the health, safety and environment test for managers and professionals...
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Health and Safety Pocketbook
This pocket book contains a unique compilation of tables, data, checklists and a glossary for a wide range of health and safety topics. It includes...
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The Architect's Guide to Running a Practice
This is an important book filled with information on starting and running a practice. Case studies and advice from practitioners, big and small...
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Standard Letters in Architectural Practice
This book provides over 300 standard letters for architects and contract administrators to use at all stages of contract administration. The...
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Good Practice Guide: Arbitration
Good Practice Guide: Arbitration explains the steps to resolve a dispute through arbitration. Aimed at all built environment professionals, this...
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Good Practice Guide: Adjudication
Using accessible language, and a simple question and answer format, this Good Practice Guide makes clear the complex procedure of resolving a...
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Good Practice Guide: Marketing Your Practice
Drawing on the expertise of a range of industry insiders, this practical and accessible guide shows how effective marketing can give your practice...
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Good Practice Guide: Building Condition Surveys
This Good Practice Guide introduces the core knowledge and essential skills needed to undertake building condition surveys. Concentrating on the...
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Good Practice Guide: Inspecting Works
A thorough exploration of all the issues associated with inspecting the on site building works. The architect's responsibilities and the extent of...
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Good Practice Guide: Extensions of Time
This is a straight forward jargon-free practical guide about all aspects of extensions of time for all construction industry professionals. An...
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Good Practice Guide: Painless Financial Management
How can you keep up with the relentless costs of running a practice the monthly payroll, the rent, income tax, VAT and so on when your fee income...
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Good Practice Guide: Negotiating the Planning Maze
Aimed not only at architects and developers, this fully updated new edition of this popular RIBA Good Practice Guide offers concise and accessible...
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Guide to NEC3: (NEC Guide)
Use of the NEC (New Engineering and Construction) contract has grown steadily in all sectors of the construction industry over its 20-year lifetime...
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