| Title | : | Building Evaluation for Adaptive Reuse and Preservation |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.64 (503 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0470108797 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2009-01-09 |
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An architect and engineer must consider many aspects of any building that is being evaluated for an adaptive re-use project. Careful and precise evaluation of an existing building's structure, systems, and materials are necessary for both design considerations and for financial feasibility analysis. This professional guide to evaluating structural and material integrity of existing buildings covers everything from foundation issues to decorative details, identifying the causes of building failures as well as techniques for repair. The book considers building assessment issues for structures of different scales: midsize commercial, small commercial and residential buildings. Building repairs on adaptive re-use or historic preservation projects are an essential consideration in the financial outlook of a project, and this book details each step in the assessment process in an easy-to-understand way.
Editorial : "Rich with diagrams and photographsthe authors set aside chapters for the evaluation of electrical, mechanical, and plumbing systems, helping the prospective purchaser to better understand what to look for with an old building, and what you're looking at when you complete walk-through on the property. " (HeritageOhio, July 2009)
Have recommended it to other artists.. The last chapters also explain how to integrate social media in your application, enabling Facebook and Twitter.
Tomasz Szostak is a Software Engineer writing for Software Engineers. The writing was choppy. Next, the authors provide an overview of ways to manage risks: preventing the risks from occuring (e.g., through workplace safety regulations), shifting the risk to someone else (e.g., through worker's compensation), spreading the risk across large groups (e.g., insurance), and mitigating losses when bad things happen (e.g., helping New Orleans rebuild after Hurricane Katrina). It consists of one and a half pages and basically just lists a bunch of names, but doesn't actually explain what any of them did. I encourage everyone to read Jim Stone’s just published Five Easy Theses. I keep in on my desk. As an another bonus, symptoms of imbalance are included to guide your choice of areas to address. For example, to show that some r
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