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" Building design, construction and performance in tropical climates / "
edited by Mike Riley, Alison Cotgrave and Michael Farragher.
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BL
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841510
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Building design, construction and performance in tropical climates /\ edited by Mike Riley, Alison Cotgrave and Michael Farragher.
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Abingdon, Oxon ;New York, NY :: Routledge,, 2018.
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, ©2018
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xii, 271 pages :: illustrations, maps ;; 25 cm
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1138203874
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: 1138203882
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: 9781138203877
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: 9781138203884
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9781315470535
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction / Mike Riley and Payam Shafigh -- Environment and sustainability in tropical regions / Noor Suzaini Mohamed Zaid and Brit Anak Kayan -- Functional requirements of buildings: tropical context / Norhayati Mahyuddin, Farid Wajdi Akashah and Raha Sulaiman -- Historical evolution of buildings in tropical regions / Nor Haniza Ishak, Nur Farhana Azmi and Noor Suzaini Mohamed Zaid -- Construction technology for tropical regions / Michael Farragher -- Building pathology, maintenance and refurbishment / Zahiruddin Fitri Abu Hassan, Azlan Shah Ali, Shirley Jin Lin Chua and Mohd Rizal Baharum -- Operational building performance in tropical climates / Nik Elyna Myeda, Syahrul Nizam Kamaruzzaman and Cheong Peng Au-Yong -- Case studies / Michael Farragher and Mike Riley.
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The design, construction and use of buildings in tropical climates pose specific challenges to built environment professionals. This text seeks to capture some of the key issues of technology and practice in the areas of building design, refurbishment, construction and facilities management in tropical regions.
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Building materials-- Effect of temperature on.
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Building materials-- Environmental aspects.
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Building-- Tropical conditions.
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Structural design-- Tropical conditions.
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Architecture and Planning.
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Architecture and Planning.
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Building materials-- Effect of temperature on.
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Building materials-- Environmental aspects.
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Building-- Tropical conditions.
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720.913
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TH154.B85 2018
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Cotgrave, Alison.
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Farragher, Michael
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Riley, Mike,1964-
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