Water, sanitary, and waste services for buildings /

Water, sanitary and waste services represent a substantial proportion of the cost of construction, averaging 10% of the capital costs of building and with continuing costs in operation and maintenance. Nevertheless, they are often regarded as a 'Cinderella' within the building process. Par...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wise, Alan Frederick Edward
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Swaffield, J. A., 1943-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2002.
Edition:5th ed.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Water, sanitary and waste services represent a substantial proportion of the cost of construction, averaging 10% of the capital costs of building and with continuing costs in operation and maintenance. Nevertheless, they are often regarded as a 'Cinderella' within the building process. Parts of many different codes and regulations impact on these services, making an overall viewpoint more difficult to get. This new edition of this classic text draws together material from a variety of sources to provide the comprehensive coverage not available elsewhere. It is a resource for the sound design, operation and maintenance of these services and should be on the bookshelf of every building services engineer and architect. *Provides comprehensive coverage of an important subject *Includes the latest water regulations which will affect the construction industry widely from 2001 *Written by acknowledged experts in the field.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vii, 257 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-254) and index.
ISBN:9780750652551
0750652551
9781136349362
1136349367