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• Means of escape
• the background-- New and altered buildings
• the statutory requirements-- Buildings in use
• the statutory requirements-- Means of escape
• general principles-- Means of escape
• principles in practice-- Dwellinghouses, flats and maisonettes-- Application to buildings other than dwellings-- Modification of the basic principles of means of escape-- New approaches 1: BS999: Part 1 Means of escape-- New approaches 2: Fire safety engineering-- Management of fire safety-- Appendix A Means of escape case study-- Appendix B Fire risk assessment case study.
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The provision of an adequate means of escape from fire is fundamental to the design of new buildings and to the alteration, change of use or extension of existing buildings. It is essential that means of escape are considered at the earliest stage of a project as mistakes are very expensive to correct later in the design. There is a great deal of legislation on means of escape design and control, but this is scattered throughout a large number of statutes, regulations and guidance documents. Many buildings need to be licensed and/or registered, as well as requiring certification and Building Regulation compliance. This book provides an invaluable reference on the subject for architects, surveyors and building control officers. It: ? identifies the legislation which applies to any particular building use ? describes the general principles of designing means of escape, together with a ten step approach for a range of residential and non--residential buildings ? considers alternative design options based on fire safety engineering ? outlines fire safety management in premises in use as an aid to employers, who have a statutory duty to undertake fire risk assessments.
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• Introduction-- Use of guidance-- General definitions applicable to L1 and L2-- Testing-- The conservation of fuel and power in dwellings-- The legal requirement for the conservation of fuel and power in dwellings-- General guidance-- Design and construction-- Work on existing dwellings-- The conservation of fuel and power in buildings other than dwellings-- The legal requirement-- General guidance-- Design-- Construction-- Providing information-- Work on existing buildings-- Tables of U--values-- Windows, doors and rooflights-- Roofs, walls and floors-- Thermal conductivity and density of building materials-- The calculation of U--values for walls-- Background theory-- Example calculations-- The calculation of U--values for ground floors-- Introduction-- Solid ground floors-- Suspended floors-- Compensation calculations for glazing-- Introduction-- Example calculations-- Target U--value examples-- SAP ratings and the carbon index-- SAP-- Carbon factor and carbonindex-- Relationship between SAP and CI-- Calculation of trade--off examples-- Methods of meeting the lighting standard-- Lamp and luminaire efficiency-- Lighting controls-- Example calculations-- CPR calculations
• methods for office buildings-- Origins of the CPR method for office buildings-- The carbon performance rating for mechanical ventilation-- The carbon performance rating for air conditioning and mechanical ventilation-- The carbon performance rating and the whole building method-- Example calculations-- Solar overheating calculations-- Definitions-- Sources of data for the parameters-- Example calculation-- Air tightness and air leakage testing-- The importance of air tightness-- The mechanisms of air infiltration-- The measurement of air leakage-- The air leakage criterion-- Air leakage paths-- Alternative test methods-- References.
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The conservation of fuel and power in buildings is an important part of the UK governmenta s strategy to reduce national energy conservation. The revision to Part L of the Building Regulations, which came into force on 1 April 2002, lays down detailed and extensive requirements for conserving energy in almost all buildings and it covers most potential causes of building energy consumption. This guide explains these detailed requirements and shows how they apply to particular cases, with the use of numerous worked examples. It includes a chapter on air tightness and leakage testing, a topic with which many building professionals are unfamiliar.
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• Preface to Second Edition.Preface to Third Edition.Acknowledgments
• .1. General Principles and Responsibilities
• .2. Procedure and Equipment
• .3. Measurement of Existing Buildings
• .4. Surveys of Historic Buildings
• .5. Foundation Failures
• .6. Defective Walls and Partitions Above Ground
• .7. Reinforced Concrete, Cladding Materials and Structural Steelwork
• .8. Damp Penetration and Condensation
• .9. Timber Decay and Insect Attack
• .10. Roof Structures and Coverings
• .11. Fireplaces, Flues and Chimney Stacks
• .12. Timber Upper Floors, Floor Coverings, Staircases and Ladders
• .13. Finishes and Joinery Externally and Internally
• .14. Services
• .15. External Works
• .16. Fire and Flood Damage
• .17. Report Writing
• .18. Legal Aspects.Appendices.Bibliography.Index.
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This book deals with structural surveys for all types of buildings - domestic industrial and commercial - and includes diagnosis of a wide range of defects. It considers both modern and older construction methods, and deals with the particular problems of alterations and restoration work. Guidance is given on how to carry out measured surveys and on report writing. The third edition covers the latest definitions of types of property surveys, more information on report writing and a range of detail updates. It covers all types of building - commercial, industrial and historical - not just domestic. It also deals with particular problems of conversion and renovation work - increasingly important today. The new edition features latest definitions of survey types, more on report writing and a range of other updates. 'A valuable reference book' - "ASI Journal".
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• Foreword. Acknowledgements. Abbreviations.
• Chapter 1 - The changing context within which Building Maintenance operates.
• Chapter 2 - The Maintenance Dimension.
• Chapter 3 - Maintenance Organisations.
• Chapter 4 - The Design/Maintenance Relationship.
• Chapter 5 - The Nature of Maintenance Work.
• Chapter 6 - Information Management.
• Chapter 7 - Maintenance Planning.
• Chapter 8 - Maintenance Contracts.
• Chapter 9 - The Execution of Building Maintenance.
• Appendix 1 - Statistics
• Appendix 2 - Methods of Financial Appraisal.
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This new edition of an informative and accessible book guides building surveyors and facilities managers through the key aspects of property maintenance and continues to be of value to both students and practitioners. With the increasing cost of new-build, effective maintenance of existing building stock is becoming ever more important and building maintenance work now represents nearly half of total construction output in the UK. Building Maintenance Management provides a comprehensive profile of the many aspects of property maintenance. This second edition has been updated throughout, with sections on outsourcing; maintenance planning; benchmarking and KPIs; and current trends in procurement routes (including partnering and the growth of PFI) integrated into the text. There is also a new chapter on the changing context within which maintenance is carried out, largely concerned with its relationship to facilities management. More coverage is given of maintenance organisations and there are major updates to relevant aspects of health and safety and to contract forms.
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• Preface. 0 Introduction. 0.1 Subject of the Book. 0.2 Building Physics. 0.2.1 Definition. 0.2.2 Criteria. 0.2.2.1 Comfort. 0.2.2.2 Health. 0.2.2.3 Architectural and Material Facts. 0.2.2.4 Economy. 0.2.2.5 Environment. 0.3 Importance of Building Physics. 0.4 History of Building Physics. 0.5 References. 0.6 Units and Symbols. 1 Heat Transfer. 1.1 Overview. 1.2 Conduction. 1.2.1 Conservation of Energy. 1.2.2 Fourier's Laws. 1.2.2.1 First Law. 1.2.2.2 Second Law. 1.2.3 Steady State. 1.2.3.1 What Is It? 1.2.3.2 One Dimension: Flat Walls. 1.2.3.3 Two Dimensions: Cylinder Symmetry. 1.2.3.4 Two and Three Dimensions: Thermal Bridges. 1.2.4 Transient Regime. 1.2.4.1 What is Transient? 1.2.4.2 Flat Walls, Periodic Boundary Conditions. 1.2.4.3 Flat Walls, Transient Boundary Conditions. 1.2.4.4 Two and Three Dimensions. 1.3 Convection. 1.3.1 Overview. 1.3.1.1 Heat Transfer at a Surface. 1.3.1.2 Convection. 1.3.2 Convection Typology. 1.3.2.1 Driving Forces. 1.3.2.2 Type of flow. 1.3.3 Calculating the Convective Surface Film Coefficient. 1.3.3.1 Analytically. 1.3.3.2 Numerically. 1.3.3.3 Dimensional Analysis. 1.3.4 Values for the Convective Surface Film Coefficient. 1.3.4.1 Walls. 1.3.4.2 Cavities. 1.3.4.3 Pipes. 1.4 Radiation. 1.4.1 Overview. 1.4.1.1 Thermal Radiation. 1.4.1.2 Quantities. 1.4.1.3 Reflection, Absorption and Transmission. 1.4.1.4 Radiant Surfaces. 1.4.2 Black Bodies. 1.4.2.1 Characteristics. 1.4.2.2 Radiation Exchange Between Two Black Bodies: The Angle Factor. 1.4.2.3 Properties of Angle Factors. 1.4.2.4 Calculating Angle Factors. 1.4.3 Grey Bodies. 1.4.3.1 Characteristics. 1.4.3.2 Radiation Exchange Between Grey Bodies. 1.4.4 Colored Bodies. 1.4.5 Practical Formulae. 1.5 Applications. 1.5.1 Surface Film Coefficients and Reference Temperatures. 1.5.1.1 Overview. 1.5.1.2 Inside Environment. 1.5.1.3 Outside Environment. 1.5.2 Steady-state, One-dimension: Flat Walls. 1.5.2.1 Thermal Transmittance and Interface Temperatures. 1.5.2.2 Thermal Resistance of a Non-ventilated Infinite Cavity. 1.5.2.3 Solar Transmittance. 1.5.3 Steady State, Cylindrical Coordinates: Pipes. 1.5.4 Steady-state, Two and Three Dimensions: Thermal Bridges. 1.5.4.1 Calculation by the Control Volume Method (CVM). 1.5.4.2 Thermal Bridges in Practice. 1.5.5 Transient, Periodic: Flat Walls. 1.5.6 Heat Balances. 1.6 Problems. 1.7 References. 2 Mass Transfer. 2.1 In General. 2.1.1 Quantities and Definitions. 2.1.2 Saturation Degree Scale. 2.1.3 Air and Moisture Transfer. 2.1.4 Moisture Sources. 2.1.5 Air, Moisture and Durability. 2.1.6 Linkages between Mass-and Energy Transfer. 2.1.7 Conservation of Mass. 2.2 Air Transfer. 2.2.1 In General. 2.2.2 Air Pressure Differences. 2.2.2.1 Wind. 2.2.2.2 Stack Effects. 2.2.2.3 Fans. 2.2.3 Air Permeances. 2.2.4 Air Transfer in Open-porous Materials. 2.2.4.1 Conservation of Mass. 2.2.4.2 Flow Equation. 2.2.4.3 Air Pressures. 2.2.4.4 One Dimension: Flat Walls. 2.2.4.5 Two- and Three-dimensions. 2.2.5 Air Flow Through Permeable Layers, Apertures, Joints, Leaks and Cavities. 2.2.5.1 Flow Equations. 2.2.5.2 Conservation of Mass, Equivalent Hydraulic Circuit. 2.2.6 Combined Heat- and Air Transfer. 2.2.6.1 Open-porous Materials. 2.2.6.2 Air Permeable Layers, Joints, Leaks and Cavities. 2.3 Vapour Transfer. 2.3.1 Water Vapour in the Air. 2.3.1.1 Overview. 2.3.1.2 Quantities. 2.3.1.3 Maximum Vapour Pressure and Relative Humidity. 2.3.1.4 Changes of State in Humid Air. 2.3.1.5 Enthalpy of Moist Air. 2.3.1.6 Characterizing Moist Air. 2.3.1.7 Applications. 2.3.2 Water Vapour in Open-porous Materials. 2.3.2.1 Overview. 2.3.2.2 Sorption Isotherm and Specific Moisture Ratio. 2.3.2.3 The Physics Behind. 2.3.2.4 Impact of Salts. 2.3.2.5 Consequences. 2.3.3 Vapour Transfer in the Air. 2.3.4 Vapour Transfer in Materials and Construction Parts. 2.3.4.1 Flow Equation. 2.3.4.2 Conservation of Mass. 2.3.4.3 Vapour Transfer by 'Equivalent' Diffusion. 2.3.4.4 Vapour Transfer by (Equivalent) Diffusion and Convection. 2.3.5 Surface Film Coeffi cients for Diffusion. 2.3.6 Some Applications. 2.3.6.1 Diffusion Resistance of a Cavity. 2.3.6.2 Cavity Ventilation. 2.3.6.3 Water Vapour Balance in a Room in Case of Surface Condensation and Drying. 2.4 Moisture Transfer. 2.4.1 Overview. 2.4.2 Moisture Transfer in a Pore. 2.4.2.1 Capillarity. 2.4.2.2 Water Transfer. 2.4.2.3 Vapour Transfer. 2.4.2.4 Moisture Transfer. 2.4.3 Moisture Transfer in Materials and Construction Parts. 2.4.3.1 Transfer Equations. 2.4.3.2 Conservation of Mass. 2.4.3.3 Starting, Boundary and Contact Conditions. 2.4.3.4 Remark. 2.4.4 Simplified Moisture Transfer Model. 2.4.4.1 Assumptions. 2.4.4.2 Applications. 2.5 Problems. 2.6 References. 3 Combined Heat, Air and Moisture Transfer. 3.1 Overview. 3.2 Assumptions. 3.3 Solution. 3.4 Conservation Laws. 3.4.1 Conservation of Mass. 3.4.2 Conservation of Energy. 3.5 Flow Equations. 3.5.1 Heat. 3.5.2 Mass, Air. 3.5.2.1 Open Porous Materials. 3.5.2.2 Air Permeable Layers, Apertures, Joints, Cracks, Leaks and Cavities. 3.5.3 Mass, Moisture. 3.5.3.1 Water Vapour. 3.5.3.2 Water. 3.6 Equations of State. 3.6.1 Enthalpy/Temperature and Water Vapour Saturation Pressure/Temperature. 3.6.2 Relative Humidity/Moisture Content. 3.6.3 Suction/Moisture Content. 3.7 Starting, Boundary and Contact Conditions. 3.7.1 Starting Conditions. 3.7.2 Boundary Conditions. 3.7.3 Contact Conditions. 3.8 Two Examples of Simplified Models. 3.8.1 Heat, Air and Moisture Transfer in Non-Hygroscopic, Non-Capillary Materials. 3.8.2 Heat, Air and Moisture Transfer in Hygroscopic Materials at Low Moisture Content. 3.9 References. 4 Postscript.
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Bad experiences with construction quality, the energy crises of 1973 and 1979, complaints about 'sick buildings', thermal, acoustical, visual and olfactory discomfort, the move towards more sustainability, have all accelerated the development of a field, which until 35 years ago was hardly more than an academic exercise: building physics. Through the application of existing physical knowledge and the combination with information coming from other disciplines, the field helps to understand the physical performance of building parts, buildings and the built environment, and translates it into correct design and construction. This book is the result of thirty years teaching, research and consultancy activity of the author. The book discusses the theory behind the heat and mass transport in and through building components. Steady and non steady state heat conduction, heat convection and thermal radiation are discussed in depth, followed by typical building-related thermal concepts such as reference temperatures, surface film coefficients, the thermal transmissivity, the solar transmissivity, thermal bridging and the periodic thermal properties. Water vapour and water vapour flow and moisture flow in and through building materials and building components is analyzed in depth, mixed up with several engineering concepts which allow a first order analysis of phenomena such as the vapour balance, the mold, mildew and dust mites risk, surface condensation, sorption, capillary suction, rain absorption and drying. In a last section, heat and mass transfer are combined into one overall model staying closest to the real hygrothermal response of building components, as observed in field experiments. The book combines the theory of heat and mass transfer with typical building engineering applications. The line from theory to application is dressed in a correct and clear way. In the theory, oversimplification is avoided. This book is the result of thirty years teaching, research and consultancy activity of the author.
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• 1. Security Risk Assessment and Management Process. 1.1 Introduction. 1.2 Security Risk Equation. 1.3 Security Risk Assessment and Management Process. 1.3.1 Facility Characterization. 1.3.2 Threat Analysis. 1.3.3 Consequence Analysis. 1.3.4 System Effectiveness Assessment. 1.3.5 Risk Estimation. 1.3.6 Comparison of Estimated Risk Levels. 1.3.7 Risk Reduction Strategies. 1.4 Presentation to Management. 1.5 Risk Management Decisions. 1.6 Information Protection. 1.7 Process Summary. 1.8 References. 1.9 Exercises.
• 2. Screening Analysis. 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Screening Analysis Methods. 2.3 Summary. 2.4 References. 2.5 Exercises.
• 3. Facility Characterization. 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Undesired Events. 3.3 Facility Description. 3.3.1 Physical Details. 3.3.2 Cyber Information System. 3.3.3 Facility Operations. 3.3.4 Security Protection Systems. 3.3.5 Workforce Description. 3.3.6 Restrictions, Requirements, Limitations. 3.4 Critical Assets. 3.4.1 Generic Fault Tree. 3.4.2 Identifying Critical Assets. 3.5 Protection Objectives. 3.6 Summary. 3.7 References. 3.8 Exercises.
• 4. Threat Analysis. 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Sources of Threat Information. 4.2.1 Local and State Sources. 4.2.2 National Sources. 4.3 Adversary Spectrum. 4.4 Adversary Capability. 4.5 Threat Potential for Attack. 4.5.1 Outsider Threat. 4.5.2 Insider Threat. 4.6 Summary. 4.7 References. 4.8 Exercises.
• 5. Consequence Analysis. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Reference Table of Consequences. 5.3 Consequence Values for Undesired Events. 5.4 Summary. 5.5 References. 5.6 Exercises.
• 6. Asset Prioritization. 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Prioritization Matrix. 6.3 Summary. 6.4 References. 6.5 Exercises.
• 7. System Effectiveness. 7.1 Introduction. 7.2 Protection System Effectiveness. 7.2.1 Adversary Strategies. 7.2.2 Physical Protection System Effectiveness. 7.2.3 Cyber Protection System Effectiveness. 7.3 Summary. 7.4 References. 7.5 Exercises.
• 8. Estimating Security Risk. 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 Estimating Security Risk. 8.2.1 Conditional Risk. 8.2.2 Relative Risk. 8.3 Summary. 8.4 References. 8.5 Exercises.
• 9. Risk Reduction Strategies. 9.1 Introduction. 9.2 Strategies for Reducing Likelihood of Attack. 9.3 Strategies for Increasing Protection System Effectiveness. 9.3.1 Physical Protection System Upgrades. 9.3.2 Cyber Protection System Upgrades. 9.3.3 Protection System Upgrade Package(s). 9.4 Strategies for Mitigating Consequences. 9.4.1 Construction Hardening. 9.4.2 Redundancy. 9.4.3 Optimized Recovery Strategies. 9.4.4 Emergency Planning. 9.5 Combinations of Reduction Strategies. 9.6 Summary. 9.7 References. 9.8 Exercises.
• 10. Evaluating Impacts. 10.1 Risk Level. 10.2 Costs. 10.3 Operations/Schedules. 10.4 Public Opinion. 10.5 Other Site Specific Concerns. 10.6 Review Threat Analysis. 10.7 Summary. 10.8 References. 10.9 Exercises.
• 11. Risk Management Decisions. 11.1 Introduction. 11.2 Risk Assessment Results. 11.2.1 Executive Summary. 11.2.2 Introduction. 11.2.3 Threat Analysis. 11.2.4 Consequence Analysis. 11.2.5 System Effectiveness Assessment. 11.2.6 Risk Estimation. 11.2.7 Risk Reduction Strategies and Packages. 11.2.8 Impact Analysis. 11.2.9 Supporting Documentation. 11.2.10 Report Overview. 11.3 Risk Management Decisions. 11.4 Establish Design Basis Threat (DBT). 11.5 Summary. 11.6 References. 11.7 Exercises.
• 12. Summary. 12.1 Facility Characterization. 12.2 Threat Analysis. 12.3 Consequence Analysis. 12.4 System Effectiveness Assessment. 12.5 Risk Estimation. 12.6 Comparison of Estimated Risk Level to Threshold. 12.7 Risk Reduction Strategies. 12.8 Analysis of Impacts Imposed by Risk Reduction Upgrade Packages. 12.9 Presentation to Management. 12.10 Risk Management Decisions.
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This work includes a proven set of best practices for security risk assessment and management, explained in plain English. This guidebook sets forth a systematic, proven set of best practices for security risk assessment and management of buildings and their supporting infrastructures. These practices are all designed to optimize the security of workplace environments for occupants and to protect the interests of owners and other stakeholders. The methods set forth by the authors stem from their research at Sandia National Laboratories and their practical experience working with both government and private facilities. Following the authors' step-by-step methodology for performing a complete risk assessment, you learn to: identify regional and site-specific threats that are likely and credible; evaluate the consequences of these threats, including loss of life and property, economic impact, as well as damage to symbolic value and public confidence; and assess the effectiveness of physical and cyber security systems and determine site-specific vulnerabilities in the security system. The authors further provide you with the analytical tools needed to determine whether to accept a calculated estimate of risk or to reduce the estimated risk to a level that meets your particular security needs. You then learn to implement a risk-reduction program through proven methods to upgrade security to protect against a malicious act and/or mitigate the consequences of the act. This comprehensive risk assessment and management approach has been used by various organizations, including the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Bonneville Power Administration, and numerous private corporations, to assess and manage security risk at their national infrastructure facilities. With its plain-English presentation coupled with step-by-step procedures, flowcharts, worksheets, and checklists, you can easily implement the same proven approach and methods for your organization or clients.
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• Preface. Acknowledgments.
• 1 What Is Commissioning? Building Commissioning. The Building Acquisition Process. What Building Commissioning Is and Is Not. What Building Commissioning Can Do. What Building Commissioning Cannot Do. Total Building Commissioning. References.
• 2 The Commissioning Process. Commissioning Is a Process. Predesign Phase. Owner's Project Requirements. Commissioning Plan. Design Phase. Basis of Design. Commissioning Plan. Construction Documents. Construction Phase. Equipment and Systems Verification. Training. Systems Manual. Commissioning Plan Updates. Occupancy and Operations Phase. References.
• 3 The Commissioning Team. Teamwork Is Necessary. The Commissioning Authority. Owner Representatives. Design Team Representatives. Contractor Representatives. Specialists. Commissioning Team Participation Expectations.
• 4 Commissioning Coordination. The Role of Coordination. Defining and Conveying Project Requirements. Defining and Verifying Design Solutions. Defining and Conveying Construction Verification Requirements. Defining and Conveying Training Requirements. Defining and Conveying Operational Information. Planning for Ongoing Commissioning. References.
• 5 Verification and Testing. The Importance of Verification. Predesign Phase. Design Phase. Construction Phase. Occupancy and Operations Phase. Reference.
• 6 Documentation. Commissioning Documentation. The Commissioning Plan. Owner's Project Requirements. Basis of Design. Contract Documents/Construction Documents. Construction Checklists. Training Plan. Systems Manual. Issues Log. Meeting Minutes. Commissioning Process Reports. References.
• 7 Training. Training Owner's Personnel. The Training Plan. Predesign. Design. Construction. Occupancy and Operations. Reference.
• 8 Special Commissioning Contexts. Special Contexts? Ongoing Commissioning. Retrocommissioning. Commissioning for Green Buildings. Discipline-Specific Commissioning Guidance. References. Glossary. Commissioning Resources. Index.
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Commissioning is coming of age. Savvy building owners have adopted commissioning as an effective way to improve the facility acquisition process. Green building initiatives have embraced commissioning as a way of assuring quality in the delivery of high-performance buildings. This long-established quality control process for building mechanical systems is emerging as a broader construction management tool improving nearly all aspects of a project. What exactly is this thing called commissioning? Principles of Building Commissioning answers this fundamental question with the first all-inclusive, practical guide to the application of the principles of commissioning. The book clarifies the underlying philosophy of commissioning: the why, what, when, and who of this process. Shaped by the ASHRAE Guideline 0 view of the world of commissioning, Building Commissioning: Maps out the territory of commissioning Outlines its defining characteristics Explains its flow of processes Demystifies its documentation Making the fundamentals of commissioning accessible to all parties-building owners and operators, architects and engineers, users and suppliers-who may be called upon to join the commissioning team for a particular project, Building Commissioning serves as the professional's road map to the commissioning process, from the predesign phase through occupancy.
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• Front Matter
• General Principles and Responsibilities
• Procedure and Equipment
• Measurement of Existing Buildings
• Surveys of Historic Buildings
• Foundation Failures
• Defective Walls and Partitions Above Ground
• Reinforced Concrete, Cladding Materials and Structural Steelwork
• Damp Penetration and Condensation
• Timber Decay and Insect Attack
• Roof Structures and Coverings
• Fireplaces, Flues and Chimney Stacks
• Timber Upper Floors, Floor Coverings, Staircases and Ladders
• Finishes and Joinery Externally and Internally
• Services
• External Works
• Fire and Flood Damage
• Report Writing
• Legal Aspects
• Appendices. Appendix I: Definitions of Inspections and Surveys of Buildings (CIC Explanatory Leaflet)
• Appendix II: Sample Extracts of Survey Schedules & Checklists
• Appendix III: Checklist for Property and Site Surveys
• Appendix IV: Checklist for Building Surveys
• Appendix V: Surveying Safely (Based on RICS 2004)
• Appendix VI: Report on Roof Defects (Village Hall)
• Appendix VII: Report on Property to be Purchased
• Appendix VIII: Glossary of Building Inspection and Related Terms
• Bibliography
• Index.

This book provides guidance on building survey work for typical residential, commercial and industrial buildings, with advice on how to diagnose a wide range of defects. It considers both modern and older construction methods, together with new and traditional materials. The particular problems of alteration and renovation work are discussed, with guidance on how to carry out measured surveys. A separate chapter covers survey problems after flood and fire damage, and the legal section takes account of recent developments in case law relating to inspections and surveys of properties. This new edition continues to provide a thorough treatment of all the key issues relating to surveying buildings, dealing with the problems that surveyors are likely to encounter when inspecting buildings. Changes for the new edition include: Examples and references have been updated Evaluation of condition rating systems for domestic and commercial buildings A new section on the home condition reports More information on slate defects Bibliography revised and expanded, to make it more comprehensive Additional appendix showing the home condition report format.
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• PREFACE INTRODUCTION OUTDOOR AND INDOOR CONDITIONS Overview Outdoor Conditions Dry bulb (or air) temperature Solar radiation Long wave radiation Relative humidity and (partial water) vapour pressure Wind Precipitation and wind-driven rain Standardized outside climate values Indoor conditions Dry bulb (or air) temperature Relative humidity and (partial water) vapour pressure Water vapour release indoors Indoor climate classes Indoor/outdoor air pressure differentials PERFORMANCE METRICS AND ARRAYS Definitions Functional demands Performance requirements Some history Performance arrays FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND PERFORMANCES AT THE BUILDING LEVEL Thermal comfort Health and indoor environmental quality Energy efficiency Durability Life cycle costs Sustainability HEAT-AIR-MOISTURE PERFORMANCES AT THE ENVELOPE LEVEL Introduction Air-tightness Thermal transmittance (U) Transient thermal response Moisture tolerance Thermal bridges Contact coefficients Hygrothermal stress and strain Example of performance control: timber-framed walls HEAT-AIR-MOISTURE MATERIAL PROPERTIES Introduction Dry air and water Building and insulation materials APPENDIX.
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The energy crises of the 1970s, persisting moisture problems, complaints about sick buildings, thermal, visual and olfactory discomfort, and the move towards more sustainability in building construction have pushed Building Physics to the forefront of building innovation. The societal pressure to diminish energy consumption in buildings without impairing usability acted as a trigger to activate the whole notion of performance based design and construction. As with all engineering sciences, Building Physics is oriented towards application, which is why, after a first book on fundamentals this second volume examines performance rationale and performance requirements. Outdoor and indoor climate conditions are described and calculation values are discussed, the performance concept is specified at the building level and at the building envelope level, and heat-air-moisture material properties are defined. The book incorporates 35 years of teaching Building Physics to architectural, building and civil engineers, bolstered by 40 years of experience, research and consultancy.
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• Preface xi Contributors xiii 1 Facilities Change Management in Context 1 Edward Finch Chapter Overview 1 1.1 Forces of Change Affecting the Built Environment 1 1.2 Inertia and Change 2 1.3 Understanding the S-curve 3 1.4 The Context of Change 5 1.4.1 State Versus Direction 6 1.5 Facilities Management and the Business of Change 8 1.6 The Scope of Facilities Change Management 9 1.7 Replacing Like with Unlike 11 1.8 The Intelligent Client 11 1.9 The Change Management Cycle 12 1.9.1 Recognise 13 1.9.2 Evaluate 14 1.9.3 Adjust 14 1.9.4 Carry Out 15 1.9.5 Track 15 1.9.6 Treasure 15 1.10 Summary 16 2 Change Readiness 17 Edward Finch Chapter Overview 17 2.1 Service Providers and Partnering 18 2.2 Outsourcing Relationships 18 2.3 The FM Supply Chain 20 2.4 Flexibility in Support of Change Readiness 21 2.5 Building Design Decisions and Flexibility 22 2.6 Types of Flexibility 23 2.7 Conclusions 24 3 Form, Function and the Economics of Change 26 James Pinder, Simon Austin, Rob Schmidt III, and Alistair Gibb Chapter Overview 26 3.1 Introduction 26 3.2 Changing Demands 27 3.3 Designing for Adaptability 31 3.4 Adaptive Re-use 35 3.5 Conclusions 38 3.6 Acknowledgements 38 References 39 4 The Change Management Challenge in Growth Firms 42 Paul Dettwiler Chapter Overview 42 4.1 Introduction 43 4.2 The Dynamic Relation of Facilities Management Variables and Growth Firms 44 4.3 The External Factors Relevant to FM 47 4.4 External Factors Relevant to FM Requirements 50 4.5 Discerning the Relevance of Needs 51 4.6 Summary 55 5 The Business of Space 57 Danny Shiem Shin Then Chapter Overview 57 5.1 Introduction 58 5.1.1 Space as a Business Resource 58 5.1.2 Technology and Its Impact on the Corporate Workplace 59 5.2 Context of Space Planning and Management 59 5.2.1 Business Management and Economic Drivers 59 5.2.2 Business Planning and Space Planning 60 5.3 Strategic Space Planning --- The Accommodation Strategy 61 5.4 Assessing Demand --- Organisational Needs 63 5.5 Assessing Supply
• Premises Audit 65 5.6 Reconciling Demand and Supply
• Facilities Solutions 67 5.7 Maintaining Strategic Relevance 69 5.8 The Need for Dialogue 70 5.9 Managing Occupancy Cost --- Monitoring Utilisation 70 5.10 Managing Space Demand Over Time 72 5.10.1 Future Role of Work and Workplace Design 72 5.10.2 Implications on Workplace Management 73 5.11 Acknowledgements 74 6 Project Inception: Facilities Change Management in Practice 76 Jim Smith and Peter Love Chapter Overview 76 6.1 Introduction 76 6.2 Project Inception 78 6.3 Definition of Project Inception 79 6.4 The Decision to Build 81 6.5 Framework for the Decision to Build 82 6.6 Gaps/Discontinuity in the Process 82 6.7 Model of the Project Inception Process 83 6.8 Performance Briefing 84 6.9 Example Performance Brief 86 6.10 Summary 86 7 Pre-design Evaluation as a Strategic Tool for Facility Managers 92 Sheila Walbe Ornstein and Claudia Andrade Chapter Overview 92 7.1 Introduction 92 7.2 The Pre-design Evaluation Stage 93 7.3 Pre-design Evaluation: Methods and Techniques 96 7.3.1 Facility Audit (Performance Evaluation of the Building Infrastructure) 97 7.3.2 Space Audit (Performance Evaluation of the Physical Occupation) 97 7.3.3 Survey and Analysis of the Legislative Restrictions 98 7.3.4 Financial Feasibility Studies 98 7.3.5 User Satisfaction Evaluation 98 7.3.6 Data Gathering for the Project Briefing 99 7.3.7 Design Team Briefing (Focus on the Definition of the Design Team) 100 7.3.8 PDE final report 101 7.4 Case Study Example 102 7.5 Conclusions 105 8 Implementing Change 108 Melanie Bull and Tim Brown Chapter Overview 108 8.1 Participation in the Move 108 8.2 The Project Team and Preparing the Stage 109 8.3 Alternative Workplace Strategies and Space Utilisation 111 8.4 Communication 112 8.5 Change Management Theory 112 8.6 Communication in Change Management 113 8.7 Communication Methods/Mediums 114 8.8 Case Study 115 8.9 Communication Methods Used 115 8.10 Feedback 116 8.11 Satisfaction with Method Used 117 8.11.1 Communicating Impact and Reason for Change 117 8.11.2 Suggested Methods for Improving Communication 118 8.12 Satisfaction 118 8.13 Communication of Change Not Appropriate or Effective 118 8.13.1 Case Study: Conclusion and Recommendations 119 8.14 Recommendations 120 9 User Empowerment in Workspace Change 123 Jacqueline C. Vischer Chapter Overview 123 9.1 The `Science' of User Participation 123 9.2 Facilities Managers and User Participation 124 9.3 The New Workspace Opportunity 125 9.4 Principles of Workspace Transformation 128 9.4.1 Transformation as Imperative 129 9.4.2 Play Out the Process 130 9.4.3 Embrace Conflict 131 9.4.4 Avoid the Default 132 9.4.5 Not a Zero-sum Game 133 9.4.6 Empowerment is Key 133 9.4.7 Change is Positive 134 9.5 Results of Empowering Building Users 135 10 Post-occupancy Evaluation of Facilities Change 137 Theo J.M. van der Voordt, Iris de Been and Maartje Maarleveld Chapter Overview 137 10.1 Introduction 138 10.2 Aims and Objectives of Poe 138 10.2.1 Testing Aims and Expectations 138 10.2.2 Exploration and Testing of Theory 139 10.2.3 Improving Understanding of Decision-making Processes 139 10.2.4 Database of Reference Projects 140 10.2.5 Input to Existing or New Decision-making Processes 140 10.2.6 Tools, Design Guidelines and Policy Recommendations 140 10.3 Data-collection Methods 140 10.3.1 WODI Light 143 10.3.2 WODI Light Performance Indicators: Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction 143 10.3.3 Workplace Game 144 10.3.4 Space Utilisation Monitor (SUM) 146 10.4 Application in Practice: A Case Study 146 10.4.1 Context and Aims of the Case Study 146 10.4.2 Data Collection 147 10.4.3 Moving in 148 10.4.4 Post-occupancy Evaluation 149 10.4.5 Lessons Learned 151 10.5 Concluding Remarks 151 11 Change and Attachment to Place 155 Goksenin Inalhan and Edward Finch Chapter Overview 155 11.1 The Age of Everything 155 11.2 Loss and Grief 156 11.3 Is Place Attachment Healthy? 158 11.4 Dimensions of Place Attachment 160 11.5 The Process of Place Attachment 161 11.6 Evidence of Place Attachment and Territoriality in the Workplace 165 11.6.1 Employees' Predisposition to Change 167 11.6.2 Attitudes Towards Existing Workspaces 167 11.6.3 Retrospective Views of the Change 167 11.7 Findings 169 11.8 Implications 170 12 Change Management and Cultural Heritage 175 Ana Pereira Roders and John Hudson Chapter Overview 175 12.1 Introduction 175 12.2 Cultural Heritage 176 12.2.1 Cultural Significance 178 12.3 Cultural Heritage Management 181 12.3.1 Cultural Heritage Assessments 182 12.3.2 Cultural Heritage Impact Assessments 185 12.4 Change Management and Cultural Heritage 187 References 187 Index 191.
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Modern organisations are subject to continual change - technologies evolve, organisational structures are modified, people and underlying cultures are transformed. Yet the facilities that organisations occupy are static and can impede the changes that are essential to organisational survival. The response to change in terms of property and support services is often too little too late - leading to facilities that do not support organisational reality. The facilities management team is thus constantly challenged to bridge the gap between what an organisation has and what it needs. Facilities Change Management is a practical evaluation of the management of change for facilities managers and related professions. It considers: the forces of change affecting facilities decisionsthe obstacles to change at a resource level and human levelthe effective implementation of changethe human aspect of change Each of these is considered in relation to modern facilities management issues. The discussion will enable practising facilities managers, project managers, surveyors, service providers and architects to understand, engage with and manage facilities change effectively at a strategic level. Through real-life case studies it demonstrates the complexities of change and hidden elements of change that may undermine carefully planned projects.
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• About the Editors. List of Contributors. Foreword. Acknowledgements. 1 Introduction ( Richard Haigh and Dilanthi Amaratunga ). 1.1 A global challenge. 1.2 Why focus upon the built environment? 1.3 Resilience in the built environment. 1.4 Disasters as a window of opportunity. 1.5 Structure of the book. 2 Capacity Development for Post-Disaster Reconstruction of the Built Environment ( Kanchana Ginige and Dilanthi Amaratunga ). 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Capacity needs for post-disaster reconstruction. 2.3 Capacity gaps in post-disaster reconstruction. 2.4 Capacity development framework. 2.5 Summary. 3 Capacity of the Construction Industry for Post-Disaster Reconstruction: Post-Tsunami Sri Lanka ( Krisanthi Seneviratne ). 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Impact of tsunami. 3.3 Disaster risk management. 3.4 Role of the construction sector in post-disaster recovery. 3.5 Post-tsunami Sri Lanka: the role of the Sri Lankan construction industry. 3.6 Capacity of the construction industry in post-tsunami reconstruction. 3.7 Summary. 4 Resourcing for Post-Disaster Reconstruction: A Longitudinal Case Study Following the 2008 Earthquake in China ( Yan Chang, SuzanneWilkinson, Regan Potangaroa and Erica Seville ). 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 The impact of the 2008Wenchuan earthquake. 4.3 Wenchuan earthquake reconstruction process. 4.4 Resourcing forWenchuan earthquake reconstruction. 4.5 Key resourcing problems and solutions adopted by the Chinese reconstruction teams. 4.6 Summary. 5 Empowerment in Disaster Response and Reconstruction: Role ofWomen ( Nirooja Thurairajah ). 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 The concept of empowerment. 5.3 Women's empowerment. 5.4 Women in a post-disaster setting. 5.5 Women's empowerment in post-disaster reconstruction. 5.6 Summary. 6 Community-Based Post-Disaster Housing Reconstruction: Examples from Indonesia ( Taufika Ophiyandri ). 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Disaster vulnerability. 6.3 National policy. 6.4 Community participation in reconstruction. 6.5 Community-based reconstruction practices. 6.6 Summary. 7 Stakeholder Consultation in the Reconstruction Process ( Nuwani Siriwardena and Richard Haigh ). 7.1 Introduction. 7.2 Defining stakeholders. 7.3 Stakeholders and post-disaster reconstruction. 7.4 Classifying stakeholders. 7.5 Expectation gaps in post-disaster housing reconstruction. 7.6 Developing a stakeholder engagement strategy. 7.7 Summary. 8 ProjectManagement of Disaster Reconstruction ( Udayangani Kulatunga ). 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 Procurement and contract management. 8.3 Sourcing of labour, material and equipment. 8.4 Resource management. 8.5 Quality control. 8.6 Financing. 8.7 Governance. 8.8 Disaster risk reduction. 8.9 Summary. 9 Legislation for Effective Post-Disaster Reconstruction: Cases fromNew Zealand ( James Olabode Rotimi, SuzanneWilkinson and Dean Myburgh ). 9.1 Introduction. 9.2 Recovery and reconstruction. 9.3 Legislative and regulatory considerations post disaster. 9.4 Improving recovery through legislation. 9.5 Impediments to post-disaster reconstruction: the New Zealand Building Act (BA)
• 2004. 9.6 New Zealand Case Study
• 1: Manawatu-Wanganui Floods,
• 2004. 9.7 New Zealand Case Study
• 2: Matata (Bay of Plenty) Floods,
• 2005. 9.8 Lessons for post-disaster legislation changes. 9.9 Summary. 10 Conflict, Post Conflict and Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Exploring the Associated Challenges ( Krisanthi Seneviratne and Dilanthi Amaratunga ). 10.1 Introduction. 10.2 Conflicts. 10.3 Conflict circle. 10.4 Post conflict. 10.5 Post-conflict reconstruction. 10.6 Summary. 11 Private Construction Sector Engagement in Post-Disaster Reconstruction ( Richard Sutton and Richard Haigh ). 11.1 Introduction. 11.2 Challenges in post-disaster reconstruction. 11.3 What is the role of the private sector? 11.4 Business and humanitarian collaborations. 11.5 Corporate social responsibility. 11.6 Encouraging private sector participation. 11.7 Integrating private construction sector support for post-disaster reconstruction. 11.8 Summary. 12 KnowledgeManagement Practices and Systems Integration ( Chaminda Pathirage ). 12.1 Introduction. 12.2 Disaster management cycle. 12.3 Knowledge management in disaster management context. 12.4 Sharing and transferring disaster management knowledge. 12.5 Case studies of good practices and lessons learned. 12.6 Capacity enhancing and knowledge strategies: the ISLAND project. 12.7 Summary. 13 Restoration ofMajor Infrastructure and Rehabilitation of Communities ( Kaushal Keraminiyage ). 13.1 Introduction. 13.2 Impact of disasters on infrastructure. 13.3 Impact of the failure of infrastructure in disaster-affected communities and infrastructure interdependencies. 13.4 Post-disaster infrastructure reconstruction and restoring major infrastructure. 13.5 Post-disaster infrastructure reconstruction for improved quality of life. 13.6 Summary. 14 Sustainable Post-DisasterWasteManagement: Construction and Demolition Debris ( Gayani Karunasena ). 14.1 Introduction. 14.2 Construction and demolition debris management in post-disaster situations. 14.3 C&D debris management. 14.4 C&D debris management and sustainability. 14.5 Summary. 15 Linking Reconstruction to Sustainable Socio-Economic Development ( Roshani Palliyaguru and Dilanthi Amaratunga ). 15.1 Introduction. 15.2 Post-disaster reconstruction as a window of opportunity for development. 15.3 Millennium development goals as a framework of action for sustainable socio-economic development and infrastructure reconstruction. 15.4 Post-disaster infrastructure reconstruction as a sustainable socio-economic development strategy. 15.5 Summary. 16 Disaster Risk Reduction and its Relationship with Sustainable Development ( Kanchana Ginige ). 16.1 Introduction. 16.2 Disasters: a result of poor development. 16.3 Disasters: a barrier for development. 16.4 Disaster risk reduction for sustainable development and vice versa. 16.5 Summary. 17 Conclusion ( Richard Haigh and Dilanthi Amaratunga ). Reference. Index.
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Disasters threaten all parts of the world and they appear to be increasing in frequency, scale and intensity. Despite huge improvements in the emergency response, permanent reconstruction is often uncoordinated, inefficiently managed and slow to begin. International agencies are geared to an efficient response in terms of humanitarian relief, but they are not well versed in the requirements of long-term reconstruction, which is often constrained by lack of planning and poorly coordinated management. The construction industry is typically engaged in a range of critical activities after a disaster, including provision of temporary shelter in the immediate aftermath and restoration of permanent shelter and public infrastructure once the immediate humanitarian needs have been attended to. Post-Disaster Reconstruction of the Built Environment identifies the challenges that face the industry and highlights best practice to enable the construction industry to address those problems which make an effective response to these unexpected events difficult. Written by an international team of experts, this book will help researchers and advanced students of construction understand the problems faced by communities and the construction industry when faced with a natural or man-made disaster, and identify the planning and management processes required by the industry to mount an effective response.
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