How buildings work : the natural order of architecture /

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Author / Creator:Allen, Edward, 1938- author, illustrator.
Edition:3rd ed.
Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Description:1 online resource (xiii, 270 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11146908
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Varying Form of Title:Natural order of architecture
Other authors / contributors:Swoboda, David, illustrator.
ISBN:9780198036661
0198036663
9780195161984
019516198X
9786610838448
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Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
Summary:Illustrated with many line drawings, this guide provides information on a building's function: how it stands up, keeps its occupants safe and comfortable, gets built, grows old, and dies - and why some buildings do this so much better than others. It is intended for architects, superintendents, and students of architecture and construction.
Other form:Print version: Allen, Edward. How buildings work. 3rd ed. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005 019516198X

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505 0 |a Cover -- Contents -- Prologue: Sustainable Building -- WHAT BUILDINGS DO -- 1. The Outdoor Environment -- 2. The Human Environment -- 3. The Concept of Shelter -- HOW BUILDINGS WORK -- 4. Building Function -- 5. Providing Water -- 6. Recycling Wastes -- 7. Providing for Thermal Comfort -- 8. Thermal Properties of Building Components -- 9. Controlling the Radiation of Heat -- 10. Controlling Air Temperature and Humidity -- 11. Controlling Air Movement -- 12. Keeping Water Out -- 13. Seeing and Illumination -- 14. Hearing and Being Heard -- 15. Providing Concentrated Energy -- 16. Fitting Buildings to People -- 17. Providing Structural Support -- 18. Providing for Building Movement -- 19. Controlling Fire -- 20. Getting a Building Built -- 21. Keeping a Building Alive and Growing -- 22. Building Components and Building Function -- Glossary -- Index. 
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650 7 |a ARCHITECTURE  |x Security Design.  |2 bisacsh 
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