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It is estimated that between a third and a half of the world’s population—approximately three billion people on six continents— lives in buildings constructed of earth. The typologies of earthen architecture, however, extend beyond buildings…

If, one day, for some mysterious reason, all the buildings, settlements, suburbs and structures built after 1945 – especially those commonly called “modern” –
vanished from the face of the earth, would we mourn their loss? Would the…

The aim of this book is to provide an understanding of how to
analyse and assess the performance of a company from the information
provided about it.

Building or architectural acoustics is taken in this book to cover all aspects of sound
and vibration in buildings. The book covers room acoustics but the main emphasis is
on sound insulation and sound absorption and the basic aspects of noise and…

At the dawn of the twentieth century, visitors in an urban high school would have noted
that large classrooms of around fifty students were typical. had they asked, they would
have learned the desks were bolted to the floor to promote a quieter and…

"A common man marvels at uncommon things; a wise
man marvels at the commonplace."

The Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, and Fluid Flow Fundamentals Handbook was
developed to assist nuclear facility operating contractors provide operators, maintenance
personnel, and the technical staff with the necessary fundamentals training to…

The Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, and Fluid Flow Fundamentals Handbook was
developed to assist nuclear facility operating contractors provide operators, maintenance
personnel, and the technical staff with the necessary fundamentals training to…

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