Construction technology. 2, industrial and commercial building / Mike Riley and Alison Cotgrave

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Functions and requirements of industrial and commercial buildings -- The building process -- Preparing to build -- Foundations -- Walls below ground and basement construction -- Ground floors -- High-rise buildings -- Long-span frames -- Fire engineering design -- External walls and claddings for multi-storey and large span commercial buildings -- Upper floors and internal access -- Roof construction -- Internal division of space and integration of services -- The building in use -- Building life cycle and refurbishment

This work provides a single text to support the learning process associated with the study of the construction of industrial and commercial buildings. The text includes a series of learning sessions or modules covering individual components of the topic.