Rehabilitación

The private single family house is still very much the preferred choice of home. Yet in recent years there have been many changes not only in the personal situations of the residents, their expectations and desires, but also in the rising costs of energy and raw materials. This has meant that issues such as multi-functionalism, the use of innovative building materials or energy-efficient building methods are increasing in significance. These topical developments have been taken into consideration. The authors introduce floor plan solutions using contemporary projects which bear in mind...

"Description of prehispanic quarry sites in the vicinity of Mitla where construction stone was cut and prepared. Includes discussion of technology and petrographic analysis"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

This book provides succinct guidance on the management of the maintenance of construction plant, bringing together information which is only currently found dispersed amongst other publications. Topics covered include: costs of maintenance; condition-based monitoring techniques; root cause failure analysis; health and safety; electronic documentation and record keeping; and directions for future research. Where appropriate, standard charts and reports - which can be adapted and used by the reader - are included. Chapters include: introduction to construction plant; the need to maintain...

El objeto de este libro es realizar un estado de la cuestión so­bre los sistemas de almacenamiento y conservación de ali­mentos entre los pueblos prerromanos peninsulares. La in­formación de la que se parte es desigual ya que depende, en gran medida, de las diferentes tradiciones de excavación e investigación en las distintas áreas culturales. Dentro de los sistemas de almacenamiento se diferencia aquellos orien­tados a satisfacer la demanda doméstica cotidiana de gru­pos familiares –almacenamiento doméstico– y los pensados para dar respuesta a sistemas de redistribución,...

Las dimensiones humanas de los espacios interiores es el primer y principal texto de referencia con base antropométrica relativo a las normas de diseño, destinado al uso por parte de todos aquellos que están vinculados al proyecto y estudio detallado de interiores, incluyendo diseñadores industriales, de mobiliario, de interiores, arquitectos, constructores y estudiantes de diseño y arquitectura. La utilización de datos antropométricos debe entenderse como una herramienta básica del diseño en la adaptación física o interfase entre el cuerpo humano y los diversos componentes del...