...Clement Oluwole Folorunso Purpose Wood is one of the materials that is used for building construction either as structural member or as finishes from ages past to contemporary generation. It is composed of elongated, hollow spindle shaped cells that are arranged parallel to each other along...

... equation, in order to reduce downstream waste (Al-Sari et al., 2012). Researchers belonging to the supervision school of thought assert that construction material wastage is not considered to be an important variable in the cost equation. In order to reverse this situation, Johnston...

...James Douglas Continues to explore the development of ground floors in residential buildings and extends the study to other property types. Shows that the provision of damp proofing for ground floors is a relatively modern practice. Examines the introduction of the main materials used as damp proof...

... 1998 British Standards Materials Roofs It seems that over the last decade or so there has been a startling increase in failures in domestic pitched roofs having discrete small elements for weatherproofing like slate or tile coverings and these failures appear to escalate, the further...