Contents:
- Introduction
- Draughting Guidelines -- Units and symbols -- Documentation and drawings -- Construction drawings -- Construction drawings: CAD -- Construction drawings: symbols
- Measurement Basis -- Man: the universal standard -- Man: dimensions and space requirements -- Man: small spaces -- Man and his housing -- Room climate -- Building biology -- The eye: perception -- Man and colour -- Dimensional relationships -- Basic measurements -- Modular system -- Coordinate system and dimensioning
- Design -- Building details: functional use of materials -- Form: the result of construction -- Form: modern construction techniques and forms -- The design of houses: expression of the period -- Design method: working processes -- Building design: preparatory work
- Construction Management -- Construction management
- Building Components -- The building site: foundations, excavation, trenches -- Excavations: site and building measurements -- Earthworks and foundations structures -- Building and site drainage -- Damp-proofing and tanking -- Masonry: natural stone -- Masonry: bricks and blocks -- External walls: low-energy building construction -- Masonry bonds -- Fireplaces -- Chimneys and flues -- Ventilation ducting -- Services: connections -- Roof structures -- Room forms and coverings -- Dormers -- Loft space -- Roof slopes and flat roofs -- Flat roofs: warm roof construction -- Flat roofs: cold roof construction -- Roof gardens -- Roof gardens: roof construction -- Roof cultivation -- Tensile and inflatable structures -- Cable net structures -- Suspended and tensioned structures -- Space frames: principles -- Space frames: applications -- Multistorey structures -- Suspended floors -- Flooring
- Heating and ventilation -- Heating -- Heating: oil storage tanks -- Solar architecture -- Solar energy -- Ventilation and air conditioning -- Cold storage rooms
- Thermal and Sound Insulation -- Thermal insulation: terminology and mechanisms -- Thermal insulation: water vapour diffusion -- Thermal insulation: types of construction -- Thermal insulation: exterior walls and roofs -- Sound insulation -- Vibration damping -- Room acoustics
- Fire Protection and Means of Escape -- Fire detection -- Fire spread -- Smoke and heat extraction systems -- Extinguisher systems -- Fire protection: closures and glazing -- Fire protection: glazing -- Fire protection: water cooling -- Means of escape from fire -- Access for firefighters
- Lightning Protection and Aerials -- Protection from lightning -- Aerials
- Artificial Lighting and Daylight -- Light: lamps and fittings -- Lighting: provision -- Lighting: arrangement -- Lighting: requirements -- Daylight -- Daylight: insolation -- Glass -- Plastics
- Windows and Doors -- Skylights and dome rooflights -- Windows: sizes -- Windows: arrangement -- Windows: shading -- Windows: types and dimensions -- Loft windows -- Windows: construction -- Windows: cleaning -- Doors: internal -- Doors: sizes and frames -- Revolving and sliding doors -- Garage/warehouse doors -- Locking systems -- Security of buildings and grounds
- Stairs, Escalators and Lifts -- Stairs -- Ramps and spiral staircases -- Escalators -- Travelators -- Lifts -- Small goods lifts -- Hydraulic lifts -- Panoramic glass lifts
- Refurbishment, Maintenance and Change of Use -- Renovation of old buildings -- Maintenance and restoration -- Change of use
- Roads and streets -- Road dimensions -- Road design -- Intersections -- Roadside paths -- Paths and paving -- Bicycle parking -- Bicycle parking and cycle paths -- Motorways -- Tramways/urban light railways -- Traffic layout -- Traffic noise -- Securing embankments
- Gardens -- Garden enclosures -- Pergolas, paths, steps, retaining walls -- Earthworks -- Gardens: planting methods -- Tendril and climbing plants -- Banked and raised beds -- Greenhouses -- Gardens: trees and hedges -- Garden ponds -- Gardens: use of rainwater -- Garden equipment -- Garden swimming pools -- Private swimming pools
- Houses and Residential Buildings -- Porches, entrance halls and corridors -- Landings and hallways -- Storage space -- Utility rooms -- Pantries, larders and storage -- Kitchens -- Dining rooms -- Bedrooms -- Bathrooms -- Carports -- Holiday homes -- Sheds/summer houses -- Timber houses -- House orientation -- Housing types -- Terraced houses -- Semi-detached houses -- Courtyard houses -- Detached houses -- Houses with conservatories -- Three-level houses -- Square, cubic and tent-shape forms -- Ecological building -- House types: Examples -- Houses on slopes -- Large houses -- International examples -- Multistorey housing -- Balconies -- Access corridors/decks -- Stepped housing -- Building for disabled people -- Barrier-free living -- Old people's accommodation -- Laundries
- Educational and Research Facilities -- Schools -- Further education colleges -- Colleges and universities -- Drawing studios -- Laboratories -- Child daycare centres -- Playgrounds -- Libraries -- Museums and art galleries -- Museums: examples
- Office Buildings -- Principles -- Principles of typology -- Calculations: construction -- Calculations: building technology -- Calculations: division of space -- Calculations: floor area requirements -- Calculations: space for furniture -- Calculations: archive space -- Calculations: workstations with computers -- Office buildings: examples -- Banks and building societies
- Arcades -- Glazed arcades: typology -- Glazed arcades: historical examples -- Glazed arcades: applied examples -- Transparent roofs and canopies
- Retail outlets -- Shops -- Food courts -- Department stores and supermarkets -- Supermarkets/hypermarket
- Workshops and Industrial Buildings -- Workshops: woodworking -- Workshops: metalworking -- Workshops: showrooms and vehicle repairs -- Vehicle repair shops -- Vehicle company workshops -- Workshops: bakery etc. -- Wholesale butchers -- Meat processing centre -- Industrial buildings: planning -- Warehouse design -- High-bay warehouses -- Warehousing technology: planning/logistics -- Warehousing technology: safety regulations -- Warehousing technology: rack systems -- Handling -- Industrial buildings: sheds -- Multistorey industrial buildings -- Toilet facilities -- Washing facilities -- Sanitary installations -- Changing rooms, lockers -- Power stations -- Hydro-electric power stations
- Agricultural Buildings -- Small animal stores -- Poultry farms -- Pig sheds: fattening -- Pig sheds: breeding -- Stables/horses -- Cattle -- Cattle: store bulls -- Buildings for farm vehicles -- Farm facilities -- Ventilation systems
- Public transport -- Railways: track installations -- Railways: European structure -- Railways: UK structure gauges and clearances -- Railway freight yards -- Railway stations -- Bus stations
- Designing for Vehicles -- Vehicle dimensions -- Loading bays -- Turning and parking -- Garages and car-parking -- Car-parks -- Filling stations -- Service stations
- Airports -- Airports: planning -- Airports: terminals -- Airports: runways and aprons -- Airports: examples
- Fire stations -- Fire stations
- Restaurants -- Restaurants: space requirements -- Restaurants: arrangements -- Restaurant cars -- Restaurant types -- Restaurant kitches -- Large kitchens
- Hotels/Motels -- Hotel layout and area requirements -- Hotel kitchens -- Hotels: examples -- Motels -- Youth hostels
- Zoos and Aquariums -- Zoos and aquariums
- Theatres/Cinemas -- Theatres: historical summary -- Theatres: auditoriums -- Stages and secondary areas -- Cinemas -- Drive-in cinemas
- Sport and Recreation -- Sports: stadiums -- Sports halls -- Outdoor pitches -- Indoor pitches -- Athletics facilities -- Conditioning and fitness rooms -- Tennis facilities -- Miniature golf -- Golf courses -- Sailing: yachts and marinas -- Sailing: harbours/marinas -- Rowing -- Water sports -- Riding facilities -- Ski jumps -- Ice rinks -- Roller-skate/skateboarding -- Cyclecross/BMX -- Shooting ranges -- Indoor sports -- Skittle and bowling alleys -- Indoor swimming pools -- Open air swimming pools -- Indoor/open air swimming pools -- Sauna -- Amusement arcades
- Healthcare Buildings -- Group practices and healthcare centres -- Hospitals: general -- Hospitals: construction planning -- Hospitals: planning conception -- Hospitals: forms of building -- Hospitals: dimensional co-ordination -- Hospitals: corridors, doors, stairs, lifts -- Hospitals: surgical department -- Hospitals: main surgical room -- Hospitals: post-operative facilities -- Surgery safety requirements -- Hospitals: demarcation -- Hospitals: intensive care area -- Hospitals: care areas -- Hospitals: treatment areas -- Hospitals: laboratories; functional diagnosis -- Hospitals: supplementary disciplines -- Day clinics; outpatient surgery -- Hospitals: supplies areas -- Hospitals: general areas -- Hospitals: teaching and research -- A&E and outpatients department -- Hospitals: maternity and neonatal care -- Hospitals: mortuary, pathology, service yard -- Special hospitals -- Special care area safety
- Places of worship -- Churches -- Church organs -- Churches: bells, towers -- Synagogues -- Mosques
- Cemeteries and Crematoria -- Cemeteries and crematoria -- Cemeteries and graveyards
