Materials for Architects and BuildersBy : ARTHUR LYONS
MA(Cantab) MSc(Warwick) PhD(Leicester) DipArchCons(Leicester) Hon LRSA FHEA - Former Head of Quality, Principal Lecturer and Teacher Fellow, School of Architecture, Faculty of Art and Design, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
Materials for Architects and Builders is written as an introductory text to inform students at undergraduate degree and national diploma level of the relevant visual and physical properties of the widest range of building materials. The fourth edition has been significantly enhanced by the addition of more colour images, illustrating the materials and, in many cases, their use in buildings of architectural merit. The text embraces the broad environmental issueswith sections on energy saving and recycled materials. An additional chapter on sustainability reflects the current debate on climate change and governmental action to reduce carbon emissions and ameliorate global warming. There are eighteen chapters covering the wide range of materials under standard headings. Each chapter describes the manufacture, salient properties and typical uses of the various materials, with the aim of ensuring their appropriate application within awareness of their ecological impact.
