Building adaptation / James Douglas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Douglas, James (James E. H.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buildings--Remodeling for other use.

Buildings.

Buildings--Repair and reconstruction.

Physical Description:

xxii, 651 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston ; London : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006.

Summary:

Nearly half of all construction activity in Britain is related to maintenance, refurbishment and conversions. These activities continue to make a significant contribution to the workload of the construction industry. Given its importance to sustainable construction, the proportion of adaptation works in relation to new build is likely to remain substantial for the foreseeable future, especially in the developed parts of the world.

Building Adaptation is intended as a primer on the physical changes that properties can undergo during their service life. It is also a practical guide covering the general principles, techniques and processes involved in the alteration, conversion, extension, improvement, and refurbishment of existing buildings. Numerous illustrations and examples are included that focus on a wide variety of different building types. Professional building surveyors, architects, construction managers and engineers should find this a welcome addition to their library and it is essential reading for degree and diploma students of these disciplines.

The publication of the first edition of Building Adpatation reflected the upsurge in refurbishment work. It has quickly established itself as one of the core texts for building surveying students and others on undergraduate and postgraduate built environment courses.

This new edition continues to provide a comprehensive introduction to all the key issues relating to the adaptation of buildings. It deals with any work over and above maintenance to a property to change its capacity, function or performance.

Contents:

What is adaptation? 1

Building changeability 9

Reasons for adapting buildings 13

Performance management 17

Market conditions affecting adaptation 22

Building obsolescence and redundancy 25

Vacant buildings 32

Options for property owners 36

The decision to adapt a building 39

Phasing of adaptation 42

2 Feasibility 48

Constructional characteristics of buildings 58

Other adaptation issues 61

Assessing the building 65

Problems with adapting buildings 70

Deleterious materials 72

The adaptation process 83

Design guidelines for adapting buildings 84

Pre-adaptation building audits 88

3 Principles of converting buildings 96

The building conversion process 102

Converting historic buildings 106

Code compliance 128

Inflexible buildings 136

4 Adaptive reuses 146

Adaptive reuse options 149

Adaptive reuse of farm buildings 154

Adaptive reuse of church buildings 161

Adaptive reuse of industrial buildings 167

Adaptive reuse of office buildings 171

Adaptive reuse of public buildings 172

Problems with the adaptive reuse of old buildings 173

Building regulations compliance 176

Fire safety in adaptations 186

5 Lateral extensions 197

Forms of lateral extensions 200

Statutory requirements 208

Design and other influences on extensions 210

Conservatories 219

Joining new work to old 223

6 Vertical extensions 251

Loft extensions 252

Retrofit dormers 260

Retrofit rooflights 267

Roof extensions 271

Over-roofing 275

Combined vertical and lateral extensions 286

Basement extensions 287

Constraints and problems 292

7 Structural alterations 296

Structural and fabric repairs 300

Strengthening existing buildings 318

Alterations to floors 324

Alterations to walls 333

Alterations to roofs 337

Alterations to frames 338

Underpinning 340

Partial demolition 343

Statutory approvals for structural alterations 347

8 Principles of refurbishment 351

British housing stock 359

Non-traditional housing 363

Indoor air quality 365

Condensation and other dampness control 375

General housing improvements 381

Non-residential refurbishment 387

9 Further aspects of refurbishment 408

External improvements 408

Upgrading floors 422

Upgrading walls 429

Upgrading roofs 439

Modular construction 448

Accessibility improvements 451

10 Sustainable adaptation 458

Energy efficiency 468

Energy audit 472

Thermal performance 478

General energy improvements 486

Energy efficient services 489

Water conservation 493

Solar energy in refurbishment 494

Passive cooling in refurbishment 498

Energy efficiency in non-residential buildings 498

Future energy efficiency requirements 506

11 Implementation 509

Adaptation assessment procedure 509

Spatial considerations 519

Graphical presentation of proposals 520

Specifications for adaptation work 522

The works 524

Procuring adaptation work 524

Risk in adaptation work 529

Managing adaptation projects 539

Post-adaptation evaluation 547

Aftercare strategy 551

Appendix A Checklist for assessment of habitability 557

Appendix B Key aspects of performance 559

Appendix C Table of suitable sizes of pre-cast (pc) concrete lintels for various spans and loadings (from Richard Lees Ltd catalogue, c. 1995) 561

Appendix D Typical notes and specification column in a drawing for a small extension scheme 563

Appendix E Building control checklist 565

Appendix F Typical specimen maintenance schedules 570

Appendix G Normalized performance index (NPI) calculation form 572

Appendix H House extensions 574

Appendix I Office scorer refurbishment/redevelopment evaluation form 579.

Notes:

Previous ed.: London: Arnold, 2000.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [595]-641) and index.

ISBN:

0750666676

OCLC:

62714373

Publisher Number:

9780750666671