Extreme weather hits home : protecting your buildings from climate change / John Banta.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Banta, John, 1955-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buildings--Protection.

Buildings.

Dwellings--Safety measures.

Dwellings.

Dwellings--Maintenance and repair.

Climatic changes.

Building failures--Prevention.

Building failures.

Natural disasters.

Preparedness.

Architecture and climate.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Gabriola, B.C. : New Society Publishers, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How to spot early warning signs of costly climate change damage to your home.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword by Paula Baker-Laporte; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1: Why Good Buildings Go Bad; Chapter 2: How Homes are Damaged by Climate Change; Chapter 3: Wind Storms; Chapter 4: Tornados; Chapter 5: Hurricanes; Chapter 6: Lightning; Chapter 7: Hail; Chapter 8: Flooding; Chapter 9: Rising Temperatures; Chapter 10: Drought and Desertification; Chapter 11: Heat Waves; Chapter 12: Fires; Chapter 13: Expansive Soils; Chapter 14: Melting Permafrost; Chapter 15: Rising Sea Level; Chapter 16: Trapped Moisture; Chapter 17: Freezing; Chapter 18: Ice Damming

Chapter 19: Frozen PlumbingChapter 20: Earthquakes; Chapter 21: The Building Site; Chapter 22: The Foundation; Chapter 23: The Walls; Chapter 24: The Roof; Chapter 25: Insurance, Financial Impacts and Assistance; Chapter 26: Conclusions; References; Resources and Essential Reading; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781282465282

1282465287

9781550923506

1550923501

OCLC:

244769051