As existing buildings age nearly half of all construction activity in Britainis related to maintenance refurbishment and conversions. Building adaptationis an a... » 

As existing buildings age nearly half of all construction activity in Britainis related to maintenance refurbishment and conversions. Building adaptationis an activity that continues to make a significant contribution to theworkload of the construction industry. Given its importance to sustainableconstruction the proportion of adaptation works in relation to new build islikely to remain substantial for the foreseeable future especially in thedeveloped parts of the world.Building Adaptation Second Edition is intended as a primer on the physicalchanges that can affect older properties. It demonstrates the generalprinciples techniques and processes needed when existing buildings mustundergo alteration conversion extension improvement or refurbishment.The publication of the first edition of Building Adaptation reflected theupsurge in refurbishment work. The book quickly established itself as one ofthe core texts for building surveying students and others on undergraduate andpostgraduate built environment courses.This new edition continues to provide a comprehensive introduction to all thekey issues relating to the adaptation of buildings. It deals with any work to abuilding over and above maintenance to change its capacity function orperformance. A core text for building surveying students and undergraduate andpostgraduate built environment courses Revised and updated throughout in particular on the characteristics ofbuildings and their refurbishment potential. Includes numerous illustrations and examples that focus on a wide variety ofdifferent building types «