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This book explains what happens during the life cycle stages of a building, such as planning, the sourcing of materials, the construction process, the decisions made by designers and engineers, and refurbishing and...

Buildings and fire safety

In this one hour activity, students evaluate the types of fire risks in different buildings.  In the context of a team which has been contracted by the local council to improve fire safety, each team picks a building type and produces advice for the council.

This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes all the latest publications from UK educational publishers.

This addition to the visually stimulating 'Sci-Hi' series looks at the applications of science and new technologies to the field of cars and motorbikes and how they affect our lives. It looks at new materials,...

This series investigates the design, function and construction of today's awe-inspiring large-scale buildings. Each book is fully illustrated with annotated photographs and includes an exciting fold-out featuring a...

This series investigates the design, function and construction of today's awe-inspiring large-scale buildings.

Each book is fully illustrated with annotated photographs and includes an exciting fold-out...

This series investigates the design, fucntion and construction of today's awe-inspiring large-scale buildings. Each book is fully illustrated with annotated photographs and includes an exciting fold-out featuring a...

This series investigates the design, function and construction of today's awe-inspiring large-scale buildings. Each book is fully illustrated with annotated photographs and includes an exciting fold-out featuring a...

'Eco-Action' looks at the new technologies that will help to save our way of life on the planet, with a particular focus on reducing dependency on fossil fuels and output of carbon dioxide. This book focuses on...

Buildings Unit Guide

This Salters’ Chemistry Course unit from the University of York Science Education Group covered:
* Properties of building materials including their reactions with acid.
* Factors which affect rate of reaction.
* The relationship between the properties and...