Barry's Construction Technology

Updated resource guiding readers through the analysis and choices required to ensure a building will perform as expected.

Robin Barry’s Construction of Buildings was first published in 1958 as a five-volume set and rapidly became a standard work on the subject. Following Barry’s death in 2002, a two-volume format was adopted with new authors. Developed from an earlier book by Tony Bryan, this new third volume, Barry’s Construction Technology, extends the coverage to show how decisions about the design, production, maintenance, and disposal of buildings may be considered given the materials and technology available. The book challenges the reader to think about the consequences of making choices and decisions rather than relying on past practices.

Barry’s Construction Technology: Analysis and Choice includes information on:

• The climate emergency and the low carbon agenda as a fundamental part of construction technology analysis and choice
• Regenerative design, net zero buildings, and the circular economy for the built environment
• Constraints applied by location, legislation, codes and standards, sustainability, insurance, and commercial pressures to the performance of buildings
• Specific construction technology examples, emphasising the importance of questioning what we do and why, aiming to inform and stimulate the reader to ask questions when confronted with design and construction projects

Barry’s Construction Technology: Analysis and Choice is an essential, practical, and up-to-date reference for undergraduate students of all building construction programmes, including surveying, construction management, architectural technology, and architecture.