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Selected Handbooks and Dictionaries

Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences (2nd ed.)

E-Book, 2015

A Dictionary of Construction, Surveying, and Civil Engineering

E-Book, 2012

A Dictionary of Energy Science

E-Book, 2017

Building Construction Handbook

E-Book, 2016

Print book: TH151 .C58 2016

Traffic Engineering Handbook

E-Book, 2016

Building Construction Illustrated

E-Book, 2014

Standard Handbook of Engineering Calculations

TA151 .H52 2015

Simplified Engineering for Architects and Builders

E-Book, 2016

Indoor Air Quality Handbook

RA770 .I42 2001

Air Pollution Engineering Manual

TD889 .A39 2000

The Indoor Environment Handbook: How to Make Buildings Healthy and Comfortable

TH6024 .B58 2009

Structural Engineering for Architects: A Handbook

TA636 .S56 2013

Electrical Safety Handbook

TK152 .C22 2012

Fire Safety Management Handbook

TH9241 .D45 2014

BIM Handbook: A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Designers, Engineers, Contractors, and Facility Managers

E-Book, 2018

Writing Built Environment Dissertations and Projects: Practical Guidance and Examples

TH213.5 .F37 2011

Sustainable Engineering: Concepts, Design and Case Studies

TA170 .A42 2012