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As existing buildings age, nearly half of all construction activity in Britain is related to maintenance, refurbishment and conversions. Building adaptation is an activity that continues to make a significant contribution to the workload of the construction industry. Given its importance to sustainable construction, the proportion of adaptation works in relation to new build is likely to remain substantial for the foreseeable future, especially in the developed parts of the world.

Building Adaptation, Second Edition is intended as a primer on the physical changes that can affect older properties. It demonstrates the general principles, techniques, and processes needed when existing buildings must undergo alteration, conversion, extension, improvement, or refurbishment.

The publication of the first edition of Building Adaptation reflected the upsurge in refurbishment work. The book quickly established itself as one of the core texts for building surveying students and others on undergraduate and postgraduate built environment courses.

This new edition continues to provide a comprehensive introduction to all the key issues relating to the adaptation of buildings. It deals with any work to a building over and above maintenance to change its capacity, function or performance.

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• List of figures(p. ix)
• List of tables(p. xv)
• Preface to 2nd edition(p. xix)
• Preface to 1st edition(p. xxi)
• Disclaimer(p. xxiii)
• Acknowledgements(p. xxv)
• 1 Introduction(p. 1)
• Overview(p. 1)
• What is adaptation?(p. 1)
• Building changeability(p. 9)
• Reasons for adapting buildings(p. 13)
• Performance management(p. 17)
• Market conditions affecting adaptation(p. 22)
• Building obsolescence and redundancy(p. 25)
• Vacant buildings(p. 32)
• Options for property owners(p. 36)
• The decision to adapt a building(p. 39)
• Phasing of adaptation(p. 42)
• Summary(p. 46)
• 2 Feasibility(p. 48)
• Overview(p. 48)
• Background(p. 48)
• Constructional characteristics of buildings(p. 58)
• Other adaptation issues(p. 61)
• Assessing the building(p. 65)
• Problems with adapting buildings(p. 70)
• Deleterious materials(p. 72)
• Preliminary considerations(p. 76)
• The adaptation process(p. 83)
• Design guidelines for adapting buildings(p. 84)
• Pre-adaptation building audits(p. 88)
• Summary(p. 94)
• 3 Principles of converting buildings(p. 96)
• Overview(p. 96)
• Background(p. 96)
• The building conversion process(p. 102)
• Converting historic buildings(p. 106)
• Code compliance(p. 128)
• Inflexible buildings(p. 136)
• Summary(p. 141)
• 4 Adaptive reuses(p. 146)
• Overview(p. 146)
• Background(p. 146)
• Adaptive reuse options(p. 149)
• Adaptive reuse of farm buildings(p. 154)
• Adaptive reuse of church buildings(p. 161)
• Adaptive reuse of industrial buildings(p. 167)
• Adaptive reuse of office buildings(p. 171)
• Adaptive reuse of public buildings(p. 172)
• Problems with the adaptive reuse of old buildings(p. 173)
• Building regulations compliance(p. 176)
• Fire safety in adaptations(p. 186)
• Summary(p. 196)
• 5 Lateral extensions(p. 197)
• Overview(p. 197)
• Background(p. 197)
• Forms of lateral extensions(p. 200)
• Statutory requirements(p. 208)
• Design and other influences on extensions(p. 210)
• Conservatories(p. 219)
• Joining new work to old(p. 223)
• Summary(p. 247)
• 6 Vertical extensions(p. 251)
• Overview(p. 251)
• Background(p. 251)
• Loft extensions(p. 252)
• Retrofit dormers(p. 260)
• Retrofit rooflights(p. 267)
• Roof extensions(p. 271)
• Over-roofing(p. 275)
• Combined vertical and lateral extensions(p. 286)
• Basement extensions(p. 287)
• Constraints and problems(p. 292)
• Summary(p. 295)
• 7 Structural alterations(p. 296)
• Overview(p. 296)
• Background(p. 296)
• Structural and fabric repairs(p. 300)
• Strengthening existing buildings(p. 318)
• Alterations to floors(p. 324)
• Alterations to walls(p. 333)
• Alterations to roofs(p. 337)
• Alterations to frames(p. 338)
• Underpinning(p. 340)
• Partial demolition(p. 343)
• Statutory approvals for structural alterations(p. 347)
• Summary(p. 350)
• 8 Principles of refurbishment(p. 351)
• Overview(p. 351)
• Background(p. 351)
• British housing stock(p. 359)
• Non-traditional housing(p. 363)
• Indoor air quality(p. 365)
• Condensation and other dampness control(p. 375)
• General housing improvements(p. 381)
• Non-residential refurbishment(p. 387)
• Summary(p. 406)
• 9 Further aspects of refurbishment(p. 408)
• Overview(p. 408)
• External improvements(p. 408)
• Upgrading floors(p. 422)
• Upgrading walls(p. 429)
• Upgrading roofs(p. 439)
• Modular construction(p. 448)
• Accessibility improvements(p. 451)
• Summary(p. 456)
• 10 Sustainable adaptation(p. 458)
• Overview(p. 458)
• Background(p. 458)
• Energy efficiency(p. 468)
• Energy audit(p. 472)
• Thermal performance(p. 478)
• General energy improvements(p. 486)
• Energy efficient services(p. 489)
• Water conservation(p. 493)
• Solar energy in refurbishment(p. 494)
• Passive cooling in refurbishment(p. 498)
• Energy efficiency in non-residential buildings(p. 498)
• Future energy efficiency requirements(p. 506)
• Summary(p. 507)
• 11 Implementation(p. 509)
• Overview(p. 509)
• Adaptation assessment procedure(p. 509)
• Spatial considerations(p. 519)
• Graphical presentation of proposals(p. 520)
• Specifications for adaptation work(p. 522)
• The works(p. 524)
• Procuring adaptation work(p. 524)
• Risk in adaptation work(p. 529)
• Managing adaptation projects(p. 539)
• Post-adaptation evaluation(p. 547)
• Aftercare strategy(p. 551)
• Summary and conclusion(p. 555)
• Appendices
• Appendix A Checklist for assessment of habitability(p. 557)
• Appendix B Key aspects of performance(p. 559)
• Appendix C Table of suitable sizes of pre-cast (pc) concrete lintels for various spans and loadings (from Richard Lees Ltd catalogue, c. 1995)(p. 561)
• Appendix D Typical notes and specification column in a drawing for a small extension scheme(p. 563)
• Appendix E Building control checklist(p. 565)
• Appendix F Typical specimen maintenance schedules(p. 570)
• Appendix G Normalized performance index (NPI) calculation form(p. 572)
• Appendix H House extensions(p. 574)
• Appendix I Office scorer refurbishment/redevelopment evaluation form(p. 579)
• Glossary(p. 583)
• Bibliography(p. 595)
• Index(p. 643)

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James Douglas BSc MRICS MBEng is a Lecturer in Building Surveying at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh