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Mainly because there are many overseas readers of this book but also because UK readers are increasingly requiring a knowledge of overseas building practice, it seemed desirable to add a further chapter describing the main problems experienced and the techniques used to overcome them.
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BRE Digest 302: Building overseas in warm climates (1985)
BRE OBN 160: Low cost housing in urban and peri-urban areas (1975)
BRE OBN 158: Building for comfort (1974)
BRE OBN 179: Foundations in poor soils including expansive clays (1978)
BRE OBN 165: Buildings and the environment (1975)
BRE OBN 176: Building materials in the Arabian Gulf — their production and use (1977)
BRE OBN 184: Stabilised soil blocks for building (1980)
BRE OBN 139: Problems of concrete production in arid climates (1971).
BRE OBN 146: Timber in tropical building (1972)
BRE OBN 182: Roofs in hot dry climates, with special reference to northern Sudan (1978)
BRE OBN 164: The thermal performance of concrete roofs and reed shading panels under arid summer conditions (1975)
BRE OBN 192: Solar energy applications (1985)
BRE OBN 174: Sewage treatment in hot countries (1977)
BRE OBN 187: The design of septic tanks and aquaprivies (1980)
BRE OBN 189: Sanitation for developing communities (1982)
BRE OBN 178: Village water supplies (1978)
BRE OBN 145: Durability of materials for tropical buildings (1972)
BRE OBN 177: Avoiding faults and failures in buildings (1977)
BRE OBN 183: Preservation of timber for tropical building (1979)
BRE OBN 170: Termites and tropical building (1976)
BRE OBN 171: Protection of steelwork in building (1976)
BRE OBN 191: Guidelines for foundation design of low rise buildings on expansive clay in northern Jordan (1984)
BRE OBN 190: Earthquake risk to buildings in the Middle East (1982)
BRE OBN 143: Building in earthquake areas (1972)
BRE OBN 188: Buildings and tropical windstorms (1981)
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© 1986 Ivor H. Seeley
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Seeley, I.H. (1986). Building in Warm Climates. In: Building Technology. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-09223-9_15
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