Posted by Lizzy Van Lysebeth on December 15th, 2008 in Interior design
As an interior designer one can not understate the importance of health and safety. The difficulty however lies in the fact that the safety issues he or she should be concerned about stretch over various fields ranging from, safety in the home/space/office/environment where people need to work or live, building safe constructions, to providing a safe working environment for the people who are carrying out the building work.
Many of those safety issues are bound by extensive laws and regulations and it is obvious that covering the whole spectrum of health and safety which an interior designer should be concerned about is beyond the scope of this article. Nevertheless would it be useful to write down a summary, a checklist if you like, of the various health and safety aspects governing our business and provide some leads where to start looking for help, answers and regulations.
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Posted by Dannielle Price on December 15th, 2008 in └> New book arrivals
Construction Managers Health and Safety Bundle Introduction to Health and Safety in Construction + CDM 2007
Pat Perry, Phil Hughes MBE and Ed Ferrett (Elsevier, November 2008)
Combining an introductory reference to health & safety in construction and a user-friendly guide to the important new CDM 2007 legislation, this essential bundle provides complete coverage of health & safety best practice for the construction manager at a great price!
Introduction to Health & Safety in Construction will help construction managers to meet the important and evolving challenges on construction sites. It is directly matched to the syllabus of the NEBOSH National Certificate award in Construction Safety and Health and has helped thousands of construction managers to qualify. It also includes checklists, report forms and record sheets, making it a valuable on-site reference.
CDM 2007: Questions and Answers provides advice to the contractor, site manager, designer and client. It contains practical solutions to a wide range of legal compliance issues and these are explained with examples and case studies. To help with the day-to-day management of these issues a range of checklists, forms and tables are also included.
Bundled together to save you money, this is the ideal way to get to grips with your legal responsibilities as quickly and as cheaply as possible.
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Posted by Dannielle Price on December 10th, 2008 in └> New book arrivals
Detail in Contemporary Kitchen Design
Author: Virginia McLeod (November 2008)
Detail in Contemporary Kitchen Design features over 30 kitchen designs from around the world, each created by a notable architect for a specific residence. Arranged into chapters according to the dominant material used in its construction a stone, timber and steel, each design is accompanied by an image of the whole house, placing it in context. Clear photographs of the kitchen itself and a floor plan showing its relation to the other spaces within the house. Detailed photographs and architectural drawings show the arrangement and construction of the kitchens, and sections and elevations reveal the construction details of fitted units and joinery.
A selection of insightful case studies include interviews with clients, designers and manufacturers and provide an overview of the whole process of commissioning and creating a contemporary bespoke kitchen. An invaluable reference for architects, interior designers and students, this book is also an inspirational guide for anyone who is considering commissioning a high-quality kitchen for their own home.
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Posted by Dannielle Price on December 1st, 2008 in └> New book arrivals
In Detail: Interior Surfaces and Materials, Aesthetics, Technology and Implementation
Editor: Christian Schittich Birkhäuser (November 2008)
Architecture is defined by its materials and surfaces. Not infrequently, it is their look and feel that determine whether a project succeeds or fails. For this reason, it is crucially important that planners choose the right materials and use them correctly, a task that is especially challenging today, when they are confronted with an almost dizzying variety of design possibilities and almost unlimited industrial production techniques.
In Detail: Materials for Interiors provides detailed and specific information on the use of appropriate materials in interior design. It features an overview of the range of available products for interior design, including large-format photographs of each material and interiors that use them. This is followed by detailed discussions of relevant aspects and production methods of the individual material groups. In the accompanying texts, expert planners who specialise in the various materials share their practical knowledge of how to use them.
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