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Chapter 1:
  Functional Requirements of Buildings 1 - 121
1.1
  Thermal Comfort and Climatology 1
1.2
  Orientation of Buildings 8
1.3
  Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and Ventilation 16
1.4
  Thermal Insulation of Buildings 25
1.5
  Day lighting of Buildings 35
1.6
  General Building Regulations 40
1.7
  Fire Resistance, Fire Safety and Fire Protection 51
1.8
  Rainwater Harvesting 71
1.9
  Earthquake Design of Buildings 76
1.10
  Green Buildings – Design and Construction 93
1.11
  Landscape Planning and Design 100
1.12
  References 110
Appendix 1.1
  List of Representative Towns under Various Climatic Zones 111
Appendix 1.2
  Latitudes, Longitudes, and Height above Mean Sea Level (MSL) of Indian Towns 111
Appendix 1.3
  Thermal Properties of Building and Insulating Materials 113
Appendix 1.4
  Thermal Insulation Performance of Walls, Flat/ Sloped Roofs 114
Appendix 1.5
  Fire Resistance Ratings of Structural Elements (In Hours) 115
Appendix 1.6
  Map of India Showing Seismic Zones 116
Appendix 1.7
  LEED India (NC): Green Building Rating System for New Construction - Project Check List 117
Appendix 1.8
  Botanical Names of Trees, Shrubs, Climbers and Ground Cover 119
Appendix 1.9
  List of References 120
Chapter 2:
  Project Management 122 - 165
2.1
  Introduction 123
2.2
  Bar Charts (Gantt Charts) 129
2.3
  Network Techniques 131
2.4
  Activity-on-Arrow (CPM) Network Analysis 134
2.5
  PERT Model 138
2.6
  Precedence Network 139
2.7
  Project Management Software 141
2.8
  Storage of Construction Materials 144
2.9
  Setting out of Buildings and Total Station 150
2.10
  References: 153
Appendix 2.1
  CPM Network of House Construction Project 154
Appendix 2.2
  Check List for Choosing Project Management Software 157
Appendix 2.3
  Total Station 158
Appendix 2.4
  List of References 165
 
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