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  1. Limestone (2000)

    Subject
    Architecture; Civil Engineering & Building
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 30 minutes), £65.00

    This film describes the use of limestone as a building material. It also explores its failure, repair and conservation. Topicscovered include: Geology; Quarrying; Carving and Dressing; Laying; Defects;...

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  2. Green Timber Buildings (Historic English Carpentry) (1996)

    Subject
    Architecture; Civil Engineering & Building
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 25 minutes), £65.00

    The UK has a fine inheritance of timber architecture. For thousands of years timber was the predominant structural material for building. Human communities exploited their knowledge of woodland management to...

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  3. Building Cd/Dvd (2004)

    Subject
    Civil Engineering & Building
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0), £350.00

    A CD/DVD on building techniques designed for Intranet delivery or installation on a local Hard Drive. It includes the following sections: Foundations; Walls; Ground Floors Upper Floors; Roof Structure; Roof...

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  4. Timewatch: The Empire State Story (2011)

    Subject
    Engineering

    First transmitted in 2001, this programme chronicles the construction of the Empire State Building in New York, which was the world’s tallest skyscraper when opened in 1931. The iconic building’s history...

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  5. Bricks and Brickmaking (2001)

    Subject
    Architecture; Civil Engineering & Building
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 26 minutes), £65.00

    In Britain clay bricks are a significant building material. We enjoy a remarkably rich choice, reflecting not only the variety of the different clays, but also the diversity of manufacturing methods. This...

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  6. Lime - Mortars, Renders and Plasters (1998)

    Subject
    Architecture
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 30 minutes), £65.00

    For centuries lime has been the fundamental ingredient of building mortars, plasters and renders. In the 20th Century it was largely replaced by cement and gypsum. However, an understanding of the chemistry...

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  7. House 1905 (2007)

    Subject
    Architecture; Civil Engineering & Building
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £75.00

    The film, in two parts, provides an introduction to the construction of an early Edwardian terraced house and also examines some of the defects present in the house 100 years later. It explains how the house...

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  8. Flat Roofs (1998)

    Subject
    Civil Engineering & Building
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 27 minutes), £65.00

    Traces the development of flat roofs and identifies the principles and practice of modern construction. Extensive site footage follows the construction of several different types of flat roof and simple...

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  9. Building of Bath, The (1995)

    Director
    Keith Jacques; Duncan Marshall
    Producer
    Keith Jacques; Duncan Marshall
    Subject
    Architecture
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 25 minutes), £65.00

    The development of the city of Bath, famous for its imposing Georgian buildings, was inspired by a desire for architectural elegance but founded on the financial reality of speculative business. The film...

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  10. House 2006 (2006)

    Subject
    Civil Engineering & Building
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 33 minutes), £75.00

    An introduction to modern house building. It follows the construction of a small housing estate, built on the grounds of a former hospital, and developed jointly by Bovis Homes and Knightstone Housing...

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