{"title":"Books by Mike Riley","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781137371690","title":"Construction Technology 2: Industrial and Commercial Building","description":"\u003cp\u003eDesigned in a structured, directed format to help develop understanding, rather than just providing a simple source of information, this popular undergraduate textbook offers comprehensive coverage of industrial and commercial building technology.  It builds on material in the first volume in the series \u003ci\u003eConstruction Technology 1: House Construction\u003c\/i\u003e but it is also valuable as a standalone text.  The most student-friendly textbook in the area, it uses a wealth of features to reinforce understanding and test knowledge, including case studies and comparative studies.  Case studies include photographs and commentary on specific aspects of the technology of framed buildings, while comparative studies allow the reader to make a critical evaluation, comparing and contrasting design details and solutions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis textbook is aimed at undergraduates in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying and Building Surveying, and HNC\/D students in the same areas.  It is also ideal for associated Built Environment courses e.g. Land Management, Civil Engineering, where the basic technologies need to be understood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew to this Edition:\u003cbr\u003e- Thoroughly revised throughout\u003cbr\u003e- New material on sustainable construction incorporated as a key theme in each aspect of technology\u003cbr\u003e- A new chapter on building services installations\u003cbr\u003e- A new section of the highly topical subject of Building Information Modelling (BIM)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAccompanying online resources for this title can be found at bloomsburyonlineresources.com\/construction-technology-2-3e. 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Its student-friendly layout uses detailed figures, photos and case studies from real-life building sites to aid a practical understanding of construction techniques, providing clear step-by-step guidance in learning the basic principles of low-rise residential construction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis textbook is a vital resource for students in construction, property and architecture, BSc and MSc, including any student taking courses in building surveying, quantity surveying, real estate and construction management, as well as those studying at the HNC\/HND level.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew to this Edition:\u003cbr\u003e- The sections on off-site manufacture and modular approaches to construction have been significantly updated and expanded. The nature of house construction utilising panelised and volumetric approaches is explained with supporting case study examples and photographic illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e- The increased recognition of sustainability as a key element in modern house building is reflected in expanded consideration of the environmental implications of construction design and practice.\u003cbr\u003e- The characteristics of house form, construction and technology that impact upon thermal and environmental performance are included together with updated content relating to SAP calculations and target energy performance.\u003cbr\u003e- Advances in technology and evolving approaches to passive features of environmentally-conscious design are incorporated together with the introduction of issues around connected homes.\u003cbr\u003e- The material has been amended in line with current UK building regulations, environmental guidance and legislation including statutory control of the building process and health and safety.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAccompanying online resources for this title can be found at bloomsburyonlineresources.com\/construction-technology-1. 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Build extraordinary and robust home automation solutions that rival much more expensive, closed commercial alternatives, using the same tools found in high-end enterprise computing environments. Best-selling Pragmatic Bookshelf authors Ricardo Gerardi and Mike Riley show how you can use inexpensive Raspberry Pi hardware and excellent, open source Go-based software tools like Prometheus and Grafana to create your own personal data center.  Using the step-by-step examples in the book, build useful home automation projects that you can use as a blueprint for your own custom projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith just a Raspberry Pi and the Go programming language, build your own personal data center that coordinates and manages your home automation, leveraging the same high-powered software used by large enterprises. The projects in this book are easy to assemble, no soldering or electrical engineering expertise required.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuild a temperature monitor that can send alerts any time defined thresholds are exceeded and report the temperature readings on a time-based series chart. Change the color of lights to visually indicate the current outdoor weather status. Create a networked motion detector that triggers an alert any time motion is detected, such as a door opening or closing, a pet wandering around, or deliveries or visitors arriving on your front porch. Even have these triggers initiate a more complex Go-based automation sequence. Integrate a small, high-resolution camera into a bird feeder that takes excellent, up-close photos whenever a bird perches at the feeder, and broadcasts them to your Discord server where your family and friends can see these wildlife captures in real time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eControl your home with hardware you configure, and manage it with Go code that you create and modify any time you want to enhance your home automation capabilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat You Need:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders should be familiar with the Go programming language and have working knowledge of Linux. Free, open source Go-based libraries and utilities are available for download from the Internet. Readers will also need a working Raspberry Pi 3+ or higher, and a Pi Pico W microcontroller. Several other inexpensive electronic parts (touch sensors, motion detectors) are also needed for some of the projects. 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