Everyone involved in a building project wants to achieve a better building but design quality means different things to clients; users; architects; cost consultants and contractors. Negotiating design priorities is an important part of the development process. The Design Quality Manual helps give an objective evaluation of the qualitative aspects of design. Matrices with five defined levels of quality have been developed that cover the key areas of architecture; environmental engineering; user comfort conditions; whole-life costs; detail design and user satisfaction. These can be scored by a visual survey and professional judgement and then augmented by scientific measurement where possible (e.g. temperature; lighting and sound levels). The resultant scores allow comparisons in terms of overall and specific aspects of building performance and design quality. The Manual covers schools; hospitals and housing and offers a set of criteria by which to judge a broad range of design values; it focuses the design team on the needs of the end user and on the overall building performance.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. This modest volume should be in the libraries of every ...By James M. RichardsonThis modest volume should be in the libraries of every serious metalsmith. Yes it is old and dated but therein lies its value. Maryon reveals age old practices and techniques of real jewelers that have worked for centuries. What most jewelers buy from suppliers; this book tells you how to make. Do you need to reshape your beading tools? Maryon has the solution. If you dont know what a beading tool is you need this book.In this age of poorly trained metalsmiths who rely on style rather than substance; this book is vital in learning how to approach jewelry making. Age old craftsmanship is nearly dead in our powder coated silhouette machine made age of disposable jewelry. Buy this book now and read how old school artists; trained in a tradition that reaches back to ancient times did it.If you consider yourself a real crafts-person and dont have this book; buy it now!5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. A classic of metalworkBy wiredweirdThis title first appeared in 1912; nearly 100 years ago at this writing. Despite its age; this remains a useful and inspiring manual for todays jewelers and silversmiths. It covers a wide range of basic and not-so-basic decorative techniques; inclduing filigree; granulation; stone setting; chasing and repousse; etching; engraving; and enamelling. Silversmithing chapters address raising and sinking; among other techniques. A few sections describe tools that modern crafters have all but forgotten; such as a snarling iron for shaping holloware too deep and narrow for other tools to handle.Although the editor of this fifth (1971) edition says that many tools and materials were updated; it still retains a lot of its older character. Soldering; for example; describes torches that Ive only ever seen as antiques; and never mentions modern fuels like propane. Maryon presents dozens of formulas and recipes for everything from soldering alloys to etchants. While most are still helpful; many seem quaint. A few look downright scary to contemporary workers; such as a patination recipe that dissolves arsenic in acid. A little good sense will steer the modern reader toward safer techniques and materials; however. The section on twisted wire; for example; offers many decorative motifs that even beginners can use and explore on their own.Modern how-to books tend to be better illustrated and be more helpful regarding contemporary tools and materials. Also; some mis-statements (such as the idea that Japanese layered metals were bonded with solder) have been corrected by later research. Still; if you want to look back in time for inspiration; historical grounding; or wide-ranging coverage of many topics; this classic is a great place to start.-- wiredweird4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. the oldest treatise on the jewelers artBy W. Pellegrinithis book explains how it was done "old school" it has gems in it hidden about even for the modern jeweler . i use his formula for making gold solder to this day it saves me hundreds of dollars a year and has a color match far superior to commercial solder that alone is worth the price of the book .