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Building in Warm Climates

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Mainly because there are many overseas readers of this book but also because UK readers are increasingly requiring a knowledge of overseas building practice, it seemed desirable to add a further chapter describing the main problems experienced and the techniques used to overcome them.

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  1. Trent Polytechnic, Nottingham, UK

    Ivor H. Seeley BSc (Est Man), MA, PhD, FRICS, CEng, FICE, MCIOB (Emeritus Professor)

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  1. Ivor H. Seeley BSc (Est Man), MA, PhD, FRICS, CEng, FICE, MCIOB
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Seeley, I.H. (1986). Building in Warm Climates. In: Building Technology. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-09223-9_15

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-09223-9_15

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