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Planning tasks involving existing structures are currently among the mostcommon types of contract and almost every structure makes different demandsand raises individual problems. Reflecting this state of affairs there are adizzying number of publications on the market most of which are quitespecialized. The Refurbishment Manual cuts through this jungle of publications.It defines terms and concepts combines the narrowly focused perspectives ofthe specialists and offers concrete approaches to this wideranging topic. TheRefurbishment Manual closes the gap between basic constructional literature andonesided highly specialized technical literature. It constitutes a practicalplanning aid on the subject of refurbishment providing a basic introduction tothe relevant aspects of building physics fire protection sustainability andenergy hazardous materials construction materials for interior and faadehistoric preservation and technical building equipment. It offers concretetips on planning steps methods of building analysis and cost benchmarks aswell as clear constructional solutions with built projects as examples. Aunique feature of the volume is the specially developed timeline which allowsthe planner to quickly grasp categorize and evaluate a concrete building taskand thus obtain an efficient planning overview. «