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Building Codes and Specifications for the Arab World

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  • © 1983

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Editors:
  1. Fakhruddin Daghestani

    1. Royal Scientific Society, Amman, Jordan

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  2. Ruhi Sharif

    1. Building Research Center, Royal Scientific Society, Amman, Jordan

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  3. Daud Jabaji

    1. Technology Division, Building Research Center, Royal Scientific Society, Amman, Jordan

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Introduction

    • Fakhruddin Daghestani, Ruhi Sharif, Daud Jabaji
    Pages 1-2

  3. KEYNOTE ADDRESS A Unified Building Control System: Who Benefits and Who Controls the Controllers?

    • Andrew Short
    Pages 3-19

  4. ASMO Activities Related to Building Materials, Standards and the Arab Building Code

    • Fakhruddin Daghestani, Ruhi Sharif, Daud Jabaji
    Pages 21-25

  5. The Status of Building Specifications in the Arab World

    • Ruhi Sharif
    Pages 27-43

  6. International Harmonization of Building Regulations, Codes of Practice, and Standards

    • Günter Breitschaft
    Pages 45-63

  7. The New Building Specifications and Building Code of Jordan

    • Daud Jabaji
    Pages 65-80

  8. Building Research and Building Control

    • John Menzies
    Pages 81-96

  9. Problems Facing Consulting Firms Resulting from the Lack of Building Codes and Specifications in the Arab World

    • Tawfik Uwaydah
    Pages 97-115

  10. Review of Practical Problems of Building Regulations and Supporting Documents

    • Peter Bartle
    Pages 117-130

  11. Environmental Planning in Jordan: Experience and Prospects

    • Galeb Buqaien
    Pages 131-140

  12. The Role of Technical Evaluation and Certification

    • Sean Dunleavy
    Pages 141-165

  13. Organizing the Construction Industry in Jordan

    • Awni M. Saket
    Pages 167-174

  14. Review of Building and Civil Engineering Contract Systems and Legislation in the Member Countries of the European Community

    • Fernando Piccinini
    Pages 175-200

  15. The Amman Building Control Legislation

    • Ghassan Ghanem
    Pages 201-209

  16. The Belgium Experience in Procedures for Quality Certification of Building Components and in Environmental Planning and Regulations for Urban Areas

    • Henri Motteu
    Pages 211-226

  17. The Status of Specifications in Bahrain

    • Ismail Al-Shafei
    Pages 227-230

  18. The Practical Application of Building Specifications and Codes in the Middle East

    • John Ashford
    Pages 231-254

  19. Some Aspects of the Proposed Iraqi Reinforced Concrete Code

    • Adnan Al-Ani, B. Jena
    Pages 255-258

  20. Back Matter

    Pages 259-261
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Royal Scientific Society, Amman, Jordan

    Fakhruddin Daghestani

  • Building Research Center, Royal Scientific Society, Amman, Jordan

    Ruhi Sharif

  • Technology Division, Building Research Center, Royal Scientific Society, Amman, Jordan

    Daud Jabaji

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Building Codes and Specifications for the Arab World

  • Editors: Fakhruddin Daghestani, Ruhi Sharif, Daud Jabaji

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-07225-5

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Business & Management Collection, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Macmillan Publishers Limited 1983

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 261

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: Industries

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