Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 3
3. Preface 4
4. The Final Stone – The Future Is Set in Stone 6
5. Part A. Production
6. Contents of Part A 11
7. Natural Stone 12
8. Dressed Stone 14
9. Quarrying 15
10. Processing 17
11. Stone Surfaces 20
12. Transport 26
13. Part B. Construction
14. Contents of Part B 29
15. Building Components of Dressed Stone 30
16. The Selection of Stone 32
17. Design Methodology 36
18. Structural Building Components 39
19. Veneers 46
20. Wall Cladding 50
21. Floor Coverings 58
22. Stair Cladding 64
23. Ceiling Cladding 66
24. Individual Dressed Stone Workpieces 68
25. Care and Maintenance 70
26. Part C. Computer Technologies
27. Contents of Part C 77
28. Prefabrication and Industrial Production 78
29. Requirements for Systematised Design 80
30. Potential 83
31. Part D. Sustainability
32. Contents of Part D 87
33. Sustainability 88
34. Environmental Effects of Quarrying 89
35. Using Natural Stone 90
36. Environmental Impacts of Constructions 92
37. Hazardous Substances When Using Natural Stone 95
38. Sustainability Assessment 96
39. Part E. Detailed Guidelines
40. Contents of Part E 99
41. Detailed Guidelines 1 – 28 100
42. Part F. Example Builds
43. Contents of Part F 123
44. Twenty-Two Example Projects 124
45. Appendix
46. Authors 217
47. Project Participants 218
48. Standards, Guidelines 219
49. Bibliography 219
50. Picture Credits 220
51. Subject Index 222
52. Supporters / Sponsors 224