Describes the work and experiments carried out at the Building Research Station of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, England. Shows new ideas for better, cheaper and quicker building techniques and the way this is helping to solve postwar housing problems in Britain.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322611
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Building - Research
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Building materials
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Construction industry
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → House construction
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Housing
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Housing
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Housing
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Housing
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technological innovations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)