Structure for an Arctic house / prepared for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation; prepared by: C.A. Nicol-Smith, Gower Yeung & Associates Ltd.: NH17-365/1990E-PDF
"Canada Mortage and Housing Corporation commissioned the development of a prototype Arctic house which has been designed and built in North Vancouver on property belonging to the Council of Forest Industries of British Columbia adjacent to their research and development laboratory. The structure is of interest technically because it is supported on four* spot footings rather than the conventional concrete-perimeter foundation"--Executive summary.
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| Department/Agency | Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, issuing body. |
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| Title | Structure for an Arctic house / prepared for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation; prepared by: C.A. Nicol-Smith, Gower Yeung & Associates Ltd. |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Digitized edition from print [produced by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation]. "February 8, 1990." |
| Publishing information | [Ottawa, Ont.] : Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, 1990. |
| Author / Contributor | Nicol-Smith, C. A, author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (28 pages) : illustrations |
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| Subject terms | House construction -- British Columbia -- Vancouver. Monocoque construction. House construction -- Canada, Northern. Building -- Cold weather conditions. Habitations -- Construction -- Colombie-Britannique -- Vancouver. Construction monocoque. Habitations -- Construction -- Canada (Nord) Construction -- Conditions par temps froid. |
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