title: BDA Guide to Successful Brickwork, Second Edition
author: The Brick Development Association
description: HIGHLY COMMENDED - CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF BUILDING'S LITERARY AWARDS MARCH 2001<br />"The hallmark of this book is its clarity. The text and illustrations provide crystal clear guidance on the science and art of brickwork. The book conveys a sense of the 'art of the possible' and illustrates some brickwork solutions that are inspirational, functional and elegant. Now that's success."<br /><br />"... definitive work on the art and practice of bricklaying" <br />Building Employers Confederation.<br /><br />"The perfect answer for NVQ reference material ... no construction resource room should be without this"<br />Guild of Bricklayers.<br /><br />"A successful brickwork manual" <br />Architecture Today.
zlib_text: The BDA Guide To Successful Brickwork is the definitive practical guide to obtaining successful 
  results in brickwork construction. Written by a team of experts from the Brick Development 
  Association, the representative group in industry for brickwork construction, this best-selling text 
  has now been brought fully in line with the latest site practice, innovations, British and European 
  Standards, to ensure readers are receiving the most up-to-date and accurate information available in 
  the field.
  Based on actual teaching practice, the book is highly illustrated throughout to increase accessibility 
  of the text for the reader in their exploration of the practical aspects of brickwork. It also includes 
  an extensive glossary of brickwork terms for ease of reference. This edition contains new material 
  detailing recent innovations in brickwork, in the areas of components and façade performance 
  requirements.
  Students in full-time education and following apprenticeship routes will find 