| #fibre(S)cement.com: 120 years of the history of an industry Contributor(s): Roulland, Jacques (Author) |
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ISBN: 2322230065 ISBN-13: 9782322230068 Publisher: Books on Demand OUR PRICE: $36.58 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Construction - General |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (1.32 lbs) 334 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This second book intends to tell the worldwide history of fibre-cement: birth, process, improvements, crisis, competition between local producers and international groups willing to gain monopoly. The topics are explained with archives, pictures and links to contemporary operators. The book does not forget humour, through side notes from players. It adds a look at Art and Architecture, with a wink to famous painters and sculptors who worked on fibre-cement paste or sheets. It emphasizes how, despite a certain aversion, the fibre cement industry improved the lives of millions of people around the world, built houses and, until recently, water networks |