This Third Edition of the classic Fundamentals of Building Construction offers a panoramic view of today's construction systems-from foundation to roof, exterior cladding to interior finishes. Every common system of construction is covered, including wood light frame construction, heavy timber, masonry, steel, sitecast concrete, and precast ...
Now in its Fourth Edition, "Fundamentals of Building Construction" is an essential textbook that has been used by thousands of students annually in schools of architecture, engineering, and construction technology. The best selling reference focuses on the basic materials and methods used in building construction. Emphasizing common construction ...
The architect's favorite handbook - more informative and easier to use than ever! "The Architect's Studio Companion" is the laborsaving design resource that architects and builders have relied on for years. Now in its fourth edition, this industry standard continues its reputation as a reliable tool for the preliminary selecting, configuring, and ...
This essential companion to "Fundamentals of Building Construction, Fifth Edition", involves students in the types of everyday issues faced by professional building architects. Updated to reflect changes in the core text - such as compliance with new building codes and the use of MasterFormat 2004 - "Exercises in Building Construction, Fifth ...
This edition of the industry standard on architectural detailing includes new sections covering analysis and modification of existing details and design of new details, both basic and advanced. Revised to address sustainability and to reflect the International Building Code[registered], "Architectural Detailing" continues to deliver reliable, ...
Written by architects for architects, this book answers instantly those technical and code-related questions that come up in the early stages of designing a building. The scope of coverage of this book does not duplicate information in any other reference text, and the format is simple to understand and easy to use.
Exercises in Building Construction, Fourth Edition provides a fully revised, user-friendly exercise book to supplement the fourth edition of Fundamentals of Building Construction. Includes more than 40 exercises in "real world" construction problem solving; encourages students to apply information learned in classroom. Exercises are clearly ...
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