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Architectural Graphic Standards
for Residential Construction
The Architect's and Builder's Guide to Design, Planning and
Construction Details -
Architectural Graphic Standards for Residential Construction
is a visual guide devoted exclusively to construction standards of
residential structures. Created exclusively for professionals
working in residential design and construction, this guide combines
key information culled from the tenth edition of Architectural
Graphic Standards with all-new material on residential design.
This special volume provides thousands of standard architectural
details and guidelines and is an easy reference for anyone designing
or constructing a residential project. From detailing foundations to
designing home theaters, home offices, and other specialty rooms,
Architectural Graphic Standards for Residential Construction is
a resource that's as efficient as it is comprehensive. |
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Basic Lumber
Engineering for Builders
Beam and lumber requirements for many
jobs aren’t always clear, especially with changing building codes
and lumber products. Most of the time you rely on your own "rules of
thumb" when figuring spans or lumber engineering. This book can help
you fill the gap between what you can find in the building code span
tables and what you need to pay a certified engineer to do. FREE
Software included for wood beam sizing. |
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The Most Comprehensive Guide to
Construction Material Selection and Installation -
It takes a wise choice of building materials and details
to create durable, attractive, and affordable custom homes and
remodeling projects. Best Practices Guide to Residential
Construction provides up-to-date, field-tested recommendations
that help professionals balance cost and performance when designing
and building residential projects. This one-stop resource covers the
real-world challenges of material selection and installation so
designers, contractors, and building owners can make informed
decisions for all major building components. Useful to architects,
designers, and specifiers—as well as contractors, builders, and
developers. |
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Builder's Instant Answers
The Book Builders Turn to When They Need an
Answer FAST! - Whether you’re a construction professional who
needs a solution-oriented, quick-find manual or a homeowner who
wants help tackling tough weekend repairs, Builders Instant
Answers is the on-the-job resource you should always keep
within reach. Its the one book you can count on to solve even the
most difficult building problem in minutes! It features just enough text to answer your question -- but
not waste your time -- and all the charts, photos, illustrations,
and tables you need to speed to a solution. |
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Building
Trades Construction Dictionary
4th Edition
This updated dictionary with searchable CD-ROM database is designed
as a comprehensive reference to present terms related to the
building trades in a clear, heavily-illustrated style (1,079
Illustrations). An extensive
Appendix provides common conversion tables, geometric figures, print
symbols, and professional organizations.
This outstanding feature is
unparalleled in other dictionaries for the building trades. |
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Building with
Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs)
Strength and energy efficiency through
structural panel construction Every once in a while a new
technology comes along that makes its predecessors obsolete. Today,
Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) are in the process of replacing
the postwar norm of stick-framed, fiberglass-insulated houses and
light commercial buildings. SIPs produce a structurally superior,
better insulated, faster to erect, and more environmentally friendly
house than ever before possible. |
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Building
Tips and Techniques -
For Pros By
Pros
Over 350 site-proven tips - For over 20
years, Fine Homebuilding readers have consistently picked the
Tips and Techniques column as their favorite part of the magazine.
It’s easy to understand why. This is the place where veteran
carpenters, plumbers, electricians, and other tradesmen share their
shortcuts, trade secrets, jigs, and ingenious solutions. With over
350 entries, this collection of job-site gems will help you get the
job done better and faster -- and it may even save you some money in
the process. |
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Build Like a Pro
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Construction Master
5 en Español
with protective hardcover case
All the great features of the Construction Master 5, but totally in
Spanish -
For
Spanish-speaking Contractors, Builders, and Tradespersons and
construction companies with Spanish-speaking employees. The
Construction Master 5 En Español is the first Construction-Math
calculator designed specifically for Spanish-speaking users. All
special function key labels, the LCD display and calculated values
are in Spanish. Spanish and English User’s Guides and Quick Start
tutorial video are also included. |
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Construction Planning,
Equipment, and Methods
Seventh Edition of
Construction Planning, Equipment, and Methods, follows in
the footsteps of the previous editions by providing the reader with
the fundamentals of machine utilization and production estimating in
a logical, simple, and concise format. This text features expanded
coverage of building in today's global environment.
Hundreds of photos and
illustrations have been added to the seventh edition to
make this dynamic text even more accessible to both students and
professionals. |
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Design and
Layout of Foodservice Facilities
A Complete Guide for the Entire Food
Service Facility Design Process -- Revised and Updated.
In today's fast-moving business climate, the foodservice
professional will likely be involved in several facility design
projects over his or her career. Design and Layout of Foodservice
Facilities, Third Edition provides a comprehensive reference for
every step of the process, from getting the initial concept right to
the planning, analysis, design, permitting, and construction--in
short, everything needed to get to opening day of the new
establishment! Packed with valuable drawings, photographs, and
charts, this essential guide covers the nuts-and-bolts decisions
that make the difference in an effective, efficient foodservice
operation, including equipment selection, workflows, and legal
compliance |
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Up-to-date Explanations of Today's
Residential Construction Systems -
This Second Edition features the most up-to-date
explanations of today’s residential construction systems. From
foundation to roof and exterior finishes to interior details, this
new edition thoroughly addresses the latest developments in
materials and methods of house construction, including energy
efficiency, framing, and roofing. Abundantly illustrated with more
than 1,200 drawings and photographs, it provides authoritative
coverage on wood light-frame construction, industrialized systems of
construction, and more. |
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Over 325 Details for Builders and Designers
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From one end of the property line to the other, Graphic
Guide to Site Construction provides you with the essential
details on a vast array of residential site construction projects --
from basic walkways to driveways, retaining walls, septic systems,
decks, terraces and exterior lighting, and more. As with all Graphic
Guides, Site Construction provides clear and authoritative
information through more than 350 illustrations. |
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Math For The
Building Trades
with CD-ROM
Mathematical skills are vital to the success of anyone working in
the building trades industry. Math for the Building Trades is a
basic math textbook designed
to assist entry-level building trade workers in understanding the
math they will encounter on a daily basis. Various building
trades are depicted, using many examples, questions, and problems
related to work in the field. An extensive glossary and appendix
make this textbook an excellent resource as well as an effective
training tool. |
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The Cornerstone Construction Reference for
Architects and Construction Professionals for Over 50 Years -
Get the industry standard updated for a new age of
construction. For more than fifty years, Construction has been the
cornerstone reference in the field for architecture and construction
professionals and students. This new 8th edition, now called
Olin's Construction after its original author, is an invaluable
resource that will provide in-depth coverage for decades to come.
You'll find the most up-to-date principles, materials, methods,
codes, and standards used in the design and construction of
contemporary residential, commercial, and institutional buildings. |
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An Illustrated, Step-By-Step Guide to Green Design
Strategies for Commercial Interiors -
Sustainable Commercial Interiors provides an
engaging introduction to and exploration of the vast field of
sustainable design as it specifically relates to commercial interior
spaces. In Sustainable Commercial Interiors, the authors
share their passion for environmental advocacy while offering
designers and architects the technical knowledge important for
success in this evolving discipline. The authors apply the concept
of environmental responsibility to the design of interiors, and
employ the organization of the LEED Green Building Rating System to
sort the design process into five categories: sustainable sites,
water efficiency, energy issues, materials, and indoor environmental
quality. |
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An Illustrated Guide to Green Design
Strategies for Residential Interiors -
Issues of sustainability and environmental consciousness
have been increasingly important to designers of residential
interiors. With solutions for the design practitioner, this book
covers topics such as indoor air quality, identifying low-impact
materials, conserving energy and water, and support of construction
teams in reducing waste, Sustainable Residential Interiors provides
designers with the necessary information and tools to integrate
environmentally responsible design into their practice. Sustainable
Residential Interiors takes readers through an integrated design
process, showing how sustainable principles and practices can be
applied on virtually every level of interior design |
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Working Alone
- Tips & Techniques for Solo Building
Shows how
you can become a dynamic one-man crew, handling nearly every aspect
of house construction without having to hire or wait for anyone
else. Explains how you can, on your own, lay out a foundation, build
and erect walls, square up and straighten walls, install sheathing,
lay out rafters, raise the ridge, get the roof square, install
rafters, subfascia and sheathing, finish eaves, install windows and
siding, hang drywall, measure and cut trim, install cabinets, and
build decks |
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Architectural Graphic Standards
for Residential Construction
Construction Master
Pro
Workbook & Study Guide
Elevated Work Platforms
and Scaffolding
Graphic Guide to
Frame Construction
Building an
Affordable House
Olin's Construction: Principles,
Materials and Methods
Fundamentals of
Residential Construction
Sustainable Residential Interiors
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