Construction category: 2089 books
Principles of Drafting and Shop Drawing (Carpentry)
Includes Shop Drawing Fundamentals, Theory, Freehand Drafting, Instruments, Geometric Construction, Pictorial Drawings, Oblique, Isometric, Orthographic Projection, Identify Shop Terms, Abbreviations, Dimensioning Elements, and Interpret a Drawing
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2013
Principles of Drafting and Shop DrawingsThis course is designed to introduce the student to the principles of drafting and shop drawings. It describes the primary types of mechanical drawings used for shop drawings. It endeavors to teach the students how to read shop drawings through visual identification...
by Clive Beggs
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2010
Energy – its source, security, price, and the efficiency of its use, are increasingly important issues for a diverse range of people.
'Energy: Management, Supply and Conservation' is a comprehensive text dealing with the theory and practice of the supply of energy, energy management and auditing,...
Net Zero Energy Buildings
Case Studies and Lessons Learned
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2016
This book presents 18 in-depth case studies of net zero energy buildings—low-energy building that generate as much energy as they consume over the course of a year—for a range of project types, sizes, and U.S. climate zones. Each case study describes the owner’s goals, the design and construction...
by Greg Vanden Berge
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2012
If you're looking for a complicated book that will teach you how to build circular, curved, bracket type or any other type of stairway that would require complicated mathematical formulas, this isn't the book, for you.Simple and easy, not complicated and difficult. Building stairs...
Brickwork and Bricklaying
A DIY Guide
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2013
Brickwork and Bricklaying is written for those who are new to the craft of bricklaying, and those who are improving their skills. It provides an overview of the materials, processes, craft skills and related subjects to enable the reader to construct their own simple brickwork projects and undertake...
DESIGN OF UNDERGROUND INSTALLATIONS IN ROCK
Army Tech Manual TM 5-857-3
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2017
Army Technical Manual TM 5-857-3 This obscure and unusual 1961 manual details how the U.S. military goes about planning/constructing underground installations and bases. Chock-full of intricate details on design criteria, costing, construction methods and various special features like multiple portals,...
by United States Government US Army
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2013
This manual, Technical Manual TM 3-34.22 (FM 3-34.343) / MCRP 3-17.1B Military Nonstandard Fixed Bridging, provides essential technical information on nonstandard fixed bridges for engineer staff officers. It is the doctrinal source of information for the United States (US) Army on the North Atlantic...
Applied Building Physics
Boundary Conditions, Building Performance and Material Properties
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2012
The energy crises of the 1970s, persisting moisture problems, complaints about sick buildings, thermal, visual and olfactory discomfort, and the move towards more sustainability in building construction have pushed Building Physics to the forefront of building innovation. The societal pressure to...
Building Physics -- Heat, Air and Moisture
Fundamentals and Engineering Methods with Examples and Exercises
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2012
Bad experiences with construction quality, the energy crises of 1973 and 1979, complaints about 'sick buildings', thermal, acoustical, visual and olfactory discomfort, the move towards more sustainability, have all accelerated the development of a field, which until 35 years ago was hardly more than...
by Jeffrey L. Beard, Edward C. Wundram, Michael C. Loulakis
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2001
Definitive guide to mastering Design-Build
Design-Build (D-B) -- the project delivery system in which one firm contracts to provide all of the architectural, engineering, and construction services on a project -- is expected to dominate the market by the year 2005. Studded with illustrative...
Understanding NEC3 : Professional Services Contract
A Practical Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2013
As use of the NEC (formerly the New Engineering Contract) family of contracts continues to grow worldwide, so does the importance of understanding its clauses and nuances to everyone working in the built environment. Currently in its third edition, this set of contracts is different to others in concept...
New Generation Whole-Life Costing
Property and Construction Decision-Making Under Uncertainty
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2007
New Generation Whole-Life Costing presents an innovative approach to decision-making and risk management for construction and real estate. It applies the options-based approach that has revolutionized the management of uncertainty in the business world. Based on government-sponsored research at Cambridge...
by John Procaccino
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2013
The construction site, a life form all it's own. A living and thriving entity. From it's infant stage, all the way to adulthood. From start to finish and all that goes on in between makes the construction site a fascinating place. And the main ingredient, the highly skilled tradesmen.
Cost Optimal and Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings (nZEB)
Definitions, Calculation Principles and Case Studies
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2013
Cost optimal and nearly zero energy performance levels are principles initiated by the European Union’s (EU) Energy Performance of Buildings Directive which was recast in 2010. These will be major drivers in the construction sector in the next few years, because all new buildings in the EU from...