Design Construction category: 427 books
The BIM Manager's Handbook, Part 1
Best Practice BIM
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2015
ePart 1 Best Practice BIM: Seeking to get BIM right? This ePart provides a touchstone for good practice by introducing a number of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), which represent benchmarks for successful BIM implementation. It explains what good BIM looks like and the pitfalls to avoid with ‘bad...
Windmills and Wind Motors
How to Build and Run Them
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2011
Free, clean, and sustainable energy: wind power is an essential resource everyone can harness. This comprehensive and compact historical work provides everything you need to learn about the theory and construction of everyday windmills, from small ones intended solely as models to those large enough...
by Derek J. Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2012
Maggie wants a house with lots of light. I need one with character. And what we do have in common doesn’t help either – we’re both stubborn.'
When Derek, a former TV journalist, and his partner Maggie decide to escape to the country, they don’t opt for the simple life. Instead they...
How to Build Animal Housing
60 Plans for Coops, Hutches, Barns, Sheds, Pens, Nestboxes, Feeders, Stanchions, and Much More
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2011
With dozens of adaptable plans for sheds, coops, hutches, multipurpose barns, windbreaks, and shade structures, this guide covers everything you need to know to build safe and sturdy housing for your animals. Stressing the importance of evaluating your goals, planning ahead, and budgeting accordingly,...
Knack Treehouses
A Step-by-Step Guide to Designing & Building a Safe & Sound Structure
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2010
Part dreambook and part practical guide, Knack Treehouses takes the reader a big step closer to having a house in the treetops. Replete with 450 full-color photographs, it covers all there is to know about designing, building, and enjoying unique elevated dwellings—both for kids and for adults. It...
by Trevor Yorke
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2011
All houses have a history to tell and the fascination with period properties is not confined to country houses with grand estates. Whether town, mansion or country cottage, old houses are equally worthy of pride and interest in their past.Tracing the History of Houses shows how to obtain an approximate...
The BIM Manager's Handbook, Part 6
Excelling your BIM Efforts
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2015
ePart 6: Excelling your BIM Efforts: In this final ePart, BIM is taken to the next level by outlining what is required to truly excel as a BIM Manager. It highlights how BIM Managers acquire the necessary communication skills to maximise an efficient information flow between the BIM Manager and others....
Working Alone
Tips & Techniques for Solo Building
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
If your'e working alone, this book will be your second set of hands. You won't have to wait for a helper or pass up a job that seems too difficult to do alone. And if youre a homeowner working on your own house, you will be amazed at what you can accomplish.
Written by a builder with 30 years'...
Chicken Coops
45 Building Ideas for Housing Your Flock
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2011
Just like houses, chicken coops come in all shapes and sizes. Judy Pangman presents how-to drawings and conceptual plans for 45 coops — from the strictly practical to flights of fancy — guaranteed to meet the needs of every bird owner, however big or small your flock may be. Color photographs...
by Andrew Engel
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
Stair building combines precision carpentry with tricky math, so even experienced builders find it challenging. But as this extensively illustrated book demonstrates, any builder who can measure the distance between two floors can plan and build a stunning set of stairs. By clearly laying out the...
by US Department of Agriculture, Gumption Corp.
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2015
Current “wood first” thinking influences ecologically minded individuals and governments all over the world. It encourages the building of homes using sustainably managed renewable resources. It also reflects a desire to offer a creative quality alternative to the modern McMansions and little...
How to Build Your Own Greenhouse
Designs and Plans to Meet Your Growing Needs
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016
Unlock new growing opportunities and increase your property value with an outdoor conservatory. In this illustrated guide, Roger Marshall shows you how to build our own greenhouse using simple, easy-to-follow techniques. Covering everything from selecting a site to glazing glass, Marshall includes...
by Edward Ford
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2013
Going Green or Going Broke is an enjoyable look into the complicated world of "Green" technologies through the eyes of the home owner.The author, Edward Ford, is a father of six, Custom home builder and the son of parents that where the entrepreneurs of a successful Natural Foods company.With thirty...
by Greg Vanden Berge
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2012
how to position your stairway and adjust for stair tread overhangs.It will also provide you with a few techniques and ideas on how to fix some of the mistakes stair builders have been making for years. Some of these techniques can save builders a lot of money, while others will simply reduce...