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  • Barry's Introduction to Construction of Buildings

    An authoritative, well-established, comprehensive, practical, and highly illustrated guide to construction practiceBased mainly on domestic and residential buildings—and filled with extensive illustrations throughout—this concise text is the ideal introduction to the subject of building construction. It provides the basic material that readers need in order to understand the construction process ... Read more

    $34.00 USD

  • Construction Engineering Design Calculations and Rules of Thumb

    Construction Engineering Calculations and Rules of Thumb begins with a brief, but rigorous, introduction to the mathematics behind the equations that is followed by self-contained chapters concerning applications for all aspects of construction engineering. Design examples with step-by-step solutions, along with a generous amount of tables, schematics, and calculations are provided to facilitate ... Read more

    $112.99 USD

  • Workplace Strategies and Facilities Management

    This book provides comprehensive coverage of issues that facility managers in the property industry need to understand and apply in the pursuit of value for money over the life span of built facilities.The authors introduce the fast-growing discipline of facility management, examine the core competencies that facility managers should possess and study different contemporary drivers of change.The ... Read more

    $94.99 USD

  • Global Megaprojects

    Lessons, Case Studies, and Expert Advice on International Megaproject Management

    GLOBAL MEGAPROJECTSThe definitive guide to international megaprojects from an undisputed authority in the fieldIn Global Megaprojects: Lessons, Case Studies, and Expert Advice on International Megaproject Management, distinguished international megaproject researcher and consultant Virginia A. Greiman delivers a comprehensive and incisive discussion of a key topic in global infrastructure ... Read more

    $100.00 USD

  • Electricians Calculations Manual

    by Nick Fowler ...
    This is a calculations book aimed at working electricians and those attempting to pass the Electrician’s Exam. Like nothing currently on the market, this manual details and annotates key calculations electricians use in the field. Electricians can either learn the underpinnings of the calculation or simply “plub and chug” their way through the problem. A final chapter provides the basics of the ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Solar Powered Energy Theft: Legal No Money Down Solar Panels for Homeowners

    Homeowner House Help

    by Jon Nelsen ...
    Series series Homeowner House Help
    Exorbitant electricity BILLS bleeding you dry every month...... What if you could turn your biggest homeowner expense into monthly income without spending a dime?① Stop Paying Electricity Bills② Turn Your Home into A Monthly Income MachineIs it possible? How?Learn how to turbocharge your home's value and your monthly cash-flow using government funded solar energy on your roof. In this step-b... ... Read more

    Free

  • Elevator Traffic Handbook

    Theory and Practice

    This second edition of this well-respected book covers all aspects of the traffic design and control of vertical transportation systems in buildings, making it an essential reference for vertical transportation engineers, other members of the design team, and researchers. The book introduces the basic principles of circulation, outlines traffic design methods and examines and analyses traffic ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Prepare Today Survive Tomorrow

    by LG Wellington ...
    This book will introduce you to a wealth of information on emergency preparation, and will provide your family or organization with important strategies, insights, tips, guidelines, and lists on how to prepare for a disaster.Survival planning is nothing more than realizing a disaster could happen that would put everyone in a survival situation and, with that in mind, taking steps to increase your ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Managing the Profitable Construction Business

    The Contractor's Guide to Success and Survival Strategies

    Take control of your construction contracting business and manage it through the natural highs and lows of the construction market.Learn from a team of construction business veterans led by Thomas C. Schleifer, who is commonly referred to as a construction business "turnaround" expert due to the number of construction companies he has rescued from financial distress. His financial acumen, combined ... Read more

    $57.00 USD

  • 2012 International Building Code Handbook

    A COMPLETE, FULL-COLOR GUIDE TO THE 2012 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODEUpdated to reflect the International Code Council 2012 International Building Code, this time-saving resource makes it easy to understand and apply complex IBC requirements and achieve compliance. More than 600 full-color illustrations help to clarify the application and intent of many code provisions, with an emphasis on the ... Read more

    $148.99 USD

  • The Passivhaus Designer's Manual

    A technical guide to low and zero energy buildings

    Edited by Christina Hopfe ...
    Passivhaus is the fastest growing energy performance standard in the world, with almost 50,000 buildings realised to date. Applicable to both domestic and non-domestic building types, the strength of Passivhaus lies in the simplicity of the concept. As European and global energy directives move ever closer towards Zero (fossil) Energy standards, Passivhaus provides a robust ‘fabric first’ approach ... Read more

    $69.99 USD

  • 1,001 Questions & Answers for the CWI Exam

    Welding Metallurgy and Visual Inspection Study Guide

    AWS (The American Welding Society) is the worldwide leader in certification programs for the welding industry. Since the CWI (Certified Welding Inspectors) program inception in 1976, AWS has certified more than 100,000 welding inspectors alone, plus thousands more working professionals across other certification categories. AWS conducts exams in locations around the world, including 550 U.S. sites ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Total Construction Project Management, Second Edition

    The most comprehensive, up-to-date construction project management systemFully revised for the latest technologies and standards, Total Construction Project Management, Second Edition provides a proven framework for completing construction jobs as specified, on schedule, and within budget. You’ll learn how to plan, organize, and control each stage of a project—from initiation to close-out.This ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

  • Construction Project Safety

    Series series RSMeans
    This introduction to construction safety for construction management personnel takes a project-based approach to present potential hazards in construction and their mitigation or prevention. After introducing Accident Prevention Programs and OSHA compliance requirements, the book integrates safety instruction into the building process by following a building project from site construction through ... Read more

    $79.00 USD

  • Solid Wood

    Case Studies in Mass Timber Architecture, Technology and Design

    by Joseph Mayo ...
    Over the past 10-15 years a renaissance in wood architecture has occurred with the development of new wood building systems and design strategies, elevating wood from a predominantly single-family residential idiom to a rival of concrete and steel construction for a variety of building types, including high rises. This new solid wood architecture offers unparalleled environmental as well as ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

  • Black and Decker The Complete Guide to Plumbing Updated 8th Edition

    Completely Updated to Current Codes

    Series series Black & Decker Complete Photo Guide
    BLACK+DECKER The Complete Guide to Plumbing Updated 8th Edition is the most comprehensive, up-to-date book on achievable home plumbing projects for DIYers of all skill levels.From fixing a toilet to installing and plumbing a vanity sink or curbless shower,this book has the answer to any home plumbing problem you’re likely to have. Packed with clear color photos, illustrations, and easy-to ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Managing Quality in Architecture

    Integrating BIM, Risk and Design Process

    Completely revised throughout for this second edition, Managing Quality in Architecture addresses the new ISO 9001 standards after the significant 2015 revision. ISO 9001 is the global standard for quality, and firms certified under the 2008 edition have three years to upgrade their quality systems to the new Standard. This book helps architects, engineers and other designers working in the built ... Read more

    $69.99 USD

  • Defects

    Living with the Legacy of the Celtic Tiger

    by Eoin Ó Broin ...
    All across Ireland, thousands of people are living in apartments and houses with serious fire safety and structural defects. Some of these have made the news, many more have not.Defects: Living with the Legacy of the Celtic Tiger tells the horrifying story of these people and how they came to be trapped in dangerous homes.In this follow-up to Home, his hugely popular and acclaimed manifesto for ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • HVAC Licensing Study Guide, Third Edition

    Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Ace the Major HVAC Licensing Exams!Featuring more than 800 accurate practice questions and answers, HVAC Licensing Study Guide, Third Edition, provides everything you need to prepare for and pass the major HVAC ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Residential Property Appraisal

    Volume 1 - Valuation and Law

    Residential Property Appraisal, Volumes 1 and 2 are essential handbooks not only for students studying surveying but also for surveyors and others involved in the appraisal of residential property.Volume 1 has been updated and covers the valuation process as it relates to residential properties, particularly when valuation is undertaken for secured lending purposes. It addresses the basic skills ... Read more

    $66.99 USD

  • Positive Energy Homes

    Creating Passive Houses for Better Living

    Positive energy homes enable people to live healthy and comfortable lives with energy left over to share. Creating a house you love that produces surplus energy is surprisingly easy with a thorough understanding of how buildings work and careful attention to detail in construction. The Passive House standard, with its well-proven track record, forms the basis for creating positive energy homes. ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Bio-based Building Skin

    Series series Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes
    This book provides a compendium of material properties, demonstrates several successful examples of bio-based materials’ application in building facades, and offers ideas for new designs and novel solutions. It features a state-of-the-art review, addresses the latest trends in material selection, assembling systems, and innovative functions of facades in detail. Selected case studies on buildings ... Read more

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  • Shelters, Shacks and Shanties (Illustrated)

    The smallest boys can build some of the simple shelters and the older boys can build the more difficult ones. The reader may, if he likes, begin with the first of the book, build his way through it, and graduate by building the log houses; in doing this he will be closely following the history of the human race, because ever since our arboreal ancestors with prehensile toes scampered among the ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • New Code of Estimating Practice

    The essential, authoritative guide to providing accurate, systematic, and reliable estimating for construction projects—newly revisedPricing and bidding for construction work is at the heart of every construction business, and in the minds of construction consultants’ poor bids lead to poor performance and nobody wins. New Code of Estimating Practice examines the processes of estimating and ... Read more

    $80.00 USD