Green from the Ground Up: Sustainable, Healthy, and Energy-Efficient Home Construction (Builder's Guide)

Green from the Ground Up: Sustainable, Healthy, and Energy-Efficient Home Construction (Builder's Guide) Review

Green from the Ground Up: Sustainable, Healthy, and Energy-Efficient Home Construction (Builder's Guide) Feature

• ISBN13: 9781561589739
• Condition: New
• Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!

A thorough, informative, and up-to-date reference on green, sustainable and energy-efficient home construction that clarifies definitions of green and sustainable and guides builders and architects through the process of new or remodel green construction, including issues of site, landscaping, durability, and energy-efficiency. It starts with clear explanations of the concepts and fundamentals of green, healthy and energy-efficient construction and walks the reader through the entire construction process, injecting expert advice at every decision point. Construction techniques, materials, and products are thoroughly explained, making the often vaguely understood concepts cleanly understandable. The book gives builders and architects the tools to respond to growing requests from homeowners for green and energy-efficient houses, whether new or remodeled. Homeowners can use the book to understand the concepts, process, and options, whether they're doing it themselves or working with a professional.

Brannigan's Building Construction For The Fire Service

Brannigan's Building Construction For The Fire Service Review

Brannigan’S Building Construction For The Fire Service, Fourth Edition Is A Must Read For Fire Fighters, Prospective Fire Fighters, And Fire Science Students. This Edition Continues The Brannigan Tradition Of Using Plain Language To Describe Technical Information About Different Building Types And Their Unique Hazards. This Text Ensures That Critical Fire Fighting Information Is Easy-To-Understand And Gives Valuable Experience To Fire Fighters Before Stepping Onto The Fireground. The First Edition Of Building Construction For The Fire Service Was Published In 1971. Frank Brannigan Was Compelled To Write The Most Comprehensive Building Construction Text For The Fire Service So That He Could Save Fire Fighters’ Lives. His Passion For Detail And Extensive Practical Experience Helped Him To Develop The Most Popular Text On The Market. His Motto Of: “Know Your Buildings,” Informs Every Aspect Of This New Edition Of The Text. Listen To A Podcast With Brannigan's Building Construction For The Fire Service, Fourth Edition Co-Author Glenn Corbett To Learn More About This Training Program! Glenn Discusses His Relationship With The Late Frank Brannigan, The Dangers Of Heavy Construction Timber, Occupancy Specific Hazards, And Other Areas Of Emphasis Within The Fourth Edition. To Listen Now, Visit: Http://D2jw81rkebrcvk.Cloudfront.Net/Assets.Multimedia/Audio/Building_Construction.Mp3.

Construction Surveying and Layout: A Step-By-Step Field Engineering Methods Manual (3rd Edition)

Construction Surveying and Layout: A Step-By-Step Field Engineering Methods Manual (3rd Edition) Review

Construction Surveying and Layout - A unique, practical, and complete book for the surveyor, field engineer, or student learning construction surveying and layout. This highly illustrated book contains over 1200 graphics of construction surveying field and office activities, calculations, and tables that are presented in a step-by- step easy to read format. The reader can see "how-to" perform many of the common measurement and calculation activities of field engineering and construction surveying. This book contains material not found in other surveying books. It is a must for training individuals just getting into construction surveying or as a reference for anyone on a construction site involved with measurement and layout. "Everyone who sees it, wants it."

Dictionary of Architecture and Construction (Dictionary of Architecture & Construction)

Dictionary of Architecture and Construction (Dictionary of Architecture & Construction) Review

Updated and expanded, this Fourth Edition of the most trusted reference in architecture offers the most comprehensive coverage of architectural and construction terms available. This classic dictionary now features nearly 25,000 definitions (including 2,800 new terms), 2,500 illustrations (including 200 new illustrations), and maintains its extraordinary visual appeal and easy-to-read page design. Prepared by a renowned architectural editor in association with expert contributors and incorporating the work of many standards groups, the book presents clear, concise definitions of terms in nearly 80 working areas. The Fourth Edition covers new industry terms which have emerged due to changes in engineering and building technologies, organizations, materials, and legal developments, and has been expanded to include more historic architectural styles. New terms include: Legal Architectural Barriers Act Wheelchair Accessible Materials Fibrous Concrete Latex Mortar Polymer-Based Stucco Concrete Compliance Conformity Refractory Mortar Organizations Building Research Establishment (formerly Building Research Station) of Great Britain ASTM Historic Architectural Styles Anglo-Palladianism French Victorian Isabellino Mudajar Mozarabic Neo-Rococo

Roofing Construction & Estimating

Roofing Construction & Estimating Review

Roofing Construction & Estimating Feature

• Product Details: Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Craftsman Book Co (April 9, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572180072, ISBN-13: 978-1572180079
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 1 inches, Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds

Installation, repair and estimating for nearly every type of roof covering available today in residential and commercial structures: asphalt shingles, roll roofing, wood shingles and shakes, clay tile, slate, metal, built-up, and elastomeric.

Covers sheathing and underlayment techniques, as well as secrets for installing leakproof valleys. Many estimating tips help you minimize waste, as well as insure a profit on every job. Troubleshooting techniques help you identify the true source of most leaks.

Over 300 large, clear illustrations help you find the answer to just about all your roofing questions.

Start Your Own Construction and Contracting Business (Start Your Own Construction & Contracting Business)

Start Your Own Construction and Contracting Business (Start Your Own Construction & Contracting Business) Review

Build a Successful Business

If you're good with your hands and have a great business sense, now is the time to start your own construction or contracting firm. Independent contractors can earn upwards of six figures a year doing remodels, new construction, home additions and more. Author Gregg Kuehn has 30 years of experience in the industry-and now he reveals his secrets to starting and running a profitable business.

Learn how to:

• Attract clients through multiple channels: marketing, advertising and word-of-mouth recommendations
• Set a budget and write an accurate estimate for any type of job
• Price your products and services to be competitive while maximizing profits
• Hire and train great employees-and handle any employee problems
• Deal with problem clients, earn their trust and address their complaints

Detailed examples and stories from real-life contractors show you what to do-and what not to do-on your path to success. Learn how to avoid the most common mistakes and get started today with your own thriving construction business.

Dog Agility Equipment Construction Instructions: YOU CAN! Build Better Training Obstacles for your Dog

Dog Agility Equipment Construction Instructions: YOU CAN! Build Better Training Obstacles for your Dog Review

In this new, revised step-by-step guide to building agility obstacles for your dog I took comments from YOU and have created a Better guide to building Dog Agility Equipment. This easy to understand booklet includes: improved color coded diagrams and full color photos of the equipment as works in progress and completed, a list of all materials, which are easily available at hardware stores or home improvement warehouse stores (no expensive specialty pieces that you would have to order on-line) and a list of the common household tools needed. This booklet will easily pay for itself in saved trips to the store, miss cut pieces, and saved time and effort. More than 15 plans included!!

Running a Successful Construction Company (For Pros, by Pros)

Running a Successful Construction Company (For Pros, by Pros) Review

Running a Successful Construction Company (For Pros, by Pros) Feature

• ISBN13: 9781561585304
• Condition: New
• Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!

Running a small business can be daunting to the builder whose expertise is in the hands on work -- not finance or law. This book, written by a builder who came up through the trades himself -- and who for decades has run a highly respected and successful construction operation that does both remodeling and new construction -- helps to demystify the day-to-day challenges that contractors face. Running a Successful Construction Company is acknowledged as the leading book in its field. Includes 50 color photos and drawings.

Fundamentals of Residential Construction

Fundamentals of Residential Construction Review

The leading guide to professional home construction—now updated and revised!

Fundamentals of Residential Construction, Third 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 1,250 drawings and photographs, including new photorealistic illustrations that bring the text to life, this Third Edition provides authoritative coverage on wood light-frame construction, industrialized systems of construction, insulating concrete forms, light-gauge steel frame, panelized construction, and a new chapter on multifamily construction. Topics covered include:

• Plumbing
• Building codes
• Heating and cooling
• Financing
• Wiring
• Roofing
• Thermal insulation
• Environmental concerns
• Foundations
• Finish sitework
• Rough sitework
• Wood and light-gauge steel framing
• Engineered materials
• Exterior and interior finishes

Organized in a logical, easy-to-follow format, Fundamentals of Residential Construction, Third Edition is the one-stop source for building professionals to gain a working knowledge of codes, management procedures, material, and all home building concerns.

How a House Is Built

How a House Is Built Review

Describes how the surveyor, heavy machinery operators, carpenter crew, plumbers, and other workers build a house.

Construction Drawings and Details for Interiors: Basic Skills

Construction Drawings and Details for Interiors: Basic Skills Review

Construction Drawings and Details for Interiors serves as the essential reference for designers preparing interior construction documents, explaining how to do a new construction, remodeling, or installation project. In a highly visual format, the book covers drafting fundamentals and conventions; drawing types, plans, and schedules; and computer-aided design (CAD). With expanded coverage of the preparation and communication of construction documents in digital formats, drawing interior perspectives, and more, the text also serves as an invaluable study reference for the contract documents section of the NCIDQ exam. A new companion Web Site supplies template grids for schedules and contract documents for practice exercises.?

The Complete Illustrated Guide to Furniture and Cabinet Construction

The Complete Illustrated Guide to Furniture and Cabinet Construction Review

The Complete Illustrated Guide to Furniture and Cabinet Construction Feature

• Well written, easy to follow.
• Beautiful illustrations.

Introducing a new woodworking series in the tradition of Tage Frid...a series filled with essential information required by woodworkers today. For the first time ever, all the techniques and processes necessary to craft beautiful things from wood have been compiled into three comprehensive volumes: The Complete Illustrated Guides. Highly visual and written by woodworking's finest craftsmen, these three titles -- Furniture & Cabinet Construction, Shaping Wood, and Joinery -- will establish a new standard for shop reference books.

The Complete Illustrated Guide to Furniture & Cabinet Construction is the ultimate reference work -- a graphic, step-by-step presentation of basic furniture-construction techniques. Expert woodworker Andy Rae brings organization, enthusiasm, and more than 20 years' experience to this essential book. Readers will acquire a working knowledge of woodworking materials, a higher level of control over their work and tools, and an understanding of basic design principles.