Graphic Guide to Frame Construction: Completely Revised and Updated

Graphic Guide to Frame Construction: Completely Revised and Updated Review

This is the new revised and updated edition of the complete visual handbook for architects, builders, students and DIY builders - anyone interested in wood frame house construction. Section by section the book covers foundations, floors, walls, stairs and roofs. Full cross-referencing gives information about building systems and materials. Written by an experienced self-builder and a practicing architect, this authoritative guide reviews all the options to solve specific building problems. * GRAPHIC: This is a definitive visual handbook featuring nearly 500 step-by-step detailed and annotated plans and drawings. * FULLY REVISED: Updated to keep paces with changes in the building industry in the last nine years, particularly new materials, disaster- and extreme weather-proofing concerns, and new energy conservation codes.

Amelia Bedelia Under Construction (I Can Read Books: Level 2 (Pb))

Amelia Bedelia Under Construction (I Can Read Books: Level 2 (Pb)) Review

Who adds marble countertops,

Who adds marble countertops,

and sands the deck?

Caution!

Amelia Bedelia is in charge!

Manly Construction Training -Gaten na Aitsu- (P.B.B. - Play Boy Blues -)

Manly Construction Training -Gaten na Aitsu- (P.B.B. - Play Boy Blues -) Review

A sweet story of Yuusaku and Taizo from the popular series, "Manly Construction Training -Gaten na Aitsu-"

Yuusaku wants to have a date with Taizo, so he negotiates with his dad.
However, his dad tells him to go to Osaka and work in construction for training...


Age 18+
Explicit content
Suggested for mature readers

The Social Construction of Difference and Inequality: Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality

The Social Construction of Difference and Inequality: Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality Review

This anthology examines the social construction of race, class, gender, and sexuality and the institutional bases for these relations. While other texts discuss various forms of stratification and the impact of these on members of marginalized groups, The Social Construction of Difference and Inequality provides a thorough discussion of how such systems of stratification are formed and perpetuated and how forms of stratification are interconnected. Critical thinking questions at the end of each reading and part opening essays aid students in understanding how the material relates to their lives and how their own attitudes, actions, and perspectives may serve to perpetuate a stratified system.

DEWALT Construction Professional Reference (Dewalt Trade Reference)

DEWALT Construction Professional Reference (Dewalt Trade Reference) Review

This outstanding "answer book" is the perfect professional reference for questions concerning basic building disciplines. The DEWALT Construction Professional Reference features at-a-glance information on hardware sizing, correct nailing patterns, walls and flooring, doors and door openings, roof pitches, stairway stringers, steel, excavation, masonry, and much more! With illustrative diagrams and construction documents for use on the jobsite, this valuable reference is sure to be an effective tool from the configuration of a job to its conclusion.

Complete Book of Framing: An Illustrated Guide for Residential Construction (RSMeans)

Complete Book of Framing: An Illustrated Guide for Residential Construction (RSMeans) Review

The updated easy-to-learn reference for rough carpentry and framing

Complete Book of Framing, Second Edition is an updated, easy-to-learn guide to rough carpentry and framing written by an expert with more than thirty years of framing experience. This book guides the reader through the steps on framing floors, walls, roofs, door and window openings, and stairs. Hundreds of color photographs and illustrations help the reader understand the basics as well as advanced framing methods. This Second Edition is updated to match the framing techniques to the 2009 International Building Code, and introduces the concept of "green framing" regarding material use and handling.

• Deals with the new corrosive treating methods that began to be used in 2004 for pressure treated wood
• Covers the time and energy-saving benefits of positive placement nail guns, which have become the industry standard for fastening light gage hardware
• Includes a glue-laminated beam weight chart, along with a description of crane operations for setting these beams

Starting with the basics, this book begins with types of lumber, nails, and what tools are needed, followed by detailed, fully illustrated steps for framing each building element—from planning and layout through specific nailing patterns. Framer-Friendly Tips throughout the book show how to get a task done right—and more easily.

Workbenches: From Design And Theory To Construction And Use (Popular Woodworking)

Workbenches: From Design And Theory To Construction And Use (Popular Woodworking) Review

Two Centuries of Workbench Wisdom in One Book!

With this book, your very first workbench will do everything you need it to do—possibly for the rest of your woodworking career!

Encompassing years of historical research and real-world trials, Christopher Schwarz boils down centuries of the history and engineering of workbenches into basic ideas that all woodworkers can use.

• Learn how to design your own world-class workbench
• Learn the fundamental rules of good workbench design that have been largely forgotten
• Learn how to build an inexpensive and practical bench that hasn't been in widespread use for over 100 years
• Learn how to properly use any workbench

These old-school benches are simpler than modern benches, easier to build and perfect for both power and hand tools.

Beginning woodworkers can build either of these benches. The technical drawings are clear and show every detail. Using the step-by-step instructions, you will be amazed at how easily these workbenches can be constructed.

Smith, Currie and Hancock's Common Sense Construction Law: A Practical Guide for the Construction Professional

Smith, Currie and Hancock's Common Sense Construction Law: A Practical Guide for the Construction Professional Review

Be prepared with the bestselling guide to the laws that govern construction

Knowledge of construction law and employment law is essential to running a successful construction business. This Fourth Edition of the bestselling Smith, Currie & Hancock's Common Sense Construction Law provides a practical introduction to the significant legal topics and questions affecting construction industry professionals. Like its popular previous editions, this Fourth Edition translates the sometimes-confusing theories, principles, and established rules that regulate the business into clear, lay-person's English.

This new edition updates the comprehensive scope of its predecessors with:

• Coverage of the newly issued and recently revised industry-standard contract documents produced by the AIA, ConsensusDOCS, and EJCDC for 2007/2008

• A CD featuring sample contracts and documents from AIA, ConsensusDOCS, and EJCDC that familiarizes readers with these important documents, and aids in understanding document citations in the book

• Improved pedagogical tools and instructor support material for use in the classroom

The most up-to-date and thorough guide to a sometimes intimidating but critical aspect of the practice of construction, Smith, Currie & Hancock's Common Sense Construction Law, Fourth Edition gives industry professionals the knowledge they need to avoid legal surprises and gain a competitive advantage.

Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery, Second Edition

Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery, Second Edition Review

Reflecting the latest developments in the green building movement, and updated to include coverage of LEED 2009,Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery, Second Edition guides construction and design professionals through the process of developing commercial and institutional high-performance green buildings in today's marketplace.

In this revised edition, Charles Kibert delivers a detailed, and passionate, overview of the entire process of green building, covering the theory, history, state of the industry, and best practices in green building. Kibert uses not only the dominant LEED assessment system, but includes such newer ones as Green Globes and several noteworthy building assessment systems from other countries. Sections introduce the background of the green building movement and walk you through such aspects as the background of high-performance green building design, green-building assessment, the green building process, and ecological design.

Broad enough to cover the needs of faculty and students in architecture, engineering, landscape architecture, interior design, and construction management, yet focused enough to serve as a reference for building owners and buyers of construction services, Sustainable Construction is a comprehensive look at an emerging process that is environmentally sounds while making good economic sense.

Content from this book is available as two online continuing professional education courses at http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-320255.html#life_cycle_assessment and http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-320255.html#green_building.  WileyCPE courses are available on demand, 24 hours a day, and are approved by the American Institute of Architects.

The Social Construction of Technological Systems: New Directions in the Sociology and History of Technology

The Social Construction of Technological Systems: New Directions in the Sociology and History of Technology Review

This pioneering book, first published in 1987, launched the new field of social studies of technology. It introduced a method of inquiry--social construction of technology, or SCOT--that became a key part of the wider discipline of science and technology studies. The book helped the MIT Press shape its STS list and inspired the Inside Technology series. The thirteen essays in the book tell stories about such varied technologies as thirteenth-century galleys, eighteenth-century cooking stoves, and twentieth-century missile systems. Taken together, they affirm the fruitfulness of an approach to the study of technology that gives equal weight to technical, social, economic, and political questions, and they demonstrate the illuminating effects of the integration of empirics and theory. The approaches in this volume--collectively called SCOT (after the volume's title) have since broadened their scope, and twenty-five years after the publication of this book, it is difficult to think of a technology that has not been studied from a SCOT perspective and impossible to think of a technology that cannot be studied that way.

Understanding & Negotiating Construction Contracts (RSMeans)

Understanding & Negotiating Construction Contracts (RSMeans) Review

A practical desk reference to help identify and evaluate risky commercial terms and conditions, then negotiate or get help to resolve them. Construction is a complex business. Each project has its own unique physical and commercial considerations. Since there is no such thing as a standard or typical construction project, construction contracts should also not be considered standard. The contractor must carefully manage both in order to have a successful outcome and protect the companys interests and assets. This book will show you how to identify, understand, and evaluate high-risk terms and conditions typically found in construction contracts then negotiate to lower or eliminate the risk, improve terms of payment, and reduce exposure to claims and disputes. You don't have to be a lawyer to understand the risks and to be able to negotiate better and less risky commercial terms and conditions. The author has written this book without using legalese, instead providing real-life examples you can relate to from actual projects from small residential and retail to large commercial, industrial, and international work. This book will help you manage all these elements of the contract: Scope of Work & Schedule Terms of Payment & Cash Flow Assurances of Performance Insurance, Bonding, Indemnity, & Warranties Changes to the Contract Disputes & Their Resolution Damages Termination & Suspension Force Majeure International Contracting

Ruler and Compass: Practical Geometric Constructions (Wooden Books)

Ruler and Compass: Practical Geometric Constructions (Wooden Books) Review

An introduction to geometry without measurements.

Since the earliest times, mankind has employed the simple geometric forms of straight line and circle, in art, architecture, and mathematics. Originally marked out by eye and later using a stretched cord, in time these came to be made with the simple tools of ruler and compass. This valuable reference book introduces the origins and principles of geometry using these basic tools, and shows some of the geometric constructions used by artists, architects, and mathematicians of old.

The Construction Crew

The Construction Crew Review

The construction gang is tearing down an old building and laying the foundation for a new home. Workers use all kinds of trucks and tools to get the job done. And just in time for a family to move in.

 

The alliterative text completel with shout-out language that young children will love is just right for preschoolers.