House Building Illustration

Author: Adam / Yang Na and others
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: This book covers a wide range of new and innovative content, serving as a classic illustrated guide for essential elements of residential construction. For 25 years, Illustrated House Construction has been a classic work introducing principles and methods of residential construction. Now, the third edition of Illustrated House Construction has been revised. This edition primarily highlights the latest achievements in building materials, construction technology, and regulatory requirements. The book contains over 1,000 illustrations, covering every key step in the design process from site selection to structural components, equipment systems, and finishing work. To facilitate reader use, the subheadings of each chapter follow the CSI (Construction Specifications Institute) guidelines. The book’s distinctive features include: integrating environmentally friendly materials, residential construction strategies, and special needs of people with disabilities into the content; while also adopting both metric and imperial measurement systems. Illustrated House Construction (Third Edition) systematically and clearly explains the fundamental concepts of residential construction, serving as a reference for experts and students in various fields of residential construction to address challenges they may encounter when adopting new materials and technologies in planning, design, and construction.