Using examples from award-winning houses, this clear, step-by-step guide provides everything a residential contractor needs to know to build a steel-framed house - quickly and easily. You'll discover how to select the right materials and tools ... use energy-efficient HVAC units, appliances, and lighting ... choose the best windows and doors ... and optimize landscaping and solar design. With lots of money-saving tips on ordering and using proper building materials - plus professional advice on applying traditional and new methods of interior and exterior insulation - this is the most complete and practical resource available on a subject of increasing importance to residential builders and designers.
- ISBN10 0070254753
- ISBN13 9780070254756
- Publish Date 1 February 1998
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 30 December 2002
- Publish Country US
- Publisher McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
- Imprint McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
- Edition 1997th ed.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 400
- Language English