Get the industry standard - updated for a new age of construction. For more than fifty years, Construction has been the cornerstone reference in the field for architecture and construction professionals and students. This new edition, now called Olin's Construction after its original author, is an invaluable resource that will provide in-depth coverage for decades to come. You'll find the most up-to-date principles, materials, methods, codes, and standards used in the design and construction of contemporary residential, commercial, and institutional buildings. Organized by the MasterFormat 2004 Edition, this edition: * Includes more than 1,200 informative illustrations, including 150 new images. * Features new information on sustainability and construction management. * Reflects the expanded adoption of the ICC(c) Codes. * Addresses everything from site preparation to concrete finishing, masonry design to plastic fabrications, waterproofing to sprinkler systems, air conditioning to heat conveyance.
Join the generations who have relied on this book to provide the vital descriptive information on how to design buildings, detail components, specify materials and product, and avoid common pitfalls.
- ISBN10 0471714054
- ISBN13 9780471714057
- Publish Date 3 November 2006
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 23 December 2011
- Publish Country US
- Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition 8th Revised edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 1232
- Language English