Complete Building Construction

This extensively revised fourth edition has been updated to treat new developments in the industry and respond to environmental and energy conservation concerns. The book's objective is to provide, in a single volume, a compendium of the best of current building design and construction. New to this edition:Seven new chapters include such topics as location of structure on site, concrete, attic ventilation, and radonDiscussion of new products, including: low-E glass, heat mirror, switchable glazings, and Aerogels, Gypsonite and Fiberbond, strandboards, hardboard, engineering lumber, and moreEspecially useful to those who must decide which building materials and construction methods to use, explaining the "why" of constructionContains more than 500 illustrations