Trades & Technology

In the Spotlight

• Just Published for Commercial Construction! This classic text features a heavily-illustrated approach to the principles and practices used in the construction of commercial buildings. It presents an overview of the methods, equipment, and materials used in each phase of the process.
  


• There's Nothing Better for Methods & Materials! This book's unique two-part organization provides an unparalleled exploration of the principles, materials, and systems of building construction. It emphasizes a visual approach with more than 1,400 illustrations and hundreds of student study tools.
  


• For the Collaborative Design Team! With a complete introduction to the design of mechanical & electrical systems, this exceptional text not only describes systems technology, but also how it integrates with the overall building design, and includes numerous basic design data examples.
  


• The Essentials of Soils & Foundations! Known for its simple and straightforward manner, this easy reading text is filled with examples that include step-by-step solutions. The number and quality of the end-of-chapter homework problems continues to be a major strength of the book!
  


• Ideal for the Classroom and the Field! A comprehensive resource for planning and scheduling this book follows a logical progression, introducing precedence diagramming early and following with chapters on activity durations, resource allocations, network schedules and more.
  


• Includes Multiframe Structural Analysis Software! Discussing concepts from both an engineering and architectural perspective, this industry leading text explores structural behavior, structural analysis and design within a building context.