Product Description: This book offers not the exemplary rendering of details for design and planning drafts but rather the best rendering for a respective purpose, be it at the construction site or the office. It targets frequent detailing weaknesses and shows positive examples.

Product Description: This introductory book covers the entire construction industry as a whole — with specific details, information, and directions — as well as the impact and basic inner working of the industry in each project. It addresses three specific industry aspects: the “players” the “processes,” and “practices” — all spelled out in a way that promotes readers' understanding...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Shows how to produce high-quality working drawings. Addresses the key points that concern the designer and draftsman, while not limiting the reader to any one approach, it covers floor plans, elevations, sections, details, building codes, as well as drafting tools and reproduction systems. This Third Edition incorporates discussion of computer-aided design and methods for relating drawings to newly automated spec production. Includes examples of structural grids and numbering systems, as well as upgraded coverage of foundation drawings and contours. (view table of contents)

Product Description: This unique introduction to contract administration is designed especially for those who need to understand the contract administration process, overall (rather than the fine details), and who have not yet developed a background of professional experience or insight...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Outlines and discusses the processes used by the design/construction professional and the building/municipal code official in bringing a project to the occupancy stage. Using codes (without being code specific) as a common document, the book shows how and why there may be serious problems of lack of understanding between the parties involved...read more