The leading book on building construction——thoroughly renovated from the ground up

For the nuts-and-bolts on building construction practices and materials, thousands of professionals and students of architecture, engineering, and construction technology have turned to Edward Allen and Joseph Iano's Fundamentals of Building Construction. This new?Fifth Edition of the bestselling reference and textbook provides the most up-to-date survey of the basic materials and methods used in building construction.

Using the latest building codes, standards, and developments in materials and technologies as its basis, this book covers the complete range of construction activities—from excavating and foundations to cladding and interior finishes—and examines common construction systems such as light wood frame, masonry bearing wall, steel frame, and reinforced concrete construction.

The Fifth Edition adds a host of updated and completely new information on such current topics as:

• The changing role of the construction contractor in the process of making buildings

• Construction management and methods of project delivery

• Controlling the movement of heat, air, and moisture through the building enclosure

• Sustainability and green building techniques

• Innovations in glass, concrete, wood, and other construction materials

• The 2006 International Building and Residential Codes, 2004 MasterFormat, and the latest ASTM references and LEED standards

Supplemented by Exercises in Building Construction, Fifth Edition, available separately, Fundamentals of Building Construction, Fifth Edition lays the foundation every architect and construction professional needs to build a successful career.

The new, updated edition of the leading book on building construction

This new edition of the bestselling reference, Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods provides the complete, up-to-date coverage of building construction practices that thousands of professionals and students of architecture, engineering, and construction technology have been relying on for years. Using the new International Building Code® as its basis, this classic guidebook covers the complete range of construction activities, from excavating and foundations to cladding and interior finishes. It’s organized around a detailed treatment of the structural systems most widely used in North America: heavy timber, wood light frame, masonry, steel, light gauge steel, and reinforced and precast concrete.

New features of this Fourth Edition include:

• Detailed consideration throughout the book of issues of sustainability and "green" building
• A set of illustrated essays, "From Concept to Reality," that demonstrate how technical decisions are made in real-world building projects
• References to key Web sites for the latest construction information
• Dozens of new photorealistic drawings, photographs, and drawings
• A companion Web site that includes learning resources complementing the book

Fundamentals of Building Construction, Fourth Edition makes available to students and professionals an array of construction information that is unprecedented in scope and quality.

Now in its fourth edition, this bestselling reference focuses on the materials and methods used in building construction. Emphasizing common construction systems such as light wood frames, masonry bearing walls, steel frames, and reinforced concrete, this new edition includes new coverage of green design and energy-efficient construction energies, and is based on the International Building Code(r).

EDWARD ALLENhas taught for more than thirty years as a faculty member at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Yale University, and as an invited guest at institutions in the U.S., South America, Europe, and Asia. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He has designed more than fifty constructed buildings and is the bestselling author of The Architect’s Studio Companion, Architectural Detailing, Fundamentals of Residential Construction, and Shaping Structures: Statics, all published by Wiley.

JOSEPH IANOhas been Edward Allen’s illustrator, collaborator, and coauthor for more than twenty years. He is a registered architect whose experience includes professional practice, teaching design and technology in numerous schools of architecture, and work in the construction trades. Currently he heads a Seattle firm that provides technical consulting to architects and others in the design and construction industry.

1. Making Buildings.

2. Foundations.

3. Wood.

FROM CONCEPT TO REALITY—AN ENCLOSURE FOR A RESIDENTIAL SWIMMING POOL.

4. Heavy Timber Frame Construction.

5. Wood Light Frame Construction.

6. Exterior Finishes for Wood Light Frame Construction.

7. Interior Finishes for Wood Light Frame Construction.

8. Brick Masonry.

9. Stone and Concrete Masonry.

10. Masonry Loadbearing Wall Construction.

11. Steel Frame Construction.

12. Light Gauge Steel Frame Construction.

FROM CONCEPT TO REALITY--CAMERA OBSCURA AT MITCHELL PARK, GREENPORT, NEW YORK. 

13. Concrete Construction.

14. Sitecast Concrete Framing Systems.

15. Precast Concrete Framing Systems.

16. Roofing.

17. Glass and Glazing.

FROM CONCEPT TO REALITY—SKATING RINK AT YERBA BUENA GARDENS, SAN FRANCISCO.

18. Windows and Doors.

19. Designing Cladding Systems.

20. Cladding with Masonry and Concrete.

FROM CONCEPT TO REALITY—SEATTLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

21. Cladding with Metal and Glass.

22. Selecting Interior Finishes.

23. Interior Walls and Partitions.

24. Finish Ceilings and Floors.

Appendix.

Glossary.

Index.