Audel Complete Building Construction

By Eugene Leger

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 radon Discussion of new products, including: low-E glass, heat mirror, switchable glazings, and Aerogels, Gypsonite and Fiberbond, strandboards, hardboard, engineering lumber, and more Especially useful to those who must decide which building materials and construction methods to use, explaining the "why" of construction Contains more than 500 illustrations

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0025178822
• ISBN13: 9780025178823
• Release Date: February 1994
• Publisher: T. Audel
• Length: 671 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.6" x 8.3"