Aryana Libris

Authors : Mehta Madan - Scarborough Walter - Armpriest Diane
Title : Building construction Principles, materials, and systems
Year : 2008

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Foreword. The pedagogical philosophy of this book continues to be robust and unique. Therefore, it is not surprising that the fi rst edition of the book was well received. The current (second) edition retains the book’s original approach but has been substantially enhanced to bring it up-to-date with the current knowledge base and includes full-color photographs, photo-realistic renderings, and line art. I expect that it will become the leading text on construction materials and systems, and I am honored to recommend it to the academic and professional communities with renewed confi dence. As the Chairman and CEO of one of the largest, international architecture and engineering fi rms, I have come to appreciate the tremendous amount of knowledge today’s architects, engineers, and constructors need to produce functional, economical, aesthetically pleasing, and high-performance buildings. Contemporary design and construction professionals cope, on a daily basis, with an exploding amount of information, mesh together a growing range of products, work out increasingly complex assembly details, and coordinate several diverse specialties. In this second edition of Building Construction: Principles, Materials, and Systems, the authors have once again utilized their long experience and diverse expertise to improve upon the fi rst edition and present the complexity of building construction in a more accessible volume. It clearly provides the basics of building science as applied to the art of transforming materials and systems into constructible buildings. Principles that infl uence building performance provide the background necessary to understand why, as well as how, buildings are assembled as they are. The book appropriately addresses each of the primary building assemblies—foundations, walls, fl oors, ceilings, and roofs—and how they join, seal, and integrate with other components. The performance of building enclosures and systems is reviewed in detail, which enhances the reader’s understanding of the comprehensive, integrated nature of the building design and construction processes. Almost all building materials and systems have been covered in depth. The book is unique among the available books on the subject because it is a joint effort of three authors—two of whom are engaged full time in academia and another who has an extensive background in the profession. Together, the authors’ combined expertise in architecture, engineering, and construction disciplines provides a holistic treatment of the subject. Although written primarily to educate students of architecture, engineering, and construction, the book will continue to serve as a reference for practitioners. An exhaustive work, Building Construction: Principles, Materials, and Systems uses text and concepts, photographs, and detailed drawings to convey the construction assembly techniques, theory, and technology inherent in architecture. It also highlights the building professionals’ involvement, as stewards of the environment, in producing sustainable, purposeful, and high-performance buildings on a life- cycle basis. H. Ralph Hawkins, FAIA, FACHA, MPH, LEED AP Chairman and CEO HKS Inc. ...