Includes bibliographical references and index.

CHAPTER 1: Making Buildings --
Learning to Build --
Sustainability --
The Work of the Design Professional: Choosing Building Systems --
Construction Standards and Information Resources --
The Work of the Construction Professional: Constructing Buildings --
Trends in the Delivery of Design and Construction Services --
Recurring Concerns --
CHAPTER 2: Foundations --
Foundation Requirements --
Foundation Settlement --
Earth Materials --
Excavation --
Foundations --
Underpinning --
Retaining Walls --
Waterproofing and Drainage --
Basement Insulation --
Shallow Frost-Protected Foundations --
Backfilling --
Up?Down Construction --
Designing Foundations --
Foundation Design and the Building Codes --
CHAPTER 3: Wood --
Trees --
Lumber --
Wood Products --
Plastic Lumber --
Wood Panel Products --
Wood Chemical Treatments --
Wood Fasteners --
Manufactured Wood Components --
Types of Wood Construction --
CHAPTER 4: Heavy Timber Frame Construction --
Combustible Buildings Framed with Heavy Timber --
Lateral Bracing of Heavy Timber Buildings --
Building Services in Heavy Timber Buildings --
Longer Spans in Heavy Timber --
CHAPTER 5: Wood Light Frame Construction --
History --
Foundations for Light Frame Structures --
Building the Frame --
Variations on in Wood Light Frame Construction --
Wood Light Frame Construction and the Building Codes --
Uniqueness of Wood Light Frame Construction --
CHAPTER 6: Exterior Finishes for Wood Light Frame Construction --
Protection From the Weather --
Roofing --
Windows and Doors --
Siding --
CHAPTER 7: Interior Finishes for Wood Light Frame Construction --
Completing the Building Enclosure --
Wall and Ceiling Finish --
Millwork and Finish Carpentry --
Flooring and Ceramic Tile Work --
Finishing Touches --
CHAPTER 8: Brick Masonry --
History --
Mortar --
Brick Masonry --
Masonry Wall Construction --
CHAPTER 9: Stone and Concrete Masonry --
Stone Masonry --
Concrete Masonry --
Masonry Wall Construction --
CHAPTER 10: Masonry Wall Construction --
Types of Masonry Walls --
Spanning Systems for Masonry Bearing Wall Construction --
Detailing Masonry Walls --
Some Special Problems of Masonry Construction --
Masonry and the Building Codes --
Uniqueness of Masonry --
CHAPTER 11: Steel Frame Construction --
History --
The Material Steel --
Details of Steel Framing --
The Construction Process --
Fireproofing of Steel Framing --
Longer Spans in Steel --
Composite Columns --
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CHAPTER 12: Light Gauge Steel Frame Construction --
The Concept of Light Gauge Steel Construction --
Framing Procedures --
Other Common Uses of Light Gauge Steel Framing --
Advantages and Disadvantages of Light Gauge Steel Framing --
Light Gauge Steel Framing and the Building Codes --
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CHAPTER 13: Concrete Construction --
History --
Cement and Concrete --
Making and Placing Concrete --
Formwork --
Reinforcing --
Concrete Creep --
Prestressing --
Innovations in Concrete Construction --
ACI 301 --
CHAPTER 14: Sitecast Concrete Framing Systems --
Casting a Concrete Slab on Grade --
Casting a Concrete Column --
One-Way Floor and Roof Framing Systems --
Two-Way Floor and Roof Framing Systems --
Concrete Stairs --
Sitecast Posttensioned Framing Systems --
Selecting a Sitecast Concrete Framing System --
Innovations in Sitecast Concrete Construction --
Architectural Concrete --
Longer Spans in Sitecast Concrete --
Designing Economical Sitecast Concrete Buildings --
Sitecast Concrete and the Building Codes --
Uniqueness of Sitecast Concrete --
CHAPTER 15: Precast Concrete Framing Systems --
Precast, Prestressed Concrete Structural Elements --
Assembly Concepts for Precast Concrete Buildings --
Joining Precast Concrete Elements --
The Construction Process --
Precast Concrete and the Building Codes --
Uniqueness of Precast Concrete --
CHAPTER 16: Roofing --
Low-Slope Roofs --
Steep Roofs --
Sustainable Roofing --
Roofing and the Building Codes --
CHAPTER 17: Glass and Glazing --
History --
The Material Glass --
Glazing --
Glass and Energy --
CHAPTER 18: Windows and Doors --
Windows --
Doors --
Safety Considerations in Windows and Doors --
Fenestration Testing and Standards --
CHAPTER 19: Designing Exterior Wall Systems --
Design Requirements for the Exterior Wall --
Conceptual Approaches to Watertightness in the Exterior Wall --
Sealant Joints in the Exterior Wall --
Basic Concepts of Exterior Wall Systems --
Curtain Wall Testing and Standards --
The Exterior Wall and the Building Codes --
CHAPTER 20: Cladding with Masonry and Concrete --
Masonry Veneer Curtain Walls --
Stone Curtain Walls --
Precast Concrete Curtain Walls --
Exterior Insulation and Finish System --
Future Directions in Masonry and Stone Cladding --
CHAPTER 21: Cladding with Metal and Glass --
Aluminum Extrusions --
Aluminum and Glass Framing Systems --
Modes of Assembly --
The Rainscreen Principle in Metal-and-Glass Cladding --
Expansion Joints in Metal-and-Glass Walls --
Sloped Glazing --
CHAPTER 22: Selecting Interior Finishes --
Installation of Mechanical and Electrical Services --
The Sequence of Interior Finishing Operations --
Selecting Interior Finish Systems --
Trends in Interior Finish Systems --
CHAPTER 23: Interior Walls and Partitions --
Types of Interior Walls --
Framed Partition Systems --
Masonry Partition Systems --
Wall and Partition Facings --
APPENDIX --
GLOSSARY.

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