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Harold B. Olin, AIA, is the Director of Plan Examinations and Permits for the Building Department of the City of Chicago. John L. Schmidt, AIA, is an architectural consultant. Walter H. Lewis, AIA, is Professor of Architecture at the University of Illinois. H. Leslie Simmons AIA , is a construction consultant as well as the author of the Architect's Remodeling, Renovation, and Restoration Handbook and other bestselling books.
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This review is from: Construction: Principles, Materials, and Methods, 6th Edition (Hardcover)
There are many books that construction professionals should, and will, have. This should be one of them. There are 1135 pages of information packed into this book, with authoritative references, tables, and plain English discriptions of building materials. The book uses the CSI format for chapters. I learned long ago that the price of a book is relative: Yes, $70.00 is a lot when compared to a six pack of beer, but is peanuts when based on information presented. Information is power. This book has plenty of it.
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It is certainly THE BIBLE for construction. Boy, I sweated it! But, if you can get through it, it is certainly worth the efford.
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As the other reviews stated this book is in depth. If you are a building professional than you should already know the fundementals and require a reference that is the basis of your field. This book is too exausting for school, but as soon as you move to the office you should use it as the starting point for your details, CD's and specs. I used this book to study for the ARE and it has also come in handy when questions arise on the construction site with contractors. I have always felt that, as Architects, we have enough books all about subjects that we hire consultants for ie. Structures, MEP but we are the ones who need to be the experts about our handicraft: Construction.
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Many factors influence an architect's work related to building design. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
air plenum system, impact sound isolation, glazed aluminum curtain walls, acoustical ceiling materials, furring fasteners, increased sound isolation, mastic underlayments, packaged entrances, required bending design value, synthetic rubber cement, semisolid partitions, suitable vapor retarder, acoustical wall panels, copper alloy items, drywall sheet metal screws, airborne sound isolation, asphaltic adhesives, decorative chips, baffle hangers, bonded installations, bulk sealants, plaster membrane, whose nominal dimensions, fireresistance rating, pile yarn weight Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
West Conshohocken, The Construction Specifier, New York, United States, Salt Lake City, John Wiley, American National Standards Institute, Des Plaines, Specifications Unit, Courtesy Gypsum Association, Underwriters Laboratories, Building Research Council, Courtesy American Plywood Association, Leslie Simmons, Architectural Graphic Standards, University of Illinois, Courtesy Small Homes Council, Department of Agriculture, Falls Church, National Fire Protection Association, Wall Weight, American Society of Heating, Metal Architecture, Courtesy Tile Council of America, National Roofing Contractors Association New!
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Many factors influence an architect's work related to building design. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
air plenum system, impact sound isolation, glazed aluminum curtain walls, acoustical ceiling materials, furring fasteners, increased sound isolation, mastic underlayments, packaged entrances, required bending design value, synthetic rubber cement, semisolid partitions, suitable vapor retarder, acoustical wall panels, copper alloy items, drywall sheet metal screws, airborne sound isolation, asphaltic adhesives, decorative chips, baffle hangers, bonded installations, bulk sealants, plaster membrane, whose nominal dimensions, fireresistance rating, pile yarn weight Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
West Conshohocken, The Construction Specifier, New York, United States, Salt Lake City, John Wiley, American National Standards Institute, Des Plaines, Specifications Unit, Courtesy Gypsum Association, Underwriters Laboratories, Building Research Council, Courtesy American Plywood Association, Leslie Simmons, Architectural Graphic Standards, University of Illinois, Courtesy Small Homes Council, Department of Agriculture, Falls Church, National Fire Protection Association, Wall Weight, American Society of Heating, Metal Architecture, Courtesy Tile Council of America, National Roofing Contractors Association New!
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