Print and Specifications Reading for Construction

Ron Russell

ISBN 10: 1394202555 / ISBN 13: 9781394202553

Editore: John Wiley and Sons Inc, US, 2024

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Updated guidance for accurately interpreting graphic and written construction documents, including commercial ones Print and Specifications Reading for Construction is an easy-to-understand yet comprehensive manual on how to interpret construction documents, including the often quite complicated construction specifications for commercial building projects, covering both the graphic and written sets and demonstrating how they relate to each other. Complete sets of construction documents for three actual building projects are available on the book companion website. Practice questions and exercises are included throughout the text to aid in seamless reader comprehension and information retention. Written by a highly qualified author with more than three decades of experience in the field, Print and Specifications Reading for Construction includes information on: Basics of construction plan reading and relevant terminology, including architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and civil drawings and specificationsUse of schematics in today's construction environment, and updates on soils and structural membersTerminology and practical applications of BIM and sustainability, and clearly illustrated descriptions of various structural membersReal construction problems in large-scale residential and commercial projects via included sample setsCovering both print reading and key construction specifications, Print and Specifications Reading for Construction is an easy-to-understand, accessible, and completely comprehensive guide on the subject for students in construction management and construction technology programs.

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Dati bibliografici

• Titolo: Print and Specifications Reading for Construction
• Editore: John Wiley and Sons Inc, US
• Data di pubblicazione: 2024
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1394202555
• ISBN 13: 9781394202553
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Edizione: Updated Edition.
• Condizione: New
• Peso: 726 grammi

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Updated guidance for accurately interpreting graphic and written construction documents, including commercial ones

Print and Specifications Reading for Construction is an easy-to-understand yet comprehensive manual on how to interpret construction documents, including the often quite complicated construction specifications for commercial building projects, covering both the graphic and written sets and demonstrating how they relate to each other.

Complete sets of construction documents for three actual building projects are available on the book companion website. Practice questions and exercises are included throughout the text to aid in seamless reader comprehension and information retention.

Written by a highly qualified author with more than three decades of experience in the field, Print and Specifications Reading for Construction includes information on:

• Basics of construction plan reading and relevant terminology, including architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and civil drawings and specifications
• Use of schematics in today's construction environment, and updates on soils and structural members
• Terminology and practical applications of BIM and sustainability, and clearly illustrated descriptions of various structural members
• Real construction problems in large-scale residential and commercial projects via included sample sets

Covering both print reading and key construction specifications, Print and Specifications Reading for Construction is an easy-to-understand, accessible, and completely comprehensive guide on the subject for students in construction management and construction technology programs.

Informazioni sull?autore

Ron Russell has been an instructor at the North Lake College’s Construction Management and Technology Department in Dallas, Texas, for over thirty years. He was also Senior Construction Administrator for PBK Architects. Previously, he was Associate Director of Facilities Technical Services at Southern Methodist University.