Designer's Guide to Building Construction and Systems Fashion Series

Designer?s Guide to Building Construction and Systems for Residential and Commercial Structures offers students a concise, easy-to-understand guide for learning about building construction and systems in preparation for a successful practice as an interior designer. Using language geared for students of interior design, the text covers basic structural principles applied to the building environment through a review of common building methods including timber frame, masonry, and steel construction for residential and commercial projects as applicable.

INTRODUCTION: A Brief History of Structures, Materials, and Methods.

SECTION I: Residential Construction and Systems

2. Systems for Residential Construction

3. Interior Finish-Out for Residential Construction

SECTION II: Commercial Construction and Systems

5. Mechanical Systems for Commercial Buildings

6. Interior Construction for Commercial Buildings

Glossary

Further Reading

Index

For courses in Building Construction and Systems.

Designer’s Guide to Building Construction and Systems for Residential and Commercial Structures offers students a concise, easy-to-understand guide for learning about building construction and systems in preparation for a successful practice as an interior designer. Using language geared for students of interior design, the text covers basic structural principles applied to the building environment through a review of common building methods including timber frame, masonry, and steel construction for residential and commercial projects as applicable. 

Covers industry jargon—pertinent to building construction, the preparation of construction documents, and building and accessibility codes.  

• Technical terms and vocabulary appear in italics throughout the text and are also included in a glossary.   

Covers structural, mechanical, and electrical systems—in detail.

• Structural systems covered in the text include foundations, beams and columns, floors, walls, roofs, doors, and windows.
• Mechanical and electrical systems, acoustical control, and plumbing are presented through an array of contemporary theories and techniques employed in the design of buildings.   

Code issues are presented—in the context of the construction process. 

• Codes are referred to in the book as general guidelines only, and students must be aware that code compliance begins at the municipal level.
• • Relié

  Date de parution : 07-2011

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