books about: construction     books:       Estimating in Building Construction (6th Edition)4 reviews Frank R. Dagostino, Leslie Feigenbaum Prentice Hall, 2002 Perfect Learning Tool I highly recommend this book for preliminary education on the art of construction estimating. The book is clear, concise, and extremely well illustrated.             Construction Management4 reviews Daniel W. Halpin Wiley, 2005 An excellent guide for a construction engineer This book have excellents concepts about the construction industry. I found a lot of examples like cost control systems, construction codes, change orders and budgets. The most important thing is how the book tide all this concepts and give you an idea of the entire situation             Building Construction Illustrated66 reviews Francis D. K. Ching Wiley, 2008 Useful for engineers, architects and design managers This is a straight forward practical guide to building construction for engineers, architects, design managers and anyone involved in construction. Especially useful for graduates and those new to the industry.             Constructions of Deviance: Social Power, Context, and Interaction Patricia A. Adler, Peter Adler Wadsworth Publishing, 2008 Packed with the most recent and relevant articles in the field, CONSTRUCTIONS OF DEVIANCE: SOCIAL POWER, CONTEXT, AND INTERACTION, Sixth Edition, shows you how to apply the concepts and theories of deviance to the world around you. The text's current, comprehensive coverage includes both theoretical analyses and ethnographic illustrations of how deviance is socially constructed, organized, and managed. Seasoned authors and award-winning ...             Branningan's Building Construction for the Fire Service8 reviews Francis L. Brannigan Jones & Bartlett Pub, 2007 THE book for the Fire Service. This should be required reading for anyone in the fire service who deals with Structural fire fighting. The book is pretty straight forward and in an easy to read font. I love this book. It also has a pretty decent index if you're using it for school. Out of all the books I've had to buy for school so far, this is the best one. If you're a fan of Brunacini, you may find a few points where ...             The Social Construction of Difference and Inequality: Race, Class, Gender and Sexuality1 review Tracy E. Ore McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2008 College book, messages for everyone I was required to read this book for one of my graduate classes and enjoyed the format and topics. The variety of authors and perspectives is interesting, and even though it talks down to the read in some of the section introductions, the overrall message becomes clear: the systems in place that support racism and bigotry are large and well supported, but you can still do something starting with ...             Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery, Second Edition Charles J. Kibert Wiley, 2007 The green building movement has come a long way in a short time. Responding to this exponential growth, with its attendant technological as well as aesthetic developments, Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Deliver, Second Edition guides construction and design professionals through the process of developing commercial and institutional high-performance green buildings in today's marketplace. In this revised edition, ...             Graphic Guide to Frame Construction: Details for Builders and Designers (For Pros By Pros)45 reviews Rob Thallon Taunton Press, 2002 Great reference A great reference for the DIY homeowner. Lots of drawings to show you the right way to do things from foundations to framing.             Construction Drawings and Details for Interiors: Basic Skills4 reviews W. Otie Kilmer, Rosemary Kilmer, ... Wiley, 2001 Excellent Reference Book I have many years of architectural drafting experience. Although this book says "Basic Skills" on the cover, it is much more than basic. It's an excellent reference book, covering everything that is needed for interior design drafting: from line weights to scale, dimensioning, plans, elevations, sections, checklists, furniture and finish schedules, contract documents, and the list goes on. I ...             Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods17 reviews Edward Allen Wiley, 2008 Excellent Resource I am still using my 1985 Edition! It is a resource you will want to keep around. The technical background and drawings are great! It has some of everything - residential and nonresidential. Thanks Edward Allen-great book.             The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge20 reviews Peter L. Berger, Thomas Luckmann Anchor, 1967 An important work on how people come to know The book begins with the defining statement of its thesis (page 1): "The basic contentions of the argument of this book are implicit in its title, namely, that reality is socially constructed. . . ." The essence of this: our understanding of what is "real" is something that comes from our living in a social world. That social world is a major part of defining what "reality" is. The book is ...             Building Construction: Principles, Materials, and Systems2 reviews Madan Mehta, Diane Armpriest, ... Prentice Hall, 2007 Building Construction Book Thank you so much for the purchase. The book was in perfect condition, and it was shipped to me very quickly. I appreciate it so much due to the fact that my semester had already started. Thanks again, the book is great!             Print Reading for Construction: Residential and Commercial, Instructors Guide2 reviews Walter Charles Brown, Daniel P. Dorfmueller Goodheart-Wilcox Publisher, 2005 Written in a plain English Style I have been teaching print reading for over 4 years, & this is my required text. Print Reading for Construction is written in a very plain English style and works very well in diverse classroom settings. In addition, this text provides a great deal of sample building plans for sharpening your skills.             Construction Project Administration (8th Edition)2 reviews Edward R. Fisk, Wayne Reynolds Prentice Hall, 2005 good reading in project management the book covers most of the issues related to project management. Some topics are very informative even for soemone with experience in project management. overall a very good book on this subject.             Strategies for Theory Construction in Nursing (4th Edition)4 reviews Lorraine Olszewski Walker, Kay Coalson Avant Prentice Hall, 2004 Theory Construction As a beginning researcher in medicine, I was quite surprised to find that medicine is considered an atheoretical science. Perhaps I missed a few classes along the way, but as a family physician, I thought I understood theory and theory development. That was until I really started thinking about it. After asking several researchers, mentors, and general queries to other physicians about ...             Construction Planning and Scheduling (3rd Edition)1 review Jimmie W. Hinze Prentice Hall, 2007 Good on scheduleing, not good on planning The technical treatment of schedule development was very thorough - from development, precedence diagrams, durations, resource allocation, and money and earned value. The short interval and linear schedules, which are not coverd by most books, provided an additional real world perspective. Although computer scheduling was covered, the focus remained on the therory and method that drives these ...             Interior Construction & Detailing for Designers and Architects, 4th ed.2 reviews David Kent Ballast Professional Publications, Inc., 2007 Thorough knowledge for Interior construction and details This book should be on the shelves of every interior designer- it's so thorough that it's a little cumbersome at first. It should be used as a reference book, it gives chapter-by-chapter explanations on the specifics for the construction and application of windows, casegoods, partitions, etc. If there is ever any doubt in a designers mind as to how exactly something is constructed or works ...             Construction Project Management (3rd Edition)3 reviews Frederick Gould, Nancy Joyce Prentice Hall, 2008 A good introductory overview - but a little weak on real world applications This book uniquely covered the traditional construction management subjects of estimating, scheduling, control, then added preconstruction activities and project delivery methods, followed by construction law and safety. These subject, which are integrated together in the work world, are usally found in 3-4 different books. Some additional depth, such as adding order of magnitude estimating, ...             Materials for Civil and Construction Engineers (2nd Edition)2 reviews Michael S. Mamlouk, John P. Zaniewski Prentice Hall, 2005 Great Book great book while you're taking the author's(zaniewski) materials class at west virginia university. but WHOA does he ever grade hard! he seems like a very nice guy, but is very demanding... be prepared to work the hardest in this class like you have no other. i wish he would ease off a bit, but that's his option. anyways, great book and the class at wvu follows it exactly.             Construction Planning, Equipment, and Methods (Mcgraw-Hill Series in Civil Engineering)4 reviews Robert L Peurifoy, Clifford J. Schexnayder, ... McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math, 2005 Decent This book was alright. Some illustrations, decent descriptions. Some of the problems were too in depth. It would be alright for some just starting out in construction or someone who just wants to learn a little about it.              search for books administration, architects, branningan, commercial, construction, constructions, designers, detailing, difference, engineering, engineers, equipment, estimating, fundamentals, illustrated, inequality, instructors, interaction, interiors, knowledge, management, materials, mcgraw-hill, principles, residential, scheduling, sexuality, sociology, strategies, sustainable books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Aviation Weather Services (FAA Handbook) home  impressum - about us