What's new?
The new edition of Fundamentals of Building Construction has more to offer students and instructors than ever before, including:
- Detailed consideration throughout the book of issues of sustainability and "green" building
- A set of illustrated essays, "From Concept to Reality," that demonstrate how technical decisions are made in real-world building projects
- References to key Web sites for the latest construction information
- Dozens of new photorealistic drawings, photographs, and drawings
- A Web site offering interactive learning resources
The revised, essential companion book, Exercises in Building Construction, Fourth Edition features:
- Forty real-world construction problems
- Clear instructions for each exercise
- Plenty of space to work out answers
- Informative, concise illustrations
- Online resources to help students solve the exercises








