{"product_id":"print-and-specifications-reading-for-construction-isbn-9781394202553","title":"Print and Specifications Reading for Construction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUpdated guidance for accurately interpreting graphic and written construction documents, including commercial ones\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrint and Specifications Reading for Construction\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComplete 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by a highly qualified author with more than three decades of experience in the field, \u003ci\u003ePrint and Specifications Reading for Construction\u003c\/i\u003e includes information on: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBasics of construction plan reading and relevant terminology, including architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and civil drawings and specifications\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUse of schematics in today's construction environment, and updates on soils and structural members\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTerminology and practical applications of BIM and sustainability, and clearly illustrated descriptions of various structural members\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReal construction problems in large-scale residential and commercial projects via included sample sets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovering both print reading and key construction specifications, \u003ci\u003ePrint and Specifications Reading for Construction\u003c\/i\u003e is an easy-to-understand, accessible, and completely comprehensive guide on the subject for students in construction management and construction technology programs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Companion Website x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection I The Project Process 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Evolution of the Construction Project 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Construction Project Contract Documents 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Working Drawings 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Specifications 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Specification Users 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection II Building the Project 87\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Architectural Category of the Drawings 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Structural Category of the Drawings 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Mechanical Category of the Drawings 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Electrical Category of the Drawings 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Plumbing Category of the Drawings 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Civil\/Sitework Category of the Drawings 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCivil Drawings 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArchitects Site Plans 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMep Drawings 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 217\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRon Russell\u003c\/b\u003e 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.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUpdated guidance for accurately interpreting graphic and written construction documents, including commercial ones\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrint and Specifications Reading for Construction\u003c\/i\u003e 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.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComplete sets of construction documents for three actual building projects are available on the book companion website. 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