Commercial Building Construction: Materials and Methods

This hands-on textbook introduces you to commercial building construction methods and materials currently used in the United States and Canada. The book is logically organized to reflect real-world practices by flowing from preliminary concept to completion for each construction element. Student activities and practice problems round out each chapter, while an online suite of supplemental material is offered for instructors and students including a complete image library.

Commercial Building Construction: Materials and Methods includes real-world examples along with hundreds of 3D illustrations that accurately reflect the style of construction drawings and practices being used in the industry today. Key topics covered include site excavation, erosion control, survey basics and foundation systems; roof, window, door, and stair construction; insulation and air quality; mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems; building information modeling and sustainable technologies.

• Chapter topics directly correlate to every major aspect of commercial building construction materials and practices including concrete, masonry, steel, wood, mass timber, doors and windows, insulation and barriers, mechanical, and finish
• Real-world examples and 3D illustrations accurately represent professional practices
• A complete set of commercial drawings are used throughout to correlate related construction practices
• Each chapter has a correlated comprehensive test, creative thinking problems, and print reading problems
• Commercial construction applications provide chapter-related actual projects that demonstrate current materials and technologies
• Written by an academic and experienced author