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Construction Materials, Methods, and Techniques: Building for a Sustainable Future - Hardcover

Spence, William P.; Kultermann, Eva

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9781435481084: Construction Materials, Methods, and Techniques: Building for a Sustainable Future

Synopsis

Explore the most up-to-date green methods for residential and commercial building construction, along with the construction materials and properties needed to carry them out with this newly revised book. CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, METHODS AND TECHNIQUES: BUILDING FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE, 3E offers comprehensive coverage of these topics and presents them using a logical, well-structured format that follows the natural sequence of a construction project. With an emphasis in providing the most current information available, including sustainability and green design, this third edition is fully equipped with content that reflects the 2004 Edition of Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) MasterFormat and information that is based on the input of hundreds of today's top manufacturers and professional and trade organizations. In addition, relevant building codes are frequently referenced, rounding out this need-to-know coverage that is critical to success in the industry.

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About the Authors

William P. Spence was Dean of the College of Technology as well as Professor of Construction Engineering Technology emeritus at Pittsburg State University in Kansas. He also enjoyed an active career as a full-time author of more than 30 technical construction books. Mr. Spence passed away in 2016.

Eva Kultermann is Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs in the College of Architecture at Illinois Institute of Technology, where she teaches courses in architectural design, material technologies, and energy conscious/sustainable design. In 2011 she was awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award for the College of Architecture. Formerly, she taught at the University of Arkansas and won the school's Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award. She also worked as a professional builder, carpenter foreperson, and project manager. Ms. Kultermann is a licensed architect who holds a carpentry diploma from Northwest Arkansas Vocational Technical School, a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Arkansas, and a Master of Science in Energy Efficient Architecture from Oxford Brooks University in England.

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9781435487819: Construction Materials Methods And Techniques: Building For Sustainable Future 3Rd Ed.

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ISBN 10:  1435487818 ISBN 13:  9781435487819
Publisher: CENGAGE, 2011
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