Book Description

"Chapters 10 through 14 have been renumbered to accommodate moving Chapters 12 and 13 to provide a flow consistent with the construction process. The remaining chapters have been edited to incorporate new accepted practices or building code influences. Further, there is continued emphasis to introduce the reader to the concept of sustainable building, also known as "green building." Some illustrations have been updated throughout the text to reflect changes in construction equipment and to illustrate current construction practices. Questions at the end review the highlights of each chapter. It is a continued wish that students involved in all disciplines related to the construction process will find this text beneficial. ONLINE INSTRUCTOR'S MANUAL To access supplementary materials online, instructors need to request an instructor access code. Go to www.pearsonhighered. com/irc to register for an instructor access code. Within 48 hours of registering, you will receive a confirmation e-mail including an instructor access code. Once you have received your code, locate your text in the online catalog and click on the Instructor Resources button on the left side of the catalog product page. Select a supplement, and a login page will appear. Once you have logged in, you can access instructor material for all Pearson textbooks. If you have any difficulties accessing the site or downloading a supplement, please contact Customer Service at http://support.pearson.com/getsupport. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The construction industry is a unique collection of planners, design professionals, manufacturing firms, and tradespeople. The success of the industry is a testimonial of the combined expertise of these individuals and firms. Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction is only made possible by the contributions, direct or indirect, of every segment of the industry. Organizations such as the Portland Cement Association, the American Concrete Institute, and the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction were instrumental in providing current and relevant information. As with any good construction project, this text was started with an excellent foundation. I wish to especially acknowledge the contributions of the late Cameron Andres and the late Ronald Smith for constructing the foundation of this text from which they have allowed me to build. My sincere gratitude to all the people at Pearson for their expertise and unwavering effort over the years in the publishing of Principles and Practices of Commercial Construction and a continuing thank you to the project management team and editors at Pearson, who kept the whole process running smoothly during the production of this edition. I would also like to thank the reviewers, Daniel Castro-Lacouture from the Georgia Institute of Technology; William Dean from The State University of New York, College of Technology at Alfred; and Jeff Guh from the University of Southern California for their review and comments that made the tenth edition improved"