Building Construction Illustrated, 6th Edition

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There are two broad classes of soils—coarse-grained soils and fine-grained soils. Coarse-grained soils include gravel and sand, which consist of relatively large particles visible to the naked eye; fine-grained soils, such as silt and clay, consist of much smaller particles. The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Unified Soil Classification System further divides gravels, sands, silts, and clays into soil types based on physical composition and characteristics. See table that follows. Map the proximity to public, commercial, medical, and recreational facilities. (LEED SS Credit 2: Development Density and Community Connectivity)

Nominal dimensions are directly converted; for example, a nominal 2 × 4 is converted to 51 × 100 even though its actual 1-½ × 3-½ dimensions would be converted to 38 × 90. For over three decades, Building Construction Illustrated has offered an outstanding introduction to the principles of building construction. This new edition of the revered classic remains as relevant as ever, providing the latest information in Francis D.K. Ching’s signature style. Its rich and comprehensive approach clearly presents all of the basic concepts underlying building construction. To aid designers, builders, and owners achieve LEED certification for specific building types and phase of a building life cycle, the USGBC has developed a number of versions of the LEED rating system: The first European edition of Francis DK Ching's classic visual guide to the basics of building construction.Greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide, are emissions that rise into the atmosphere. CO2 accounts for the largest share of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Fossil fuel combustion is the main source of CO2 emissions. Contour lines are imaginary lines joining points of equal elevation above a datum or bench mark. The trajectory of each contour line indicates the shape of the land formation at that elevation. Note that contour lines are always continuous and never cross one another; they coincide in a plan view only when they cut across a vertical surface. Updated and revised to include the latest knowledge on sustainability, incorporation of building systems, and use of new materials

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In seeking to minimize the negative environmental impact of development, sustainability emphasizes efficiency and moderation in the use of materials, energy, and spatial resources. Building in a sustainable manner requires paying attention to the predictable and comprehensive outcomes of decisions, actions, and events throughout the life cycle of a building, from conception to the siting, design, construction, use, and maintenance of new buildings as well as the renovation process for existing buildings and the reshaping of communities and cities. Special features of this edition include integrated coverage of environmentally friendly materials, sustainable building construction strategies, and ADA requirements, as well as the inclusion of both metric and standard U.S. measurements throughout the book. The International System of Units is an internationally accepted system of coherent physical units, using the meter, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, and candela as the base units of length, mass, time, electric current, temperature, and luminous intensity. To acquaint the reader with the International System of Units, metric equivalents are provided throughout this book according to the following conventions: New to this edition are digital enhancements delivered as an online companion to the print edition and also embedded in e-book editions. Features include a 3D model showing how building components come together in a final project.