Complete Building Construction (Audel) - Softcover

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Eugene Leger has published countless magazine articles and papers, and has critiqued and reviewed numerous books relating to the construction industry. He has a wide range of experience, having served as a code enforcement officer, and built the famous superinsulated Leger House in the 1970s.

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This extensively revised fourth edition has been updated to treat new developments in the industry and respond to environmental and energy conservation concerns. The book's objective is to provide, in a single volume, a compendium of the best of current building design and construction. New to this edition:

• Seven new chapters include such topics as location of structure on site, concrete, attic ventilation, and radon
• Discussion of new products, including: low–E glass, heat mirror, switchable glazings, and Aerogels, Gypsonite and Fiberbond, strandboards, hardboard, engineering lumber, and more
• Especially useful to those who must decide which building materials and construction methods to use, explaining the "why" of construction
• Contains more than 500 illustrations