{"product_id":"construction-technology-9781405102100","title":"Construction Technology","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis new textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to every aspect of the technology of low-rise construction. It includes sub-structure (site work, setting out and foundations) and superstructure (flooring, roofs, finishes, fittings and fixtures). The material here covers the first year course requirement of all courses on which construction technology is taught - no matter what the ultimate qualification.  \u003cp\u003eIt offers tried and tested solutions to a range of construction problems and is organised following the sequence of construction. It will show what has been done in the past, demonstrating good practice - what works and what doesn''t - and common faults. There are summaries of the more important BSI documents and reference to the latest building regulations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLengthy explanations are avoided by relying heavily on hundreds of illustrations, pairing detail drawings with clear photographs to show real life construction situations.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe supporting spreadsheet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBricks and Blocks; Substructures; Walls; Timber Upper Floors; Openings in Walls; Timber Roof Structures; Roof coverings; Doors; Windows; Stairs; Mutual walls; Plumbing Work; Electrical Work; Maps and Plans; Levelling; Timber; Concrete; Screeds; Shoring, Strutting and Waling; Nails, screws, bolts and proprietary fixings; Gypsum wall board; DPCs, DPMs, Ventilation of ground floor voids, Weeps; Drawing symbols and conventions; Conservation of Energy; British Standards\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407837339991,"sku":"9781405102100","price":40.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405102100.jpg?v=1730500692","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/construction-technology-9781405102100","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}