Building Construction & Materials

From one of Fine Homebuilding's best-loved authors, Larry Haun, comes a unique story that looks at home building from the perspective of twelve hou...

Prepared by the Committee on Forensic Investigations of the Forensic Engineering Division of ASCEInvestigation of Constructed Facilities: Sampling ...

The escalating interdependecy of nations drives global geopolitics to shift ever more quickly. Societies seem unable to control any change that aff...

For one- or two-semester courses in Construction Methods and Materials and Design in Architecture.   Promoting comprehensive understanding in gener...

For graduate and undergraduate courses in Foundation Engineering   Understanding and Practicing Foundation Design Principles Foundation Design: Pri...

Risk is the single most prevalent and enduring factor that influences every individual, organization, and society. People often seek protection fro...

Daylight is the most important element determining the mood and appearance of architecture, more so than all construction materials. In office buil...

Route 66 is a beloved and much studied symbol of twentieth-century America. But until now, no book has focused on the bridges that spanned the rive...

A journey through Europes old towns, exploring why we treasure thembut also what they hide about a continents fraught history  [A] fascinating chro...

By nature, competent decisions by emergency responders are challenging because incidents are fluid and dynamic. In Critical Decision Making, Chief ...

Fire Investigation for the Company Officer is intended to supplement the approach to the challenges faced by company commanders on the fireground. ...

Learn how fire ground size-up can make your operations efficient, effective, and safe.Fire officers have many decisions to make when they approach ...