Up-to-Date Details on Construction Materials and Equipment A thoroughly revised, all-inclusive compendium, Construction Databook, Second Edition contains hundreds of tables, specifications, charts, and illustrations covering all of the materials and equipment most frequently used at a typical job site. You'll find easy-to-access, practical information on application, selection, dimensions, and installation of all construction components. New details on sustainable materials and energy-saving options are also included. Ideal for both commercial and residential projects, this one-stop resource will help you run any construction job more efficiently and economically. COVERAGE INCLUDES: Soils, site utilities, and sitework equipment Substructures The building envelope Carpentry, framing, drywall, and engineered wood projects Fireproofing and soundproofing Interior finishes--millwork, laminates, paint, and wall coverings Doors and windows Plumbing Mechanical systems and equipment Electrical Useful tables, charts, and formulas

Provides the 300 most useful manhour tables for practically every item of construction. Labor requirements are listed for sitework, concrete work, masonry, steel, carpentry, thermal and moisture protection, doors and windows, finishes, mechanical, and electrical. Each section details the work being estimated and gives appropriate crew size and equipment needed. This new revised edition contains National Estimator, a computer estimating program. This fast, powerful program and complete instructions are yours free on high-density 3 1/2" disk when you buy the book.

Annotation Keep your electrical construction projects running smoothlyELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION DATABOOK is the all-in-one power tool you need to minimize construction risks and problems, avoid costly mistakes, work more efficiently, handle more projects without outside help, reduce waste, cut cost, and maximize profits. Applications expert Bob Hickey provides the exact data that lets you keep any commercial, industrial, or institutional electrical design and construction project on track and within budget. In this detail-by-detail, quick-reference sourcebook, Bob focuses on easy-to-understand electrical system concepts, calculations, and code requirements that are most frequently encountered in a typical electrical system installation. You get a wealth of practical advice backed by hundreds of tables, sample calculations, charts, diagrams, and illustrations that will enable you to quickly and easily: * Plan and design projects * Determine space requirements for equipment installations * Properly size equipment and distribution components * Ensure adequate short-circuit protection * Provide proper over-current protection and coordination * Comply with building codes and industry standards.

This work provides residential builders, contractors, remodellers and architects with fast access to hundreds of tables, specifications, charts, diagrams, and illustrations of materials and components most frequently utilized at a typical residential construction site. It contains the data needed to plan projects, estimate costs and materials, locate product specifications and comply with building codes.

"Stay on top of construction details and procedures with the help of this illustrated data handbook. It offers fast access to hundreds of tables, charts, diagrams, and illustrations, covering all the components of construction utilized at a typical job site.This complete reference manual will provide you with a single source of specifications, codes, checklists, conversion factors, and "how-to" instructions for the most commonly used construction materials, including lumber, masonry, concrete, steel, doors, windows, hardware, and mechanical and electrical components."

A title which forms part of a series which details construction and procedures in a reference format. It is intended to aid the reader in planning projects estimating costs and materials and installing various systems as well as compliance with building specs and codes and on-site problems.

&Quot;This construction sourcebook from Sidney M. "Fully covering both commercial and residential construction,this source gives designers, managers, and hands-on construction pros leverage to bring every project in on time and under budget."--BOOK JACKET. Construction Site Work, Site Utilities, and Substructures Databook brings managers, designers, and hands-on construction pros exactly what's needed to pull a project together.". Levy brings you the informmation you need to locate specs and data for all kinds of underground construction equipment and systems - without poring through manuals, rooting for data, or, later, tearing out you hair over bad decisions.