Product Description

Building Construction Handbook is an authoritative reference for all students and professionals. It is full of detailed drawings that clearly illustrate the construction of building elements. The principles and processes of construction are explained with the concepts of design included where appropriate. Extensive coverage of building construction practice and techniques, representing both traditional procedures and modern developments, are also included to provide the most comprehensive and easy to understand guide to building construction.

The new edition has been reviewed and updated and includes additional material on energy
conservation, sustainable construction, environmental and green building issues. Further details of fire protection to elements of construction are provided.

Building Construction Handbook is an essential text for undergraduate and vocational students on a wide range of courses including NVQ and BTEC National, through Higher National Certificate and Diploma to Foundation and three-year Degree level. It is also a useful practice reference for building designers, contractors and others engaged in the construction industry.

* Ideal for students on all construction courses
* Topics presented concisely in plain language and with clear drawings
* Incorporates recent revisions to Building and Construction Regulations

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2903 in Books
• Published on: 2008-03-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 776 pages

Review
'The student who memorises the Building Construction Handbook will be well informed indeed.'
NEW CIVIL ENGINEER/NEW BUILDER

'Pages of clear diagrams and brief text packed full of top tips and typical details.'
BUILDING DESIGN

Customer Reviews

'Students love it'

'Excellent and very good value'

'For anyone fresh to the industry or needs a reminder, this book offers all the facts and knowledge that you need'

'Invaluable'

'Undoubtedly one of the most informative, simple and well-illustrated construction manuals money can buy'

'This book must rate as the first reference book on your list' --New Civil Engineer/New Builder

'The student who memorises the Building Construction Handbook will be well informed indeed.'
NEW CIVIL ENGINEER/NEW BUILDER

'Pages of clear diagrams and brief text packed full of top tips and typical details.'
BUILDING DESIGN

Customer Reviews

'Students love it'

'Excellent and very good value'

'For anyone fresh to the industry or needs a reminder, this book offers all the facts and knowledge that you need'

'Invaluable'

'Undoubtedly one of the most informative, simple and well-illustrated construction manuals money can buy'

'This book must rate as the first reference book on your list' --Building Design

Review
'The student who memorises the Building Construction Handbook will be well informed indeed.'
NEW CIVIL ENGINEER/NEW BUILDER

'Pages of clear diagrams and brief text packed full of top tips and typical details.'
BUILDING DESIGN

Customer Reviews

'Students love it'

'Excellent and very good value'

'For anyone fresh to the industry or needs a reminder, this book offers all the facts and knowledge that you need'

'Invaluable'

'Undoubtedly one of the most informative, simple and well-illustrated construction manuals money can buy'

'This book must rate as the first reference book on your list'

About the Author
Roy Chudley has spent practically all of his working life in the building industry. After serving an apprenticeship in carpentry and joinery he worked in various design offices producing details for a wide range of buildings, from simple self-contained flats to nuclear power stations. Time was also spent working as an assistant manager in the small works department of a local building contractor. He spent the last 20 years of his career as a lecturer in Building Technology at the Guildford College of Further Education, retiring in 1987. During his time at college, Roy Chudley produced a number of books on building technology, those still in print are currently being revised for new editions by former colleague and pupil, Roger Greeno. Roy Chudley is author of the following books: Construction Technology Volumes 1 to 4 Longmans Building-site works, substructure and plant Building-superstructures The maintenance and adaptations of buildings Construction Technology Checkbooks Volumes 1 to 5 Building Construction Handbook, Elsevier/Butterworth Heinemann

Roger Greeno has gained extensive experience of the construction industry, commencing as a craft apprentice and progressing to a combined professional and academic career. This has included in excess of 25 years lecturing part and full-time in several colleges and universities, in parallel with ongoing business interests in construction consultancy and practice. Roger has examined for the City & Guilds, BTEC/Edexcel, The University of London and the Chartered Institute of Building. His construction publications include: * Construction Processes, Level 1 (Pearson) * Building Construction, Level 3 (Pearson) * Principles of Construction (Pearson) * Building Services, Design & Technology (Pearson/CIOB) * Mitchell's, Introduction to Building (Pearson) * Construction Technology (Pearson) * Advanced Construction Technology (Pearson) * Building Construction Handbook (Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann) * Building Services Handbook (Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann)

Customer Reviews

Construction bible...
This book is one of three that should be in any student engineers library. For any one who is fresh to the industry or needs a reminder, this book offers all the facts and knowledge that you would need, and handyly refers to the building regulations where necessary.
The pictures are superb for what they try to convey, and it doesn't contain any useless information that is likely to confuse you with.
A superb buy...
And the other two books.... Building Regualtions in Brief, and the Metric Handbook are must haves for design of anything...

The building construction bible
This handbook, affectionately referred to in schools and colleges around the UK as "The Chudley", has been released and rereleased several times now, each becoming more useful and detailed than the other. It is undoubtedly one of the most informative, simple and well-illustrated construction manuals money can buy. Each and every page is adorned by a well drawn and easy to follow diagram, complete with annotation and headed under titles well catalogued in its index section. It is of infinate use to anyone within the industry, whether a student or fully qualified engineer, as anything from a learning textbook to a handy reference manual. It incorporates current building and construction regulations, ensuring that the information contained is always up to date and accurate against the ever changing construction laws active today. It covers the basics of everything from site administration and layout, through to basic types and forms of structure and culminating in details of eaves, foundations, fixtures and fittings, finishes and equipment. Laid out in a simple manner; General (regulations, documents etc.), Site works, Builders plant, Substructure and Superstructure, Internal works and Domestic services, it provides a quick to find reference to almost every aspect of construction. One point worth noting however, is that it does not deal with aspects in pages upon pages of writing. Whether a good point or a bad, its brief, basic manner ensures that a wide range of topics can be covered without endless jargon and explanation or volume upon volume. In short, it is an invaluable source of reference no engineer or craftsman should be without. It comprises to make one of the easiest to read and user friendly manuals around; without a doubt a real gem.

Excellent and informative
This book (albeit an earlier copy that I bought in about 1990) was my bible while I was at university studying architecture, and after losing it in the Lewes floods, I realised just how much I missed it so am delighted to have just bought the most uptodate copy. The book is full of useful details and the emphasise is on details rather than lots of text so it is much easier to follow.
I would recommend this book to anyone in the architectural/building trade as it is invaluable.