Buildings & Construction Books


Building Construction Illustrated Best Price: $28.40 Book is very good for research and beginners learning building construction. I have used the...	Handy Farm Devices: And How to Make Them Best Price: $10.99 This book is great with a ton of wonderful ideas. Can't wait to actually sit and read instead...	Alcohol Can Be a Gas!: Fueling an Ethanol Revolution for the 21st Century Best Price: $46.06 I am an environmental educator at the Ecovillage Training Center at The Farm community in...	2006 International Residential Code - Softcover Version (International Residential Code) Best Price: $64.98 The book quality and condition are as the same as the seller describes. If it's original copy,...	Green from the Ground Up: Sustainable, Healthy, and Energy-Efficient Home Construction (Builder's Guide) Best Price: $16.47 Anyone who is interested in or is looking to build green should read this book. It's very well...



2006 International Building Code - Softcover Version: Softcover Version (International Building Code) Best Price: $89.46 This book provides me with all the information I need to do both residental and commercial...	Chicken Coops: 45 Building Plans for Housing Your Flock Best Price: $11.90 This book has all kinds of chicken coops, whether you are on a large farm or just a small lot. ...	Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the 2006 International Building Code (Building Codes Illustrated) Best Price: $27.12 Interpretation of codes sometime is confusing. With the picture to explain, it is much easier to...	How to Build Animal Housing: 60 Plans for Coops, Hutches, Barns, Sheds, Pens, Nestboxes, Feeders, Stanchions, and Much More Best Price: $15.97 Great projects, concise writing, great way to add to your design ideas for building...	How to Build Your Own Greenhouse Best Price: $15.94 If you're operating a small or a LARGE greenhouse - this will be your "bible".........



The Fifty Dollar and Up Underground House Book Best Price: $19.95 First off, the reason for four stars instead of five. It's because the author was very narrow...	Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods Best Price: $71.98 This book has alot of information in it both on the actual materials properties and production...	Practice Makes Perfect: Complete French Grammar (Practice Makes Perfect) Best Price: $10.36 If you're studying French grammar, it's usually because you have to ( student) or you enjoy...	Measuring, Marking, and Layout: A Builder's Guide Best Price: $15.16 This is a well written book, in plain language. It will help any amateur considering building,...	Working Alone: Tips & Techniques for Solo Building Best Price: $10.91 If you use just one or two tips from this book (and you will) it is worth the investment in time...

BIM Handbook: A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Managers, Designers, Engineers and Contractors Best Price: $65.92 This is clearly the most comprehensive book to date on the subject of building information...	Branningan's Building Construction for the Fire Service Best Price: $63.98 The late Francis L. Brannigan was truly the "Dean" of the American Fire Service modern...	The Stonebuilder's Primer: A Step-By-Step Guide for Owner-Builders Best Price: $11.17 I was very pleased with the level of detail in this book. I was specifically looking for...	A Place of My Own: The Education of an Amateur Builder Best Price: $10.88 Wonderful, wonderful book. I am inspired to find some land and build my own little haven... I...	A Place of My Own: The Education of an Amateur Builder Best Price: $10.88 Wonderful, wonderful book. I am inspired to find some land and build my own little haven... I...

Building a Shed: Siting and Planning a Shed, Building Shed Foundations, Adding Custom Details (Build Like a Pro Series) Best Price: $6.91 Glad I bought this one. I had a customer looking for a shed that didn't look 'prefab' and was...	RSMeans Building Construction Cost Data 2008, 66th Edition (Means Building Construction Cost Data) Best Price: $79.92 This book, and its previous editions, has long been a standby reference for building owners,...	Minimum Design Loads for Buildings And Other Structures: SEI/ASCE 7-05 (ASCE Standard No. 7-05) (ASCE Standard) Best Price: $124.74 The new ASCE Standard 7-05 Standard (including Supplement No.1) provides requirements for...	2006 International Building Code - Looseleaf Version (International Building Code (Looseleaf)) Best Price: $104.96 The IBC Code is almost unintelligible. It's circular conditional process of determining code...	Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes Best Price: $19.79 First things first.... This is not a fix-it book for the average homeowner. It is a renovation...

The Black & Decker Complete Guide: Build Your Kids a Treehouse (Black & Decker Complete Guide) Best Price: $12.47 Treehouses Anyone Can Build! Black & Decker Build A Treehouse! that is a basic yet complete...	Carpentry & Building Construction, Student Text Best Price: $49.17 "..... this new edition presents information that has been updated, reorganized, and...	Code Check Complete: An Illustrated Guide to Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, and Electrical Codes (Code Check) Best Price: $24.93 This is a handy composite easy-to-use reference book of the four major building codes covering...	Earthbag Building: The Tools, Tricks and Techniques (Natural Building Series) Best Price: $18.12 This is our "go-to" book for very practical descriptions and diagrams of process and...	The Complete Book of Birdhouse Construction for Woodworkers Best Price: $0.72 I gave this as a gift to my daughter. She was delighted with it so now she and I have our...

Graphic Guide to Interior Details: For Builders and Designers (Graphic Guide) Best Price: $3.95 I purchased this because I was very impressed with the "Graphic Guide to Frame...	The Complete Guide to Contracting Your Home Best Price: $6.95 The first thing I looked up in this book was siding options. What can you say about a book that...	Design of Wood Structures-ASD/LRFD Best Price: $68.36 We used this in our Timber Design class and it was fantastic. It covers both ASD and LRFD...	Home Work: Handbuilt Shelter Best Price: $15.60 Reading this made my son and me want to build, build, build. At the same time, the book achieves...	Serious Straw Bale: A Home Construction Guide for All Climates (Real Goods Solar Living Book.) Best Price: $18.00 I hope to build a natural house some day and am still in the research stage, looking at various...

How to Build Treehouses, Huts and Forts Best Price: $8.03 Have not got the chance to use it but it help me realize the difference between building with...	Working with Concrete Best Price: $8.98 comprehensive book on concrete - just what I was looking for before building my own house.	The Complete Guide to Decks : A Step-by-Step Manual for Building Decks (Black & Decker Complete Guide) (Black & Decker Complete Guide) Best Price: $15.55 The last time I did much carpentry was 30 years ago, so not being much of a carpenter, I'm...	Wood Spirits and Green Men: A Design Sourcebook for Woodcarvers and Other Artists Best Price: $12.22 It is an excellant book with lots of detail on carving one face. Could use a more detailed...	Traditional Construction Patterns: Design and Detail Rules-of-Thumb Best Price: $28.70 For those who want to put the home back into the house this book explains how traditional...

Building Green: A Complete How-To Guide to Alternative Building Methods Earth Plaster * Straw Bale * Cordwood * Cob * Living Roofs Best Price: $14.98 My daughter and I purchased this wonderfully complete volume for a granddaughter who with her...	Tile Your World: John Bridge's New Tile Setting Book Best Price: $19.90 This book was pretty disappointing. After spending $24 for what I thought was going to be an...	Ortho's All About Greenhouses (Ortho's All About Gardening) Best Price: $6.92 This book is great for people looking to either build or purchase a greenhouse. With...	2006 International Energy Conservation Code - Softcover Version (International Energy Conservation Code (Paper)) Best Price: $29.02 The 2006 International Energy Conservation Code encourages energy conservation through...	Maker's Notebook Best Price: $11.43 This is truly the best thing i have bought from makezine and amazon. Highly recommended.

New Rooms for Old Houses: Beautiful Additions for the Traditional Home (Nat Trust for Historic Preserv) Best Price: $24.96 Any who would convert an older house to more modern living purpose will find ideas galore in NEW...	House Colors: Exterior Color by Style of Architecture Best Price: $36.99 This book by Susan Hershman has been invaluable in many ways. Since we live in a Victorian...	2006 International Mechanical Code - Softcover Version (International Mechanical Code) Best Price: $56.99 This is a fascinating account of the use and installation of mechanical systems integrated...	Running a Successful Construction Company (For Pros by Pros) Best Price: $14.00 This has been a real eye opening book. This book has helped me to organize my accounting system...	Graphic Guide to Frame Construction: Details for Builders and Designers (For Pros By Pros) Best Price: $16.47 A great reference for the DIY homeowner. Lots of drawings to show you the right way to do things...

Concrete at Home Best Price: $19.43 In CONCRETE AT HOME, concrete designer Fu-Tung Chen does just this, sharing with his readers the...	Handyman In-Your-Pocket Best Price: $5.90 Thought it a real handyman's book that give a rule of thumb in simple tasks. It consists of...	Construction Business Management: What Every Construction Contractor, Builder & Subcontractor Needs to Know Best Price: $32.05 This book is the source to all of your questions regarding Construction Management. This is a...	The Cabin: Inspiration for the Classic American Getaway Best Price: $12.98 I bought this book along with a bunch of others when I bought a country home. I liked this one...	Markup & Profit: A Contractor's Guide Best Price: $20.37 This book has a world of information that is extremely helpful for any aspect of the...

Building with Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs): Strength and Energy Efficiency Through Structural Panel Construction (For Pros By Pros) Best Price: $21.71 This book is a good primer for anyone who has doesn't know much about SIP's, but I found it...	International Residential Code 2003 (International Residential Code) Best Price: $59.50 You really need to WANT to have the Residential Code to wade through the 'jargon' in it. The...

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