Readings

REQUIRED TEXT BOOKS:

• Allen, Edward and Joseph Iano. (2019). Fundamentals of building construction: Materials and methods (7th ed.). John Wiley & Sons.
• Ching, Francis. Building Construction Illustrated. John Wiley and Sons, 2020.

RECOMMENDED TEXT BOOKS:

• RRamsey, Charles George, Harold Reeve Sleeper, and Bruce Bassler. Architectural Graphic Standards: Student Edition (Ramsey/Sleeper Architectural Graphic Standards Series). John Wiley and Sons, 2008.
• Edward Allen, Joseph Iano. The Architect’s Studio Companion: Rules of Thumb for Preliminary Design, Wiley; 5 edition
• Thallon, Rob. Graphic Guide to Frame Construction. Taunton, 2016.

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	Readings	Pages	#
CONCRETE	Allen & Iano, Materials and Methods Chapter 13 [CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION]	pp. 495- 511 and  522-527	1
	Ching, Building Construction Illustrated, Chapter 5	pp. 5.04-5.09
	Allen & Iano, Materials and Methods Chapter 14 [SITECAST CONCRETE FRAMING SYSTEMS]	pp. 533- 545 and  562-575	2
	Ching, Building Construction Illustrated, Chapter 6, Chapter 12	pp. 12.04
FOUNDATIONS	Allen & Iano, Materials and Methods Chapter 2 [FOUNDATIONS]	pp. 33-71	3
	Ching, Building Construction Illustrated, Chapter 3	pp. 3.02, & 3.08-3.16, & 3.18, & 3.26-3.26
WOOD & LIGHT FRAME CONSTRUCTION	Allen & Iano, Materials and Methods Chapter 3 [WOOD]	pp. 79-117	4
	Ching, Building Construction Illustrated Chapter 12	pp. 12.11-12.14
	Allen & Iano, Materials and Methods Chapter 5 [WOOD LIGHT FRAME CONSTRUCTION]	pp. 151 – 205	5
	Ching, Building Construction Illustrated, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 8	pp. 4.26 -4.28, & 5.46, & 8.10
	Allen & Iano, Materials and Methods Chapter 6 [EXTERIOR FINISHES FOR WOOD LIGHT FRAME CONSTRUCTION]	pp. 211-243	6
	Ching, Building Construction Illustrated, Chapter 6	pp. 6.19
	Watch videos and take notes on them for submittals 7-10.
High Performance and Buildings Passive House Buildings Solar Decathlon Building Science Education Series	The Impact of Buildings Using Energy		7
	[Principles high performance basic principles]
	Site Energy vs. Source Energy		8
	[Installation & R values]
	Building Envelopes		9
	[air barriers]
	HVAC Systems		10
	[Mechanical systems]