Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 THE BUILDING SITE -- Building in Context -- Sustainability -- Green Building -- BREEAM -- BREEAM -- LEED Green Building Rating System -- LEED -- Carbon Reduction Strategies -- Climate Change & Global Warming -- The Passive House Standard -- Passive House -- Considerations -- Site Analysis -- Soils -- Soil Mechanics -- Topography -- Plant Materials -- Trees -- Providing Shade -- Serving as Windbreak -- Defining Space -- Directing or Screening Views -- Attenuating Sound -- Improving Air Quality -- Stabilising Soil -- Solar Radiation -- Cool Regions -- Temperate Regions -- Hot-Arid Regions -- Hot-Humid Regions -- Passive Solar Design -- Direct Gain -- Indirect Gain -- Sunspace -- Roof Pond -- Isolated Gain -- Solar Shading -- Daylighting -- Precipitation -- Site Drainage -- Wind -- Sound & Views -- Site Access & Circulation -- Pedestrian Circulation -- Pedestrian Walks -- Exterior Stairs -- Bike Paths -- Accessibility Guidelines -- Kerb Ramps -- Vehicular Circulation -- Private Roadways -- Residential Drives and Garages -- Vehicular Parking -- Vehicle Dimensions -- Parking Spaces -- Car Parks -- Garage Ramps -- Paving -- Paving Patterns -- Drawing Conventions -- The Site Plan -- 2 THE BUILDING -- The Building -- Building Systems -- Structural System -- Building Envelope -- Mechanical Systems -- Performance Requirements -- Aesthetic Qualities -- Regulatory Constraints -- Economic Considerations -- Environmental Impact -- Construction Practices -- Building Regulations -- Building Regulations -- UK Approved Documents -- European Building Regulations -- Regulation Outside Europe -- Other Important Regulations/Guidelines -- Fire Regulations -- Example of Purpose Group Classifications -- Loads on Buildings -- Static Loads -- Dynamic Loads -- Wind Loads -- Structural Forces.

Structural Equilibrium -- Columns -- Beams -- Beam Spans -- Trusses -- Frames & Walls -- Plate Structures -- Structural Units -- Structural Spans -- Representative Span Ranges (metres) -- Structural Patterns -- Lateral Stability -- Horizontal diaphragm -- Rigid frame -- Shear wall -- Braced frame -- High-Rise Structures -- Arches & Vaults -- Domes -- Shell Structures -- Cable Structures -- Membrane Structures -- Joints & Connections -- 3 FOUNDATION SYSTEMS -- Foundation Systems -- Types of Foundation Systems -- Shallow Foundations -- Deep Foundations -- Underpinning -- Excavation Support Systems -- Shallow Foundations -- Basement Walls -- Rising Walls -- Retaining Walls -- Connection to Timber Frame -- Timber Beams -- Beam and Block Floor -- In-Situ Concrete Retaining Walls -- Concrete Masonry Retaining Walls -- Pad Foundations -- Reinforced-Concrete Column -- Timber Post -- Steel Column -- Foundations on Sloping Ground -- Concrete Slabs on Grade -- Isolation Joints -- Construction Joints -- Control Joints -- Masonry Wall -- Stud Wall -- Step in Slab Level -- Deep Foundations -- Pile Foundations - Driven -- Pile Foundations - Bored -- Foundation Choice -- 4 FLOOR SYSTEMS -- Floor Systems -- Concrete -- Steel -- Timber -- Concrete Beams -- Concrete Slabs -- One-Way Slab -- One-Way Ribbed Slab -- Two-Way Slab and Beam -- Two-Way Waffle Slab -- Two-Way Flat Plate -- Two-Way Flat Slab -- Prestressed Concrete -- Pre-tensioning -- Post-tensioning -- Concrete Formwork -- Precast-Concrete Floor Systems -- Precast-Concrete Units -- Solid Flat Slabs -- Hollow Core Slabs -- Double Tees -- Rectangular Beams -- Rectangular Beams -- Inverted Tee Beams -- Block and Beam -- Precast-Concrete Connections -- Precast Slabs -- Precast Slabs -- Precast Structural Tees -- Precast Beams -- Structural Steel Framing -- One-Way Beam System -- Two-Way Beam System.

Triple Beam System -- Steel Beams -- Steel Beam Connections -- Rigid Connections -- Simple/Pinned Connections -- Semi-Rigid Connections -- Lattice Beams -- Composite Flooring -- Permanent Formwork -- Composite Decking -- Cellular Decking -- Light-Gauge Steel Joists -- Typical Light-Gauge Steel Sections -- Span Ranges for Light-Gauge Steel Joists -- Light-Gauge Joist Framing -- Interior Bearing -- Exterior Bearing -- Floor Projections and Openings -- Timber Joists -- Span Ranges for Timber Joists Based on Eurocode 5 Span Tables -- Timber Joist Framing -- Platform Framing -- Beam Pocket -- Timber Beam with Joist Hangers -- Steel Beam with Ledger -- Timber Beam with Ledger -- Steel Beam Under Joists -- Timber Beam with Lapped or Spliced Joists -- Floor Projection ⊥ to Joists -- Floor Projection Parallel to Joists -- Floor Opening - Length ⊥ to Joists -- Floor Openings - Length Parallel to Joists -- Prefabricated Joists & Trusses -- I-joist @ Exterior -- I-joist @ Interior -- Top Chord Bearing -- Top Chord Bearing @ Interior -- Bottom Chord Bearing -- Bottom Chord Bearing @ Interior -- Bottom Chord Bearing @ Overhang -- Timber Beams -- Solid Sawn Timber -- Built-Up Beam -- Box Beam -- Flitch Beam -- Spaced Beam -- Glue-Laminated Beams -- Laminated Veneers -- 5 WALL SYSTEMS -- Wall Systems -- Structural Frames -- Concrete and Masonry Bearing Walls -- Metal and Timber Stud Walls -- Concrete Columns -- Concrete Walls -- Concrete Formwork -- Column Forms -- Wall Forms -- Insulating Concrete Formwork -- Modular Block ICF -- Panellised ICF -- Timber Joists -- Concrete Slab -- Eaves -- Block and Beam -- Window Head -- Concrete Surfacing -- Selection of the Concrete Ingredients -- The Impressions Left by the Forms -- Treatment after the Concrete Sets -- Precast-Concrete Walls -- Precast-Concrete Wall Panels -- Precast-Concrete Columns.

Precast-Concrete Wall Panels & Columns -- Precast-Concrete Connections -- Precast-Concrete Slab -- Panel Joints -- Precast-Concrete Slab -- Column Splice -- Concrete Footings -- Column Base -- Tilt-Up Construction -- Foundations -- Panel Connections -- Composite Prefabricated Systems -- Composite Concrete Panels -- Aluminium-Clad Timber-Frame Windows -- Masonry Walls -- Exposure -- Minimum Wall Thickness -- Mortar -- Masonry Solid Walls -- Solid Masonry -- Masonry Cavity & Composite Walls -- Brick Slips -- Cavity Walls -- Wall Ties -- Wire Wall Tie -- Vertical Twist Wall Tie -- Low Thermal Conductivity Wall Ties -- Masonry Columns & Piers -- Masonry Columns -- Masonry Piers -- Masonry Arches -- Masonry Lintels -- Lintel Spans -- Steel Angle Lintels -- Precast Prestressed-Concrete Lintels -- Pressed Metal Lintels -- Precast-Concrete Lintels -- Expansion & Control Joints -- Expansion Joints -- Control Joints -- Thin Joint Masonry -- Thin Joint Systems -- Structural Clay Blocks -- Masonry Wall Sections -- Concrete Masonry Bearing Wall -- Cavity Bearing Wall -- Masonry Bonding -- Masonry Terminology -- Brick/Block Dimensions -- Mortar Joints -- Adobe Construction -- Rammed-Earth Construction -- General Requirements -- Hemp Construction -- Straw-Bale Construction -- Stone Masonry -- Stone Masonry over a Back-up Wall -- Structural Steel Framing -- Steel Columns -- Beam Connections -- Column Splices -- Column Bases -- Light-Gauge Steel Studs -- Light-Gauge Stud Framing -- Exterior Wall -- Interior Partition -- Stud Assembly @ Exterior Corner -- @ Partition Intersection -- Exterior Wall Section -- Framing of Openings -- Balloon Framing -- Platform Framing -- Timber Stud Framing -- Top Rail -- Intersecting Partitions -- Corner Assemblies -- Bottom Rail -- Exterior Wall Section -- Interior Wall Section -- Lintel Options for Wide Openings -- Stud Wall Sheathing.

Rated Panel Sheathing -- Plasterboard Sheathing -- Fibreboard Sheathing -- Sandwich Panels -- Structural Insulated Panels -- Elevation -- Wall Section -- 6 ROOF SYSTEMS -- Roof Systems -- Roof Slopes -- Flat Roofs -- Pitched Roofs -- Reinforced-Concrete Roof Slabs -- Precast-Concrete Roof Systems -- Structural Steel Roof Framing -- Steel Rigid Portal Frames -- Steel Trusses -- Truss Types -- Space Frames -- Triangular Grid -- Square Grid -- Hexagonal Grid -- Steel Lattice Joists -- Parapet: Bearing Wall -- Parapet: End Wall -- Flush Edge: Bearing Wall -- Flush Edge: End Wall -- Structural Steel Frame -- Parapet Wall -- Metal Roof Decking -- Ribbed Roof Decking -- Cellular Roof Decking -- Cut Roofs -- Roof Terminology -- Gable Roofs -- Hipped Roofs -- Mansard Roofs -- Flat Roofs -- Light-Gauge Roof Framing -- Gable Dormer -- Lean-to Dormer -- Timber Rafters -- Timber Rafter Framing -- Ridge -- Eaves -- Eaves Support Conditions -- Exposed Rafters -- Wide-Vented Soffit -- Narrow-Vented Soffit -- Parapets -- Flat Roof Joists -- Heavy Roof Trusses -- Example of a Belgian Truss -- Heel Joints -- Prefabricated Roof Trusses -- Soffited Eaves -- Overhanging Eaves -- Glue-Laminated Beam Roof Structures -- Structural Insulated Panels -- 7 MOISTURE & THERMAL PROTECTION -- Moisture & Thermal Protection -- Slate Roofing -- Tile Roofing -- Ridge -- Lean-To Roof -- Eaves -- Green Roofing -- Corrugated-Metal Roofing -- Hip -- Ridge -- Sheet-Metal Roofing -- Types of Seams -- Flat Roof Assemblies -- Cold Deck -- Warm Deck -- Inverted Warm Deck -- Built-Up Bituminous Roofing Systems -- Types of Roof Decks or Substrates -- Single-Ply Roofing Systems -- Fully Adhered System -- Mechanically Fastened System -- Loose Laid, Ballasted System -- Roof Drainage -- Flashing -- Flashing Locations -- Roof Flashing -- Masonry or Concrete Parapet -- Stud-Framed Parapet.

Low Parapet Wall.