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  • Project Management for the Built Environment

    Study Notes

    by Low Sui Pheng ...
    Series series Management in the Built Environment
    This book presents the fundamentals of project management as applied in the built environment and more specifically for the construction industry. It presents the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK) using practical examples to show how various project management principles and concepts can be applied in practice. Providing study notes for students and aspiring project management ... Read more

    $58.99 USD

  • Use and Care of Handtools and Measuring Tools

    Safety Procedures, Using, Hand, Power, Non-Edged, Edged, Equipment, Hammers, Screwdrivers, Wrenches, Pliers, Chisels, Bolt, Cable, Glass, Cutters, Measurements, Calipers, Micrometers, Gages, Auto, Mechanic, Carpentry, Masonry, Machinist, Course

    by TSD Training ...
    Series series Mechanics and Hydraulics
    Use and Care of Handtools and Measuring ToolsThe purpose of this course is to increase your knowledge of the use and care of handtools and measuring tools.No matter how small the job, safety precautions must be taken at all times. A tool may be efficient, essential, time-saving, or even convenient; but it is also dangerous. For this reason, handtools must be used correctly. You must also be alert ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Built

    The Hidden Stories Behind Our Structures

    by Roma Agrawal ...
    Winner of the AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science BooksThe wonders of engineering revealed--by the inspirational female engineer behind the Shard, Western Europe's tallest building.While our cities are full of incredible engineering feats, most of us live with little idea of what goes into creating the built environment, let alone how a new building goes up, what it is constructed ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Cost Accounting and Financial Management for Construction Project Managers

    by Len Holm ...
    Proper cost accounting and financial management are essential elements of any successful construction job, and therefore make up essential skills for construction project managers and project engineers. Many textbooks on the market focus on the theoretical principles of accounting and finance required for head office staff like the chief financial officer (CFO) of a construction firm. This book's ... Read more

    $96.99 USD

  • Real Estate Law

    Fundamentals for The Development Process

    Unlike existing textbooks written for law students on specific subjects impacting real estate transactions, Real Estate Law: Fundamentals for The Development Process uses "The Development Process" as a framework for understanding how the U.S. legal system regulates, facilitates, and generally impacts real estate transactions and their outcomes.This book not only addresses the nature of specific ... Read more

    $240.99 USD

  • The Book of Basic Machines

    The U.S. Navy Training Manual

    by U.S. Navy ...
    Have you ever wondered why levers and pulleys make it easy to lift heavy objects? Or thought about what it is that makes a combustion engine work?The Book of Basic Machines will give you the information you need to understand key concepts, techniques, components, and much more. Designed and prepared by the Naval Education and Training Program Development Center for naval training, and taught ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The E-Myth Contractor

    Why Most Contractors' Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It

    With The E-Myth Contractor, Michael E. Gerber launches a series of books that apply the E-Myth to specific types of small businesses. The first is aimed at contractors.This book reveals a radical new mind-set that will free contractors from the tyranny of an unprofitable, unproductive routine. With specific tips on topics as crucial as planning, money and personnel management, The E-Myth ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Audel HVAC Fundamentals, Volume 3

    Air Conditioning, Heat Pumps and Distribution Systems

    Series Book 6 - Audel Technical Trades Series
    Keep it cool or heat things upThis third volume of Audel's HVAC Library gives you a comprehensive, hands-on guide to installing, servicing, and repairing all basic air-conditioning systems in both new and older construction. You'll also find complete coverage of specialized heating units-radiators, radiant heating systems, stoves, fireplaces, heat pumps, and indoor/outdoor pool heaters, plus fans, ... Read more

    $26.00 USD

  • Let's Get Charged! (All About Electricity) : 5th Grade Science Series

    Fifth Grade Books Electricity for Kids

    Series series Children's Physics Books
    The purpose of this educational book is to teach your child the importance of electricity. However, unlike the school's official textbooks, this book contains just the right blend of text and images to facilitate self-paced learning. Use this book to complement classroom-based education. Make sure to grab your child a copy now! ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Gracias por Discutir

    Lo que Aristóteles, Lincoln y los Simpson pueden enseñarte sobre el arte de la persuasión

    by JAY HEINRICHS ...
    Este libro se ha convertido en un clásico en los Estados Unidos, con más de diez años de éxito de ventas consecutivos, y convirtiéndose en lectura obligatoria en muchísimas universidades. Ahora llega por primera vez en castellano, y lo hace de la mano de su tercera revisión actualizada.Es una verdadera clase maestra en el arte de la persuasión, enseñada entre otros por los Simpson, Winston ... Read more

    $6.51 USD

  • The Complete Guide to Contracting Your Home

    A Step-by-Step Method for Managing Home Construction

    Save 30% on home construction!Whether you want to take on all the responsibility of contracting your home or simply want to intelligently communicate with your homebuilder, The Complete Guide to Contracting Your Home can help you save 30% or more on the cost of home construction by teaching you the ins and outs of managing your construction project.Learn how to get your project off to a solid ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Engineering in Plain Sight

    An Illustrated Field Guide to the Constructed Environment

    **Engineering in Plain Sight is a beautifully illustrated field guide with accessible explanations to nearly every part of the constructed world around us.Author Grady Hillhouse is the creator behind the popular YouTube channel Practical Engineering (over 3 million subscribers!) and this book is essentially 50 new episodes crammed between two covers.**Engineering in Plain Sight extends the field ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • The Everything Woodworking Book

    A Beginner's Guide To Creating Great Projects From Start To Finish

    by Jim Stack ...
    Series series Everything® Series
    The Everything Woodworking Book is an essential guide for tapping into the exciting world of woodcraft. Popular Woodworking's Jim Stack packs tons of practical information-from learning how to set up shop by selecting the right tools to understanding the fundamentals of basic woodworking joints and furniture design-into one comprehensive package. Filled with easy-to-follow techniques, two-color ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Welder's Handbook

    A Guide to Plasma Cutting, Oxyacetylene, ARC, MIG and TIG Welding, Revised and Updated

    by Richard Finch ...
    A newly-updated, state-of-the-art guide to MIG and TIG arc welding technology.Written by a noted authority in the field, this revised edition of HP's bestselling automotive book-for over 20 years-is a detailed, instructional manual on the theory, technique, equipment, and proper procedures of metal inert gas (MIG) and tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding. ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Manual of Tropical Housing and Building: Climate Design

    Designed as a textbook for students of architecture, housing, environmental design and climate control in tropical countries, this book deals with the theory of climatic design and shows how practical solutions are derived from theoretical understanding. ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Construction Management JumpStart

    The Best First Step Toward a Career in Construction Management

    The bestselling introduction to the field, updated and expandedConstruction Management Jumpstart is the definitive introduction to the field, providing a detailed walkthrough of each stage of a project from the construction manager’s perspective. Authoritative coverage of fundamental concepts and practices clearly delineates the manager’s role, while step-by-step guidance provides valuable ... Read more

    $33.00 USD

  • Temporary Structures in Construction, Third Edition

    by Robert Ratay ...
    The most complete and current guide to temporary structures in design and constructionWith significant revisions, updates, and new chapters, Temporary Structures in Construction, Third Edition presents authoritative information on professional practice, codes, standards, design, erection, maintenance, and failures of temporary support and access structures used in construction. New developments ... Read more

    $78.99 USD

  • Practical Straw Bale Building

    Edited by Murray Hollis ...
    Building with straw bales is being embraced by amateurs and professionals for its versatility, comfort, environmental friendliness and high insulation. New methods should expand its growing worldwide popularity. In Practical Straw Bale Building, Murray Hollis uses simple, easy to understand language to describe the established techniques of straw bale construction and ways in which they can be ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Making Things Move DIY Mechanisms for Inventors, Hobbyists, and Artists

    Get Your Move On!In Making Things Move: DIY Mechanisms for Inventors, Hobbyists, and Artists, you'll learn how to successfully build moving mechanisms through non-technical explanations, examples, and do-it-yourself projects--from kinetic art installations to creative toys to energy-harvesting devices. Photographs, illustrations, screen shots, and images of 3D models are included for each project ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Inkle Loom Design & Construction

    If you want to buy, design, &/or build an Inkle loom, this book is for you. It will show the weaver what to look for in a loom, as well as how to modify, repair, or build their own with minimal tools. They're great projects for woodworkers since they’re fairly simple, generally forgiving to construct, & they make a unique, useful gift that can be made inexpensively. I'll explain the basics, design ... Read more

    $4.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • North American Contraflow Masonry Heater Glossary of Terms

    by Marcus Flynn ...
    In regions where there is a long tradition of masonry heaters the local languages have an extensive vocabulary of terms associated with all aspects of building and operating. Masonry stoves are, in these regions, an integral part of every day life and culture, the base of many jokes and fairy tales.On the American continent, masonry heating has a history of only a few decades, being introduced in ... Read more

    Free

  • From the Wood-Fired Oven

    New and Traditional Techniques for Cooking and Baking with Fire

    "Richard Miscovich’s descriptions and instructions are both practical and inspirationally poetic—dare I say, soulful. He ignites the fire within and compels us to want to know what he knows and to bake as well as he bakes."—Peter Reinhart, author of The Bread Baker’s ApprenticeIn the last several years, interest in wood-fired ovens has increased dramatically in the United States and abroad, but ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • 15 Dangerously Mad Projects for the Evil Genius

    by Simon Monk ...

    $16.99 USD

  • Simplified Bracket Stair Building

    If you're looking for a complicated book that will teach you how to build circular, curved, bracket type or any other type of stairway that would require complicated mathematical formulas, this isn't the book, for you.Simple and easy, not complicated and difficult. Building stairs isn't as difficult as some construction experts make it out to be. Don't fall into the old trap that you can't do it, ... Read more

    $19.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus