The fifth edition of Complete Building Construction contains substantially revised and expanded material to treat new developments. Some earlier material has been retained with slight modifications. Many of these changes are a result of environmental concerns, energy conservation, and increasing building and operating costs.
The book’s objective is to provide in a single volume a compendium of the best of current building design and construction practices, as well as information that is most useful to those who must decide which building materials and what construction methods to use. The emphasis is on the why of construction.
