Architectural Drawing and Light Construction, 8th Edition

The 8th edition of Architectural Drawing and Light Construction has been updated and streamlined to offer students a classic text with significant flexibility in order to cover manual drafting in computer-aided drafting. The text features superbly detailed drawings and complete coverage on every phase of light residential architectural design and structure. Providing users with the most current information while also including modern residential planning, building codes, computer-aided design and specification writing, the book also contains drawing exercises that can be assigned for either computer aided drafting or manual drafting approaches. This comprehensive text also covers everything from site design and building programming to mechanical, electrical and plumbing planning, and also incorporates the latest national CAD codes for construction in drafting throughout its 792 pages.

Features include:

• Streamlined coverage of computer aided drafting in Chapter 2. Students will learn about Building Information Modeling (BMI), latest CAD software.
• Updated information on specification writing. This edition includes updates to the new CSI MasterFormat 2004 Edition, which is a significant change from the previous specification format.
• Complete coverage of design, architectural drawing and construction covering drafting. The book also goes into light frame construction principles, hand lettering and design documentation.
• NAHB 21st Century Townhomes is discussed as an example of sustainable/energy sufficient/green construction materials and systems.
• Incorporates the latest National CAD standards for construction and drafting.
• Covers energy efficient construction materials and systems.
• Comprehensive coverage of site design and building programming to electrical, mechanical and plumbing planning.
• Flexible approach to allow students to learn about drawing either using CAD or manually.
• CAD boxes that highlight the use of drafting software and design in order to create drawings.
• Drawings and examples from the field that will reinforce the application and the concepts of real-world situations.

Table of Contents:

• 1. Drafting Equipment and its Uses
• 2. Computer-Aided Drafting and Design
• 3. Lettering
• 4. Drafting Expression
• 5. Modular and Metric Drafting
• 6. Basic Technical Drawing
• 7. Axonometric and Oblique Pictorial Drawings
• 8. Freehand Sketching
• 9. Perspective Drawings
• 10. Shades and Shadows
• 11. Presentation Drawings and Rendering
• 12. Principles of Light Construction
• 13. Structural Member Selection
• 14. Typical Architectural Details
• 15. Basic Residential Planning
• 16. Building Models
• 17. Writing Specifications
• 18. Working Drawings of Small Homes
• 19. Residential Mechanical and Electrical Systems
• 20. Drawing a Small Commercial Building
• Appendix A: Abbreviations Used in Architectural Drawings
• Appendix B: Modular Vertical Brick Coursing
• Appendix C: The Metric System in Construction
• Appendix D: Tables from the Uniform Building Code
• Appendix E: Span Tables for Wood Structural Members
• Appendix F: Heat Loss/Gain Calculation Examples
• Glossary of Construction Terms