Reading List

Some publications are available at

  • Engineers Bookstore:  748 Marietta St. NW
  • Also try:  US government publications:  10th and Peachtree
  • The Southern Building Code Congress International (SBCCI) Birmingham Ala.
  • Southface Energy Institute www.southface.org
  • The International Council of Building Officials online bookstore www.icbo.org
  • The Journal of Light Construction online bookstore www.jlc.com
  • Environmental Health publications www.epa.gov 

[Image] GENERAL READING

The Consumer Advocate's Guide to Home Inspection: Avoiding the Nightmare of Purchasing a Money Pit
Barry Stone
Dearborn Trade Publishing
December 2002

HOW BUILDINGS WORK
The Natural Order of Architectur
e
Second Edition
Edward Allen
Oxford University Press
1995

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ILLUSTRATED
Second Edition
Francis D.K. Ching
Van Nostrand Reinhold
1991

RESIDENTIAL FRAMING
A Homebuilder's Construction Guide
William P. Spence
Sterling
1993

AMERICAN SHELTER
An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Home
Lester Walker
The Overlook Press
1996

WHY BUILDINGS FALL DOWN
Matthys Levy and Mario Salvadori
W.W. Norton and Company
1992

[Image] TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS

INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE
2000 Edition:

NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE
STANDARD MECHANICAL CODE
STANDARD PLUMBING CODE
STANDARD GAS CODE
ONE AND TWO FAMILY DWELLING CODE
STANDARD BUILDING CODE
MODEL ENERGY CODE

RESIDENTIAL AND LIGHT COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS
R.S. Means and Company, Inc.
1998

WOOD HANDBOOK
Wood as an Engineering Material

USDA Forest Service
1999

WOOD DECKS
Materials, Construction, and Finishing

Kent A. McDonald
Robert H. Falk
Jerrold E. Winandy
USDA Forest Service
1996

ARCHITECTURAL GRAPHIC STANDARDS
Various Editions

INSTALLATION STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS
Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association, Inc.
SMACNA
1992

[Image] ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN, RENOVATION

THE NOT SO BIG HOUSE
CREATING THE NOT SO BIG HOUSE

Sarah Susanka
Taunton Press
1998/2000

THE TEN BOOKS OF ARCHITECTURE
Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
Dover
1960

A PATTERN LANGUAGE
Christopher Alexander et. Al.
Oxford University Press
1977

THE PLACE OF HOUSES
Charles Moore/Gerald Allen/Donlyn Lyndon
University of California Press
1974/2000

HOME
Witold Rybczynski
Penguin Books
1986

DESIGNING YOUR NATURAL HOME
Charles Woods and Malcomb Wells
John Wiley and Sons
1992

[Image] PERIODICALS

The Journal of Light Construction
Hanley-Wood LLC
(800) 375-5981
www.jlconline.com

Places, A Forum of Environmental Design
Design History Foundation
(800) 627-0629
www.places-journal.org

[Image] ENERGY EFFICIENCY, INDOOR AIR QUALITY, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

A BUILDER'S GUIDE TO ENERGY EFFICIENT HOMES IN GEORGIA
Southface Energy Institute
404-872-3549
www.southface.org

BUILDER'S GUIDE
Mixed-Humid Climates
Joseph Lsitburek
Building Science Corporation
978-589-5100
www.buildingscience.com 

ENERGY ECONOMICS AND BUILDING DESIGN
William T. Meyer
McGraw-Hill
1983



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