Your quick-reference guide to details and procedures for keeping anyconstruction project on track. Stay on top of construction details and procedures with the help of this desk-top data handbook. It offers you fast access to hundreds of tables, specifications, charts, diagrams, and illustrations, covering all of the materials and components of construction most frequently utilized at a typical job site: lumber, masonry, concrete, steel...doors and windows...mechanical and electrical hardware. Whether you work in the commercial or residential markets, this is the one-stop source for what you need to make any construction project run more smoothly. With this guide, you can: access scores of diagrams of wood framing, masonry construction, flashing details, and fire-rated and acoustical drywall framing systems; check the many specification tables to ensure that you are ordering the proper materials for the job. use the cut-away sections and schematic drawings to learn more about HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and energy systems; consult the metrification tables and conversion factors for jobs involving dual measuring systems.