"2009 building code and sustainability update"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.5050

Part one: Principles of construction: An overview of the building delivery process -- Governmental constraints on construction -- Loads on buildings -- Load resistance - the structural properties of materials -- Thermal properties of materials -- Air leakage and water vapor control -- Fire-related properties -- Acoustical properties of materials -- Principles of joints and sealants (expansion and contraction control) -- Principles of sustainable construction -- Part two: Materials and systems of construction: Materials for wood construction - I (lumber) -- Materials for wood construction - II (manufactured wood products, fasteners and connectors) -- Wood light frame construction - I -- Wood light frame construction - II -- Structural insulated panel system -- The material steel and structural steel construction -- Light-gauge steel construction -- Lime, Portland cement and concrete -- Concrete construction - I (formwork reinforcement and slabs-on-ground) -- Concrete construction - II (site-cast and precast concrete framing systems) -- Soils; foundation and basement construction -- Masonry materials - I (mortar and brick) -- Masonry materials - II (concrete masonry units, natural stone and glass masonry units) -- Masonry and concrete bearing wall construction -- Rainwater infiltration control in exterior walls -- Exterior wall cladding - I (masonry, precast concrete, GFRC and prefabricated masonry) -- Exterior wall cladding - II (stucco, EIFS, natural stone and insulated metal panels) -- Transparent materials (glass and light-transmitting plastics) -- Windows and doors -- Glass-aluminum wall systems -- Roofing - I (low-slope roofs) -- Roofing - II (steep roofs) -- Stairs -- Floors coverings -- Ceilings.

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