{"product_id":"building-construction-illustrated-1","title":"Building Construction Illustrated","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuilding Construction Illustrated, 6th Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e by Francis D.K. Ching is a comprehensive visual guide to \u003cstrong\u003ebuilding construction principles, architectural systems, materials, and construction methods\u003c\/strong\u003e. For more than four decades, this respected reference has helped architecture, engineering, construction, and design students and professionals understand the fundamentals of residential and commercial building construction through detailed illustrations and clear explanations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Sixth Edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect advances in \u003cstrong\u003ebuilding materials, design technologies, construction systems, sustainability, and current codes and standards\u003c\/strong\u003e. New and revised content covers resilient design, diagrids, modular foundation systems, smart façade systems, lighting sources, mass timber, cross-laminated timber (CLT), and nail-laminated timber (NLT).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional updates address \u003cstrong\u003egreen building and sustainability, insulation materials, stair applications, stoves and inserts, and fire-rated wall and floor assemblies\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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