City Travel Guides > Books > Home Design

Average Rating:

.Building Construction Illustrated
City Travel Guides > Books > Home Design
by: Francis D. K. Ching

March 03, 2008
This is a straight forward practical guide to building construction for engineers, architects, design managers and anyone involved in construction. Especially useful for graduates and those new to the industry.
>>See More Reviews & Details on Building Construction Illustrated

Used Price: $27.44

Average Rating:

.Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods
City Travel Guides > Books > Home Design
by: Edward Allen, Joseph Iano

December 25, 2003
This is BY FAR one of the best and most thorough construction books I've seen to date. There are many drawings and pictures to show what is being talked about. Excellent book.
>>See More Reviews & Details on Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods

Used Price: $72.94

Average Rating:

.Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the 2006 International Building Code (Building Codes Illustrated)
City Travel Guides > Books > Home Design
by: Francis D. K. Ching, Steven R., FAIA,PE Winkel

November 28, 2006
This is great if you just want a general view of UBC and IBC codes.
But, it constantly refers to the IBC for the specifics.
But overall, is a Building Codes for Dummies!!!
>>See More Reviews & Details on Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the 2006 International Building Code (Building Codes Illustrated)

Used Price: $27.13

Average Rating:

.Solar Power Your Home For Dummies (For Dummies (Home & Garden))
City Travel Guides > Books > Home Design
by: Rik DeGunther

December 10, 2007
most of what is there was interesting but it wasen't what I thought it would be. It's a facts about solar not a how to get started with your home. It had little solar projects but most of these are on the web anyway.
>>See More Reviews & Details on Solar Power Your Home For Dummies (For Dummies (Home & Garden))

Used Price: $10.54

Average Rating:

.The Renewable Energy Handbook: A Guide to Rural Energy Independence, Off-Grid and Sustainable Living
City Travel Guides > Books > Home Design
by: William H. Kemp

April 01, 2006
This book is a web site printed out in large type. Books printed thirty years earlier are more usefull.
>>See More Reviews & Details on The Renewable Energy Handbook: A Guide to Rural Energy Independence, Off-Grid and Sustainable Living

Used Price: $19.39

Average Rating:

.2006 International Building Code - Softcover Version: Softcover Version (International Building Code)
City Travel Guides > Books > Home Design
by: International Code Council

March 06, 2006
Not really sure how to review this, but it is necessary for those of us who want to stay compliant and up to date with building regulations. It isn't necessarily easy to read, but like I said, it is what it is. :)
>>See More Reviews & Details on 2006 International Building Code - Softcover Version: Softcover Version (International Building Code)

Used Price: $89.00

Average Rating:

.2006 International Residential Code - Softcover Version (International Residential Code)
City Travel Guides > Books > Home Design
by: International Code Council

March 22, 2006
This was exactly what I expected. In the professional engineering circles, it is important to maintain the latest specifications on which your analyses must be based.
>>See More Reviews & Details on 2006 International Residential Code - Softcover Version (International Residential Code)

Used Price: $54.90

Average Rating:

.Martha Stewart's Homekeeping Handbook: The Essential Guide to Caring for Everything in Your Home
City Travel Guides > Books > Home Design
by: Martha Stewart

October 31, 2006
When I finally ordered this book after drooling over it for months I couldn't believe how HUGE it is. At first, I thought they had shipped me an extra book by accident. This book truly is an encyclopedia of cleaning. I had no idea that people did most of the things in here, and I learned that I've completely destroyed the finish on my sinks by cleaning with Comet and a serious scrubbing sponge, the way my mom taught me. She even tells you how to organize, pick cookware and bakeware, remodel your kitchen, and so much more. I recommend this book to all who have a home and especially for those awesome stay at home moms who get all tingly about cleaning the house, inside and out, like myself. I didn't like Martha Stewart before, but I'm definitely a follower ... Read More:
>>See More Reviews & Details on Martha Stewart's Homekeeping Handbook: The Essential Guide to Caring for Everything in Your Home

Used Price: $17.27

Average Rating:

.Green from the Ground Up: Sustainable, Healthy, and Energy-Efficient Home Construction (Builder's Guide)
City Travel Guides > Books > Home Design
by: David Johnston, Scott Gibson

April 01, 2008
Can an SUV be green? If you think so, if you think size and level of consumption are extraneous to the idea of sustainability, then this book is for you. You will learn all manner of ingenious ways to build and condition cavernous low-density dwellings. And in the end you will have a monstrous, comfortable perversion of the very values you putatively hold so dear.
>>See More Reviews & Details on Green from the Ground Up: Sustainable, Healthy, and Energy-Efficient Home Construction (Builder's Guide)

Used Price: $15.65

Average Rating:

.Construction Drawings and Details for Interiors: Basic Skills
City Travel Guides > Books > Home Design
by: W. Otie Kilmer, Rosemary Kilmer, Kilmer, Stephen Hanessian

February 15, 2001
This book made all the difference for me in my Interior Design studies. The course that I took was intensive, and if I had not discovered and utilized this book, I would have probably scored much lower on my desk-crits, and my practical exams. Because of it's wonderfully portable size, I take it with me everywhere. It is easily carried, yet filled with pertinent information from cover to cover. Construction Drawings and Details for Interiors contains a wealth of information, and I am grateful to the author for having written this book. It is, and will remain a cornerstone of my Design library.
>>See More Reviews & Details on Construction Drawings and Details for Interiors: Basic Skills

Used Price: $32.79