Residential Construction Academy: Basic Principles for Construction

Residential Construction Academy: Basic Principles for Construction

Author: Mark Huth

Publisher: Cengage Learning

Published: 2015-02-24

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 9781305088627

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Featuring a full color design with a wide range of photos and figures that reflect today's construction practices, this Fourth Edition has been updated throughout to ensure that students stay current with industry standards and trends. Known for its basic, step-by-step approach, RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY: BASIC PRINCIPLES FOR CONSTRUCTION, 4E, is ideal for those beginning a career in the building trades industry. Readers will find thorough, up-to-date coverage of basic skills and important tasks necessary for success in the field, such as work ethics, safety procedures, constuction mathematics, communications, print reading, and common tools. Unlike traditional building trade volumes, Huth's popular book also provides information on construction careers. Created in partnership with the Home Builders Institute (HBI), the workforce development arm of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the Residential Construction Academy Series is the only program based on the National Skill Standards for residential construction. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.


Green Building

Green Building

Author: Abe Kruger

Publisher: Cengage Learning

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 521

ISBN-13: 9781111308193

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GREEN BUILDING: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES IN RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION, International Edition provides a current, comprehensive guide to this exciting, emerging field. From core concepts to innovative applications of cutting-edge technology and the latest industry trends, this text offers an in-depth introduction to the construction of "green" homes. Unlike many texts that adopt a product-oriented approach, this book emphasizes the crucial planning, processes, and execution methods necessary for effective, environmentally sound construction. This text demonstrates that Earth-friendly products and energy-efficient materials take planning in order to make a building truly green. This visionary text helps students and professionals develop the knowledge and skills to "think green" from start to finish, empowering and inspiring them to build truly sustainable homes.


Listening to Music

Listening to Music

Author: Craig Wright

Publisher: Schirmer Books

Published: 2007-01-25

Total Pages: 510

ISBN-13:

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Compact disc contains 25 tracks of music by different performers as listed in the text.


Principles of Management

Principles of Management

Author: David S. Bright

Publisher:

Published: 2023-05-16

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781998109166

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Black & white print. Principles of Management is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of the introductory course on management. This is a traditional approach to management using the leading, planning, organizing, and controlling approach. Management is a broad business discipline, and the Principles of Management course covers many management areas such as human resource management and strategic management, as well as behavioral areas such as motivation. No one individual can be an expert in all areas of management, so an additional benefit of this text is that specialists in a variety of areas have authored individual chapters.


Business Valuation Demystified

Business Valuation Demystified

Author: Edward Nelling

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2011-02-11

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 0071759484

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Priceless business valuation methods made easy! Business valuation is one of the toughest classes in any business curriculum. And it's one of the most important. Master this critical topic, and you've removed a major obstacle standing between you and a 4.0, and taken a major step toward a successful career in business. Breaking down business valuation methods into easy-to-digest parts, this self-teaching guide provides all the skills you need to determine a company's worth--easily and accurately. Business Valuation DeMYSTiFieD offers expert insight from both buyers' and sellers' points of view and provides examples and exercises illustrating the concepts driving the practices. This fast and easy guide features: In-depth coverage of the three main methods of valuing businesses: discounted cash flow, price multiple, and liquidation Easy-to-understand descriptions of financial ratios Tools and techniques for deciphering valuation reports, financial statements, and guidelines for specific businesses Chapter-ending practice exercises and a quiz for testing and reinforcing what you've learned Simple enough for a beginner but challenging enough for a more advanced student, Business Valuation DeMYSTiFieD is your shortcut to building a solid foundation in this critical business topic.


Electricity for Refrigeration, Heating, and Air Conditioning

Electricity for Refrigeration, Heating, and Air Conditioning

Author: Russell E. Smith

Publisher:

Published: 2010-06-25

Total Pages: 726

ISBN-13: 9781111038786

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ELECTRICITY FOR REFRIGERATION, HEATING, AND AIR CONDITIONING, International Edition is the ideal book for students and beginning technicians. It provides readers with the basic electrical principles necessary to understand today's modern control systems. The practical approach taken in this book allows readers to focus exclusively on the electronics information they will use in the field, without bogging them down in unnecessary theory. ELECTRICITY FOR REFRIGERATION, HEATING, AND AIR CONDITIONING, International Edition places an emphasis on developing systematic diagnosis and troubleshooting methods and procedures that will enable readers to become highly-skilled, professional HVAC-R service technicians. A comprehensive glossary is also included to assist those who are new to the field in understanding and using industry terms.


Personal Finance

Personal Finance

Author: Rachel S. Siegel

Publisher:

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781453334805

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"Personal Finance was written with two simple goals in mind: to help students develop a strong sense of financial literacy and provide a wide range of pedagogical aids to keep them engaged and on track. This book is a practical introduction that covers all of the fundamentals and introduces conceptual frameworks, such as the life cycle of financial decisions and basic market dynamics, in a way that students can easily grasp and readily use in their personal lives." --Provided by publisher.


Fundamentals of Construction Estimating

Fundamentals of Construction Estimating

Author: David Pratt

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 482

ISBN-13: 9781439059623

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An international edition of this product is available for sale overseas and in international markets.


Workbook for Huth's Residential Construction Academy: Basic Principles for Construction, 4th

Workbook for Huth's Residential Construction Academy: Basic Principles for Construction, 4th

Author: Mark Huth

Publisher:

Published: 2015-04-28

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781305088658

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Prepare for your career in the building trades with RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY: BASIC PRINCIPLES FOR CONSTRUCTION, 4E. This student-friendly, full color book helps you stay current with industry standards and trends and develop the basic skills you'll need for success in the field, such as work ethics, safety procedures, construction mathematics, communication, print reading, and common tools. The author also provides vital information on careers in the construction industry.