Includes index.

1: Making buildings --
2: Foundations and sitework --
3: Wood --
4: Heavy timber and mass timber construction --
5: Wood light frame construction --
6: Exterior finishes for wood light frame construction --
7: Interior finishes for wood light frame construction --
8: Brick masonry --
9: Stone and concrete masonry --
10: Masonry wall construction --
11: Steel frame construction --
12: Light gauge steel frame construction --
13: Concrete construction --
14: Sitecast concrete framing systems --
15: Precast concrete framing systems --
16: Designing the building enclosure --
17: Roofing --
18: Glass and glazing --
19: Windows and doors --
20: Cladding with masonry and concrete --
21: Cladding with metal glass --
22: Selecting interior finishes --
23: Interior walls and partitions --
24: Finish ceilings and floors.

Now in its seventh edition, Fundamentals of building construction contains substantial revisions and updates. New illustrations and photographs reflect the latest practices and developments in the industry. Revised chapters address exterior wall systems and high-performance buildings, an updated and comprehensive discussion of building enclosure science, evolving tools for assessing environmental and health impacts of building materials, and more. New and exciting developments in mass timber construction are also included.