Summer readers now can fill up their book bag with deep DBIA discounts on some of our best titles through the end of August. DBIA Summer Sale titles include an array of topics that only serve to increase your design-build knowledge. Just make your way to the DBIA Bookstore.
For every member of a design-build team, these titles can serve as the cornerstone to the foundation of design-build knowledge. Owners looking for ways to streamline not only cost but schedule delivery can now keep track with new industry developments. Engineers, architects, contractors and specialty contractors can also ride the wave of design-build momentum with the bookstore as an indispensable tool for professional growth and experience.
The following titles are just a fraction of the 42 titles on sale in the online bookstore, but this is only for a limited time, so act quickly. In the meantime, take a closer look some of these DBIA deals:
Item # 6356
BIM Handbook: A Guide to Building Information Modeling For Owners, Managers, Designers, Engineers, and Contractors
By Chuck Eastman, Paul Teicholz, Rafael Sacks and Kathleen Liston
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is now one of the hottest approaches to design, construction and facility management out there. As the digital representation of the building process is used to facilitate the exchange and interoperability of information in digital format, BIM is changing the way buildings look, the way they function and the ways in which they are designed and built. This book is an in-depth understanding of BIM technologies, the business and organizational issues associated with its implementation, and the profound advantages that effective use of BIM can provide to all members of a project team.
The BIM Handbook:
- Introduces Building Information Modeling and the technologies that support it.
- Reviews BIM and its related technologies, in particular parametric and object-oriented modeling, its potential benefits, its costs and needed infrastructure.
- Explains how designing, constructing, and operating buildings with BIM differs from pursuing the same activities in the traditional way using drawings, whether paper or electronic.
- Discusses the present and future influences of BIM on regulatory agencies; legal practice associated with the building industry; and manufacturers of building products.
- Presents a rich set of BIM case studies and describes various BIM tools and technologies and Shows how specific disciplines — owners, designers, contractors, and fabricators — can adopt and implement BIM in their companies.
Painting a colorful and thorough BIM picture, the BIM Handbook guides readers to successful implementation, helping them avoid needless frustration and cost and allowing them to take full advantage of this paradigm-shifting approach to build better design and construction.
Summer Sale Member Price: $67.50
Regular Member Price: $75.00
Summer Sale Non-Member Price: $72.00
Regular Non-Member Price: $80.00
Item # 5172
The Investigation of Buildings — A Guide for Architects, Engineers and Owners
By Donald Friedman
This title offers an insider’s view of the inspection and survey process and is an essential reference for building professionals, owners, managers and individuals planning to purchase or renovate a building.
An experienced investigator explains why building inspections are necessary, what to look for, how to do it, when to hire a professional and how to understand what architects and engineers are talking about once a survey is carried out. The scope includes small commercial structures and larger buildings as well as ordinary wood-frame houses.
Summer Sale Member Price: $27.00
Regular Member Price: $30.00
Summer Sale Non-Member Price: $34.20
Regular Non-Member Price: $38.00
Item # 3313
Project Delivery Systems Owner’s Manual
By Jeffrey Beard & Thomas Warne
Reviewed by ACEC’s Management Practices Committee, this in-depth manual is intended to help owners select the appropriate project delivery system for each project. It includes full chapters covering the integrated delivery options, such as design-build and design-build-operate, but it also includes chapter-length discussions of other delivery options. It also includes additional delivery and procurement variations and a full glossary.
Summer Sale Member Price: $81.00
Regular Member Price: $90.00
Summer Sale Non-Member Price: $90.00
Regular Non-Member Price: $100.00
Item # 5024
Green Building Materials: A Guide to Product Selection and Specification, 2nd Edition
By Ross Spiegel & Dru Meadows
This excellent hands-on guide to designing environmentally friendly buildings — those made from materials that preserve the earth’s natural legacy for future generations — is written by two nationally known experts on the subject. You’ll find practical information on green product selection, product specification, and construction processes. You’ll also learn just what green building materials are, where you can find them, and how you can use them effectively.
This edition includes updated information on LEED requirements and how to integrate them into the specifications process and new sections on commissioning and on construction waste management. Other features are guidelines on how to evaluate the “greenness” of building materials, helpful sample forms to aid in selecting and specifying materials, and a brief history of relevant environmental legislation.
Summer Sale Member Price: $72.00
Regular Member Price: $80.00
Summer Sale Non-Member Price: $76.50
Regular Non-Member Price: $85.00