The DBIA summer sale is here! Take advantage of storewide savings of 10 percent off on all titles and FREE shipping and handling for any order of $25 or more through August 31, 2009.
This is DBIA’s way of saying “thank you” to all its loyal Design-Build DATELINE readers, while at the same time providing you the opportunity to expand your office or personal library. DBIA works hard to bring you the titles needed to enhance your professional development. From design-build contracts to the Design-Build Manual of Practice, architecture to water treatment, and everything in between, you can count on your DBIA Bookstore for resources in all design-build topics.
Take advantage of this special offer by visiting our Web site at www.dbia.org/pubs/bookstore and entering promotional code D0709 in the “Discounts” section of your shopping cart, or by calling us at 202-454-7501.
Among our selections of new titles you will find:
Code Finder for Building and Construction, 2009 Edition
Item #6439
By Dennis Phinney
This easy-to-use reference helps you pinpoint all the codes you need in a flash. All of the data in this easy-to-use book is organized and clearly presented in the CSI Masterformat, with references to the ICC, UBC, NEC, ASTM, ADA and much more, right at your fingertips. You also get a 30-page key word index and a CD-Rom that lets you quickly zero in on the exact code references you need.
Member: $80.00
Non-Member: $85.00
List Price: $89.00
The Ecology of Building Materials
Item #6440
By Bjørn Berge
This book provides technical data to enable architects to choose the most appropriate sustainable materials for a project, as well as providing information and guidance on a wide range of issues such as recycling, life cycle analysis and manufacturers’ environmental claims. It provides an essential and easy-to-use reference guide to this complex subject for the building industry professional.
Member: $75.00
Non-Member: $80.00
List Price: $84.95
Urban Design: Health and the Therapeutic Environment
Item # 6441
By Cliff Moughtin, Kate McMahon Moughtin and Paola Signoretta
The book sets out the history and development of the healthy city, from the English spa town to standards of health care in Cuba, and explores the concept of what makes a physically and psychologically “healthy” environment. It outlines best practice for healthy and sustainable urban design and provides a reference tool for architects, urban designers and planners.
Member: $50.00
Non-Member: $55.00
List Price: $60.95
Construction Delays — Understanding Them Clearly, Analyzing Them Correctly
Item #6442
By Theodore J. Trauner, William Manginelli, J. Scott Lowe, Mark Nagata and Brian Furniss
This book explains how a delay analysis should be performed and then describes specifically how the analysis is done with CPM schedules. An explanation of delays and delay damages, presented in a straightforward, accessible manner, should be useful to public and private owners and everybody else whose work involves the construction industry.
Member: $80.00
Non-Member: $85.00
List Price: $89.95
Building Services Handbook, Fifth Edition
Item #6443
By Fred Hall and Roger Greeno
This new edition contains extended information on water system components, control systems for hot water and heating, ventilation and air conditioning, drainage, gas appliance flues and further examples of design calculations. Online lecture facilities include PowerPoint slides illustrating a selection of services areas, providing key diagrams for use with presentations and handouts.
Member: $36.00
Non-Member: $40.00
List Price: $44.95
High-Rise Security and Fire Line Safety, Third Edition
Item # 6444
By Geoff Craighead
This is a comprehensive reference for managing security and fire life safety operations; it spells out the unique characteristics of skyscrapers from a security and fire life safety perspective, details the type of security and life safety systems commonly found in them, outlines how to conduct risk assessments, and explains security policies and procedures designed to protect life and property. This latest edition clearly separates out the different types of skyscrapers, from office buildings to hotels to condominiums to mixed-use buildings, and explains how different patterns of use and types of tenancy impact building security and life safety.
Member: $110.00
Non-Member: $115.00
List Price: $125.00
For questions regarding your orders or to locate a specific title, please contact the DBIA Bookstore by email at pcarpio@dbia.org or by telephone at 202-454-7501.