The American system of manufactures in the Antebellum period -- The sewing machine and the American system of manufactures -- Mass production in American woodworking industries: a case study -- The McCormick reaper works and American manufacturing technology in the nineteenth century -- The Ford Motor Company and the rise of mass production in America -- Cul-de-sac: the limits of Fordism and the coming of "flexible mass production" -- The ethos of mass production and its critics.

Emphasizing common construction systems such as light wood frame, masonry bearing wall, steel frame, and reinforced concrete construction, the new edition includes new information on building materials properties; the latest on "pre-engineered" building components and sustainability issues; and reflects the latest building codes and standards. It also features an expanded series of case studies along with more axonometric detail drawings and revised photographs for a thoroughly illustrated approach"

1. How to Think About Quality Planning -- 2. Establish Quality Goals -- 3. Identify the Customers. Appendix: Then and Now in Quality Control -- 4. Determine Customer Needs -- 5. Provide Measurement -- 6. Develop Product Features -- 7. Develop Process Features -- 8. Develop Process Controls: Transfer to Operations -- 9. Strategic Quality Planning -- 10. Multifunctional Quality Planning -- 11. Departmental Quality Planning -- 12. The Data Base, Motivation, Training -- 13. Quality Planning for the Taurus: Case Example -- 14. Decisions for the Consumer Price Index: Case Example -- 15. Replanning the Product Development Process: Case Example -- Epilogue: What Should I Do Next?

• Part I. The building design context : Design process
• Part II. Design fundamentals : Thermal comfort –
• Part III. Passive environmental systems : Daylighting –
• Part IV. Active environmental systems : Active climate control : HVAC components ; HVAC systems Part V. Acoustics : Fundamentals of architectural acoustics
• Part VI. Fire protection
• Part VII. Electricity : Principles of electricity
• Part VIII. Signal systems
• Part IX. Transportation
• Part X. Appendices : Metrication, SI units and conversions -- Climatic conditions for the United States, Canada, and Mexico -- Solar and daylighting design data -- Solar geometry -- Thermal properties of materials and assemblies -- Ventilation and infiltration -- Heating and cooling design guidelines and information -- Standards/guidelines for energy- and resource-efficient building design performance -- Economic analysis -- Sound transmission data -- Design analysis software.

This book provides construction practitioners with the knowledge they need to successfully coordinate and manage construction projects.