Edward Allen

EDWARD ALLEN, FAIA, has a teaching career spanning more than thirty years, including as a faculty member at Yale University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and is the best-selling author of The Architects Studio Companion; Architectural Detailing; Form and Forces; and Fundamentals of Building Construction, all published by Wiley. ROB THALLON, Associate Professor at the University of Oregon School of Architecture and Allied Arts, is the best-selling author and coauthor of Graphic Guide to Frame Construction; Graphic Guide to Site Construction; and Graphic Guide to Interior Details. ALEXANDER C. SCHREYER is Senior Lecturer and Program Director at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where he heads the Building and Construction Technology program and is a faculty member in Architecture. He is a wood engineering researcher and the author of Architectural Design with SketchUp, Second Edition, published by Wiley.

Fundamentals of Residential Construction, Fourth Edition offers the most comprehensive and accessible treatment of single- and multi-family home construction, from site-preparation and foundations to finishing details. This fully revised edition brings content to life with 1,000 drawings and photographs illustrating the latest developments in materials and methods for sustainable building and energy efficiency, wood light-frame construction, off-site and industrialized fabrication, insulating concrete forms, light-gauge steel and masonry construction, and more. An entirely new chapter on green building provides in-depth coverage on the design and construction practices today's customers and building codes require, and new online resources offer hands-on, virtual practice in 3D.