Construction and Building Technology

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By: E. Keith Blankenbaker

ISBN: 978-1-60525-810-2
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: © 2013
Subject: Technology / Engineering
Grade Level: 9-14
Retail Price: $86.00
School Price: $64.50

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Construction and Building Technology introduces students to construction processes and procedures. Students will learn about construction technology, construction materials and management, and project design. They will study building foundations, subsystems, and structures, and learn how these systems are maintained, repaired, or altered. Chapters on commercial, industrial, and engineered construction processes and procedures are also included. The book is correlated to the Standards for Technological Literacy and includes the following chapter features:

Career Connections—address careers related to the chapter material.
STEM Connections and Curricular Connections—relate chapter content to math, science, and social sciences.
Technology Links—highlight current technology that relates to chapter content.
Green Construction—features relate chapter content to environmental issues.
Test Your Knowledge—questions test student understanding of chapter content.

In addition to the textbook, the teaching package includes the Tech Lab workbook, Instructor’s Resource CD, EXAMVIEW® Assessment Suite CD, and Instructor’s Presentations for PowerPoint CD.

Construction and Building Technology Supports STEM:

Design process
Measurement
Science STEM Connection features
Green Construction features
Engineering systems

1. What is Construction Technology?

2. Planning for and Controlling Construction

3. Construction Safety

4. The Construction Process

5. Construction Tools and Equipment

6. Concrete

7. Metals

8. Wood and Wood Products

9. Masonry, Glass, and Plastics

10. Architectural Design

11. Construction Engineering

12. Construction Documentation

13. Project Management

14. Construction Estimating and Bidding

15. Construction Scheduling

16. Site Preparation

17. Earthwork

18. Foundations

19. Floors

20. Walls

21. Roof and Ceiling Framing

22. Enclosing the Structure

23. Plumbing

24. Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems

25. Electrical Power Systems

26. Communication Systems

27. Insulating Structures

28. Finishing the Building

29. Landscaping

30. Final Inspection, Contract Closing and Project Transfer

31. Project Operation, Maintenance, and Repair

32. Remodeling Buildings

33. Dam Construction

34. Bridge Construction

35. Road Construction

36. Skyscraper Construction

37. Pipeline Construction

38. Careers in Construction

39. Construction in the Future

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Text

Chapter 6 (PDF, 1.62 MB)

Chapter 15 (PDF, 842 KB)

Online Text, 6 yr. Classroom Subscription (min. qty. 15)

Front Matter (g-wonlinetextbooks.com, Technology & Engineering)

Chapter 6 (g-wonlinetextbooks.com, Technology & Engineering)

Chapter 15 (g-wonlinetextbooks.com, Technology & Engineering)

PowerPoint Presentations

Chapter 8 (PPS, 1.71 MB)

Note: Sample file quality has been reduced to allow for Internet streaming and viewing.

About Author(s)

E. Keith Blankenbaker - is a leader in technology education curriculum development. He introduced contemporary technology education into the secondary schools where he taught in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. As a teacher educator he developed, and for 25 years, taught construction technology courses for technology education majors at The Ohio State University. During this same period he taught technology education curriculum, laboratory design, and supervised student teachers. He is the author of three Goodheart-Willcox books: Modern Plumbing, Construction and Building Technology and Painting and Decorating, in addition to several other texts. He has served as principal investigator for the Construction Education Curriculum Project, funded by the Associated General Contractors. He also served as principal investigator for the first edition of the plumbing apprenticeship program offered by the Associated Builders and Contractors.

Dr. Blankenbaker has provided leadership on the local, state, and national level. As a secondary school teacher he served as department chairman and was elected president of the regional industrial technology teacher education association. As a teacher educator he was elected program coordinator, served as president of the Ohio Technology Education Association, acted as coordinator for the development of a new technology education curriculum guide for Ohio, and served as a member of the ITEEA Board of Directors.

His construction work experience includes designing, building, maintaining, and remodeling residential and light commercial structures. These experiences include forming, placing, and finishing concrete; framing; roofing; plumbing; electrical; installing doors and windows; exterior and interior finish carpentry; cabinetmaking; and painting.

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Title	Pages	ISBN	Retail Price	School Price	Quantity
Text	608	978-1-60525-810-2	$86.00	$64.50
Online Text, 6 yr. Classroom Subscription (min. qty. 15)	608	978-1-60525-878-2	$86.00	$64.50
Bundle (Text + Online 6 yr. Classroom Subscription, min. qty. 15)	608	978-1-61960-102-4	$118.00	$88.50
Workbook		978-1-60525-812-6	$24.00	$18.00
* Instructor’s Resource CD		978-1-60525-813-3	$260.00	$195.00	*
* EXAMVIEW® Assessment Suite	1376 test questions	978-1-60525-814-0	$248.00	$186.00	*
Instructor's Presentations for PowerPoint Individual License	800 slides	978-1-60525-815-7	$240.00	$180.00
Instructor's Presentations for PowerPoint Site License	800 slides	978-1-60525-816-4	$600.00	$450.00

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