Residential Architecture: Design and Drafting

This comprehensive text provides a complete overview for beginning and intemediate students. With equal emphasis on design and drafting, the book leads students through the design of a contemporary home from preliminary program to finished rendering, with plans included in relevant chapters. Applied academics are integrated throughout the text, applying math, social studies, science, and communication to the field of architectural drafting. Career profiles give students the perspective they need to plan their own careers. Beyond the basics, the text also explores such contemporary issues as environmental sensitivity, accessibility for the physically challenged, alternate energy sources, radon control, earthquake protection, and construction administration, to name a few. A complete set of plans exposes students to commercial construction. Features on computers and the Internet prepare students for the technological challenges they will encounter in the workforce. An ideal introduction to architectural drafting and design!

With the latest information on many of today's hot issues, this book will prove valuable to entry-level professionals in drafting and design. While providing excellent background on all basic concepts — from metric dimensioning to structural calculations — the book delves into such contemporary concerns as radon control, alternate heating/cooling methods, energy conservation, fire prevention, and accessibility for the physically challenged. Authors Ernest and mark Weidhaas address specific issues from across the nation: from ice dam prevention and moisture control to hurricane, lightning, and earthquake protection. Over 1,000 illustrations — including pictorals in perspective — allow readers to grasp many concepts and issues at a glance.

Ernest R. Weidhaas is Professor Emeritus of Engineering Graphics at The Pennsylvania State University.

Mark D. Weidhaas, P.E., is a Project Engineer for Moran & Associates, Inc. in Colorado Springs, CO.