design and construction

A guide to designing school library media centers that provides information on addressing the unique ergonomic and technology needs of children, controlling costs using proven bidding and evaluation methods, understanding the technical drawings and language used in architecture, and other related topics.

Describes different techniques for building houses out of straw bales, and presents benefits, concerns, and designing tips.

A guide to designing and building one's own home that covers ergonomics and accessibility; various planning factors; hiring, estimating, and making contracts; structure and heat; and construction methods.

Designed to help parents and children enjoy building a simple Boy Scouts Pinewood Derby car together, especially if they have no woodworking skills. Photo-illustrated step-by-step instructions, materials lists, and patterns make the process easy to understand.

"Discusses the technology and engineering used to build very long bridges and tunnels for transportation"--Provided by publisher.

This book explains how roller coasters are complex machines consisting of wheels, ramps, pulleys, and levers and examines how they are designed.

This book features detailed cutaway illustrations with clear text to explain the principles behind how planes work and what their various parts are designed to do.

Contains an overview of how a wooden chair is made, in simple text with illustrations, explaining how the wood comes from trees, is cut into planks, and assembled into chairs.

Chronicles the design and construction of the nineteenth-century suspension bridge linking Brooklyn and Manhattan which took fourteen years to complete and claimed several lives.