Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery

Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery
by Charles Kibert

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Reflecting the latest developments in the green building movement, and updated to include coverage of LEED 2009,Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery, Second Edition guides construction and design professionals through the process of developing commercial and institutional high-performance green buildings in today's marketplace.

In this revised edition, Charles Kibert delivers a detailed, and passionate, overview of the entire process of green building, covering the theory, history, state of the industry, and best practices in green building. Kibert uses not only the dominant LEED assessment system, but includes such newer ones as Green Globes and several noteworthy building assessment systems from other countries. Sections introduce the background of the green building movement and walk you through such aspects as the background of high-performance green building design, green-building assessment, the green building process, and ecological design.

Broad enough to cover the needs of faculty and students in architecture, engineering, landscape architecture, interior design, and construction management, yet focused enough to serve as a reference for building owners and buyers of construction services, Sustainable Construction is a comprehensive look at an emerging process that is environmentally sounds while making good economic sense.

About the Author
Charles J. Kibert, PhD, PE, is Director of the Powell Center for Construction and Environment, and a professor in the M. E. Rinker Sr. School of Building Construction at the University of Florida. He is a board member of the Green Building Initiative, the Florida Green Building Coalition, and the Gulf Coast Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council. He is the cofounder and chairman of the Cross Creek Initiative, Inc., a nonprofit organization established to accelerate the implementation of sustainability principles in building design, construction, and operation. He teaches and supervises master's and doctoral students who are majoring in the sustainable construction program that he developed at the University of Florida.

Contractors Guide to Green Building Construction

Contractors Guide to Green Building Construction
by Thomas E. Glavinich, Associated General Contractors, Thomas A. Taylor

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Written specifically for contractors, this "how-to" book enables you to meet the challenges of green building construction. You'll discover how constructing environmentally friendly, sustainable buildings influences project management, delivery, documentation, and risk. Moreover, the book guides you through these important considerations at all phases of a green construction project, including:

• Bidding and contracting
• Managing green design when the contractor works as a design builder
• Subcontracting
• Procurement
• Construction management
• Project commissioning and closeout

This book is endorsed by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and was written with the assistance and advice of a specially assembled AGC task force. With a focus on the green building process from the contractor's viewpoint, the book avoids endorsing any one green building rating system in favor of presenting the business fundamentals common to them all.

Throughout the presentation, flowcharts and other features offer working tools for successfully managing green construction projects. Plus, real-world case studies developed through discussions with the actual contractors involved help you understand exactly what to expect and how to best manage constructing a green building. In short, this is one book that you need to have on hand to be a part of the rapidly growing green building movement.

About the Author
Thomas E. Glavinich, DE, PE, is Associate Professor for the Schools of Engineering and Architecture and Urban Design at The University of Kansas. Prior to joining The University of Kansas, he worked in the design and construction of commercial, industrial, and institutional facilities. Mr. Glavinich is the past president of the ASCE Architectural Engineering Institute and a Fellow of the Institute.

Associated General Contractors of America, founded in 1918, is the largest and oldest con-struction trade association in the U.S., comprised of over 33,000 members that include general contractors and specialty contractors as well as suppliers and service providers.

Architectural Graphics

Architectural Graphics
by Francis D. K. Ching

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Since 1975, Architectural Graphics has been a bestselling classic that has introduced countless students of architecture and design to the fundamentals of graphic communication. Featuring Francis D.K. Ching's signature graphic style, it illustrates how to use graphic tools and drafting conventions to translate architectural ideas into effective visual presentation. This Fifth Edition has been updated to reflect the latest drawing techniques helping it remain the leading book on the topic.

• The latest edition of the classic book on architectural drawing by the master of architectural communication
• Over 500,000 copies sold of previous editions
• Revised and expanded to include more information on computer-generated graphics and the latest drawing conventions for architectural representation

The author is world-renowned for his numerous architecture and design books, including Architecture: Form, Space, and Order; A Global History of Architecture; Interior Design Illustrated; Building Construction Illustrated; and more.

About the Author
Francis D.K. Ching is a registered architect and Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is the bestselling author of numerous books on architecture and design, all published by Wiley. His works have been translated into over seventeen languages and are regarded as classics for their renowned graphic presentation.

Architectural Drawing: A Visual Compendium of Types and Methods

Architectural Drawing
by Rendow Yee

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Today's most comprehensive compendium of architectural drawing types and methods, both hand drawn and computer generated, Architectural Drawing: A Visual Compendium of Types and Methods remains a one-of-a-kind visual reference and an outstanding source of guidance and inspiration for students and professionals at every level.

The Third Edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect a wider range of techniques and styles than ever before, including:

• 1,100 illustrations by today's most noted architects, including Tadao Ando, Rebecca Binder, Mario Botta, Lord Foster, Massimiliano Fuksas, Frank Gehry, Michael Graves, Zaha Hadid, Steven Holl, Ricardo Legorreta, Richard Meier, I. M. Pei, Cesar Pelli, Renzo Piano, Antoine Predock, Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, and Venturi Scott Brown
• Over 250 new drawings
• 30% new and revised material
• A new, more user-friendly structure

An extensively updated new edition of a classic architectural text

About the Author
RENDOW YEE has been a professor of architecture for more than twenty years. He is a former Chair of the Architecture Department at the City College of San Francisco.

Architecture: Form, Space, and Order

Architecture: Form, Space, and Order
by Francis D. K. Ching

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For more than thirty years, the beautifully illustrated Architecture: Form, Space, and Order has been the classic introduction to the basic vocabulary of architectural design. The updated Third Edition features expanded sections on circulation, light, views, and site context, along with new considerations of environmental factors, building codes, and contemporary examples of form, space, and order.

This classic visual reference helps both students and practicing architects understand the basic vocabulary of architectural design by examining how form and space are ordered in the built environment. Using his trademark meticulous drawing, Professor Ching shows the relationship between fundamental elements of architecture through the ages and across cultural boundaries. By looking at these seminal ideas, Architecture: Form, Space, and Order encourages the reader to look critically at the built environment and promotes a more evocative understanding of architecture.

In addition to updates to content and many of the illustrations, this new edition includes a companion CD-ROM that brings the book's architectural concepts to life through three-dimensional models and animations created by Professor Ching.

About the Author
Francis D.K. Ching is the bestselling author of numerous books on architecture and design, including A Global History of Architecture, Architectural Graphics, A Visual Dictionary of Architecture, Interior Design Illustrated, and Building Construction Illustrated, all published by Wiley. He is a registered architect and Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington in Seattle.

Electrical Wiring Residential

Electrical Wiring Residential
by Ray C. Mullin, Phil Simmons

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Updated to comply with the 2011 National Electrical Code®, is a bestselling book that will help you learn the basics of residential wiring in both new and existing homes. This book uses a practical approach and comprehensive coverage to guide you step-by-step through the critical tasks and responsibilities that face today's professional residential electricians. With coverage of energy conservation laws like Title 24, as well as today's important concepts such as ground fault circuit interrupters, smoke, heat, and carbon monoxide alarms, 2011 NEC® requirements for house wiring, and Solar Photovoltaic Systems, you can feel confident you are getting the very latest in industry standards and procedures. A unique feature of ELECTRICAL WIRING RESIDENTIAL, 17E is the sets of plans in the back of the book that offers you opportunities for hands-on practice in interpreting and applying Code requirements, making this an ideal resource for those who will work in the residential electrical industry. This book also contains updated Illustrations coordinated with the latest NEC® regulations.

• Contains new, updated photographs, diagrams, and illustrations that add clarity to explanations of critical concepts.
• Includes expanded coverage on safety in the workplace from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) that encourages your students to consider safety on an ongoing basis.
• Uses real-world examples throughout to reinforce key calculations and concepts.
• Uses both metric and English measurements to appeal to students of all learning backgrounds.
• Includes a Code Cross-Index that allows your students to easily reference specific content and Code requirements.

About the Author
Ray C. Mullin: Former electrical instructor for the Wisconsin Schools of Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education. Former member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Currently a member of the International Association of Electrical Inspectors, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, National Fire Protection Association, Electrical Section. He has served on the NFPA Code Making Panel 4 of the National Electrical Code. Completed electrical apprenticeship training program. Worked as journeyman and supervisor for residential, commercial, and industrial installations. Taught electrical apprentice and journeyman course. Conducted numerous technical and Code seminars. He has written many articles that have appeared in electrical trade publications and has done consulting to electrical equipment manufactureres on legal issues. He has served on the Executive Board of the Western Section of the International Association of Electrical Inspectors and serves on the Electrical Commission in home town. He attended the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee School of Engineering, and Colorado State University.

Phil Simmons is self-employed at Simmons Electrical Services where he consults on the National Electrical Code® and other codes. Mr Simmons also writes, edits , and illustrates and produces technical publications, providing plan review of electrical construction documents as well as the inspection of complex electrical installations. He also develops training programs related to electrical codes and safety, Mr. Simmons has been a presenter on these subjects at numerous seminars and conferences for Universities, the NFPA, IAEI, Department of Defense and private clients. He has also consulted on several lawsuits concerning electrical shocks, burn injuries and electrocutions. Mr. Simmons is the co-author and illustrator of ELECTRICAL WIRING RESIDENTIAL 17E, ELECTRICAL WIRING COMMERCIAL14E and ELECTRICAL GROUNDING AND BONDING 3E, all published by Delmar Cengage Learning. Mr. Simmons presently serves NFPA on Code Making Panel-5 of the National Electrical Code® Committee (grounding and bonding). He previously served on the NFPA Standards Council, NEC® Technical Correlating Committee International Association of Electrical Inspectors, Underwriters Laboratories and is a retired member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

Radical Post-Modernism: Architectural Design

Radical Post-Modernism: Architectural Design
by Charles Jencks, Sean Griffiths, Charles Holland, Sam Jacob

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In this latest issue of Architectural Design the guest editors are drawn, like the content, from contrasting tastes and generations. Charles Jencks, the definer of Post-Modernism for thirty years, discusses some issues that have re-emerged today, while the young group of British architects, FAT, argues for a particular version of RPM. An interview between Rem Koohaas and Charles Jencks discusses the influence of Post-Modernism while investigations of street art, graffiti and the 1980 Venice Biennale show that communication is at the heart of this radical strain of architecture.

• This issue brings together an unlikely and exciting pairing of guest-editors: internationally acclaimed critic Charles Jencks, whose name became synonymous with Post-modernism in the 80s, and the dynamic architectural group, FAT.
• Features work by: ARM, Atelier Bow Wow, Édouard François, FOA, Rem Koolhaas, John and Valerio Olgiati.

About the Author
Charles Jencks is an American architectural theorist, author and landscape architect. He has a BA in English Lit, BA and MA in Architecture and a PhD in Architectural History. He guest lectures on architecture in cultural institutions across the world.

International Financial Management

International Financial Management
by Cheol Eun, Bruce Resnick

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International Financial Management is written based on two distinct parts: emphasis on the basics and emphasis on a managerial perspective. As capital markets of the world become more integrated, a solid understanding of international finance has become essential for astute corporate decision making. International Financial Management, Sixth Edition, provides students with a foundation for analysis that will serve them well in their careers ahead. The decision-making process is presented through the text with the goal of teaching students how to make informed managerial decisions in an evolving global financial landscape. International Financial Management has been completely updated with the most current data tables and statistics in the field today.

About the Author
Cheol S. Eun (Ph.D., NYU, 1981) is a professor of finance and currently holds the Thomas R. Williams Chair in International Finance at Georgia Institute of Technology. Before joining Georgia Tech, he taught at Kent State University, University of Minnesota, and the University of Maryland, and at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He has published extensively on international finance issues in such major journals as the Journal of Finance, JFQA, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Portfolio Management, Management Science, and Oxford Economic Papers. Currently he is an associate editor of the Journal of Banking and Finance, Global Finance Journal, European Financial Management. Professor Eun has taught a variety of courses at the undergraduate, graduate, and executive levels and was the winner of the Krowe Teaching Excellence Award at the University of Maryland and has served as a consultant to many national and international organizations.

Bruce G. Resnick (D.B.A. Indiana, 1979) is a professor of management at the Babcock Graduate School of Management of Wake Forest University. Prior to coming to the Babcock School, he taught at Indiana University for ten years, the University of Minnesota for five years, and California State University for two years. Professor Resnick has also taught as a visiting professor at Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, and at the Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration. Like Professor Eun, he has had research articles published in the most prestigious academic journals, and he has served as a consultant to a number of nonprofit and for-profit organizations in the selection of investment managers for organizational funds.

Visual Notes for Architects and Designers

Visual Notes for Architects and Designers
by Norman Crowe, Paul Laseau

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The completely updated step-by-step guide to capturing experiences in sketch format regardless of artistic ability.

Recording your ideas and observations primarily in pictures instead of words can help you become more creative and constructive on the job, no matter what your level of artistic ability. Featuring completely new coverage of visual note-taking in a digital world, Visual Notes for Architects and Designers, Second Edition demonstrates how to make rapid, notational sketches that serve as visual records for future reference, as well as improve understanding and facilitate the development of ideas. It shows you how to expand your knowledge of a subject beyond what is gained through observation or verbal representation alone. You gain access to simple techniques for collecting, analyzing, and applying information. Crowe and Laseau examine the relationship between note-taking, visualization, and creativity. They give practical guidance on how to develop:

• Visual acuity -- the ability to see more in what you experience
• Visual literacy -- expressing yourself clearly and accurately with sketches
• Graphic analysis -- using sketches to analyze observations

Numerous examples demonstrate some of the many uses of visual notes. They help you develop a keener awareness of environments, solve design problems, and even get more out of lectures and presentations. The authors also discuss types of notebooks suitable for taking visual notes. If you want to develop your perceptual and creative skills to their utmost, you will want to follow the strategies outlined in Visual Notes for Architects and Designers, Second Edition. It is a valuable guide for architects, landscape architects, designers, and anyone interested in recording experience in sketch form.

About the Author
Norman A. Crowe is Professor Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame's School of Architecture and author of Nature and the Idea of a Man-Made World.

Paul Laseau is Professor Emeritus of Architecture at Ball State University. He has twenty-five years' experience teaching freehand sketching and design drawing, and is author of several books related to visual communication.

The Sustainable Sites Handbook

The Sustainable Sites Handbook
by Meg Calkins

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The Sustainable Sites InitiativeTM (SITESTM) is transforming land design, development, and management practices across the United States with the first national rating system for sustainable landscapes. The Sustainable Sites Handbook features comprehensive and detailed information on principles, strategies, technologies, tools, and best practices for sustainable site design. Contributors to this book are some of the same experts that carefully shaped the SITES rating tool, ensuring thorough coverage of the broad range of topics related to sustainable site design.

The Sustainable Sites Handbook offers in-depth coverage of design, construction, and management for systems of hydrology, vegetation, soils, materials, and human health and well-being. Focusing primarily on environmental site design and ecosystem services, this wide-ranging guide also covers issues of social equity, economic feasibility, and stewardship, which are crucial to the success of any sustainable site.

Equally useful as a handbook for obtaining SITES credits or for the independent development of sustainable sites, The Sustainable Sites Handbook is an indispensible resource for practicing professionals in landscape architecture, landscape design, architecture, civil engineering, land planning, horticulture, ecology, environmental engineering, landscape contracting, and parks and recreation management.

About the Author
MEG CALKINS, ASLA, LEED AP, is?an Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture at Ball State University. As an officer of ASLA's Sustainable Development Professional Practice Network, Meg was part of a small team that approached ASLA about forming the effort that eventually grew into the Sustainable Sites Initiative.? Today, Meg is a member of the SITES Technical Core Committee. She served for many years on the LEED Sustainable Sites Technical Advisory Group. Meg is the author of Materials for Sustainable Sites and is an editorial advisory board member of and contributor to Landscape Architecture Graphic Standards, both published by Wiley. She holds master's degrees in both landscape architecture and architecture from the University of California at Berkeley.

The Professional Practice of Architectural Working Drawings

The Professional Practice of Architectural Working Drawings
by Osamu A. Wakita, Richard M. Linde, Nagy R. Bakhoum

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The past decade has produced enormous changes in both the technology and standards applied to the practice of architectural working drawings. Computer-aided drafting (CAD) has changed the graphic way in which working drawings are produced, while the function of government agencies has been altered dramatically by the Americans with Disabilities Act as well as other less comprehensive legislation. This revised and expanded edition of Wakita's and Linde's classic reference is fully updated and includes more than 300 new illustrations both photos and line drawings prepared by the authors especially for this edition. Also new is a case study used to illustrate the creation of a set of working drawings, sheet by sheet, and an entire chapter on tenant improvement, a growing segment of many architects' practices.

Still the only book that provides in one elegant and beautifully illustrated volume, the full range of skills, concepts and principles, and practical applications that are the hallmarks of a first-rate reference book, The Professional Practice of Architectural Working Drawings, Second Edition, emphasizes, throughout, the importance of communicating general design concepts through specific working drawings. Chapters proceed logically through each stage of development, beginning with site plans and foundation plans and progressing through to elevations, building sections, and other drawings.

The book's final chapters consist of five case studies of actual construction projects: a simple wood residence, a mountain cabin, a beach house, a steel and masonry theatre, and an office park. Stages of development and construction of each building are fully documented, with photographs supplementing and providing comparisons with the working drawings.

Elegant, practical, and comprehensive, the ultimatehandbook for architects is now revised and updated for the 1990s and beyond.

The Professional Practice of Architectural Working Drawings speaks to architects in a language they understand, the visual language in which design concepts are communicated through specific graphic representations. It provides step-by-step guidance for the development of an entire set of working drawings and, in five case studies of actual building projects, documents each stage of development and construction.

This Second Edition is revised and updated to cover significant changes in code procedures and emphasizes the technical information used as a basis for creating working drawings either manually or by CAD. True to its topic, this book features a masterful visual program of drawings and photos that are sure to please the most sensitive visual palate. It also provides: New sections on codes, procedures, and government agencies, including important coverage of the Americans with Disabilities Act An entire new chapter on tenant improvements Case studies of actual building projects that deal with different building materials, different regional requirements, and different sorts of terrain; working drawings are compared with actual construction photos, including aerial photos A new case study that demonstrates, step-by-step, the evolution of an entire set of working drawings Over 900 outstanding drawings and photo illustrations, more than 300 of which are new to this edition

About the Author
OSAMU A. WAKITA is Professor of Architecture and Department Chair of Architecture at Los Angeles Harbor College. He has been involved in architectural education since 1958. He is the recipient of the California Council of the American Institute of Architects' prestigious Outstanding Architectural Educators Award and is listed in the Council Generals Reference as one of the leading authorities in perspective drawing. He also designs a number of custom residences each year.

RICHARD M. LINDE, AIA, is a licensed architect in California, Arizona, and Hawaii, and President of his own architectural firm, Richard M. Linde & Associates, Inc. Mr. Linde has provided architectural services internationally and in the various states in which he is licensed to practice. He is an authority on industrialized housing and is a former president of the American Institute of Architects, Cabrillo Chapter. Mr. Linde is the coauthor of The Professional Handbook of Architectural Detailing.

Green Building: Project Planning and Cost Estimating

Green Building
by R. S. Means

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Green building is no longer a trend. Since the publication of the widely read first edition of this book, green building has become a major advancement in design and construction. Building codes and standards have adopted much stricter energy efficiencies. Businesses, institutions, and communities have discovered huge savings, along with health and marketing advantages, in sustainable building. Private facilities, as well as public buildings for Federal, state, and local governments are increasingly required to design and build sustainably in both new construction and renovation.

This Third Edition has been updated with the latest in green building technologies, design concepts, standards, and costs. The chapters, case studies, and resources give you practical guidance on green building, including the latest on:

• Green building approaches, materials, rating systems, standards, and guidelines
• Energy efficiencies, implementing energy modeling tools
• Designing and specifying, as well as commissioning, green building projects
• Often-specified products and materials, as well as a sample spec
• Goals and techniques for health, comfort, and productivity
• Evaluating the cost versus value of green products over their life cycle
• Low-cost green strategies, and special economic incentives and funding
• Building deconstruction and cost considerations

With a new chapter on greening of commercial real estate, this reference is a one-stop resource for the latest in green building approaches and implementation.

The contributors, all prominent leaders in green building, include:

• Mark Kalin, FAIA, FCSI, author of the original GreenSpec
• Andy Walker, Ph.D., PE, senior engineer with NREL
• Joseph Macaluso, AACE, certified cost consultant

About the Author
RSMeans is North America's leading supplier of construction cost information. A product line of Reed Construction Data, RSMeans provides accurate and up-to-date cost information that helps owners, developers, architects, engineers, contractors, and others to carefully and precisely project and control the cost of both new building construction and renovation projects. In addition to its collection of annual construction cost data books, RSMeans also offers construction estimating and facilities management seminars, electronic cost databases and software, reference books, and consulting services.

Sustainable Renovation for Commercial Building Systems

Sustainable Renovation
by Lisa Gelfand, Chris Duncan

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The complete resource on performing sustainable renovations for both Historic and modern existing buildings.

This forward-looking and insightful guide explores how the sustainable renovation of existing buildings presents great opportunities for initiating extensive changes in the performance of the built environment. Great examples of existing building upgrades are examined, illustrating how to do sustainable renovations, along with current design approaches for radically improving the functionality of existing prewar, postwar, and late modern buildings. Sustainable Renovation saves its key focus for institutional and commercial buildings, but discusses the challenges they pose within a global scope that encompasses all building practices. Some of the discussions in this book include:

• The significance of energy and resource demands by the building sector and the urgency of reducing loads in existing buildings
• Management, design, and construction approaches to achieve major modernization in occupied buildings
• International case studies that focus on methods and benefits of successful sustainable transformations of existing building performance

Repurposing buildings to preserve style and add performance remains a work in progress as designers and builders discover new methods for improving sustainable practices and standards. With incremental modernization and operations strategies available for immediate implementation, this book demonstrates the different ways of thinking necessary when considering and attempting the integration of sustainable concepts into existing buildings and enables readers to rethink the world that's built around them.

About the Author
Lisa Gelfand, FAIA, LEED-AP, one of the preeminent experts in green design and construction, is Managing Principal of Gelfand Partners Architects (gelfand-partners.com) in San Francisco. With more than three decades of experience, Gelfand has been involved in all aspects of a project, including project management, design, planning, marketing, and staff management. Her firm has designed many award-winning sustainable buildings and renovations.

Chris Duncan, AIA, LEED-AP, has two decades of experience and is a principal and senior staff manager at Gelfand Partners Architects. Duncan has managed project teams through all phases of design and construction. He has special expertise in educational and residential design, particularly the modernization of early twentieth-century buildings. He is also involved in a variety of community and professional service projects.

Handbook of Forensic Assessment

Handbook of Forensic Assessment: Psychological and Psychiatric Perspectives
by Eric Y. Drogin

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The first handbook to explore forensic assessment from psychiatric and psychological perspectives

The practitioner-oriented coverage in the Handbook of Forensic Assessment examines:

• The current state of psychology and psychiatry—including requisite clinical competencies, ethical guidelines, and considerations of multidisciplinary collaboration
• Various approaches to assessments in criminal and civil matters
• The principles of effective preparation, data collection, and interpretation, as well as communication for each special situation
• Topics including competence to stand trial, sexual offender evaluations, addictions, child abuse, and education
• Overarching practice issues, such as practice development, retention, compensation, consultation, and forensic treatment
• Includes sample reports that demonstrate the integrative potential of both psychology and psychiatry

Incorporating a wealth of current and multidisciplinary research, the Handbook of Forensic Assessment is destined to become every mental health professional's most valuable one-stop reference for their forensic work.

"The editors have assembled a magnificent collaboration between psychiatrists and psychologists to bring forth critical knowledge and insight to the core competency of forensic assessment. This handbook is essential reading and a comprehensive resource for both newly minted and seasoned forensic practitioners." — Robert I. Simon, MD, Director, Program in Psychiatry and Law, Georgetown University School of Medicine

"This long-awaited resource blows the dust off traditional standards, shakes the cobwebs out of our old ways of thinking, and shows the practical steps in producing work that will make sense to juries and withstand the most skillful cross-examination. . . . [T]here is no better resource." — Kenneth S. Pope, PhD, ABPP, Diplomate in Clinical Psychology; coauthor, Ethics in Psychotherapy and Counseling, Fourth Edition

"From preparation to collection to interpretation to communication of the results, this excellent, comprehensive treasure shows how to conduct forensic assessments. Each splendid evidence-based chapter is presented from the collaboration between psychologists and psychiatrists. It is a must-have resource for forensic experts as well as general practitioners or anyone wishing to understand standard of care in forensic assessment." — Melba Vasquez, PhD, ABPP, 2011 American Psychological Association President

The Chemist's Companion Guide to Patent Law

The Chemist's Companion Guide to Patent Law
by Chris P. Miller, Mark J. Evans

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Written by an individual with experience as both a chemist and a patent attorney, The Chemist's Companion Guide to Patent Law covers everything the student or working chemist needs to know about patentability, explaining important concepts of patent law (such as novelty, non-obviousness, and freedom-to-operate) in easy-to-understand terms. Through abundant examples from case law as well as real-world situations with which a researcher might be faced, this book provides readers with a better understanding of how to put that knowledge into practice.

About the Author
CHRIS P. MILLER obtained his PhD in organic chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh and is a magna cum laude graduate of the Temple University Beasley School of Law. Dr. Miller has over a decade of research experience as a medicinal chemist in the pharmaceutical industry and has worked as an associate at a law firm as well as served as in-house patent counsel in big pharma and the biotech industry. Dr. Miller is licensed to practice law before the state bar of Pennsylvania and the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He currently is practicing both medicinal chemistry and patent law in the Boston area.

MARK J. EVANS obtained his PhD from Northwestern University and his MBA from Penn State University; has fifteen years of pharmaceutical industry experience in the development of both small molecule and protein therapeutics at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and Alexion Pharmaceuticals; and currently works in regulatory affairs in the Philadelphia area.

The Law of Healthcare Administration

The Law of Healthcare Administration
by J. Stuart Showalter

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Now in its fifth edition, The Law of Healthcare Administration continues to examine the legal aspects of healthcare from a management perspective. Using plain language, the book is a comprehensive treatment of health law in the United States, addressing topics from the basic structure of the court system to the general legal responsibilities of healthcare organizations to the specific liabilities inherent in the provision of care. Legal concepts in the book are supported by examples from actual court decisions.

About the Author
J. Stuart Showalter, JD, MFS, has spent most of his career dealing with health law issues. From 1972 through 1980, he served in the U.S. Navy in various positions, including as in-house counsel, as malpractice-claims defense attorney, and as counsel to the U.S. Navy Surgeon General. From 1980 to 1996, Mr. Showalter was vice president and in-house counsel to the Catholic Health Association of the United States. In addition, he has been a hospital system s director of compliance and a law professor.

Practical Approach for Health Care Management

Health Care Information Systems
by Karen A. Wager, Frances W. Lee, John P. Glaser

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"This is the most comprehensive and authoritative book available for the field today." — Mark L. Diana, PhD, assistant professor and MHA program director, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University

"With health care information technology now in the national policy spotlight, this book should be required reading for every health care administrator and student." — Mark Leavitt, MD, PhD, chairman, Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology

"The book provides an excellent overview of foundational principles and practical strategies—a valuable reference for health administration and health informatics students and professionals." — Eta S. Berner, EdD, professor, Department of Health Services Administration, University of Alabama, Birmingham

About the Author
Karen A. Wager, DBA, is executive director of student affairs and associate professor, College of Health Professions, Medical University of South Carolina.

Frances Wickham Lee, DBA, is director of instructional operations for the Clinical Effectiveness and Patient Safety Center and associate professor, College of Health Professions and College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina.

John P. Glaser, PhD, is vice president and chief information officer, Partners HealthCare, Boston, Massachusetts.

Oil & Gas Production in Nontechnical Language

Oil & Gas Production in Nontechnical Language
by Martin S. Raymond, William L. Leffler

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This nontechnical treatment is a great introduction to oil and gas production for anyone from beginning petroleum engineering and geology students to accountants, salespersons, and other professionals interested in the industry. Co-authored by Martin Raymond, a veteran production manager, and William Leffler, one of the top petroleum nontechnical writers, it is an easy-to-read reference for those who deal with petroleum industry personnel and production issues in their jobs, but need a quick overview of the technical and business issues. Complete with helpful charts and diagrams, this book covers everything from production equipment and processes to theory, business operations, and strategies.

About the Author
Martin S. Raymond, a veteran of more than 40 years in exploration and production, was senior vice-president – E&P for J.M. Huber Corporation. During his career he also held engineering, administrative, and management positions with Shell Oil and Forest Oil. He earned a BA degree from Princeton in geology and a masters degree from the University of California at Berkeley. Currently, Raymond consults in the area of operating process management for E & P companies.

William L. Leffler received his BS from M.I.T. and masters and doctorate degrees in business administration from New York University. Following his career with Royal Dutch/Shell in the upstream, downstream, and petrochemicals business, he became a writer and consultant. He has authored multiple PennWell titles including the bestselling Petroleum Refining in Nontechnical Language (2000), Petrochemicals in Nontechnical Language (2001), and Deepwater Petroleum Exploration & Production: A Nontechnical Guide (2003).

Medical Mysteries

Medical Mysteries
by Ann Reynolds, Kenneth Wapner

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Medical Mysteries takes you to the front lines of the medical fringe, where absolutely anything is possible.

From the files of the hit ABC primetime show Medical Mysteries comes this impossible-to-put-down collection of the strangest medical stories you are ever likely to hear. Learn about the man who seems to be turning into a tree; the woman who's seasick--on land; the little girl who was born with all her organs reversed; and the musician who can hear everything inside his body--even his eyeballs moving back and forth in their sockets..

Put yourself in the examination room as doctors uncover and try to cure the most bizarre of medical conditions.

About the Author
Ann Reynolds is a senior producer at ABC News. Born in Los Angeles, she graduated from Yale. She lives in New York with her family.

CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2012

CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2012
by Stephen McPhee, Maxine Papadakis, Michael W. Rabow

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Written by clinicians renowned in their respective fields, CMDT offers the most current insight into symptoms, signs, epidemiology, and treatment for more than 1,000 diseases and disorders. For each topic, you’ll find concise, evidence-based answers to questions about hospital and ambulatory medicine. This streamlined clinical companion is the fastest and easiest way to keep abreast of the latest medical advances, prevention strategies, and cost-effective treatments.

Features and content critical to clinical practice:

• Strong emphasis on the practical aspects of clinical diagnosis and patient management in all fields of internal medicine
• Full review of all internal medicine and primary care topics, including gynecology and obstetrics, dermatology, neurology, ophthalmology, geriatrics, and palliative care
• The only text with an annual review of advances in HIV treatment
• Specific disease prevention information
• Hundreds of drug treatment tables, with indexed trade names and updated prices – plus helpful diagnostic and treatment algorithms
• Recent references with PMID numbers
• ICD-9 codes conveniently listed on the inside covers
• Six online-only chapters available at no additional cost
• Full-color photographs and illustrations

Science of Bridges, Buildings, Dams, and Other Feats of Engineering

The Introduction made the point that this is not a coffee-table picture book. But it will appeal to the interested layperson who is curious about how structures work and about the factors influencing their development over several millennia. It would also be useful background reading for students of architecture and building.

Super Structures: The Science of Bridges, Buildings, Dams, and Other Feats of Engineering
by Mark Denny

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Ever wonder how a graceful and slender bridge can support enormous loads over truly astonishing spans? Why domes and free-standing arches survive earthquakes that flatten the rest of a city?

Physicist Mark Denny looks at the large structures around us—tall buildings, long bridges, and big dams—and explains how they were designed and built and why they sometimes collapse, topple, or burst.

Denny uses clear, accessible language to explain the physics behind such iconic structures as the Parthenon, the Eiffel Tower, the Forth Rail Bridge in Edinburgh, and Hoover Dam. His friendly approach allows readers to appreciate the core principles that keep these engineering marvels upright without having to master complex mathematical equations.

Employing history, humor, and simple physics to consider such topics as when to use screws or nails, what trusses are, why iron beams are often I-shaped, and why medieval cathedrals have buttresses, Denny succeeds once again in making physics fun.

About the Author
After earning a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Edinburgh University, Mark Denny pursued research at Oxford University from 1981 to 1984, then moved into a career in industry. He is the author of Ingenium: Five Machines That Changed the World; Blip, Ping, and Buzz: Making Sense of Radar and Sonar; Float Your Boat! The Evolution and Science of Sailing; and Froth! The Science of Beer, all of which are published by Johns Hopkins. Denny is now semi-retired and lives on Vancouver Island.

Stresses and Deformations: Analysis and Design for Serviceability

Concrete Structures: Stresses and Deformations: Analysis and Design for Serviceability
by A. Ghali, R. Favre, M. Elbadry

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Sustainability is a major requirement in modern structures and modern construction must sustain satisfactory service over a longer life span. Indeed, it is not rare to specify a life span of 100 years for infrastructure such as bridges. Yet many concrete structures have deteriorated prematurely.

Concrete Structures is a complete and a wide-ranging study of stresses and deformations of reinforced and prestressed concrete structures. And now the fourth edition has a new emphasis on desiging for serviceability. It is comprehensively updated and gives two new chapters on the effects of corrosion of reinforcement and on the analysis and design for fatigue. It also now includes seventy-five solved examples and a hundred instructive problems with their answers given at the end of the book. The computer programs, available on the accompanying website, are modified to enable interactive input data preparation.

The book is independent of codes of practice, and is especially suitable for practising engineers and graduate students.

About the Author
Amin Ghali is Professor Emeritus, Civil Engineering, at the University of Calgary, Canada. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, and several other institutions. He practices consulting engineering and is an active member of the American Concrete Institute committees, including ACI 435, Deflection of Concrete Building Structures.

Renaud Favre is Emeritus Professor at the Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland. He was formerly a Member of Council and Vice President of fédération internationale du béton (fib).

Mamdouh Elbadry is Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Calgary, Canada and a Fellow of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering. He is a structural engineering consultant and serves on several committees of the American Concrete Institute and on the fib task group on serviceability.

Harrison's Manual of Medicine

Harrison's Manual of Medicine
by Anthony Fauci

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"This condensed version is for anyone who has the remotest association with the practice of medicine, be they internists, surgeons, nurses, technical staff, or counselors. This is the authority, and in a time of readily available but not always accurate information, this is the one source that can be relied upon, in an almost pocket-sized edition....While the main text is one of the absolute pillars of any medical library, this is the pillar to be carried with you on rounds. It is the final word in internal medicine and we all owe a debt of gratitude to the editors and contributors who have created this extraordinary authority in medicine."--Doody's Review Service

Referenced to Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, the world's leading internal medicine textbook, this ultra-handy, portable reference delivers on-the-spot answers to the clinical problems you face in everyday practice. Turn to any page, and you'll find essential point-of-care guidance on all the major conditions seen in clinical medicine.

Completely updated to reflect all the major advances and new clinical developments, the new edition of the Manual is the most indispensable yet. It continues to focus on diagnosis and therapy with an emphasis on patient care and offers authoritative, high-yield coverage of:

• Etiology and epidemiology
• Clinically relevant pathophysiology
• Signs & Symptoms
• Differential Diagnosis
• Physical and Laboratory Findings
• Therapeutics
• Practice Guidelines

The Integrative Design Guide to Green Building

The Integrative Design Guide to Green Building: Redefining the Practice of Sustainability
by 7group, Bill Reed, S. Rick Fedrizzi

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The integrative design process offers a new path to making better green building decisions and addressing complex issues that threaten living systems. In The Integrative Design Guide to Green Building: Redefining the Practice of Sustainability, 7group's principals and integrative design pioneer Bill Reed introduce design and construction professionals to the concepts of whole building design and whole systems. With integrative thinking that reframes what sustainability means, they provide a how-to guide for architects, designers, engineers, developers, builders, and other professionals on incorporating integrative design into every phase of a project.

This practical manual:

• Explains the philosophy and underpinnings of effective integrative design, addressing systems thinking and building and community design from a whole-living system perspective
• Details how to implement integrative design from the discovery phase to occupancy, supported by process outlines, itemized tasks, practice examples, case studies, and real-world stories illustrating the nature of this work
• Explores the deeper understanding of integration that is required to transform architectural practice and our role on the planet

This book, both practical and thoughtful, will help you deliver your vision of a sustainable environment.

About the Author
7group, based in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, includes principals John Boecker, Scot Horst, Tom Keiter, Andrew Lau, Marcus Sheffer, and Brian Toevs, who bring a unique integration of expertise in design, engineering, energy and daylight modeling, materials assessments, commissioning, education, and communications to their work. Internationally recognized thought leaders in the green building movement, they have led countless teams through the practical implementation of integrative design on building projects of all types around the world. 7group also has been directly and deeply involved with the development of the LEED Green Building Rating System, including experience on more than 100 LEED projects. Scot Horst currently serves as chair of the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Steering Committee.

Bill Reed is an architect and internationally recognized proponent and practitioner of integrative design. He is a principal in three firms: the Integrative Design Collaborative, Regenesis, Inc., and Delving Deeper—organizations working to lift development into full integration with living systems. He served as co-chair of the LEED Technical Committee from its inception in 1994 through 2003, is a member of the LEED Advanced faculty, and one of the first of twelve USGBC trainers of the LEED Rating System.

Practical Guide to Field Construction Management

Construction Project Management: A Practical Guide to Field Construction Management
by S. Keoki Sears, Glenn A. Sears, Richard H. Clough

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For more than thirty years, Construction Project Management by Clough and Sears has been considered the preeminent guide to the Critical Path Method (CPM) of project scheduling. It combines a solid foundation in the principles and fundamentals of CPM with particular emphasis on project planning, demonstrated through an example project.

This Fifth Edition features a range of improvements. New pedagogical devices improve absorption of the material. Updated labor, material, and equipment pricing is incorporated into the text. Coverage is enhanced by discussions of contemporary planning and management methods such as Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and the Earned Value Management System (EVMS).

A highway bridge with a complete cost estimate, including SI units, illustrates each of the principles of project management. Using this basic information and the case studies in the appendix, readers are given project management problems and hands-on project management experience.

The Fifth Edition features include:

• Complete coverage of planning and scheduling principles that apply to every type of construction project
• Expanded coverage of production planning
• Large foldout illustrations conveniently integrated throughout the book

Thorough and up to date, Construction Project Management, Fifth Edition is a superb text for students and an indispensable on-the-job reference for builders, architects, civil engineers, and other construction professionals.

About the Author
S. KEOKI SEARS is a Senior Program Manager for CH2M HILL on the London 2012 Olympic Park. He has extensive experience managing large construction projects worldwide.

GLENN A. SEARS is an active consultant in construction engineering and management. He isEmeritus Professor of Civil Engineering, University of New Mexico.

RICHARD H. CLOUGH, deceased, wasDean of the College of Engineering, University of New Mexico. He was a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers and was considered one of the leading American educators in construction engineering and management.

Pharmacy Student Survival Guide

Pharmacy Student Survival Guide
by Ruth Nemire, Karen Kier

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Pharmacy Student Survival Guide is a one-of-a-kind roadmap for excelling in pharmacy practice courses. A combination calculations, kinetics, drug information, medical terminology, and laboratory data book all in one, the Guide helps you organize case information, improve problem-solving skills, learn terminology, and impress faculty during rounds.

Pharmacy Student Survival Guide is presented in three sections that span the entire pharmacy curriculum:

• Systems and Expectations covering ethics, communication, monitoring drug therapy, and regulatory agencies
• Patient Care Tool Box covering medical terminology, pharmacokinetics, laboratory data, and physical assessment
• Topics in Pharmacy Practice covering Drug Information and Drug Literature Evaluation, Community/Ambulatory Care, Institutional Pharmacy Practice, Public Health, Reducing Health Disparities Through Domestic and Global Outreach to the Undeserved

Valuable for both introductory and advanced practice course, Pharmacy Student Survival Guide is a book you will turn to throughout your entire pharmacy education.

About the Author

Ruth E. Nemire, PharmD, is a Professor at Touro College in the College of Pharmacy, in Harlem, New York.

Karen L. Kier, PhD, MSc, RPh, is a Professor at Ohio Northern University in the College of Pharmacy in Ada, Ohio.

Therapeutic Exercise

Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques (Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations & Techniques)
by Kisner, Colby

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Thoroughly revised and updated throughout in a long wearing, hard cover binding, Kisner Colby 5th Edition offers the most up-to-date exercise guidelines for individualizing interventions for individuals with movement disorders. Now, with even more illustrations, it encompasses all of the principles of therapeutic exercise and manual therapy. This renowned manual remains the authoritative source for exercise instruction for the therapist and for patient self management.

Petroleum Production Engineering, A Computer-Assisted Approach

Petroleum Production Engineering, A Computer-Assisted Approach
by Boyun Guo PhD

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Petroleum Production Engineering, A Computer-Assisted Approach provides handy guidelines to designing, analyzing and optimizing petroleum production systems. Broken into four parts, this book covers the full scope of petroleum production engineering, featuring stepwise calculations and computer-based spreadsheet programs. Part one contains discussions of petroleum production engineering fundamentals, empirical models for production decline analysis, and the performance of oil and natural gas wells. Part two presents principles of designing and selecting the main components of petroleum production systems including: well tubing, separation and dehydration systems, liquid pumps, gas compressors, and pipelines for oil and gas transportation. Part three introduces artificial lift methods, including sucker rod pumping systems, gas lift technology, electrical submersible pumps and other artificial lift systems. Part four is comprised of production enhancement techniques including, identifying well problems, designing acidizing jobs, guidelines to hydraulic fracturing and job evaluation techniques, and production optimization techniques.

• Provides complete coverage of the latest techniques used for designing and analyzing petroleum production systems
• Increases efficiency and addresses common problems by utilizing the computer-based solutions discussed within the book
• Presents principles of designing and selecting the main components of petroleum production systems

About the Author
A professor of petroleum and natural gas engineering at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico.

Green Building: Principles & Practices in Residential Construction

Green Building: Principles and Practices in Residential Construction
by Abe Kruger, Carl Seville

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GREEN BUILDING: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES IN RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION provides a current, comprehensive guide to this exciting, emerging field. From core concepts to innovative applications of cutting-edge technology and the latest industry trends, this text offers an in-depth introduction to the construction of "green" homes. Unlike many texts that adopt a product-oriented approach, this book emphasizes the crucial planning, processes, and execution methods necessary for effective, environmentally sound construction. This text demonstrates that Earth-friendly products and energy-efficient materials take planning in order to make a building truly green. This visionary text helps students and professionals develop the knowledge and skills to "think green" from start to finish, empowering and inspiring them to build truly sustainable homes.

Mechanical Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam

Mechanical Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam
by Michael R Lindeburg

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As the most comprehensive reference and study guide available for engineers preparing for the breadth-and-depth mechanical PE examination, the twelfth edition of the Mechanical Engineering Reference Manual provides a concentrated review of the exam topics.

Thousands of important equations and methods are shown and explained throughout the Reference Manual, plus hundreds of examples with detailed solutions demonstrate how to use these equations to correctly solve problems on the mechanical PE exam. Dozens of key charts, tables, and graphs, including updated steam tables and two new charts of LMTD heat exchanger correction factors, make it possible to work most exam problems using the Reference Manual alone. A complete, easy-to-use index saves you valuable time during the exam as it helps you quickly locate important information needed to solve problems.

Practical Advances in Petroleum Processing

Practical Advances in Petroleum Processing
by Chang Samuel Hsu, Paul R. Robinson

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Want to know how to make ULSD? Formulate a lube base stock? Clean up an oil spill? Optimize an entire refinery? From oil production to product blending, Practical Advances in Petroleum Processing provides general overviews and in-depth reference material on these topics and scores of others. When you want information on the chemistry and technology of oil refining, look here first. Even if you don?t find what you need in this book, most likely it will lead you to the answer you need; our 50 contributors from 8 different countries in North America, Europe and Asia have provided hundreds of useful references. They represent oil companies, universities, catalyst vendors, process licensors, consultants and engineering contractors.

The breadth of this two-volume book is unique. It covers areas seldom found in other works on petroleum processing. These include refinery economics, model-predictive control, process modeling, online optimization, safety! , and environmental protection.

About the Author
Paul R Robinson, Ph.D., is a specialist in petroleum processing, with expertise in catalysis, hydroprocessing technology, and process automation. He earned Bachelor of Science with Honors and Master of Arts degrees in Chemistry from the University of Missouri, Columbia, before going on to earn a PhD in Chemistry from the University of California, San Diego.

Paul is an active member of the American Chemical Society, serving on the Program Committee for the Division of Petroleum Chemistry. He is also a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

With a strong background in inorganic and physical chemistry, Paul started his career as a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. He then worked for three years at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where he conducted research on alternative fuels.

Essentials of Fire Fighting & Fire Department Operations

Essentials of Fire Fighting and Fire Department Operations
by IFSTA

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The Essentials of Fire Fighting and Fire Department Operations manual is intended to provide the firefighter candidate with the information needed to meet the fire-related performance objectives in NFPA 1001, Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications. The methods shown throughout the manual have been validated by the International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA) as accepted methods for accomplishing each task.

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The entire Essentials of Fire Fighting manual is written by a single professional writer with more than four decades of fire service training experience. This ensures consistency of information throughout.

The entire manual is validated by a committee of subject matter experts, representing all levels of the fire service in North America. This ensures only truly recognized best practices are presented.

Composition & Properties of Drilling & Completion Fluids

Composition & Properties of Drilling & Completion Fluids
by Ryen Caenn, HCH Darley, George R. Gray

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The petroleum industry in general has been dominated by engineers and production specialists. The upstream segment of the industry is dominated by drilling/completion engineers. Usually, neither of those disciplines have a great deal of training in the chemistry aspects of drilling and completing a well prior to its going on production. The chemistry of drilling fluids and completion fluids have a profound effect on the success of a well. For example, historically the drilling fluid costs to drill a well have averaged around 7% of the overall cost of the well, before completion. The successful delivery of up to 100% of that wellbore, in many cases may be attributable to the fluid used.

Considered the "bible" of the industry, Composition and Properties of Drilling and Completion Fluids, first written by Walter Rogers in 1948, and updated on a regular basis thereafter, is a key tool to achieving successful delivery of the wellbore.

In its Sixth Edition, Composition and Properties of Drilling and Completion Fluids has been updated and revised to incorporate new information on technology, economic, and political issues that have impacted the use of fluids to drill and complete oil and gas wells. With updated content on Completion Fluids and Reservoir Drilling Fluids, Health, Safety & Environment, Drilling Fluid Systems and Products, new fluid systems and additives from both chemical and engineering perspectives, Wellbore Stability, adding the new R&D on water-based muds, and with increased content on Equipment and Procedures for Evaluating Drilling Fluid Performance in light of the advent of digital technology and better manufacturing techniques, Composition and Properties of Drilling and Completion Fluids has been thoroughly updated to meet the drilling and completion engineer's needs.

Biology with Mastering Biology

Biology with Mastering Biology
by Neil A. Campbell, Jane B. Reece

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The best-selling biology textbook in the world just got better! Neil Campbell and Jane Reece’s BIOLOGY is the unsurpassed leader in introductory biology. The book's hallmark values–accuracy, currency, and passion for teaching and learning–have made Campbell/Reece the most successful book for readers for seven consecutive editions. More than 6 million readers have benefited from BIOLOGY’sclear explanations, carefully crafted artwork, and student-friendly narrative style.

Introduction: Themes in the Study of Life, The Chemical Context of Life, Water and the Fitness of the Environment.

Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life, The Structure and Function of Large Biological Molecules, A Tour of the Cell.

Membrane Structure and Function, An Introduction to Metabolism, Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Chemical Energy.

Photosynthesis, Cell Communication, The Cell Cycle, Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles, Mendel and the Gene Idea, The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance, The Molecular Basis of Inheritance, From Gene to Protein, Control of Gene Expression.

Viruses, Biotechnology, Genomes and Their Evolution, Descent with Modification: A Darwinian View of Life, The Evolution of Populations, The Origin of Species, The History of Life on Earth, Phylogeny and the Tree of Life, Bacteria and Archaea.

Protists, Plant Diversity I: How Plants Colonized Land, Plant Diversity II: The Evolution of Seed Plants, Fungi, An Introduction to Animal Diversity, Invertebrates, Vertebrates, Plant Structure, Growth, and Development, Transport in Vascular Plants.

Soil and Plant Nutrition, Angiosperm Reproduction and Biotechnology, Plant Responses to Internal and External Signals.

Basic Principles of Animal Form and Function, Animal Nutrition, Circulation and Gas Exchange, The Immune System.

Osmoregulation and Excretion, Hormones and the Endocrine System, Animal Reproduction, Animal Development.

Neurons, Synapses, and Signaling, Nervous Systems, Sensory and Motor Mechanisms, Animal Behavior, An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere, Population Ecology, Community Ecology, Ecosystems, Conservation Biology and Restoration Ecology. For readers interested in learning the basics of Biology.