Describes the influence of trusses on design development as well as the means for design and detailing of truss construction utilizing contemporary building technologies.
Roof design book.
Great design book by kameel nasr boston the book is great for drawing plans.
This volume delivers a very close insight in the divers possibilities of the roof design of residential corporative and other buildings.
The veteran landscape architect shares his practical expertise of roof garden design research and travel and the richly illustrated hardcover book is full of photos plans and construction details of sixty projects in north america europe australia and japan.
Pitched roofs flat roofs with planting vegetation roof garden as a pool area or further floor space.
The book is useful for anyone wanting to design a roof or rebuild a roof.
Illustrations include both historical and recent uses of trusses.
Burt fuller author 2 6 out of 5 stars 13 ratings.
I used it to design a shed dormer and found it easy to draw up my own dimensions and present the drawing to the building department.