Volume 2 of the Proceedings of the Fifth International Construction History Congress, held in Chicago in June 2015. The volume contains general information about the congress, keynote addresses, and the second third of the papers presented.

Volume 1 of the Proceedings of the Fifth International Construction History Congress, held in Chicago in June 2015. The volume contains general information about the congress, keynote addresses, and the first third of the papers presented.

Volume 3 of the Proceedings of the Fifth International Construction History Congress, held in Chicago in June 2015. The volume contains general information about the congress, keynote addresses, and the final third of the papers presented.

The design of renovations is like any other building design, but more complicated, because the questions that architects and engineers face in the process are complicated by the existing building's form, materials, peculiarities of age, and construction. The Design of Renovations outlines the basic pertinent principles of design and construction and explains how to apply them to renovation that meets the physical and aesthetic needs of the job, given the constraints of the materials involved. Dozens of actual case studies illustrate the practical application of the theory, methods, and procedures.

An experienced investigator explains why buildings should be inspected, what to look for, how to do it, when to hire a professional, and how to understand what architects and engineers are talking about once a survey has been carried out. The scope includes ordinary wood-frame houses and small commercial structures as well as larger buildings.