Time-Saver Details for Roof Design

Architects and designers can use the author's information on materials, systems, roof theory and industry standards to evaluate, design, and specify even the most intricate commercial roofing jobs. He points out how a thousand different roof systems can be designed with combinations of different materials. His discussions of the characterizations, composition, and properties of specific materials, along with detailed descriptions of systems, allow designers to match a particular type of roof to a specific application, and to create combinations of materials and systems that are compatible. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.