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• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Sponsors
• About the National Kitchen & Bath Association
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• 1 The Building Team
• GENERALIST DESIGNERS
• BUILDERS AND INSTALLERS
• SUMMARY
• CHAPTER REVIEW
• 2 Codes and Permits
• BUILDING CODES
• PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS
• SUMMARY
• CHAPTER REVIEW
• 3 Designing Healthy Houses
• AIRBORNE HAZARDS
• OTHER HAZARDS
• A POSITIVE APPROACH TO DESIGN
• SUMMARY
• CHAPTER REVIEW
• 4 Maximizing Energy Efficiency
• AN ENERGY-CONSERVING BUILDING ENVELOPE
• SUMMARY
• CHAPTER REVIEW
• 5 Using Natural Energies
• HOME HEATING WITH THE SUN
• SUMMARY
• CHAPTER REVIEW
• 6 Foundations
• HOW DEEP A FOUNDATION?
• TYPES OF FOUNDATIONS
• FOUNDATION MATERIALS
• SUMMARY
• CHAPTER REVIEW
• 7 Floors
• WOOD-FRAMED FLOORS
• LIGHTWEIGHT STEEL-FRAMED FLOORS
• TRUSSED JOISTS
• REMODELING EXISTING WOOD FLOORS
• CONCRETE FLOORS
• SUBFLOORS AND UNDERLAYMENTS
• SUMMARY
• CHAPTER REVIEW
• 8 Exterior Walls
• WALL FRAMING SYSTEMS
• CONCRETE AND MASONRY WALLS
• EXTERIOR WALL FINISHES
• EXTERIOR TRIM
• SUMMARY
• CHAPTER REVIEW
• 9 Doors and Windows
• DOOR TYPES
• DOOR STYLES
• RELOCATING DOORWAYS
• DOOR HARDWARE
• WINDOW TYPES
• WINDOW SASH AND FRAME MATERIALS
• GLAZING CHOICES
• SUMMARY
• CHAPTER REVIEW
• 10 Roofs
• ROOF FORMS
• ROOF FRAMING SYSTEMS
• ROOF SHEATHING MATERIALS
• INSULATION AND MOISTURE CONTROL
• ROOFING MATERIALS
• ROOF EDGES
• SUMMARY
• CHAPTER REVIEW
• 11 Interior Walls and Ceilings
• PARTITIONS
• SPECIAL FRAMING
• CEILING STRUCTURES
• MODIFYING EXISTING WALLS AND CEILINGS
• SUMMARY
• CHAPTER REVIEW
• 12 Interior Surfaces
• BENEATH THE SKIN
• FLOOR FINISH MATERIALS
• WALL AND CEILING FINISH MATERIALS
• TRIMMING THE INTERIOR
• SUMMARY
• CHAPTER REVIEW
• 13 Heating Systems
• COMFORT AND HEAT
• HEATING FUELS
• FORCED AIR HEATING SYSTEMS
• HYDRONIC HEATING SYSTEMS
• ELECTRIC HEATING SYSTEMS
• ACTIVE SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
• ALL-IN-ONE HEATING SYSTEMS
• SUMMARY
• CHAPTER REVIEW
• 14 Cooling Systems
• COOLING NATURALLY
• COOLING WITH FANS
• EVAPORATIVE COOLING
• REFRIGERATED COOLING
• SYSTEMS THAT PROVIDE HEATING AND COOLING
• SUMMARY
• CHAPTER REVIEW
• 15 Maintaining Healthy Indoor Air
• SOURCES OF INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
• FRESH AIR THROUGH VENTILATION
• VENTILATING ROOM BY ROOM
• WHOLE-HOUSE VENTILATION SYSTEMS
• SUMMARY
• CHAPTER REVIEW
• 16 Household Water Supply
• SOURCES OF HOUSEHOLD WATER
• DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
• WATER SUPPLY PIPING
• WATER SUPPLY PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
• UNSUITABLE WATER
• WATER HEATERS
• SUMMARY
• CHAPTER REVIEW
• 17 Drainage Systems
• PARTS OF THE SYSTEM
• PIPING MATERIALS
• SUMMARY
• CHAPTER REVIEW
• 18 Kitchen and Bath Equipment
• FIXTURES FOR THE BATH
• KITCHEN EQUIPMENT
• SUMMARY
• CHAPTER REVIEW
• 19 Electrical Systems
• ELECTRICITY BASICS
• SERVICE ENTRANCE
• WIRE AND CONDUITS
• COMMUNICATIONS WIRING SYSTEMS
• ELECTRICITY FROM THE SUN
• SUMMARY
• CHAPTER REVIEW
• 20 Lighting
• LIGHTING BASICS
• LIGHTING BY FUNCTION
• DAYLIGHTING
• ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING SOURCES
• COLOR OF LIGHT
• BUILT-IN LIGHTING
• LIGHTING FIXTURES
• LIGHTING KITCHENS
• LIGHTING BATHS
• SUMMARY
• CHAPTER REVIEW
• Glossary
• Resources
• BUILDING CODE ASSOCIATIONS
• TRADE ASSOCIATIONS
• Index
• End User License Agreement