Building planning and drawing / N. Kumara Swamy, A. Kameswara Rao

Introduction to building drawing -- Brief history of building drawing -- Different types of buildings -- Different types of residential buildings -- Site selection for residential buildings -- Climate and its influence on building planning -- Orientation of buildings -- Principles of planning of buildings -- Different methods of construction -- Prefabricated construction -- Economy measures in building construction -- Building bye-laws -- Planning of residential buildings -- Planning of public buildings -- Construction management techniques -- Basic concepts of the building elements -- Nomenclature of building elements -- Standard guidelines for building drawing -- Guidelines for planning and drawing of residential building -- Drafting materials and their utilization -- Conventional signs and B.I.S code colours -- A few facts of the Vaastu Sastra -- Perspective drawings -- Computer aided building drawing -- Typical building drawings -- Question bank -- Appendix A -- Bibliography -- Index