Building Construction: Find Books & Videos

The Library of Congress classification for building and construction is TH. More specifically, TH is broken down as follows:

• TH15-127 History and description
• TH144-159 General works
• TH375-383 The building site
• TH385 Building layout
• TH420 Building standards
• TH425 Specifications (General)
• TH431 Drawings, including how to read plans
• TH434-437 Estimates.  Measurements.  Quantities and cost
• TH438 Management of the construction site.  Superintendence of building construction
• TH439 Building inspection
• TH441 Building failures, errors, defects, etc.
• TH443 Building accidents and their prevention
• TH453 Building performance
• TH845-895 Architectural engineering.  Structural engineering of buildings
• TH900-915 Construction equipment in building
• TH1000-1727 Systems of building construction
  • TH1061-1093 Fireproof construction
  • TH1094-1095 Earth movements and building.  Subsidences, etc.
  • TH1096 Stormproof construction
  • TH1097 Bombproof construction.  Bombproof shelters.  Fallout shelters
  • TH1098 Prefabricated and portable buildings
  • TH1099 Air-supported structures
  • TH1100 Lightweight construction
  • TH1101 Wood building construction
  • TH1151-1155 Architectural woodwork
  • TH1201-1301 Masonry building construction
  • TH1451 Artificial stone building construction
  • TH1461-1501 Concrete building construction
  • TH1555 Fiber building boards
  • TH1560 Glass construction
  • TH1610-1635 Iron and steel building construction
  • TH1651-1675 Architectural metalwork.  Sheet metal, castings, etc.
  • TH1715-1718 Insulation and insulating materials
  • TH1719-1727 Sealing.  Airtight construction. Sheathing papers. Soundproof construction.  Noise in buildings.  Acoustical materials
• TH2025-3000 Details in building design and construction
  • TH2060-2180 Joints in buildings.  Foundations.  Piers.  Arches and vaults.  Domes.  Towers
  • TH2201-2251.5 Walls
  • TH2252-2265 Other special accessories (abutments, ladders, ramps, columns, capitals)
  • TH2261-2279 Windows and doors (openings and fittings)
  • TH2281-2288 Chimneys and flues
  • TH2301-2311 Framing (House framing, etc.)
  • TH2391-2425 Roof framing
  • TH2430-2459 Roofing
  • TH2481-2495 Roof details
  • TH2521-2529 Flooring
  • TH2531-2533 Ceilings and centerpieces
  • TH2541-2547 Partitions
  • TH2553 Moldings and cornices (Interior)
  • TH2555 Shelving
  • TH3000 Special rooms (areaways, attics, basements, bathrooms, closets, crawl spaces, lofts, rec rooms, sunspaces)
• TH3301-3411 Maintenance and repair
• TH4021-4977 Buildings:  Construction with reference to use, including specifications and construction of individual or named buildings
  • TH4021-4224 Public buildings
  • TH4311-4315 Commercial buildings.  Office buildings
  • TH4451-4499 Storage buildings (warehouses, icehouses, lumberyards, sheds, etc.)
  • TH4511-4591 Factories and mills.  Industrial plants
  • TH4652-4711 Research buildings.  Laboratories.  Radio stations.  Television stations.  Recreation buildings.  Park buildings
  • TH4755-4763 Other public buildings (restaurants, embassies, baths, swimming pools)
  • TH4805-4890 Houses.  Dwellings
  • TH4911-4935 Farm buildings
  • TH4955-4977 Minor buildings.  Fences, gates, etc. (garages, carports, toolsheds, gazebos, playhouses, terraces, patios, decks, outhouses, fountains)
• TH5011-5701 Construction by phase of the work (Building trades)
  • TH5201 Foundation work in building
  • TH5280-5281 Temporary structures in building (scaffolding, shoring, staging)
  • TH5311-5520 Masonry in building
  • TH5601-5695 Capentry and joinery
  • TH5701 Metalworking
• TH6010-6013 Building fittings and their installation, including mechanical equipment
• TH6014-6081 Environmental engineering of buildings.  Sanitary engineering of buildings
• TH6101-6887 Plumbing and pipefitting
• TH7005-7699 Heating and ventilation.  Air conditioning
• TH7700-7975 Illumination.  Lighting
• TH8001-8581 Decoration and decorative furnishings (technical works for the artisan, such as plastering, glazing, wall decoration, tapestry, tilelaying, decorative woodwork)
• TH9025-9745 Protection of buildings, including protection from dampness, pests, lightning, fire, burglary

Browsing in any of these areas may lead to the discovery of valuable material in addition to the specific items listed in this guide.

H Social Sciences

• HD7285-7630 Housing (includes apartments, shared housing, rural housing, vacation homes, industrial housing, mobile homes, model communities, etc.)
• HD9715.5 Economic aspects of prefabricated buildings

K Law (as it pertains to the Building and Construction Industry)

• K891 .B8 Contracts
• K1803 .B8 Hours of labor
• K1835 .B8 Safety regulations
• K2405 .B84 Arbitration and award
• K4372-4373 Occupational law
• KF865 Government contracts
• KF901-902 Contracts
• KF1950 Regulations for building contractors
• KF3409 .C65 Collective labor agreements
• KF3450 .C65-.C651 Collective labor disputes (construction industry)
• KF3452 .C6 Collective labor disputes (construction workers)
• KF3505 .C65 Wages.  Minimum wage
• KF3574 .C65 Labor hygiene and safety
• KF3580 .C6 Labor law
• KF3825.5 Construction of health facilities and hospitals
• KF5701-5710 Building laws (by type of building and by type of installation)
• KF6495 .C6 Income tax
• KFC224.3 Government contracts (California)
• KFC230 .B8 Contracts (California)
• KFC424 Regulation (building contractors) (California)
• KFC586 .B8 Labor hygiene and safety (California)
• KFC813-819 Building laws (California)
• KFN5230 .B8 Contracts (New York)
• KFN5224.3 Government contracts (New York)
• KFN5424 Regulation (building contractors) (New York)
• KFN5562 .C6 Collective labor agreements (New York)
• KFN5594 .C6 Workers' compensation (New York)
• KFX2030 Regulation (New York City)
• KFA-KFZ275 Regulation
• KFA-KFZ336 .C6 Labor hygiene and safety
• KFA-KFZ459 .P7 Prefabricated buildings:  building laws

L Education

• LB3201-3325 School architecture and equipment.  School physical facilities.  Campus planning
  • LB3221-3222 Architecture, and school building plans.  Specifications.  Joint occupancy of buildings.  Multiple use of buildings.  High-rise school buildings
  • LB3225 Teachers' dwellings
  • LB3226-3229 Dormitories.  Residence halls.  Student housing
  • LB3241-3250 Acoustics.  Heating.  Lighting.  Ventilation.  Air conditioning
  • LB3251 School grounds.  School playgrounds
  • LB3325 .A-Z Special, A-Z (e.g., art rooms, auditoriums, classrooms, nursery schools, offices, etc.)

N Fine Arts

• N512-880 Art museums, galleries, etc. in the United States (by state)
• N908-3990 Art museums, galleries, etc. elsewhere (by country, then city)
• N8217 .B85 Builldings and architecture in art
• NA2540.5 Site planning (Architecture)
• NA2695-2728 Architectural drafting
• NA2750-2817 Architectural design
• NA2800 Architectural acoustics
• NA6120-6199 Mausoleums, etc.
• NA6210-6280 Architecture:  Special classes of buildings--Commercial buildings, including commercial roadside buildings
• NA9320-9425 Monuments, memorial arches
• NB133.5 .S46 Greek and Roman reliefs.  Sepulchral monuments
• NB143 Greek and Roman reliefs.  Sepulchral monuments.  Bronzes
• NB1137 Sculpture and architecture (relation to other arts)
• NB1330-1685 Sculptured monuments
• NB1750-1753 Religious monuments
• NB1790-1793 Shrines
• NB1800-1846 Sepulchral monuments
• NB1850-1880 Stone monuments, tablets, etc.
• NB1895 Wells
• NK1700-2195 Interior decoration.  House decoration
  • NK2120 Friezes, moldings, etc.
  • NK2190-2192 Church decoration
  • NK2195 .A-Z Decoration of other special buildings, A-Z (e.g., banks, hotels, restaurants, etc.)
• NK5300-5430 Stained glass.  Glass painting
• NK6400-8459 Metalwork
• NK8475 .B8 Miniature buildings
• NK9600-9955 Woodwork

R Medicine

• RA607 Public comfort stations
• RA967 Health facilities.  Hospital buildings.  Architectural planning and construction
• RA969.33 Plumbing in hospitals and health facilities
• RC439 Psychiatry hospitals, clinics, etc.

S Agriculture

• S770-790 Agricultural structures.  Farm buildings
• SB416 Greenhouse construction, including design, environmental engineering, etc.
• SB481-485 Parks and public reservations
• SF310 Riding clubs and schools

T Technology

• T351-385 Mechanical drawing.  Drawing instruments and materials.  Computer graphics
• TA180-183 Engineering specifications.  Estimates, quantities, and costs
• TA401-492 Building materials
  • TA419-424 Wood
  • TA425-446 Masonry materials
  • TA455 Other nonmetallic materials
  • TA459-492 Metals
• TA654.6 Earthquake forces, including general earthquake engineering
• TA658.44 Earthquake resistant design
• TA666 Wooden construction (General)
• TA670-683 Masonry construction (General)
• TA684-695 Metal construction (General)
• TA775-787 Foundations (General engineering)
• TA891 Steel-girder riveting, etc.
• TD160-168 Planning and laying out cities
• TD201-500 Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes
• TD511-780 Sewage collection and disposal systems.  Sewerage
• TD884 Smoke prevention
• TE279.5-295 Pedestrian facilities.  Sidewalks.  Footpaths.  Flagging
• TF300-302 Railway construction.  Passenger depots, stations, and terminals
• TJ163.26-163.5 Energy conservation
• TJ263.5 Boilers (General)
• TJ281-393 Steam boilers
• TJ395-444 Steam powerplants.  Boiler plants
• TJ793.2 Internal combustion engines for construction equipment
• TJ809812.8 Solar energy
• TJ899-927 Pumps and pumping engines
• TK4001-4102 Applications of electric power
• TK4125-4399 Electric lighting
• TK4198 Electric lighting fixtures
• TK4661 Electric furnaces
• TN677 Metallurgical furnaces
• TP265-267 Chemistry of fire and fire prevention
• TP315-360 Fuel
• TP490-497 Refrigeration
• TP812 Glazes, enamels, etc.
• TP823 Technology of ceramic decoration
• TP837 Manufacture of tile
• TP841-842 Kilns
• TP1185 .P5 Plastic pipes
• TS186 Factory buildings.  Industrial buildings
• TS231 Cupola furnaces
• TS250 Sheet metalwork
• TS425 Manufacture of stoves and ranges
• TS519-531.5 Locksmithing
• TS600-610 Tinsmithing
• TS840-915 Wood roducts.  Furniture
• TS1772-1779.5 Carpets, rugs, etc.
• TT320-324 House painting.  Painting of buildings and structures
• TX323 Care of the house (Home economics)
• TX325 Household pests
• TX657 .O Ovens
• TX657 .S Stoves and ranges

U Military Science

• UG400-442 Fortification
• UG460 Military architecture and building

Z Library Science

• Z675 Classes of libraries (e.g., art, church, fishery, high school, medical, prison, university, etc.)
• 679-680 Library buildings.  Library architecture, including design, construction, etc.