Maroon Book: Construction Handbook for Architects and Engineers

This book has been prepared to address the lack of resources encountered by architects and civil engineers in their professional work, particularly regarding fundamental knowledge and application issues. Furthermore, the book aims to shed light on basic knowledge deficiencies that newly qualified architects and engineers may face concerning new applications and techniques.

With extensive literary support, the book covers general information about structures and buildings; procedures to be followed in construction, principles of architectural and reinforced concrete structural project design, bioharmony, building physics, building biology, installation works, insulation, coatings, soil mechanics, foundation construction, building materials, construction technologies, building elements, concrete, wood, steel, city and urbanization, urban transformation, restoration, prefabrication, health structures, educational structures, sports structures, greenhouse structures, socio-cultural structures, shelter and defense structures, transportation and water structures, and many other 138 topics under one whole. For this reason, it has been named the Construction Handbook.

The book discusses current fundamental knowledge and applications for those actively working in various roles and positions within the construction sector, with a new perspective that considers the theoretical principles of bioharmony. Additionally, with its current content, the book is one of the most comprehensive compilations in this field.