Created through a partnership between Home Builders Institute (HBI) and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), this best-selling resource uses a visual, practical, instructional approach to teach you how to build a home and help you develop essential skills. RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY: CARPENTRY, Fifth Edition, provides a logical, sequential introduction to essential construction topics. Each chapter begins with learning objectives and a glossary, features relevant pictures and diagrams to reinforce key ideas, and concludes with construction procedures and review questions. Throughout the text, the authors also highlight important techniques, tools, materials, code requirements, and best practices you'll need to know as you begin your career in residential building construction.