Principles of Home Inspection: Systems & standards

Principles of Home Inspection: Systems & standards
Author: Carson Dunlop
Publisher: Dearborn Real Estate
Total Pages: 950
Release: 2003
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780793179350

This introductory overview of the major home systems gives students a solid foundation for beginning a career in home inspection. This comprehensive text gets students out into the field quickly while serving as a springboard for the 13 advanced electives in the Principles line. Systems & Standards focuses on system and component problems, their practical implications, and inspections strategies for finding them. No other single volume offers both the breadth and depth of this introduction.

The Home Inspection Book

The Home Inspection Book
Author: Marcia Darvin Spada
Publisher: Thomson South-Western
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Dwellings
ISBN: 9780324560633

THE HOME INSPECTION BOOK is designed to serve as a learning tool as well as a reference guide. This professional guide is a comprehensive yet self-paced handbook covering both the practice and the business of home inspection addressing all the key areas associated with the business of home inspection in this rapidly growing profession. In addition, this handbook also takes you step-by-step through the entire process of home inspection following the most current guidelines established by the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI), the National Association of Home Inspectors (NAHI) and the National Association of Certified Home Inspectors (NACHI).

Operating Systems

Operating Systems
Author: Thomas Anderson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780985673529

Over the past two decades, there has been a huge amount of innovation in both the principles and practice of operating systems Over the same period, the core ideas in a modern operating system - protection, concurrency, virtualization, resource allocation, and reliable storage - have become widely applied throughout computer science. Whether you get a job at Facebook, Google, Microsoft, or any other leading-edge technology company, it is impossible to build resilient, secure, and flexible computer systems without the ability to apply operating systems concepts in a variety of settings. This book examines the both the principles and practice of modern operating systems, taking important, high-level concepts all the way down to the level of working code. Because operating systems concepts are among the most difficult in computer science, this top to bottom approach is the only way to really understand and master this important material.

Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Author: American Bar Association. House of Delegates
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2007
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781590318737

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

Principles of Home Inspection: Systems and Standards, 2nd Edition

Principles of Home Inspection: Systems and Standards, 2nd Edition
Author: Carson Dunlop And Associates
Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
Total Pages: 836
Release: 2008-06-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781427778475

Only half of a home inspector's challenge is technical--the other half is effective communication with clients. This text is designed both for beginners who need an in-depth introduction and more advanced practitioners looking for tips, sample dialogue and documents, and an understanding of the scope and ethical aspects of a home inspection. The text includes "Inspection Checklists that summarize the important components and problems home inspectors will encounter, and can be used for actual inspections.

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
Author: Gary K. Griffith
Publisher: Pearson
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2002
Genre: House & Home
ISBN:

This book assists readers in understanding geometric tolerancing symbols, interpretation, drawings and inspection methods. An accessible writing style covers GTD with step-by-step instructions, and is accompanied by clear and complete photos of setups, drawings, sketches, and detailed examples. Clear and concise chapter topics include datums, inspecting size tolerances, flatness, straightness, circularity, cylindricity, parallelism, perpendicularity, angularity, circular runout, total runout, profile of a line, profile of a surface, concentricity, position tolerances, symmetry, and an introduction to functional gage design. For product engineers, design engineers, manufacturing engineers, quality engineers, and mechanical inspectors.

NHIE Home Inspection Manual

NHIE Home Inspection Manual
Author: Bruce Barker
Publisher: Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors
Total Pages: 683
Release: 2015-06-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9780996451802

This NHIE Manual was developed by the Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors and is based on the most recent Role Delineation Study (RDS). The RDS surveyed thousands of practicing Home Inspectors to determine the types of services they provide and the components they inspect. In addition to the technical information there are 100 sample questions that mirror the National Home Inspection Exam. This Inspection Manual together with the NHIE Study Guide, prepares the new inspector for the National Home Inspection Exam and also makes a great technical reference for the experienced Home Inspector.

Graphic Standards Field Guide to Home Inspections

Graphic Standards Field Guide to Home Inspections
Author: Stephen Gladstone
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 453
Release: 2011-02-02
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0470921587

Quick, reliable answers to your most common on-site questions When you're in the field, you never know what you'll come across. The Wiley Graphic Standards Field Guide to Home Inspections gives you fast access to the information you need when you're on-site and under pressure. Presented in a highly visual and easily portable format, the Graphic Standards Field Guide to Home Inspections is organized according to CSI's Masterformat standards of practice. It covers everything from inspection preparation to on-site safety, conveying the most common answers with practical instruction about home inspections that the professional inspector, architect, engineer, or contractor needs to access quickly out in the field to evaluate an existing residential property. The Field Guide to Home Inspections extends the Graphic Standards experience outside of the office and into the field, with: Quick access to essential information wherever you are Graphic Standards-quality details accompanied by real-world photographs of the common conditions you'll find in residential buildings Illustrations that help you troubleshoot problems, along with on-the-spot solutions Compact format that's easy to reference and carry along The Graphic Standards Field Guide to Home Inspections is the ideal companion for the on-the-go professional home inspector.