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**Special Order** In the event of a fire emergency, fire, smoke, and gases can quickly spread through heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems, elevating the risk of injury and loss. NFPA 90B, Standard for the Installation of Warm Air Heating and Air-Conditioning Systems, provides complete provisions for the construction, installation, operation, and maintenance of HVAC equipment, including filters, ducts, and related components.

**Special Order** Every year, there are thousands of fires in eating and drinking establishments, posing a significant risk of injuries, fatalities, and millions of dollars in damages. NFPA 96, Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations, provides broad-based preventive and operative fire safety requirements for the design, installation, operation, inspection, and maintenance of commercial kitchens.

**Special Order** It is critical to take appropriate measures to protect patients, staff, and visitors from dangers and ensure health care safety. NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code, provides state-of-the-art performance criteria for health care facilities, materials, and appliances, including medical gas and vacuum systems, electrical systems, gas equipment, and features of fire protection.

**Special Order** Water-based fire protection keeps evolving. The latest edition of NFPA 14, Standard for the Installation of Standpipe and Hose Systems reflects major industry changes, to help you improve fire protection and fire safety through correct design, installation, testing, inspection, and maintenance. It's an industry essential from project planning throughout the life of the standpipe or hose system.

**Special Order** This revised (5th) edition explains simply and clearly, in non-technical, everyday language, how to install all components of a plumbing system to comply not only with recent changes in the International Plumbing Code and the Uniform Plumbing Code, but with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

**Special Order** In the event of a fire emergency, fire, smoke, and gases can quickly spread through heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems, elevating the risk of injury and loss. NFPA 90B, Standard for the Installation of Warm Air Heating and Air-Conditioning Systems, provides complete provisions for the construction, installation, operation, and maintenance of HVAC equipment, including filters, ducts, and related components.

For information on how to obtain the manual, please call 808.261.8182 or toll-free 877.624.2562. This manual is the primary resource for the Hawaii Contractor Business and Law exam. The manual covers critical subject areas, including: contracts, labor laws, financial management, tax laws, marketing, licensing and estimating. It also includes: Hawaii Licensing Rules and Statutes; OSHA Information; Fair Labor Standards Act; Hawaii Labor Laws; Hawaii Department of Taxation information; and Hawaii Mechanic’s Lien Laws.

**Special Order** NFPA 54, National Fuel Gas Code provides industry-accepted guidance for the safe installation and operation of fuel gas piping systems, appliances, equipment, and accessories. The 2018 edition includes updates based on recognized risks, recent research, and the techniques, materials, developments, and construction practices in use today.

**Special Order** The new Minnesota Plumbing Code that went into effect January 23, 2016. The new code is substantially different from the existing plumbing code and is worth owning in order to install to the new provisions.

**Special Order** Modern Welding is a comprehensive text that has long been the standard for teaching theory, fundamentals, equipment, and techniques of welding technology. This text provides thorough coverage of common welding and cutting processes, including gas tungsten arc welding, gas metal arc welding, flux-cored arc welding, shielded metal arc welding, oxyfuel gas welding and cutting, plasma arc cutting, and resistance welding of ferrous and non-ferrous metals.

**Special Order** Fully up-to-date with the latest codes and standards, this practical resource contains everything you need to plan, select, design, specify, and test piping systems for industry, commercial, and institutional applications. The book includes complete coverage of pipes, fittings, valves, jointing methods, hangers, supports, pumps, tanks, and other required equipment.

**Special Order** A standard reference for decades, this edition of Pipe Welding Procedures continues to reinforce the welder’s understanding of procedures. Drawing on his extensive practical and teaching experience in the field, the author describes in detail the manipulating procedures used to weld pipe joints. You will find useful information on heat input and distribution, essentials of shielded metal-arc technology, distortion, pipe welding defects, welding safety, essentials of welding metallurgy, and qualification of the welding procedure and the welder.

**Special Order** If you install (or are thinking about installing) rooftop-mounted PV systems, you need the latest best practices. NRCA's updated guidelines also give you information from the 2018 editions of the International Building Code, International Residential Code, International Fire Code and NFPA 1: Fire Code, and the 2017 edition of NFPA 70: National Electric Code.

**Special Order** The 2018 NSPC Illustrated edition published by IAPMO is an updated version of the 2015 National Standard Plumbing Code Illustrated. This code book provides the latest information about common materials, fixtures, devices and equipment systems used or installed in plumbing systems.

**Special Order** Sheet Metal covers the layout, cutting, forming, and fabrication of sheet metal. This text/workbook presents basic metalworking principles and builds on this knowledge from chapter to chapter. Large two-color illustrations and photographs reinforce key concepts.

North Carolina State Building Code: Plumbing Code 2018 This is a fully integrated code based on the 2015 International Plumbing Code.

**Special Order** The NRCA Safety Manual, Third Edition gives you updated and expanded explanations of Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transportation regulations along with industry practices developed and compiled to improve worker safety on roofing job sites.

**Special Order** The intent of this manual is to equip the reader with the knowledge and skills needed to design, install, operate and maintain the most common types of solar water heating systems. Use this manual for the Florida Solar Contractor test.

The NASCLA Contractors Guide to Business, Law and Project Management is organized into 3 sections. Part 1 focuses on business planning and start up. This section will help you formulate a business plan, choose a business structure, understand licensing and insurance requirements and gain basic management and marketing skills. Part 2 is centered on fundamentals that you will need to operate a successful construction business. This section will cover estimating, contract management, scheduling, project management, safety and environmental responsibilities and building good relationships with employees, subcontractors and customers. Part 3 gives you valuable information for running the administrative function of your business. Financial management, tax basics and lien laws are covered. Effective management of these areas of business is vital and can cause you serious problems if you do not give them the proper attention.

**Special Order** The 2018 edition of the North Dakota Plumbing Code (NDPC) is the first custom plumbing code published for the state of North Dakota and represents the most current approaches in the plumbing field.

**Special Order** There are fire and explosion hazards inherent to working with and around flammable and combustible liquids and gases. NFPA 30A, Code for Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages, helps mitigate dangers by providing safety criteria for dispensing liquid motor fuels into motor vehicle and marine craft fuel tanks.

***SPECIAL ORDER 2-3 Weeks Delivery*** The NFPA 54: National Fuel Gas Code is the field's most reliable source for general safety criteria for the installation and operation of fuel gas piping systems, appliances, equipment, and related accessories. Fully up-to-date with current techniques and products, the 2006 edition contains important changes and improvements that increase fire protection and reduce the risk of explosions

**Special Order** Over the past few years, emerging technology, new approaches and rapid market changes have changed the world of work, driving the profession to evolve. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) – Seventh Edition has been updated to meet these challenges, better align to how people work today and help you be more proactive, innovative and nimble.

**Special Order** Created with a clear-cut vision of necessary knowledge, this groundbreaking text provides comprehensive coverage of heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration. Lauded as a reader-friendly text that delivers fundamental concepts, the most current trends, and practical applications with simple language and skillfully presented concepts, Fundamentals of HVACR, 2nd edition boasts carefully selected artwork and the right amount of detail.