高职院校建筑类专业的学生毕业后，和国外同行、客户以及国外的建筑公司在国内外建筑行业的合作不断扩大。掌握建筑行业英语必将有利于提高高职学生的素质，增加他们未来的就业机会。

何飞云等主编的《建筑行业英语》是以建筑行业主要职业的典型工作过程来组织内容，以“工学结合”、“绿色建筑”等建筑行业理念，以及“任务式教学”的英语教学理念为指导来设计英语学习任务。

何飞云等主编的《建筑行业英语》是为了适应建筑类专业及其相关专业的英语教学需要而编写的。本书主要取材于建筑行业具有代表性的房屋建造，所选的内容基本覆盖了建筑行业房屋建造过程中的各个方面。

《建筑行业英语》共有12个单元。这12个单元的话题分别是：招投标，工程地质勘查，房屋设计，楼宇智能化，园林设计，给排水，施工技术，建筑监理，房地产，室内装修，室内环境检测，物业管理。每个单元都有与该单元话题相关的听、说、读、写练习。

本书既可以作为建筑行业类专业学生的英语教学用书，也可供从事建筑行业管理的工程技术人员及英语爱好者使用。

前言

Unit 1 Tender and Contract

 Warming-up

 Reading A Tender

 Listening

 Speaking

 Reading B An Architecture Contract Sample

 Project on Tendering

 Words and Expressions

 Having Some Fun

Unit 2 Geologic Survey

 Warming-up

 Reading A Why Do a Geotechnical Site Investigation?

 Listening

 Speaking

 Reading B Report Data

 Project on Site Investigation

 Words and Expressions

 Having Some Fun

Unit 3 Building Design

 Warming-up

 Reading A An Introduction to Design Process

 Listening

 Speaking

 Reading B Residential Planning

 Project on a Public Toilet Design

 Words and Expressions

 Having Some Fun

Unit 4 Intelligent Building System

 Warming-up

 Reading A Intelligent Home System

 Listening

 Speaking

 Reading B Home Safety and Security System

 Project on Intelligent Building System

 Words and Expressions

 Having Some Fun

Unit 5 Landscape Design

 Warming-up

 Reading A Landscape Planning

 Listening

 Speaking

 Reading B Contract Agreement

 Project on Landscape Design

 Words and Expressions

 Having Some Fun

Unit 6 Sewage Disposal

 Warming-up

 Reading A Sewage Disposal

 Listening

 Speaking

 Reading B A High-efficiency and Energy-saving Wastewater Treatment Technique ...

 Project on Sewage Disposal

 Words and Expressions

 Having Some Fun

Unit 7 Construction Technology

 Warming-up

 Reading A Construction Engineers

 Listening

 Speaking

 Reading B Construction Engineer Resume

 Project on Building Materials

 Words and Expressions

 Having Some Fun

Unit 8 Construction Inspection

 Warming-up

 Reading A Construction Inspectors

 Listening

 Speaking

 Reading B Jobs for Construction Inspectors in the US

 Project on "GREEN" Home Inspections

 Words and Expressions

 Having Some Fun

Unit 9 Real Estate

 Warming-up

 Reading A Why You Should Buy That Home Now

 Listening

 Speaking

 Reading B Home Buyers

 Project on Real Estate

 Words and Expressions

 Having Some Fun

Unit 10 Home Decoration

 Warming-up

 Reading A Designing Living Rooms

 Listening

 Speaking

 Reading B Map a Project in Design Project Scope

 Project on Green Interior Design

 Words and Expressions

 Having Some Fun

Unit 11 Indoor Air Quality Control

 Warming-up

 Reading A My House Is Killing Me!

 Listening

 Speaking

 Reading B Pollutant Source Control

 Project on Indoor Air Quality Control

 Words and Expressions

 Having Some Fun

Unit 12 Property Management

 Warming-up

 Reading A Property Management of the Housing Society

 Listening

 Speaking

 Reading B Accelerate Your Career with GSN

 Project on Green Property Management

 Words and Expressions

 Having Some Fun

Appendix Ⅰ Keys to Each Unit

Appendix Ⅱ Translation of the Readings

Appendix Ⅲ Vocabulary Index

Appendix Ⅳ Phrase Index

Appendix Ⅴ Construction Law of China

Appendix Ⅵ References