Critical data for basic landscape construction elements.
Item #: 165-4225-01
ISBN: 0071344225
ISBN13: 978-0-07-134422-7
Author: Charles W. Harris, Nicholas T. Dines Publisher: McGraw-Hill Format: Paperback
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In the office or out on the job, the Landscape Architect's Portable
Handbook puts the 20% of information you need 80% of the time at your
fingertips! You get instant data for every architectural landscaping project:
public and private gardens…athletic facilities…highways…urban/suburban
settings…MORE! From project administration, planning, design standards and
analysis to site development, construction, materials, field techniques, and
common rules of thumb, hundreds of handy tables, diagrams and schematics,
checklists and field guides give you the accurate how-to's and expertise you
need – ANYWHERE, ANYTIME!
It packs easily in your briefcase, so you can cut
down on time-consuming trips and calls between field and office, or get
satisfyingly fast facts and guidelines when you're catching up on work at
home. It's a distillation of the entire profession… and provides the perfect
ASLA registration exam review. 400 pp.
You get:
A framework for interpretation, conceptualization, evaluation, and
communication at multiple scales, regardless of the type of landscape
planning or design project
Standards, techniques and devices
Analysis-to-project administration guidelines and checklists
Step-by-step procedures
Mechanics and design calculations, formulas, worked examples and models
193 clarifying illustrations -- from USDA plant hardiness zones to basic
layouts and schematic diagrams…from approval processes flow charts to a
CPM bar chart
98 quick-check tables let you instantly pinpoint area space
standards…tree mortality causes and remedies…recommended live loads for
different decking uses and maximum decking spans…irrigation system
selection criteria – and much, much more
Scores of easy-to-use, easy-to-remember rules of thumb
General unit cost factors for materials, systems, and construction
More!
From the broad overall aspects of a project to the smallest detail, find the
specific data you need on… Project Management; Permits; Site Selection and
Clearing; Grading; Drainage; Decks; Fences; Lighting; Paving; Plants; Ponds;
Pools; Retaining Walls; Billing; More
Landscape Architect's Portable Handbook - Table of Contents:
Landscape Architect's Portable Handbook
