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The Architect's Portable Handbook: First-Step Rules of Thumb for Building Design, 4th Edition

The Architect's Portable Handbook: First-Step Rules of Thumb for Building Design, 4th Edition
Item #: 165-9815-10
Author: John Patten (Pat) Guthrie
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
ISBN:0071639152
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
Manufacturer Item #: 9780071639156
Format: Paperback
Your Price: $59.95
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From conception to completion, no architectural project should proceed without this book

The 4th edition of The Architect's Portable Handbook: First-Step Rules of Thumb for Building Design has been completely revised, and offers architects a quick reference to the latest codes and cost information. This book presents the 20% of the data that architects need 80% of the time in the pulmonary stages of designing buildings for all types and sizes. Containing pertinent coverage along with hundreds of detailed illustrations for every step of the process, from initial planning and estimating through the design process and completion, information in this handbook has been updated in order to reflect the 2009 ICC International Building Codes and the NFPA 5000 Building Codes. 688 pages.

Table of Contents:

  • Part 1. General
  • Part 2. Site
  • Part 3. Concrete
  • Part 4. Masonry
  • Part 5. Metals
  • Part 6. Wood
  • Part 7. Thermal and Moisture Protection
  • Part 8. Doors, Windows, and Glass
  • Part 9. Finishes
  • Part 10. Specialties
  • Part 11. Equipment
  • Part 12. Interiors
  • Part 13. Assemblies
  • Part 14. Conveying Systems
  • Part 15. Mechanical
  • Part 16. Lighting and Electrical
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