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By Terry Patterson

THE PICTORIAL GUIDE THROUGH THE MAZE OF BUILDING CODES REQUIREMENTS!

When it comes to understanding the notoriously complex code requirements governing the health, safety, and welfare performance of buildings, there's never been a more powerful resource than the Illustrated 2003 Building Code Handbook. Heavily updated and packed with over 400 pages of informative illustrations, this indispensable volume will help you decipher complicated standards and get fast, positive responses on plan submissions -- avoiding costly revisions and re-designs.

Perfect for the professional and student alike, this one-stop reference also:

  • Provides details and drawings for visualizing solutions
  • Interprets code requirements with illustrations, examples, explanations, and experience
  • Helps solve both nonstandard and routine situations with case study examples
  • Brings recent graduates up-to-speed on real-world design requirements
  • And much, much more!

Written with authority by a renowned architect and professor, the Illustrated 2003 Building Code Handbook will help you apply these essential regulations with confidence.

Understand codes covering:

  • Fire Protection Systems
  • Means of Egress
  • Exterior Walls
  • Fire-Resistance Ratings
  • Concrete
  • Steel
  • Wood
  • Masonry
  • Plastic
  • Accessibility
  • And more!

Table of Contents:

   Introduction
   Chapter 1: Administration
   Chapter 2: Definitions
   Chapter 3: Use and Occupancy Classification
   Chapter 4: Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy
   Chapter 5: General Building Heights and Areas
   Chapter 6: Types of Construction
   Chapter 7: Fire-Resistant-Rated Construction
   Chapter 8: Interior Finishes
   Chapter 9: Fire Protection Systems
   Chapter 10: Means of Egress
   Chapter 11: Accessibility
   Chapter 12: Interior Environment
   Chapter 13: Energy Efficiency
   Chapter 14: Exterior Walls
   Chapter 15: Roof Assemblies and Rooftop Structures
   Chapter 16: Structural Design
   Chapter 17: Structural Tests and Special Inspections
   Chapter 18: Soils and Foundations
   Chapter 19: Concrete
   Chapter 20: Aluminum
   Chapter 21: Masonry
   Chapter 22: Steel
   Chapter 23: Wood
   Chapter 24: Glass and Glazing
   Chapter 25: Gypsum Board and Plaster
   Chapter 26: Plastic
   Chapter 27: Electrical
   Chapter 28: Mechanical Systems
   Chapter 29: Plumbing Systems
   Chapter 30: Elevators and Conveying Systems
   Chapter 31: Special Construction
   Chapter 32: Encroachments into the Public Right of Way
   Chapter 33: Safeguards During Construction
   Chapter 34: Existing Structures
   Chapter 35: Referenced Standards
   Appendix A: List of Abbreviations
   Appendix B: List of Symbols
   Appendix C: List of Tables
   Index A: Tables
   Index B: Subject

Author Biography:

Terry L. Patterson (Norman, OK) is a licensed architect and a tenured professor of architecture at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. Educated at Kansas State (B.A.) and Pratt Institute (M.A.), he has more than 30 years of professional experience, and more than 25 years of teaching experience.

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1158 Pages
- 400 Illustrations

 

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Illustrated 2003 Building Code Handbook
Hardcover
1158 Pages
- 400 Illustrations

Illustrated 2003 Building
Code Handbook


RC-MG0071423656
$124.95

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