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Time-Saver Standards for Architectural Design

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BUILDING A NEW TRADITION

  • Bundled CD-ROM with additional, still-current chapters from the Seventh Edition
  • More graphic illustrations, figures, tables and summaries
  • Latest on building envelope design and diagnostics
  • Updated data on universal design, stairs, and parking
  • Environmental and "green architecture" principles and details
  • New standards of building commissioning, performance measurement, and quality control in construction
RENAISSANCE OF AN ARCHITECTURAL CLASSIC
For today's hands-on, visual generation
Time-Saver Standards for Architectural Design has reinvented itself! A treasured reference of architects and construction professionals for nearly 60 years, the eighth edition of this classic gives you a fresh, new visual approach to information. Now it's even easier to find the facts, figures, references, and summaries of "lessons learned." Featuring new contributions from world authorities and specialists, Time-Saver Standards for Architectural Design brings you expert insight into the fundamentals of architecture and design practices. You also get a wealth of data on all aspects of architectural design and building construction, including substructure, superstructure, building shell, interiors, and services, formatted according to the Uniformat II classification system. Let this comprehensive overview of the fundamental knowledge and technologies required for exemplary architectural practice augment and enhance your practice-starting today.
AUTHORITATIVE REFERENCE DATA FOR DESIGNING A BUILDING FROM THE GROUND UP

  • Part A. Substructure: Foundations and Basement Construction.
  • Part B. Shell: Superstructure, Exterior Closure, Roofing
  • Part C. Interiors: Interior Constructions, Staircases, Interior Finishes, Materials and Specifications, Dimensioning
  • Part D. Services: Conveying Systems, Plumbing, HVAC, Fire Protection, Electrical
  • Part E. Appendices: Classic Tables and Data, including metric system conversion and references



List of contents










Preface

About the Editors

Introduction

Part A. Substructure: Foundations and Basement Construction

Part B. Shell: Superstructure, Exterior Closure, Roofing

Part C. Interiors: Interior Constructions, Staircases, Dimensions

Part D. Services: Conveying Systems, Plumbing, HVAC systems, Fire Protection, Electrical systems

Part E. Appendices

CD-ROM table of contents

Index


About the author

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

Donald Watson, FAIA, NCARB, is a well-known architect, author and educator and the editor-in-chief of Time-Saver Standards for Architectural Design Data, 7th Edition. He is Professor of Architecture and former Dean at the School of Architecture, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.

Summary

Suitable for architects, engineers, and designers, this book takes a fresh, visual approach to the information architects need to access quickly, helping them save time and money by assuring they get it right the first time. The accompanying CD-ROM contains the complete contents of the eighth edition.

Product details

Authors Michael Crosbie, Michael J. Crosbie, Donald Watson, Watson Donald
Publisher McGraw-Hill
 
Languages English
Product format Other book format
Released 16.01.2005
 
EAN 9780071432054
ISBN 978-0-07-143205-4
Dimensions 226 mm x 285 mm x 39 mm
Weight 1752 g
Illustrations Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
Series P/L Custom Scoring Survey
Time-Saver Standards for Archi
Time-Saver Standards for Archi
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture

ARCHITECTURE / Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation, Architectural structure & design, Architectural structure and design

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