Architect's Portable Handbook - Softcover

Guthrie, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071409815 ISBN 13: 9780071409810

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2003

Synopsis

The new edition provides updates for the latest code and cost information, and continues to supply easy-to-follow data including diagrams, charts, tables, checklists, details, and other design data for building materials, components, and assemblies.

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From the Back Cover

FROM CONCEPTION TO COMPLETION, NO ARCHITECTURAL PROJECT SHOULD PROCEED WITHOUT THIS BOOK!

Includes the new International and NFPA building codes!

When it comes to providing architects with quick, accurate guidance for a complete range of on-the-job issues, no book matches The Architect's Portable Handbook from McGraw-Hill.

And now, with the updated and expanded Third Edition, The Architect's Portable Handbook delivers the latest code and cost information--along with a wealth of easy-to-follow diagrams, charts, tables, and checklists for building materials, components, and assemblies.

With a structure that parallels the progress of a typical architectural project, the book delivers powerful, pertinent coverage of every step of the process: from initial planning and estimating through design and coverage.

Written with insight by Pat Guthrie, The Architect's Portable Handbook is the hands-down choice for thousands of architects, contractors, and design professionals who seek solid, first-step rules of thumb for building design.

Get practical coverage of:
* Sitework
* Thermal and Moisture Protection
* Interiors
* Assemblies
* Mechanical and Electrical Systems
* And much, much more!

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071409815
• ISBN 13: 9780071409810
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 704