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Summary
Summary
Now more than ever, architects need an interpretive guide to understand how the building code affects the early design of specific projects. This easy-to-use, illustrative guide is part of a new series covering building codes based on the International Building Code for 2006. This book presents the complex code issues inherent to healthcare facility design in a clear, easily understandable format.
Author Notes
Francis D.K. Ching graduated cum laude with a five-year professional degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1966. His accomplishments included instructing at Ohio University and Cornish College of the Arts, teaching as an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and lecturing at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He was a visiting scholar at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. He has been a professor of architecture at the University of Washington since 1992.
Ching's published works including Architecture: Form, Space, & Order, A Visual Dictionary of Architecture, and Interior Design Illustrated, focus on clarifying and communicating architectural element, principles, and relationships. Ching earned a Citation for Excellence in International Book Publishing in 1992, and two years later he was honored with the Graham Foundation Grant to develop a two-volume reader for Design Drawing.
(Bowker Author Biography)
Table of Contents
Preface |
1 Building Codes |
2 Navigating the Code |
3 Use and Occupancy |
4 Special Uses and Occupancies |
5 Building Heights and Areas |
6 Types of Construction |
7 Fire-Resistive Construction |
8 Interior Finishes |
9 Fire-Protection Systems |
10 Means of Egress |
11 Accessibility |
12 Interior Environment |
13 Energy Efficiency |
14 Exterior Walls |
15 Roof Assemblies |
16 Structural Provisions |
17 Structural Tests and Special Conditions |
18 Soils and Foundations |
19 Building Materials and Systems (IBC Chapters 19-30) |
20 Existing Structures (IBC Chapter 34) |
Bibliography |
Index |