The Architect's Studio Companion
Rules of Thumb for Preliminary Design
von Edward Allen und Joseph IanoThe architect's favorite handbook--now in an up-to-date, new edition!
The Architect's Studio Companion is the labor-saving designresource that architects, engineers, and builders have relied onfor years. Now in its Fifth Edition, this industry standardmaintains its reputation as a reliable tool for the preliminaryselecting, configuring, and sizing of the structural, environmental, and life safety systems of a building. Bestsellingauthors Edward Allen and Joseph Iano reduce complex engineering andbuilding code information to simple approximations that enabledesigners to lay out the fundamental systems of a building in amatter of minutes--without getting hung up on complicatedtechnical concepts.
Complete with a convenient flex binding that lies flat for easyuse, The Architect's Studio Companion, Fifth Edition givesyou quick access to reliable rules of thumb that offer vital helpfor the preliminary design of: structural systems; heating, cooling, and electrical systems; building code height and arealimits; exit stairways and other egress provisions; accessibilityregulations; surface parking and structured parking garages; anddaylight provisions. Additionally, this new edition gives you:
* The most current building codes in the United States andCanada
* New coverage of passive heating and cooling systems
* Guidelines for designing for natural ventilation
* Extensively updated structural design guidelines
Packed with useful information, The Architect's StudioCompanion, Fifth Edition is the definitive resource that noarchitect should be without.
The Architect's Studio Companion is the labor-saving designresource that architects, engineers, and builders have relied onfor years. Now in its Fifth Edition, this industry standardmaintains its reputation as a reliable tool for the preliminaryselecting, configuring, and sizing of the structural, environmental, and life safety systems of a building. Bestsellingauthors Edward Allen and Joseph Iano reduce complex engineering andbuilding code information to simple approximations that enabledesigners to lay out the fundamental systems of a building in amatter of minutes--without getting hung up on complicatedtechnical concepts.
Complete with a convenient flex binding that lies flat for easyuse, The Architect's Studio Companion, Fifth Edition givesyou quick access to reliable rules of thumb that offer vital helpfor the preliminary design of: structural systems; heating, cooling, and electrical systems; building code height and arealimits; exit stairways and other egress provisions; accessibilityregulations; surface parking and structured parking garages; anddaylight provisions. Additionally, this new edition gives you:
* The most current building codes in the United States andCanada
* New coverage of passive heating and cooling systems
* Guidelines for designing for natural ventilation
* Extensively updated structural design guidelines
Packed with useful information, The Architect's StudioCompanion, Fifth Edition is the definitive resource that noarchitect should be without.
