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Get the easy-to-use, illustrated guide to the 2006 International Building Code®.

As the building industry moves toward a single set of construction codes that have no regional limitations, architects, builders, engineers, and interior designers need an interpretive guide to help them better understand how the code affects their practices. The seond edition of Building Codes Illustrated fills this need by interpreting the updated 2006 International Building Code® (IBC) in a visual format that designers both need and understand.

This unique marriage of bestselling author Francis D.K. Ching's illustrative talent and Steven Winkel's code expertise provides an accessible, time-saving companion guide to the latest code. The visual presentation of information extracts the core portions of the building code that are most relevant for professionals and hones building codes down to the essentials. Organized to correspond with related subject matter in the IBC, Building Codes Illustrated enables architects, engineers, and other design professionals to quickly find clarifying information on the nonstructural provision of the IBC. You'll gain a clear and complete understanding of those sections at a glance through enlightening computer-rendered illustrations and succinct yet thorough interpretations.

There's no excuse for not being up to code. Avoid costly mistakes with the invaluable help of Building Codes Illustrated, Second Edition .

Content from this book is available as an online continuing professional education course at http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-320255.html#int_building_code .  WileyCPE courses are available on demand, 24 hours a day, and are approved by the American Institute of Architects.

Tabla de contenidos provista por Syndetics

• Preface(p. ix)
• 1 Building Codes(p. 1)
• 2 Navigating the Code(p. 9)
• 3 Use and Occupancy(p. 19)
• 4 Special Uses and Occupancies(p. 31)
• 5 Building Heights and Areas(p. 43)
• 6 Types of Construction(p. 57)
• 7 Fire-Resistive Construction(p. 71)
• 8 Interior Finishes(p. 107)
• 9 Fire-Protection Systems(p. 113)
• 10 Means of Egress(p. 137)
• 11 Accessibility(p. 185)
• 12 Interior Environment(p. 215)
• 13 Energy Efficiency(p. 227)
• 14 Exterior Walls(p. 247)
• 15 Roof Assemblies(p. 261)
• 16 Structural Provisions(p. 279)
• 17 Building Materials and Systems(p. 313)
• 18 Existing Structures(p. 369)
• Bibliography(p. 379)
• Index(p. 381)

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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.

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