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Time-saver standards for architectural design : technical data for professional practice / Donald Watson, editor ; Michael J. Crosbie, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Building--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Building.
- Standards, Engineering.
- Standards, Engineering--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Architectural design--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Architectural design.
- Genre:
- Handbooks and manuals.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
- Edition:
- Eighth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : McGraw-Hill, [2005]
- Summary:
- Accompanying CD-ROM contains ... "additional, still-current chapters from the Seventh edition." -- p. [4] of cover.
- Contents:
- A Substructure
- Foundations and basement construction
- A1.1 Soils and foundation types / Philip P. Page, Jr., Martin D. Gehner
- A1.2 Retaining walls / Martin D. Gehner
- A1.3 Subsurface moisture protection / Donald Baerman
- B Shell
- Superstructure
- B1.1 Overview of structures / Donald Watson
- B1.2 Design loads / Martin D. Gehner
- B1.3 Structural design-wood / Martin D. Gehner
- B1.4 Structural design-steel / Jonathan Ochshorn
- B1.5 Structural design-concrete / Robert M. Darvas
- B1.6 Structural design-masonry / Martin D. Gehner
- Exterior closure
- B2.1 Overview of exterior wall systems / Donald Watson
- B2.2 Thermal insulation / Donald Baerman
- B2.3 Building movement / Donald Baerman
- B2.4 Corrosion of metals / Donald Baerman
- B2.5 Moisture control and the building envelope / Joseph Lstiburek
- B2.6 Watertight exterior walls / Stephen S. Ruggiero, James C. Myers
- B2.7 Exterior doors and hardware / Timothy T. Taylor
- B2.8 Windows / John Carmody, Stephen Selkowitz
- B2.9 Solar control / Donald Watson
- Roofing
- B3.1 Roofing systems / Donald Baerman
- B3.2 Gutters and downspouts / Donald Baerman
- B3.3 Roof openings and accessories / Donald Baerman
- C Interiors
- Interior constructions
- C1.1 Suspended ceiling systems / William Hall
- C1.2 Interior partitions and panels / William Hall
- Staircases
- C2.1 Stair design / John Templer
- C2.2 Stair dimensioning / Donald Watson
- Dimensions
- C3.1 Dimensions of the human figure / Donald Watson
- C3.2 Universal design and accessible design / Elaine Ostroff, John P. S. Salmen
- C3.3 Design standards for pedestrian circulation / John J. Fruin
- C3.4 Parking and vehicular circulation / Mark C. Childs
- D Services
- Conveying systems
- D1.1 Elevators and escalators / Peter R. Smith
- Plumbing
- D2.1 Plumbing systems / Arturo De La Vega
- D2.2 Sanitary waste systems / Arturo De La Vega
- D2.3 Special plumbing systems / Arturo De La Vega
- HVAC systems
- D3.1 HVAC systems for commercial buildings / Richard Rittelmann, Paul Scanlon
- D3.2 Special HVAC equipment / Catherine Bobenhausen
- Fire protection
- D4.1 Fire protection sprinkler systems / Bruce W. Hisley
- D4.2 Special fire protection systems / Bruce W. Hisley
- D4.3 Fire alarm systems / Walter Cooper
- Electrical systems
- D5.1 Communication and security systems / Walter Cooper, Robert DeGrazio
- D5.2 Electronic system specialties / Andrew Prager
- D5.3 Lighting / John D. Bullough
- Appendix 1 Mathematics and drawing
- Appendix 2 Units of measurement
- Appendix 3 The SI metric system / R. E. Shaeffer.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0071432051
- OCLC:
- 55681087
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
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