Building Codes Illustrated for Elementary and Secondary Schools: A Guide to Understanding the 2006 International Building Code [Paperback]

Steven R. Winkel (Author), David S. Collins FAIA (Author), Steven P. Juroszek AIA (Author), Francis D. K. Ching (Consultant Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 13, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0470048484 | ISBN-13: 978-0470048481 | Edition: 1

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 elementary and secondary school design in a clear, easily understandable format.

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An easy-to-use guide to building codes for elementary and secondary schools

The construction industry is evolving a single set of international building codes. Now, more than ever, architects need an interpretive guide to understand how the building code affects the early design of specific projects. One in a series of focused guides to building codes from Wiley, this book familiarizes code users with the 2006 International Building Code® (IBC) as it applies to elementary and secondary schools.

Early understanding and incorporation of code-compliant design provisions in a project is essential. This book provides school design professionals—architects, engineers, and other related design professionals—with an understanding of how the International Building Code was developed, and how it is likely to be interpreted when applied to the design and construction of elementary and secondary schools.

Building Codes Illustrated for Elementary and Secondary Schools features:

• A user-friendly visual format that makes finding the information you need quick and easy

• Nearly 900 illustrations, by architectural illustrator Steven Juroszek in the style of noted illustrator and author Frank Ching, that help visualize and explain the codes

• Text written by experienced experts who have been instrumental in gaining acceptance for the new unified building code

• A guide to navigating the new code plus complete coverage of all key aspects of the IBC

The newly adopted International Building Code is similar but by no means identical to the three model codes that most practitioners have used in the past. Building Codes Illustrated for Elementary and Secondary Schools is an essential companion to the IBC for emerging practitioners seeking to master the full scope of accepted knowledge in the field, and for experienced practitioners needing to understand the similarities and differences between the familiar model codes and the new IBC.

About the Author

Steven R. Winkel, FAIA, an expert in building codes and regulations, is an architect managing the San Francisco office of The Preview Group. Winkel is the Architect member of the California Building Standards Commission. He is also a past national board member of The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and past president of the AIA California Council. With Frank Ching, Winkel is coauthor of Building Codes Illustrated, Second Edition, a companion volume to this book.

David S. Collins, FAIA, has more than thirty years of experience in architecture, code interpretation, building code development, and building code consultation. An architect, Collins founded The Preview Group, an architectural practice specializing in providing regulatory solutions, in Cincinnati in 1986. Collins is the manager of the AIA's Codes Advocacy Program and is past secretary of the AIA, past president of AIA/Ohio, and a recipient of the AIA/Ohio Gold Medal.

Kteven P. Juroszes, AIA, is an associate professor and serves as undergraduate curriculum coordinator in the School of Architecture at Montana State University. A registered architect, Juroszek assisted Frank Ching in authoring Design Drawing (Wiley).

Francis D.K. Ching, Series Advisor, is a registered architect and a professor at the University of Washington. He is the author or coauthor of numerous architecture and design books, including A Global History of Architecture; Architectural Graphics; Building Construction Illustrated; Architecture: Form, Space, and Order; A Visual Dictionary of Architecture; and Design Drawing, all published by Wiley. With Steve Winkel, Ching is coauthor of Building Codes Illustrated, Second Edition.

The International Code Council® (ICC®), a membership association dedicated to building safety and fire prevention, develops the codes used to construct residential and commercial buildings, including homes and schools. Most U.S. cities, counties, and states that adopt codes choose the International Codes developed by the ICC. The ICC mission is to provide the highest quality codes, standards, products, and services for all concerned with the safety and performance of the built environment.

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (April 13, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470048484
• ISBN-13: 978-0470048481
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 1 x 11 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #560,409 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Steven Winkel, FAIA, PE, CASp manages the San Francisco Bay Area office of the Preview Group, Inc.,a building code consulting firm. Steve has almost 40 years experience as a licensed architect, civil engineer, landscape architect and Certified Access Specialist.

His experience includes such award-winning projects as the International Terminal at the San Francisco Airport, the seismic rehabilitation of the landmark Oakland City Hall and the post-production sound editing facilities at Lucasfilm's Skywalker Ranch in Marin County, California. He is currently doing code analysis for the historic Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park. Steve is the author, along with noted illustrator Frank Ching, of several well received books, including Building Codes Illustrated, the third edition of which was recently published by John Wiley & Sons. Another new Wiley book, Residential Codes Illustrated, will be published in mid-2010.

Steve served on the AIA Board of Directors where he was chairman of the Codes and Standards Committee. Steve is in his third 4-year term as the Governor's appointee as the Architect Commissioner on the California Building Standards Commission. He recently served on the Administrative Work Group for the development of the draft of the International Green Construction Code. He is on the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences.