Illustrated 2000: Building Code Handbook [Hardcover]

Terry Patterson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 16, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0070494371 | ISBN-13: 978-0070494374

Architects, builders and related design professionals are required to design any structure to the minimum requirements set by applicable codes. Failure to do so can mean expensive change orders during construction, delays, loss of client trust and even litigation. This work explains the standard building code for the entire United States, which replaces the regional UBC, BOCA and SBCCI codes. It explains building code requirements pictorially, with the aim of facilitating comprehension.

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building code solutions at a glance
Now the job of understanding and applying the new building code is easier. Though codes setting legal standards for the health, safety, and welfare performance of buildings are notoriously complex, this one-of-a-kind reference almost makes the new code simple. It brings you not only expert interpretation, but -- better yet -- design and detail drawings that show you how the code is applied.
from code to plain English
Based on the author's own practice and on interviews with other architects and code officials, noted architect, writer, and teacher Terry Patterson's Illustrated 2000 Building Code Handbook translates the dry and often obscure legal prose of the code into understandable language, helping you both absorb rules and apply them correctly. What's more, this book turns convoluted paragraphs into simple lists and converts equations into tables, saving you time and enhancing your ability to meet the standards' intention. Finally, Patterson's array of drawings makes comprehension and application even easier.
pass the design exam-- get ahead at work
A big help to those studying for the design portion of the architectural licensing exam -- now increasingly code-centered -- Illustrated 2000 Building Code Handbook is also ideal for those just starting in practice or preparing to embrace the new code. This unique guide:

• *Provides orthographic and pictorial drawings for visualizing solutions
• *Interprets arcane and complicated code requirements with illustrations, examples, explanations, and experience
• *Helps solve nonstandard as well routine situations with case-study examples
• *Is the ideal tool for bringing recent graduates up to speed on real-world design requirements

There's never been a building code resource like Illustrated 2000 Building Code Handbook. It's a book that deserves a convenient spot near your work station, because you'll turn to it often.

• *Decipher complex standards, such as for common path of egress travel, fire separation distance, and horizontal exit with noted drawings
• *Get more positive response on plan submissions to the building department
• *Skip costly revisions, and redesign
• *Increase confidence in the health, safety, and welfare standards of your buildings

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1280 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing (November 16, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070494371
• ISBN-13: 978-0070494374
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.5 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,864,032 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Illustrated 2000 Breaks the Building Code, March 9, 2001

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Larry Gordon Wilson, AIA NCARB (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Illustrated 2000: Building Code Handbook (Hardcover)

As the scientific world hails the completion of the first working draft of the human genome map, design professionals can hail the completion of Author Terry L. Patterson's work on understanding the 2000 International Building Code.

As a design professional with the responsibility to interpret and understand the numerous building codes and countless amendments, the methods of code research can be exhausting and ill productive. The current format and language used in most building codes lack the framework and illustrations that are needed to join the terms and definitions into an understandable and correct conclusion.

Patterson's purpose is to provide an aid to understanding the 2000 International Building Code. The handbook is a success by providing the necessary framework and illustrations that aids the reader to understanding the building code's intent as it relates to real projects.

The price of $125.00 may seem a little steep at first, but the cumulative time saved by using the handbook will more than pay for itself many times over.

Patterson's work includes the research and input by many design professionals, students and building code officials. The collective efforts by many have produced a handbook that is a must for all design professionals. As all design and construction officials know, a complete and accurate interpretation of the building codes is never complete. In the Preface, Patterson asks the reader to provide useful feedback that can be used for future editions. With the continued combined efforts of many, this Handbook has promise and will continue to be a useful tool for all.

Many thanks to Mr. Terry L. Patterson for helping the design professional to understanding the "genome map" of the 2000 International Building code.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Illustrated 2000 Review, April 5, 2003

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"cjschrock" (Duluth, MN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Illustrated 2000: Building Code Handbook (Hardcover)

I have had a couple of months now to review this book. It is very detailed in many construction techniques. There is a senario for almost every project a contractor or dedicated homeowner could do. The information in the book can be overwhelming, however, with some time to become familiar with the book, it becomes easier to follow.