Illustrated 2003 Building Code Handbook (Hardcover)

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This is the pictorial guide through the maze of building codes requirements! When it comes to understanding the notoriously complex code requirements governing the health, safety, and welfare performance of buildings, there's never been a more powerful resource than the "Illustrated 2003 Building Code Handbook". Heavily updated and packed with over 400 pages of informative illustrations, this indispensable volume will help you decipher complicated standards and get fast, positive responses on plan submissions - avoiding costly revisions and re-designs.Perfect for the professional and student alike, this one-stop reference also: provides details and drawings for visualizing solutions; interprets code requirements with illustrations, examples, explanations, and experience; helps solve both nonstandard and routine situations with case study examples; brings recent graduates up-to-speed on real-world design requirements; and much, much more! Written with authority by a renowned architect and professor, the "Illustrated 2003 Building Code Handbook" will help you apply these essential regulations with confidence. Understand codes covering: fire protection systems; means of egress; exterior walls; fire-resistance ratings; concrete; steel; wood; masonry; plastic; accessibility; and more!

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THE PICTORIAL GUIDE THROUGH THE MAZE OF BUILDING CODES REQUIREMENTS!

When it comes to understanding the notoriously complex code requirements governing the health, safety, and welfare performance of buildings, there's never been a more powerful resource than the Illustrated 2003 Building Code Handbook. Heavily updated and packed with over 400 pages of informative illustrations, this indispensable volume will help you decipher complicated standards and get fast, positive responses on plan submissions -- avoiding costly revisions and re-designs.

Perfect for the professional and student alike, this one-stop reference also:
* Provides details and drawings for visualizing solutions
* Interprets code requirements with illustrations, examples, explanations, and experience
* Helps solve both nonstandard and routine situations with case study examples
* Brings recent graduates up-to-speed on real-world design requirements
* And much, much more!

Written with authority by a renowned architect and professor, the Illustrated 2003 Building Code Handbook will help you apply these essential regulations with confidence.

Understand codes covering:
* Fire Protection Systems
* Means of Egress
* Exterior Walls
* Fire-Resistance Ratings
* Concrete
* Steel
* Wood
* Masonry
* Plastic
* Accessibility
* And more!

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1120 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition (September 15, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071423656
• ISBN-13: 978-0071423656
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.6 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,029,741 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars limited use, February 16, 2008

By	Architect in Boston (Boston) - See all my reviews

While it is always difficult to criticise, I found this book to be useless. It is essentially a rephrasing of some sections of the code it claims to "illustrate". Although there are drawings, they are oversimplified and do not covey and deeper understanding of the intent of the code, in the way some of the NFPA code handbooks do for that code.
A much better book that illuminate and enlightens readers on the intent of the IBC and does it with good accompanying graphics is Frank Ching's book.