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Architectural Graphic Standards  
Author: Charles George Ramsey
ISBN: 0471382876
Format: Handover
Publish Date: June, 2005
 
     
     
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Architectural Graphic Standards

ANNOTATION

Based on and contains all of the information from 10th edition of Architectural Graphic Standards.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

The classic reference used by architects and builders since 1932. No other source contains as much information in such an easy-to-use and convenient format. Totally revised and updated this edition is organized according to the CSI Masterformat. Each chapter opens with an introduction which provides an overview of the topic and essential data. Integrates material offered by the update program into the main text and brings the book into compliance with ADA requirements and other building code changes made over the past six years. Features a new section on building types and an expanded one on energy and resource conservation.

FROM THE CRITICS

Booknews

This standard reference is cited in , but is inexplicably absent in . This is the new edition of the architect's desktop reference that details the latest changes in regulations, standards, building methods, structural systems, and materials in use today. Each page is a self-contained data sheet, with visual representations of installation and design configurations and recommended performance specifications for all building systems and components from door frames, roof designs, and air ducts, to outdoor sports facilities and historic preservation. New to this edition are chapters on accessibility and security design, plus expanded coverage of seven new building systems, lighting designs, new materials, and environmental construction. The included CD-ROM contains a free demonstration of the CD-ROM version of the volume, as well as the complete, unlockable version. Oversize: 9.50x11.75. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

     



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