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This invaluable reference provides an easy-to-understand interpretation in both words and illustrations of the portions of the building code that are most relevant for the architect. Based on the 2009 International Building Code. List Price $55.00 Website Price $52.25 Author: Francis D K Ching, Steven R Winkel FAIA Format: Softcover Copyright: 2009 Pages: 432 Qty: Description   The easy-to-use, illustrated guide to the 2009 International Building Code. Building Codes Illustrated 3rd Edition is an accessible and trusted interpretive guide to the 2009 International Building Code for architects, builders, engineers and interior designers. In a visual format created expressly for design-minded readers, this handy reference helps professionals understand how the code can be applied to a building. A unique marriage of bestselling author Francis D K Ching's illustrative talent and the seasoned code expertise of Steven R Winkel, Building Codes Illustrated 3rd Edition extracts the core portions of the 2009 International Building Code that are most relevant for professionals and distills the building codes to the essentials. While this book's organization corresponds directly with the 2009 International Building Code, it is not intended to replace your copy of the code. Rather, Building Codes Illustrated 3rd Edition will serve as your starting point to simplify and enhance your research so you can be sure your projects begin and remain up to code - and free of costly mistakes. Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the 2009 International Building Code, 3rd Edition, is an easy-to-use, illustrated guide to the 2009 edition of the International Building Code. As the U.S. building industry adapts the international standards, architects and other building professionals need a clear, practical guide to the International Building Code. Marrying the graphic skills of bestselling author Frank Ching with the code expertise of Steven Winkel, FAIA, this invaluable reference provides an easy-to-understand interpretation in both words and illustrations of the portions of the building code that are most relevant for the architect. Highlighting major changes between the new code and previous model building codes, this book will help architects understand how this code change will affect their practice. Provides a visually oriented guide to the 2009 International Building Code. Uses illustrations and concise explanations to hone the building codes down to the fundamentals that most designers need. Includes reviews by the International Code Council (ICC) and follows the ICC's 2009 International Building Code. Drawings by Frank D.K. Ching (Seattle, WA), Professor Emeritus of Architecture at the University of Washington, is world-renowned for his numerous architecture and design books, including Architecture: Form, Space, and Order; A Global History of Architecture; Interior Design Illustrated; Building Codes Illustrated; and Building Construction Illustrated, all from Wiley. Commentary written by nationally-recognized building codes expert Steven Winkel, the Architect member of the California Building Standards Commission, a past national board member of The American Institute of Architects (AIA), and past president of the AIA California Council. Winkel is also co-author of Building Codes Illustrated for Elementary and Secondary Schools, Building Codes Illustrated for Healthcare Facilities, and Residential Building Codes Illustrated. From the Preface The primary purpose of this book is to familiarize code users with the 2009 International Building Code (IBC). It is intended as an instructional text on how the Code was developed and how it is organized, as well as a primer on how to use the Code. It is intended to be a companion to the building code, not a substitute for it. This book must be read in concert with the building code. Many designers feel intimidated by building codes. They can seem daunting and complex at first glance. It is important to know that they are a product of years of accretion and evolution. Sections start simply and are modified, and new material is added to address additional concerns or to address interpretation issues from previous code editions. The complexity of a building code often comes from this layering of new information upon old without regard to overall continuity. Building codes are living documents, constantly under review and modification. It is vital to an understanding of codes to keep in mind that they are a human institution, written by ordinary people with specific issues in mind or specific agendas they wish to advance. This book is designed to give an understanding of how the International Building Code is developed, how it is likely to be interpreted, and how it applies to design and construction. The intent of this book is to give a fundamental understanding of the relationship of codes to practice for design professionals, especially those licensed or desiring to become licensed as architects, engineers, or other registered design professionals. Code knowledge is among the fundamental reasons for licensing design professionals, for the protection of public health, safety and welfare. It is our goal to make the acquisition and us of code knowledge easier and clearer for code users. Building Code Webster's Third New International Dictionary defines a building code as: "A set of rules of procedure and standards of materials designed to secure uniformity and protect the public interest in such matters as building construction and public health, established usually by a public agency and commonly having the force of law in a particular jurisdiction." How This Book Is Organized The first two chapters of this book give background and context regarding the development, organization and use of the building code. Chapters 3 through 16 are organized and numbered the same as the corresponding subject-matter chapters in the building code. The last two chapters, 17 and 18, are summaries of the remaining IBC chapters. There is no correspondence between the last two chapter numbers in the book and the IBC chapters. Page headings refer to major sections within each chapter of the Code. Text is arranged in columns, typically on the left side of a single page or of two facing pages. Text that is new or revised for the Third Edition is denoted by a vertical gray bar in the margins. This is similar to markings used in the IBC to indicate changes in code provisions. The IBC uses solid black vertical bars to denote changes and arrows to denote deletions. We strongly recommend that users study the Code very carefully for changes and compare old copies of the Code to the new copies as you become familiar with the new Code. The IBC uses solid black vertical bars to denote changes and arrows 4 to denote deletions. We strongly recommend that users study the Code very carefully for changes and compare old copies of the Code to the new copies as you become familiar with the new Code. Drawings are typically to the right, accompanied by captions or explanatory notes. The illustrations are intended to help the reader visualize what is described in the text. They should therefore be considered to be diagrams that explain and clarify design relationships rather than represent specific design solutions. For the Student The book is part of the introduction to building codes that are an integral part of professional studies in architecture, structural engineering and civil engineering. It will serve as explanatory text to accompany analysis of the organization, intent and use of codes in general and the International Building Code in particular. The introductory chapters will instill in undergraduate design students the reasons codes exist and how they form an integral part of the design criteria for every building project. Most design problems in school are at the schematic design level, so that detailed code analysis will not typically be undertaken in most undergraduate classes. In graduate classes the book can serve to organize and facilitate a deeper understanding of detailed requirements common to all building codes. The book also gives guidance on best practices for code analysis to lay a foundation for future practitioners to better meet the health, safety and welfare criteria that are the basis for professional licensure. For Emerging Professionals Whether engaged in design, production, management or construction administration, codes and standards are an integral and inescapable part of the practice of architecture and engineering. New practitioners need to refine their skills and knowledge of codes to make their projects safe and build- able with few costly changes. The more practitioners know about the code the more it can become a tool for design rather than an impediment. The better the underlying criteria for code development and the reasons for code provisions are understood the easier it is to create code-compliant designs. Early understanding and incorporation of code-compliant design provisions in a project reduces the necessity for costly and time-consuming rework or awkward rationalizations to justify dubious code decisions late in project documentation, or even during construction. Code use and understanding should be part of accepted knowledge for professionals, so that it becomes a part of the vocabulary of design. For Experienced Practitioners The greatest value of this book is that it is based on the newly adopted International Building Code. This is a code that is similar but by no means identical to the three model codes - the Uniform Building Code, the National Building Code and the Southern Building Code - that most experienced practitioners have used in the past. This book will guide experienced practitioners out of the old grooves of code use they may have fallen into with the old codes. The code-analysis methods and outcomes will vary from the old codes to the new building code. While there are seemingly familiar aspects from each code interspersed throughout the new code, the actual allowable criteria and how they are determined are often quite different. It is likely that the illustrations and the underlying reasons for the development of each code section will look familiar to experienced practitioners. The experienced practitioner must not rely on memory or old habits of picking construction types or assemblies based on prior practice. Each building must be looked at anew until the similarities and sometimes-critical differences between the new code and old habits are understood and acknowledged. It is also worth remembering that building officials and plan checkers are not as familiar with these new codes as well. We are now in a period of transition during which dialogue between designers and plan reviewers will be essential. The precedents that people on each side of the plan-review counter in the building department are most familiar with may no longer apply. Designers and building officials must arrive at new consensus interpretations together, as they use the new code for specific projects. About the Authors Francis D.K. Ching is a registered architect and Professor Emeritus 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. 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, a past national board member of The American Institute of Architects (AIA), and past president of the AIA California Council. Winkel is also coauthor of Building Codes Illustrated for Elementary and Secondary Schools and Building Codes Illustrated for Healthcare Facilities, both from Wiley. Table of Contents Preface. Chapter 1: Building Codes. Chapter 2: Navigating the Code. Chapter 3: Use and Occupancy. Chapter 4 Special Uses and Occupancies. Chapter 5: Building Heights and Areas. Chapter 6: Types of Construction. Chapter 7: Fire-Resistive Construction. Chapter 8: Interior Finishes. Chapter 9: Fire-Protection Systems. Chapter 10: Means of Egress. Chapter 11: Accessibility. Chapter 12: Interior Environment. Chapter 13: Energy Efficiency. Chapter 14: Exterior Walls. Chapter 15: Roof Assemblies. Chapter 16: Structural Provisions. Chapter 17: Structural Tests and Special Conditions. Chapter 18: Soils and Foundations. Chapter 19: Building Materials and Systems. Chapter 20: Existing Structures. Bibliography. Index.   You might also like: 2009 International Building Code Softcover Website Price $98.33 Add 2009 International Building Code Spiralbound Website Price $102.83 Add 2009 International Building Code Looseleaf Website Price $110.48 Add Related Products CodeMaster Wind Design Overview 2009 IBC/ASCE 7-05 Website Price $14.25 Add 2009 International Building Code Flash Cards Website Price $24.00 Add 2009 International Building Code I-Quest CD-ROM Website Price $140.60 Add 2009 International Code Interpretations Website Price $34.20 Add 2009 AWPA Standards in 2009 IBC and IRC Website Price $44.10 Add  Share your knowledge of this product with other customers... Be the first to write a review. 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