Building Codes Illustrated
A Guide to Understanding the 2006 International
Building Code
Francis D. K. Ching
WHY TO BUY
An easy-to-use illustrated guide to the latest edition of the international
building code.
Author biography
INFORMATION
Francis D.K. Ching (Seattle, WA) is a registered architect and a professor at
University of Washington. He is the author of numerous architecture and design books, including 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 (San Francisco, CA), an expert in building codes and regulations, is a senior associate at Field Paoli Architects in San Francisco. He is also a past AIA Board Member and past president of the AIA California Council.
ISBN10: 0-471-74189-2
ISBN13: 978-0-471-74189-3
In Store Date: November 17, 2006
Publication Date: November 24, 2006
Price: US$ 49.95 • Drawings: B&W: 875 Color:0
Subject: (AR20) Building Design
Field: ARGD00 (Architecture and Design)
Discipline: ARX000 (Architecture)
Subdiscipline: ARX100 (Architecture)
Course: AR0050 (Building Design & Technology)
Product Line: (Z1) Architecture/Engineering
Discount Group: (1T) Trade-Discounted titles
Bookstore Category: (ARC004000) ARCHITECTURE/Design & Drafting
Editor: (031) Czarnecki, J.
Marketing Manager: (44) Mayhew, Justin
Publisher: (Z1) Amanda Miller
EAN: 9780471741893
UPC: 723812783700
Market Restrictions: World Rights
Rights: Incomplete Rights
Sales handles
• hones the building codes down to the fundamentals that designers need
• uses illustrations to explain the code text to an audience that understands illustrations better than text
• book's organization follows the code itself
• Frank Ching's drawings bring new life to code interpretation-To date, code guides have been text-heavy and not much more conducive to quick comprehension than the codes themselves. This book presents information in an exciting user-friendly visual format.
• Commentary written by a seasoned codes expert--Steven Winkel serves as a codes expert for the AIA as well as for the architecture firm for which he works. He has extensive experience in working with building standards commissions and has been instrumental in gaining acceptance for the new unified building code.
• Highlights major changes between the new code and previous model building codes -The introduction of the unified code represents a major change in the building industry. This book will help architects understand how this code change will affect their practice.
About the topic/technology
This unique reference marries the graphic skills of bestselling author Frank Ching with the code expertise of Steven Winkel, FAIA. It pulls out the portions of the building code that are most relevant for the architect and provides an easy-to-understand interpretation in both words and illustrations.
Market description
(Please include secondary markets) Architects, builders, interior designersBuilding Codes Illustrated
A Guide to Understanding the 2006 International Building Code
Francis D. K. Ching
About the book
This book will cover the updates to the international building code for 2006 (the first edition covered the IBC for 2000, not 2003). The building industry is moving toward a single set of construction codes that have no regional limitations. This single code replaces the three regional codes that have been used previously (the Uniform Building Code, the National Code, and the Standard Building Code). Now more than ever, architects need an interpretive guide to understand how the building code affects the early design of specific projects.
Previous works by author/editor
(Title; Author; ISBN; Price; Pub Date; Net Sales; Publisher; Comments) LIFE UNITS THROUGH 10/26/04**By Frank Ching (all published by Wiley):
• Ching: Building Construction Illustrated 3E (VNR/Wiley), 0471358983, 10/00, 464 pages, paper, $40 (111,615 units) • Ching: Architecture: Form, Space and Order 2E (VNR/Wiley), 0471286168, 12/95, 416 pages, paper, $39.95 (113,638 units) • Ching: Architectural Graphics 4E (VNR/Wiley), 0471209066, 7/02, 224 pages, paper, $35 (50,480 units)
• Ching: Design Drawing w/CD-ROM (VNR/Wiley), 0471286540, 8/97, 352 pages, paper, $44.95 (66,561 units) • Ching: Interior Design Illustrated, 2E (VNR/Wiley), 0471473766, 10/04, 336 pages, paper, $40 (first edition: 33,615) • Ching: Home Renovation (VNR/Wiley), 0471288691, 6/83, 338 pages, paper, $39.95 (3,103 units)
• Ching: Drawing: A Creative Process (VNR/Wiley), 047128968X, 9/89, paper, $34.95 (12,322 units)
• Ching: A Visual Dictionary of Architecture--CLOTH (VNR/Wiley), 0471284513, 2/95, 320 pages, $44.95 (4,773 units) • Ching: A Visual Dictionary of Architecture-PAPER (VNR/Wiley), 0471288217, 11/96, 320 pages, $39.95 (44,475 units)
By Steven Winkel:
• Conrad Winkel: Designer's Guide to the 1997 UBC, 0471236411, 8/98, 496 pages, $95.00
Related titles
(Add sales information) LIFE UNITS THROUGH 10/26/2004**• Yatt: Cracking the Codes, 0471169676, 7/98, 352 pages, cloth, $85.00 (6,749 units)
• Scott: Architectural Building Codes, 0471286559, 6/97, 496 pages, cloth, $110.00 (1,050 units) • Harmon: The Codes Guidebook for Interiors, 0471381349, 02/01, 352 pages, cloth, $70 (17,530 units)
Previous Editions
• 0-471-09980-5 — {{Building Codes Illustrated}}/April 11, 2003/US$ 45.00, CAN$ 64.99, £ 33.50/416 pages
