The Architect's Studio Companion: Rules of Thumb for Preliminary Design (Hardcover, 7)

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XXX

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK XXX

SECTION 1

DESIGNING WITH BUILDING

CODES XXX

1. DESIGNING WITH BUILDING CODES  XXX

SECTION 2

DESIGNING THE STRUCTURE XXX

1. SELECTING THE STRUCTURAL SYSTEM XXX

2. CONFIGURING THE STRUCTURAL SYSTEM XXX

3. SIZING THE STRUCTURAL SYSTEM  XXX

SECTION 3

DESIGNING WITH DAYLIGHT  XXX

1. DESIGN CRITERIA FOR DAYLIGHTING

SYSTEMS XXX

2. CONFIGURING AND SIZING DAYLIGHTING

SYSTEMS XXX

SECTION 4

DESIGNING SPACES FOR MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SERVICES XXX

1. SELECTING HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS FOR LARGE BUILDINGS XXX

2. CONFIGURING AND SIZING MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SERVICES FOR LARGE BUILDINGS  XXX

3. PASSIVE HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS

4. MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FOR SMALL BUILDINGS XXX

SECTION 5

DESIGNING FOR EGRESS AND ACCESSIBILITY XXX

1. CONFIGURING THE EGRESS SYSTEM AND

PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE ROUTES XXX

2. SIZING THE EGRESS SYSTEM XXX

3. STAIRWAY AND RAMP DESIGN XXX

SECTION 6

DESIGNING FOR PARKING XXX

1. DESIGN CRITERIA FOR PARKING

FACILITIES XXX

2. CONFIGURING PARKING FACILITIES XXX

3. SIZING PARKING FACILITIES XXX

SECTION 7

DESIGNING WITH HEIGHT AND AREA LIMITATIONS XXX

1. CONSTRUCTION TYPES AND HEIGHT AND AREA LIMITATIONS XXX

2. HEIGHT AND AREA TABLES XXX

APPENDIX A

EXAMPLE USE OF THIS BOOK XXX

APPENDIX B

UNITS OF CONVERSION XXX

BIBLIOGRAPHY XXX

INDEX XXX