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Get the easy-to-use, illustrated guide to the 2006 International Building Code®.
As the building industry moves toward a single set of construction codes that have no regional limitations, architects, builders, engineers, and interior designers need an interpretive guide to help them better understand how the code affects their practices. The seond edition of Building Codes Illustrated fills this need by interpreting the updated 2006 International Building Code® (IBC) in a visual format that designers both need and understand.
This unique marriage of bestselling author Francis D.K. Ching's illustrative talent and Steven Winkel's code expertise provides an accessible, time-saving companion guide to the latest code. The visual presentation of information extracts the core portions of the building code that are most relevant for professionals and hones building codes down to the essentials. Organized to correspond with related subject matter in the IBC, Building Codes Illustrated enables architects, engineers, and other design professionals to quickly find clarifying information on the nonstructural provision of the IBC. You'll gain a clear and complete understanding of those sections at a glance through enlightening computer-rendered illustrations and succinct yet thorough interpretations.
There's no excuse for not being up to code. Avoid costly mistakes with the invaluable help of Building Codes Illustrated, Second Edition.
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Excellent resource for understanding the code.......2007-09-22
This text does a very good job of breaking the code down into understandable chunks. The addition of graphics helps to understand the verbiage. It is probably best suited to architectural students rather than construction workers, since it spends a lot of time on big picture issues: when do you need to sprinkle, where do you need fire dampers, how many square feet are allowed for Type III construction, etc. Still, it provides the reasoning behind why architects design as they do, so it's still very useful to the non-architect.
Don't go near the code without it.
A great book!.......2007-06-04
Ching did a great job again! The line drawings clarified the codes and made it easy to understand.
Gang Chen, author of Planting Design Illustrated
Evaluating Code Compliance in Design.......2007-01-10
This book is a great tool to use during the design of a building. It applies more to commercial, but is also useful to residential buildings. Using this book will sharpen your code skills and avoid some costly design errors. You will need to have a copy of the 2006 IBC at your disposal if you are going to use this book in any serious way. It is organized in a logical format, but you can easily skip around and cover critical sections. The only thing that I think should be added to this book is a checklist for each type of construction that could be used for plan review. All of my work is in residential so a checklist would help me focus on the pertinent sections of the book.
Excellent Code Understanding.......2006-11-05
Great visual graphics which aid in NC Building Codes along with clear explainations
Excellent Guide to the Codes........2006-03-11
Being an architecture student, this book, and others by Frank Ching, are more than helpful. It really clarifies the IBC and makes design for studio projects go a lot quicker. Definitely get this book if you're studying architecture.
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An easy-to-use guide to building codes for healthcare facilities
The construction industry is evolving a single set of international building codes. Now, more than ever, architects need an interpretive guide to understand how the building code affects the early design of specific projects. One in a series of focused guides to building codes from Wiley, this book familiarizes code users with the 2006 International Building Code(r) (IBC) as it applies to healthcare facilities.
Early understanding and incorporation of code-compliant design provisions in a project is essential. This book provides healthcare design professionals--architects, engineers, and other related design professionals--with an understanding of how the International Building Code was developed, and how it is likely to be interpreted when applied to the design and construction of healthcare facilities.
Building Codes Illustrated for Healthcare Facilities features:
* A user-friendly visual format that makes finding the information you need quick and easy
* Nearly 900 illustrations, by architectural illustrator Steven Juroszek in the style of noted illustrator and author Frank Ching, that help visualize and explain the codes
* Text written by experienced experts who have been instrumental in gaining acceptance for the new unified building code
* A guide to navigating the new code plus complete coverage of all key aspects of the IBC
The newly adopted International Building Code is similar but by no means identical to the three model codes that most practitioners have used in the past. Building Codes Illustrated for Healthcare Facilities is an essential companion to the IBC for emerging practitioners seeking to master the full scope of accepted knowledge in the field, and for experienced practitioners needing to understand the similarities and differences between the familiar model codes and the new IBC.
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Very Disappointing.......2007-05-03
This book contains very little healthcare specific code information. During my first round flipping through the book, I did not manage to notice any information on healthcare code issues. Upon further inspection, I did manage to find a few healthcare related items... but nothing even close to being useful - or worth the price of the book, for that matter.
This book seems to be simply a repackaging of the book "Building Codes Illustrated," by some of the same authors - which I own as well. The table of contents for both books are nearly identical. Non of the chapters have anything healthcare related in their titles. Most of the graphics appear to be straight out of "Building Codes Illustrated" as well. The index contains more references to subjects such as "brick expansion joints," "cripple studs," and "concrete piles" than it does to anything healthcare specific. Disappointing, to say the least.
If you are looking for industry specific code information, this is NOT your book. This is an unfortunate mislabeling/retitling.
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An easy-to-use guide to building codes for elementary and secondary schools
The construction industry is evolving a single set of international building codes. Now, more than ever, architects need an interpretive guide to understand how the building code affects the early design of specific projects. One in a series of focused guides to building codes from Wiley, this book familiarizes code users with the 2006 International Building Code(r) (IBC) as it applies to elementary and secondary schools.
Early understanding and incorporation of code-compliant design provisions in a project is essential. This book provides school design professionals--architects, engineers, and other related design professionals--with an understanding of how the International Building Code was developed, and how it is likely to be interpreted when applied to the design and construction of elementary and secondary schools.
Building Codes Illustrated for Elementary and Secondary Schools features:
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A user-friendly visual format that makes finding the information you need quick and easy
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Nearly 900 illustrations, by architectural illustrator Steven Juroszek in the style of noted illustrator and author Frank Ching, that help visualize and explain the codes
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Text written by experienced experts who have been instrumental in gaining acceptance for the new unified building code
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A guide to navigating the new code plus complete coverage of all key aspects of the IBC
The newly adopted International Building Code is similar but by no means identical to the three model codes that most practitioners have used in the past. Building Codes Illustrated for Elementary and Secondary Schools is an essential companion to the IBC for emerging practitioners seeking to master the full scope of accepted knowledge in the field, and for experienced practitioners needing to understand the similarities and differences between the familiar model codes and the new IBC.
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Famous People's Cats
Ronna Mogelon
Manufacturer: St Martins Mass Market Paper
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If only I were famous.......2007-09-30
I would love to see how this witty illustrator would draw me! Her drawings are hysterical, and everytime I look at them I laugh out loud. Wry and wonderful. If you love cats, you must have this book.
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If we would only stop and smell the roses once in a blue moon, we'd discover some amazing things on this planet. Why are wildflowers so brightly colored? To attract the attention of honeybees, of course. Why are flamingos pink? Because of the pigments in the crustaceans they eat. Perhaps only a physics professor would know that you can tell the age of a desert by the color of its sand--perhaps only a physics professor would care--but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to appreciate the photographic skills Neill employs in illustrating the authors' concepts.
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Why is the sky blue and the grass green? What are the colorful secrets of the enigmatic aurora borealis or the ethereal shimmer of a soap bubble? From San Francisco's Exploratorium, the acclaimed hands-on museum behind the best-selling Explorabook, comes The Color of Nature, which delves into these and other intriguing questions. Extraordinary photographs and an engaging text illustrate the fascinating phenomena behind the myriad colors that make up our world -- from moon bows to mandrills, chameleons to hydrangeas. This remarkable volume will fire the imagination of anyone with a passion for nature, science, or photography.
Customer Reviews:
Excellent Book.......1998-12-14
"The Color of Nature" is a very good book. The photography is wonderful, and there is nice text to go along with it.
Great for Kids and Adults Alike!.......1997-02-04
Paul Dogerty makes learning the "whys" and "hows" of colors fun. He presents the scientific principles of how we see what we see in an easy-to-grasp manner that is both interesting and comprehensible. In addition, the photographs that accompany the text, which alone are worth the price of the book, serve to admirably highlight the processes Dogerty seeks verbally to illustrate. Together, art and words combine to emphasize the wonder and beauty of the world in which we live
Book Description
Bring the fun of a world-famous science museum into your own classroom or home!
THE EXPLORATORIUM SCIENCE SNACKBOOK SERIES
"Clear, concise, and visual—the best assortment of wonder- filled ideas I have seen. A must-have." —Paul Hewitt, author of Conceptual Physics
"Almost as much fun as exploring the Exploratorium, which, of course, is a googolplex of fun." —Jearl Walker, author of The Flying Circus of Physics, with Answers
Now you can do your own version of 25 Exploratorium experiments on light and color. All you need is a little curiosity, a few simple materials . . . and this book. Each experiment is easy to do, fully illustrated, and loaded with advice, ideas, helpful hints, and eye-popping discoveries.
Learn why the sky is blue but sunsets are red. Make strange, beautiful shapes appear with mirrors, tape, and cardboard. Through these and other projects in The Magic Wand, learn the science behind the mystery of light and color.
San Francisco's EXPLORATORIUM, source of the best-selling Explorabook, hosts half a million visitors each year.
Also available in The Exploratorium Science Snackbook Series: The Cheshire Cat and Other Eye-Popping Experiments on How We See the World
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Science Snacks are good nutrition for your students!.......2000-06-26
This book was one of the luckiest finds I've ever happened upon! It is full of quick, easy, and low-budget ideas to give your classroom an exciting, hands-on boost. My favorite snack was the soap film painting, but there were dozens of others to captivate my students' interest. I was so inspired by this book that I have started having Friday "snacktime" in my class each week. The short experiments in this book make excellent stand-alone enrichment projects that provide opportunities for inquiry-based learning in a short time frame. They also make great introductions to larger-frame studies of light, color, reflection, refraction, diffraction, etc. I found the activities to be appropriate and adaptable to a wide range of grade levels, from elementary through highschool. This book is a must-have for anyone teaching science, or for parents who want to do kitchen chemistry with their children at home.
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- Gary Larson was firing on all cylinders!
- Gary Larson, Come Back, All Is Forgiven!
- A remarkably funny book.
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Bride of The Far Side ®
Gary Larson
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The Far Side® and the Larson® signature are registered trademarks of FarWorks, Inc.
Customer Reviews:
Gary Larson was firing on all cylinders!.......2006-12-24
Okay, so this little volume (number 4 in the Far Side series of collections) is "outdated." As far as I'm concerned, however, these cartoons are timeless! Bride of the Far Side is probably the best of Larson's works. How is this determined? In large part, it is the "Schmidt scale"... the percentage of Larson works found on the walls and doors of practicing scientists from a particular volume (cartoons used in lectures are added to this scale).
Remember these classics?
"And now Edgar's gone... Something's going on around here."
"Early vegetarians returning from the kill."
"Well, what the?... I THOUGHT I smelled something."
"Wait a minute! Isn't anyone here a real sheep?"
And my personal all-time favorite:
"Late again!... This better be good!"
Gary Larson, Come Back, All Is Forgiven!.......2005-08-23
Reading Bride Of The Far Side made me remember how great Gary Larson's daily dose mentally deranged cartoons were. I grew up reading his strip and boy do I miss him. In this collection of about two-hundred Far Sides, he carries on his tradition of good-natured insanity. Almost every cartoon in the book made me laugh, grin or at least go, "Eeeeewwww!" More than a few also made me stop and think. See, Larson is, in his better moments (which describes most of his moments) also a man of profound insight and deep thought. You have to keep your mind on its toes (yuck) to follow his punchlines. I do sincerely wish he'd make a return to the daily papers, or at least be more forthcoming with brand new material released in book form. I'd love to see that. Until the coming of that glorious day, I'll keep myself entertained with his '80's and '90's anthologies like Bride Of The Far Side, which is a truly awesome book!
A remarkably funny book........2000-04-02
Bride of The Far Side, the fourth in the Far Side series, is a must have for any true fan of The Far Side. Packed with 200 cartoons, this book is hilarious. I have read this book dozens of times over the years and it seems to grow funnier each and every time. All of the classic, warped animals and insects and bizarre human characters are contained in this collection. If you do not have this one in your Far Side collection yet then add it to your shopping cart right away. You will not be disappointed. It is truly a gem of a book.
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BRIDE OF THE FAR SIDE
Manufacturer: Andrews & Mcmeel
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Bride of the Far Side
Gary Larson
Manufacturer: New York Andrews McMeel & Parker 1986.
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BRIDE OF THE FAR SIDE
GARY LARSON
Manufacturer: Andrews McMeel Publishing
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Bride of the Far Side
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