The pictorial guide through the maze of building code requirements!

Product Details:

When it comes To understanding the notoriously complex code requirements governing the health, safety, and welfare performance of buildings, there's never been a more powerful resource than the Illustrated 2003 Building Code Handbook. Heavily updated and packed with over 400 pages of informative illustrations, this indispensable volume will help you decipher complicated standards and get fast, positive responses on plan submissions -- avoiding costly revisions and re-designs. 1120 pp.

Perfect for the professional and student alike, this one-stop reference also:

*Provides details and drawings for visualizing solutions

* Interprets code requirements with illustrations, examples, explanations, and experience

* Helps solve both nonstandard and routine situations with case study examples

* Brings recent graduates up-to-speed on real-world design requirements

* And much, much more!

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Administration
• Chapter 2: Definitions
• Chapter 3: Use and Occupancy Classification
• Chapter 4: Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy
• Chapter 5: General Building Heights and Areas
• Chapter 6: Types of Construction
• Chapter 7: Fire-Resistant-Rated 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 and Rooftop Structures
• Chapter 16: Structural Design
• Chapter 17: Structural Tests and Special Inspections
• Chapter 18: Soils and Foundations
• Chapter 19: Concrete
• Chapter 20: Aluminum
• Chapter 21: Masonry
• Chapter 22: Steel
• Chapter 23: Wood
• Chapter 24: Glass and Glazing
• Chapter 25: Gypsum Board and Plaster
• Chapter 26: Plastic
• Chapter 27: Electrical
• Chapter 28: Mechanical Systems
• Chapter 29: Plumbing Systems
• Chapter 30: Elevators and Conveying Systems
• Chapter 31: Special Construction
• Chapter 32: Encroachments into the Public Right of Way
• Chapter 33: Safeguards During Construction
• Chapter 34: Existing Structures
• Chapter 35: Referenced Standards
• Appendix A: List of Abbreviations
• Appendix B: List of Symbols
• Appendix C: List of Tables
• Index A: Tables
• Index B: Subject