Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the 2006 International Building Code (Building Codes Illustrated)
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Get the easy-to-use, illustrated guide to the 2006 International Building CodeŽ.
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 CodeŽ (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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| 10-21-08 | 5 | (NA) |
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I had my 1880 home flooded in the Iowan floods of 2008. In rebuilding, I have the opportunities to straighten out a lot of "grandfathered" upgrades. This book has been helpful in both DIY's and contracting bids. Now I am getting a home that is safe, code current and still has the Victorian architecture that I loved when I first bought my house. I couldn't have done it without this book. It has save me thou$ands.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-11-30 04:15:39 EST)
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| 08-05-08 | 4 | 1\2 |
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This is great if you just want a general view of UBC and IBC codes.
But, it constantly refers to the IBC for the specifics. But overall, is a Building Codes for Dummies!!! (Review Data Last Updated: 2008-10-23 03:10:27 EST)
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| 06-23-08 | 5 | (NA) |
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Interpretation of codes sometime is confusing. With the picture to explain, it is much easier to understand than just read the words. A picture is better than a thousand words!
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-08-06 01:10:16 EST)
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| 06-05-08 | 5 | (NA) |
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This is an excellent book. It makes it very easy to understand many of the issues addressed by the IBC. In a few minutes of flipping through the pages right after I received it I was able to clearly understand issues that I previously had to read over and over again in the code to try to understand. Any time I have a code issue now I first read the code and then look at the same item in this book to see if my interpretation is correct.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-06-23 02:01:24 EST)
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| 05-27-08 | 3 | (NA) |
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Ching always does a good job of clearly illustrating aspects of design and construction, but in this case the book lacks depth. Only the most basic codes are included and it is of little or no help for the building professional.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-06-06 03:12:45 EST)
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| 05-23-08 | 5 | (NA) |
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This book does an outstanding job of explaining how to use the building code, what the code means, and the basis for some codes. If you are an engineer, architect, or someone who just wants to better understand the building code, this book is for you.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-05-28 03:16:54 EST)
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| 05-18-08 | 3 | (NA) |
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I am not sure why everyone was so high on this. The organization is a bit scattered and it doesn't really cover a great deal of code. If you are using this as a general learning book, it is ok. But if you are looking up specifics about something you are working on, I bet that most of the time it will let you down.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-05-24 03:14:07 EST)
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| 01-14-08 | 5 | (NA) |
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This came as a companion with the Building Code book that we purchased and we are finding it very useful in our library. It came in good time and I would recommend buying.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-02-28 05:29:22 EST)
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| 01-14-08 | 5 | (NA) |
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This came as a companion with the Building Code book that we purchased and we are finding it very useful in our library. It came in good time and I would recommend buying.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-05-20 00:15:56 EST)
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| 09-22-07 | 5 | 1\1 |
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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. (Review Data Last Updated: 2008-01-15 03:25:35 EST)
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| 06-04-07 | 5 | 1\1 |
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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 (Review Data Last Updated: 2007-10-14 03:27:39 EST)
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| 06-04-07 | 5 | (NA) |
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Ching did a great job again! The line drawings clarified the codes and made it easy to understand.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2007-06-05 03:46:56 EST)
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| 01-10-07 | 4 | (NA) |
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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.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2007-04-12 02:41:01 EST)
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| 01-09-07 | 4 | (NA) |
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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.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2007-04-10 18:42:17 EST)
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| 11-05-06 | 5 | 1\2 |
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Great visual graphics which aid in NC Building Codes along with clear explainations
(Review Data Last Updated: 2007-10-14 03:27:39 EST)
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| 03-11-06 | 5 | 1\1 |
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Francis Ching provides high quality, easy to understand, graphic illustrations of building code regulations. The chapters are well organized for checking construction documents for code compliance.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2007-10-14 03:27:39 EST)
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| 03-11-06 | 5 | 1\1 |
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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.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2007-10-14 03:27:39 EST)
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| 03-05-06 | 3 | 7\9 |
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Warning, this book i smeant to go with the IRC(2000) revision, not the current IRC(2003). The information is still good, but you'll have fun trying to cross-reference sections to the 2003 version of the IRC.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2007-07-04 02:49:33 EST)
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