ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK ix
SECTION 1 DESIGNING WITH BUILDING CODES 1
1. DESIGNING WITH BUILDING CODES 1
SECTION 2 DESIGNING THE STRUCTURE 19
1. SELECTING THE STRUCTURAL SYSTEM 21
2. CONFIGURING THE STRUCTURAL SYSTEM 37
3. SIZING THE STRUCTURAL SYSTEM 55
SECTION 3 DESIGNING WITH DAYLIGHT 137
1. DESIGN CRITERIA FOR DAYLIGHTING SYSTEMS 139
2. CONFIGURING AND SIZING DAYLIGHTING SYSTEMS 149
SECTION 4 DESIGNING SPACES FOR MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SERVICES 157
1. SELECTING HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS FOR LARGE BUILDINGS 159
2. CONFIGURING AND SIZING MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SERVICES FOR LARGE BUILDINGS 179
3. PASSIVE HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS 215
4. MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FOR SMALL BUILDINGS 233
SECTION 5 DESIGNING FOR EGRESS AND ACCESSIBILITY 261
1. CONFIGURING THE EGRESS SYSTEM AND PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE ROUTES 263
2. SIZING THE EGRESS SYSTEM 295
3. STAIRWAY AND RAMP DESIGN 311
SECTION 6 DESIGNING FOR PARKING 327
1. DESIGN CRITERIA FOR PARKING FACILITIES 329
2. CONFIGURING PARKING FACILITIES 337
3. SIZING PARKING FACILITIES 349
SECTION 7DESIGNING WITH HEIGHT AND AREA LIMITATIONS 363
1. HEIGHT AND AREA LIMITATIONS 365
2. HEIGHT AND AREA TABLES 385
APPENDIX A EXAMPLE USE OF THIS BOOK 473
APPENDIX B UNITS OF CONVERSION 477
BIBLIOGRAPHY 479
INDEX 481
