{"product_id":"the-architects-studio-companion-rules-of-thumb-for-preliminary-design","title":"The Architect's Studio Companion: Rules of Thumb for Preliminary Design","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"u7qumn-38oend-85jy7q-z9853p\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"xzst4v-oqvam5-7vyc43-dx6vtu\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-asin=\"1604272058\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" data-expanded=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"xcc6np-eu9lp-n3nxkq-kq20rp\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-asin=\"3662638622\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"acc-description\" class=\"accordion-item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-labelledby=\"flush-headingTwo\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse show\" id=\"flush-collapseTwo\" role=\"region\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-body description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"desc-full\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescriptionBox\" class=\"expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"3sw7e6-7qn33b-s94gya-4hrs6b\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTHE ARCHITECT’S STUDIO COMPANION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe latest edition of the guidebook every architect needs at their fingertips, updated and expanded throughout\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStart your designs on solid ground with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Architect’s Studio Companion!\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis comprehensive handbook provides everything you need for the preliminary selecting, configuring, and sizing of the structural, environmental, safety, accessibility, and parking systems of a building. Edward Allen and Joseph Iano, authors of the market-leading \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFundamentals of Building Construction,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003euse their trademark talent for boiling down complex technical requirements into easy-to-use, time-saving guidelines for the engineering and architectural design of buildings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe new seventh edition is updated with new building codes, new information on heating and cooling systems for buildings, new structural systems, new requirements for tall mass timber buildings, and more. Throughout the text, straightforward diagrams and user-friendly explanations help you lay out the most important systems of a building in a matter of minutes without stressing about complicated technical concepts. Use this guide to introduce building systems into the early stages of design, and greatly reduce the need for later revisions or redesign???and keep your projects on time and on budget.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStreamline your design process today with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Architect’s Studio Companion:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExplore alternative structural systems quickly and efficiently\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCompare the carbon impacts of alternative system choices… at a glance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStay current with the latest information about tall mass timber buildings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAccess information on high-performance heating and cooling systems, passive design, natural daylighting, and other sustainable design strategies with ease\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncorporate U.S. and Canadian building code requirements and accessibility regulations into your designs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMore than just a reference, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Architect’s Studio Companion, Seventh Edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a must-have companion that no practicing architect or student should be without.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003eJoseph Iano is an author, illustrator, and practicing architect who has taught design and technology in schools of architecture throughout the United States. He has collaborated on numerous publications over a span of more than 30 years. Currently, he runs a Seattle firm that provides technical, quality management, and communications consulting to the design and construction industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdward Allen, FAIA (1938-2020) taught more than 35 years as a faculty member of Yale University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and other North American schools of Architecture and Design. Over the course of a professional career spanning five decades, he influenced a generation of architectural educators, designed more than 50 constructed buildings, and was the best-selling coauthor of Fundamentals of Building Construction, Form and Forces, Architectural Detailing, Fundamentals of Residential Construction, and many other architectural works in print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePermissions\u003cbr\u003eRequest permission to reuse content from this site\u003cbr\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow to Use This Book xi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSection 1 Designing with Building Codes 1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Designing with Building Codes 3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSection 2 Designing the Structure 19\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Selecting the Structural System 21\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. Configuring the Structural System 39\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. Sizing the Structural System 55\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSection 3 Designing with Daylight 139\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Design Criteria for Daylighting Systems 141\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. Configuring and Sizing Daylighting Systems 151\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSection 4 Designing Spaces for Mechanical and Electrical Services 159\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Selecting Heating and Cooling Systems for Large Buildings 161\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. Configuring and Sizing Mechanical and Electrical Services for Large Buildings 185\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. Passive Heating and Cooling Systems 221\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. Mechanical and Electrical Systems for Small Buildings 239\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSection 5 Designing for Egress And Accessibility 265\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Configuring the Egress System and Providing Accessible Routes 267\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. Sizing the Egress System 301\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. Stairway and Ramp Design 317\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSection 6 Designing for Parking 333\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Design Criteria for Parking Facilities 335\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. Configuring Parking Facilities 343\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. Sizing Parking Facilities 355\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSection 7 Designing with Height And Area Limitations 369\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Construction Types and Height and Area Limitations 371\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. 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