Time – Saver Standards for Building Types Paperback

This book is the only comprehensive reference to all building types available. It contains all the essential design criteria and standards needed to prepare preliminary designs, execute programming requirements and analyze the functions and uses of a building.

Key Features:

• Only major reference work to focus on building types
• New international examples and full metrification make the book a truly global publication
• Topical issues of rehabilitation, change of use, preservation, accessibility, energy conservation and environmental regulations are highlighted
• New material includes home offices, entertainment centers, assisted living, , primary-care and wellness facilities, day-care and nursery facilities, jails and prisons, places of worship, health clubs, international sports facilities and new rail facilities

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Residential
• Chapter 2: Commercial
• Chapter 3: Hospitality
• Chapter 4: Educational
• Chapter 5: Health Care
• Chapter 6: Cultural and Entertainment
• Chapter 7: Governmental and Public
• Chapter 8: Religious Buildings
• Chapter 9: Transportation

• Book Description

  This book is the only comprehensive reference to all building types available. It contains all the essential design criteria and standards needed to prepare preliminary designs, execute programming requirements, and analyze the functions and uses of a building.Key Features:* Only major reference work to focus on building types* New international examples and full metrification make the book a truly global publication* Topical issues of rehabilitation, change of use, preservation, accessibility, energy conservation, and environmental regulations are highlighted* new material includes home offices, entertainment centers, assisted living, , primary-care and wellness facilities, day-care and nursery facilities, jails and prisons, places of worship, health clubs, international sports facilities, and new rail facilities

  From the Back Cover

  The only comprehensive architectural reference for buildings of all types, this new edition of Time-Saver Standards for Building Types offers easily referenced technical guidelines, criteria, standards, and specifications to make the preliminary and planning work of designers and builders go more quickly and smoothly.

  The classic architectural data resource for all building types, now up to date for a new century, with 1500 illustrations

  This updated and revised Time-Saver Standards for Building Types is a “first reference” and primary source of guidance for design and material selection. It lists in easily accessible format the key criteria that every architect and builder must consider in designing, specifying, and constructing buildings–data needed to prepare preliminary designs, execute programming requirements, and analyze the functions and uses of any building. This volume is the only comprehensive reference covering all building types.

  The Fourth Edition features key data on topical issues such as rehabilitation, change-of-use, preservation, accessibility, and energy conservation and other environmental concerns. A new graphic design with new illustrations makes this source more helpful than ever to use.

  Time-Saver Standards for Building Types provides a comprehensive overview of a range of building structures. An invaluable guide for review of technical data, it is equally appropriate for use in continuing education courses, in preparation for professional licensing exams, and in schools of architecture.

  Time-Saver Standards for Building Types covers:
  Airports
  Assisted Living Facilities
  Colleges
  Convention Centers
  Courthouses
  Day Care Centers
  Embassies
  Entertainment Complexes
  Firehouses
  Funeral Homes
  Health Clubs
  Home Offices
  Hospitals
  Hotels
  Institutions
  International Facilities
  Jails
  Libraries
  Manufactured Homes
  Multi-Unit Dwellings
  Municipal Buildings
  Office Buildings
  Places of Worship
  Police Stations
  Primary Care Centers
  Prisons
  Residences
  Restaurants
  Schools
  Service Stations
  Shopping Centers
  Sports Facilities
  Stores
  Theaters