Acknowledgments ixHow to Use This Book xiSection 1 Designing with Building Codes 11. Designing with Building Codes 3Section 2 Designing the Structure 191. Selecting the Structural System 212. Configuring the Structural System 393. Sizing the Structural System 55Section 3 Designing with Daylight 1391. Design Criteria for Daylighting Systems 1412. Configuring and Sizing Daylighting Systems 151Section 4 Designing Spaces for Mechanical and Electrical Services 1591. Selecting Heating and Cooling Systems for Large Buildings 1612. Configuring and Sizing Mechanical and Electrical Services for Large Buildings 1853. Passive Heating and Cooling Systems 2214. Mechanical and Electrical Systems for Small Buildings 239Section 5 Designing for Egress And Accessibility 2651. Configuring the Egress System and Providing Accessible Routes 2672. Sizing the Egress System 3013. Stairway and Ramp Design 317Section 6 Designing for Parking 3331. Design Criteria for Parking Facilities 3352. Configuring Parking Facilities 3433. Sizing Parking Facilities 355Section 7 Designing with Height And Area Limitations 3691. Construction Types and Height and Area Limitations 3712. Height and Area Tables 393Appendix A Example Use of This Book 481Appendix B Units of Conversion 487Bibliography 489Index 491
Joseph 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.Edward 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.