The Architect's Portable Handbook

The First Go-Anywhere Database of Architectural Answers! Take one look at the thousands of checklists, details, codes, formulas, and techniques we've packed into this compact new building almanac and you'll never leave the office again without it. The first tool of its kind, The Architect's Portable Handbook, by John Patten Guthrie, AIA, is huge in coverage, small size (only 5" x 8"), and delivers page after page of easy-access reference data for everything from initial planning to final construction. Use it for fast answers on: bulding sites; concrete and masonry; metals and wood; thermal and moisture protection; doors, windows, and glass; finishes; specialties; equipment; interiors; assemblies conveying systems; mechanical and electrical systems.