Design Guide to the 1997 Uniform Building Code / Edition 1

by Richard T. Conrad, Steven R. Winkel

Overview

The Uniform Building Code (UBC), updated every three years, is the most widely used model building code in the United States. This book is a guide to understanding and implementing the new 1997 UBC, with particular emphasis to changes that have been adopted since the 1994 UBC guidelines.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471236412
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	09/07/1998
Pages:	496
Product dimensions:	6.32(w) x 9.29(h) x 1.15(d)

About the Author

Richard T. Conrad is the author of Design Guide to the 1997 Uniform Building Code, published by Wiley.

Steven R. Winkel is the author of Design Guide to the 1997 Uniform Building Code, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Background for the Reader and the Designer and the LocalOfficials.

Uniform Building Code Overview.

Administrative Provisions of the UBC.

Definitions, Abbreviations and Glossary.

Occupancy Provisions.

Type of Construction.

Means of Egress Provisions of Chapters 10.

Fire-Resistant Materials and Construction and InteriorFinishes.

Miscellaneous Code Provisions.

Miscellaneous Code Provisions, Chapters 7,8,11,12,15,23,25,26 and35 Including Accessibility, Interior Environment, SprinklerProvisions, and Standards.

Legal Implications of the Code.

Applicability of Codes.

Appendices.

Index.

Editorial Reviews

It is noteworthy that this edition (the fourth) will be the last covering the Uniform Building Code, as the International Conference of Building Officials has suspended publication of the UBC to focus attention on the development of the International Building Code (targeted for publication in 2000). Coverage includes: background for the reader, designer, and local officials; UBC overview; administrative, occupancy, means of egress, and miscellaneous code provisions; fire-resistant materials/construction, and interior finishes; and legal implications and applicability of the codes. Appended information on the permit process and related matters. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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