Architect's Portable Handbook

The First Go-Anywhere Database of Architectural Answers! Take one look at the thousands of checklists, details, codes, formulas, & techniques we've packed into this compact new building almanac & 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"), & delivers page after page of easy-access reference data for everything from initial planning to final construction. Use it for fast answers on: building sites; concrete & masonry; metals & wood; thermal & moisture protection; doors, windows, & glass; finishes; specialties; equipment; interiors; assemblies conveying systems; mechanical & electrical systems.Guthrie, John P. is the author of 'Architect's Portable Handbook' with ISBN 9780070253025 and ISBN 0070253021.