The architect's studio companion : rules of thumb for preliminary design / Joseph Iano and Edward Allen.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1. Designing with building codes -- Designing with building codes -- Section 2. Designing the structure -- Selecting the structural system -- Configuring the structural system -- Sizing the structural system -- Section 3. Designing with daylight -- Design criteria for daylighting systems -- Configuring and sizing daylighting systems -- Section 4. Designing spaces for mechanical and electrical services -- Selecting heating and cooling systems for large buildings -- Configuring and sizing mechanical and electrical services for large buildings -- Passive heating and cooling systems -- Mechanical and electrical systems for small buildings -- Section 5. Designing for egress and accessibility -- Configuring the egress systems and providing accessible routes -- Sizing the egress system -- Stairway and ramp design -- Section 6. Designing for parking -- Design criteria for parking facilities -- Configuring parking facilities -- Sizing parking facilities -- Section 7. Designing with height and area limitations -- Construction types and height and area limitations -- Height and area tables.

"The Architect's Studio Companion is a robust, user-friendly resource that keeps important information at your fingertips throughout the design process. It includes guidelines for the design of structure, environmental systems, parking, accessibility, and more. This new seventh edition has been fully updated with the latest model building codes for the U.S. and Canada. New material in this edition includes comparisons to show the embodied carbon impacts of structural system choices which is highly relevant to new design practices. The guiding principle for The Architect's Studio Companion is the presentation of simplified design guidelines for building technical systems, particularly in certain systems that have a significant influence on the form and organization of the building. Using this book, designers can incorporate the impacts of these systems while working in the fluid manner inherent to the earliest stages of building design. More than just a reference, this book is a true companion that no practicing architect or student should be without"-- Provided by publisher.