Construction Codes and Inspection Handbook

Construction Codes and Inspection Handbook--------------------------------------------------Ensure code compliance, accurate calculations, and quality, while savingtime and money. Comprehensive, practical, and visual, this resourceprovides you with instant access to job-critical information. It contains600 tables, charts, checklists and calculations for quick look-up.It provides job-critical data on every major building code, includingthe IBC (International Building Code) - the world's most widely adoptedbuilding code. Jargon-free explanations clarify complex codes. It coversconstruction procedures and standards for commercial and industrialprojects.--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: Gil L. Taylor has worked in the construction industryfor more than 24 years, holding such positions as Project/ConstructionManager for the Design/Build Division of Mason & Hanger Engineering,Kentucky State Resident Inspector, and Project Engineer for TakenakaInternational USA -- one of Engineering News Record's Top 25 design/buildfirms. He belongs to several professional construction organizations,including the International Code Council (ICC). He is an ICC-certifiedbuilding inspector as well as an ICC-certified inspector in electrical,plumbing, mechanical, and residential one- and two-family codes. Heis the author of several books and manuals on construction and codeissues, including the Up to Code series, published by McGraw-Hill in2005. He lives in Lexington, Kentucky.