Time-saver Standards for Building Types, 4th Revised edition--------------------------------------------------The only comprehensive architectural reference for buildings of alltypes, this new edition of Time-Saver Standards for Building Typesoffers easily referenced technical guidelines, criteria, standards,and specifications to make the preliminary and planning work of designersand builders go more quickly and smoothly. The classic architecturaldata resource for all building types, now up to date for a new century,with 1500 illustrations. This updated and revised Time-Saver Standardsfor Building Types is a first reference and primary source of guidancefor design and material selection. It lists in easily accessible formatthe key criteria that every architect and builder must consider indesigning, specifying, and constructing buildings - data needed toprepare preliminary designs, execute programming requirements, andanalyze the functions and uses of any building.This volume is the onlycomprehensive reference covering all building types. The Fourth Editionfeatures key data on topical issues such as rehabilitation, change-of-use,preservation, accessibility, and energy conservation and other environmentalconcerns.A new graphic design with new illustrations makes this sourcemore helpful than ever to use. Time-Saver Standards for BuildingTypes provides a comprehensive overview of a range of building structures.Aninvaluable guide for review of technical data, it is equally appropriatefor use in continuing education courses, in preparation for professionallicensing exams, and in schools of architecture. Time-Saver Standardsfor Building Types covers: Airports, Assisted Living, Facilities,Colleges, Convention Centers, Courthouses, Day Care Centers, Embassies,Entertainment Complexes, Firehouses, Funeral Homes, Health Clubs, HomeOffices, Hospitals, Hotels, Institutions, International Facilities,Jails, Libraries, Manufactured Homes, Multi-Unit Dwellings, MunicipalBuildings, Office Buildings, Places of Worship, Police Stations, PrimaryCare Centers, Prisons, Residences, Restaurants, Schools, Service Stations,Shopping Centers, Sports Facilities, and, Stores Theaters.--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: Joseph De Chiara is a practicing architect and cityplanner in New York City. He has taught at Columbia University, PrattInstitute, the New York Institute of Technology, and the SUNY system.He is the coauthor of Time-Saver Standards for Site Planning, Time-SaverStandards for Residential Development, and Time-Saver Standards forInterior Design and Space Planning, among other titles. Mike Crosbie(South Norwalk, CT) is an architect with Steven Winter Associates anda former Editor with Progressive Architecture magazine. He is a coauthorof Time-Saver Standards for Architectural Design Data 7/e.