Standard Handbook of Architectural Engineering - Hardcover

Butler, Robert Brown

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0079136923 ISBN 13: 9780079136923

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional, 1998

Synopsis

This book/disk package offers architects, contractors, and engineers virtually all the structural, mechanical, electrical, lighting, and acoustical design data they may need to solve a huge range of architectural engineering problems with remarkable speed, accuracy, and ease. Packed with vital formulas, innovative design tools, and beautifully illustrated examples, it guides readers through the selection and sizing of virtually any functional component of a building, from shed to skyscraper, anywhere in the world. In addition, powerful calculation software lets users simply enter the name of the component to be designed and values are computed in seconds!

About this title

About the Author

Robert Brown Butler is a registered architect with nearly 40 years of experience in commercial and residential design, with an emphasis on the use of natural materials and energy-efficient architecture. A graduate of the Cornell University School of Architecture, he has received a number of grants for his designs and holds two U.S. patents for architecturally-related inventions. He is the author of McGraw-HillÕs Architectural Engineering Calculations Manual and The Ecological House, published by Morgan & Morgan. Mr. Butler resides in Mahopac, New York.

From the Back Cover

Design ease, speed, and precision. Placing a vast and reliable collection of structural, mechanical, electrical, lighting, and acoustical design data at your fingertips, this state-of-the-art Book/Disk Resource solves an enormous range of architectural engineering concerns with ease and accuracy.
Featuring 450 universal design scenarios stocked with easy-to-use interactive formulas, innovative design, selection, and sizing of virtually any functional component of a building.
Fast Answers on Functional Building Components: From longspan steel joist systems to door hinges; from computerized building management systems to light dimmers; from vast HVAC systems to tiny sound attentuation devices; finding the answers you need is fast and easy. With a few keystrokes, the powerful software provides your specifications in seconds!
Like a team of engineers: In the office or in the field, the Standard Handbook of Architectural Engineering is like having a team of engineering specialists on call--with no phone message trees and no fees! This unique problem-solving tool--an ``instant consultant'' will quickly prove invaluable to every building professional who designs or specifies functional building components.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0079136923
• ISBN 13: 9780079136923
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 1008