Kitchen Planning: Guidelines, Codes, Standards

Julia Beamish, Kathleen Parrott, Joann Emmel, Mary Jo Peterson,

ISBN 10: 1118367626 / ISBN 13: 9781118367629

Published by John Wiley & Sons February 2013, 2013

About this Item

The leading resource for student and professional kitchen designers--completely revised and updated 'Kitchen Planning' is an essential reference for any designer working in the kitchen field, containing everything a professional needs to know to design kitchens that are convenient, functional, and efficient, and that meet the needs of today's lifestyles. Based on the National Kitchen and Bath Association's Kitchen and Bathroom Planning Guidelines and the related Access Standards, this book presents the best practices developed by the Association's committee of professionals through extensive research. This 'Second Edition' has been completely revised and redesigned throughout, with new full-color photographs and illustrations and a special emphasis on client needs, research, and references to industry information. Features include: New and expanded information on universal design and sustainable designThe 2012 edition of the NKBA Planning Guidelines with Access Standards and up-to-date applications of the 2012 International Residential Code(R)New information about storage, cabinet construction, and specifying cabinetsMetric measurement equivalents included throughoutA companion website with forms and teaching resources for instructors.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Kitchen Planning: Guidelines, Codes, Standards
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons February 2013
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118367626
• ISBN 13: 9781118367629
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Interior Design - Room Types - Kitchens

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Synopsis

The leading resource for student and professional kitchen designers—completely revised and updated

Kitchen Planning is an essential reference for any designer working in the kitchen field, containing everything a professional needs to know to design kitchens that are convenient, functional, and efficient, and that meet the needs of today's lifestyles. Based on the National Kitchen and Bath Association's Kitchen and Bathroom Planning Guidelines and the related Access Standards, this book presents the best practices developed by the Association's committee of professionals through extensive research.

This Second Edition has been completely revised and redesigned throughout, with new full-color photographs and illustrations and a special emphasis on client needs, research, and references to industry information. Features include:

• New and expanded information on universal design and sustainable design
• The 2012 edition of the NKBA Planning Guidelines with Access Standards and up-to-date applications of the 2012 International Residential Code®
• New information about storage, cabinet construction, and specifying cabinets
• Metric measurement equivalents included throughout
• A companion website with forms and teaching resources for instructors

About the Author

The NATIONAL KITCHEN & BATH ASSOCIATION is the only nonprofit trade association dedicated exclusively to the kitchen and bath industry and is the leading source of information and education for professionals in the field. With more than 50,000 members, it has provided valuable resources for industry professionals, students, and consumers for more than fifty years.