Ensure code
compliance, accurate calculations, and quality, while saving time
and money
Comprehensive, practical, and visual, this resource provides you
with instant access to job-critical information.
- 600 tables, charts, checklists and calculations for quick
look-up
- Provides job-critical data on every major building code,
including the IBC (International Building Code) -- the
world's most widely adopted building code
- Jargon-free explanations clarify complex codes
- Covers construction procedures and standards for commercial
and industrial projects
Back Cover:
" ... Hard to imagine a more complete resource for architects,
engineers, and code officials." -- Charles Linn, Deputy Editor,
Architectural Record
THE ALL-IN-ONE QUALITY, CODE COMPLIANCE, AND BUILDING
INSPECTION TOOLKIT:
This resource simplifies quality assurance, code compliance,
and inspection for commercial and industrial construction.
Building professional Gil Taylor's Construction Codes and
Inspection Handbook is the only reference that provides
job-simplifying tools for nearly every function in quality and
code compliance, from initial design document evaluation to
project organization, from site preparation to turnover. The book
includes each step in actual construction and covers all major
building codes.
An unprecedented collection of job-simplifying tools, Construction
Codes and Inspection Handbook provides nearly 600 valuable
checklists, tables, charts, and calculations that will save
building professionals time and money while helping to assure
quality. With these tools, every task, from establishing
inspection guidelines to providing clients with schedules and
specifications, becomes easier.
A toolkit that simplifies and speeds jobs involving code and
quality issues in commercial and industrial construction, the
Construction Codes and Inspection Handbook is an invaluable
resource for the building industry.
TASK-SPEEDING TOOLS:
Checklists, Tables, Calculations, and More In All These Areas:
Quality control and assurance
Responsibility and authority
Plans and specifications
Shop and record drawings
Inspectors' daily reports
Preconstruction meetings
Equipment proposals
Claims
Progress schedules
Labor enforcement
Storage of materials
Contractor's payment
Project turnover
Inspection files
Safety
TOOLS FOR COMPLYING WITH EVERY MAJOR CODE:
IBC (International Building Code) -- the world's most widely
adopted building code
NEC (National Electrical Code
International Fire Code
International Energy Conservation Code
International Plumbing Code
International Fuel Gas Code
International Property Maintenance Code
International Zoning Code
More
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PROCEDURES AND JOB-CRITICAL TOOLS FOR EVERY PHASE OF
CONSTRUCTION: General Information * Design Quality Control Checklists *
Sitework * Concrete * Masonry * Carpentry * Structural Steel *
Doors and Windows * Finishes * Thermal and Moisture Protection *
Pre-Engineered Buildings * Piping Systems * Mechanical *
Electrical * Special Construction and Conveying Equipment * Solar
Energy Systems * Hazards in Construction * OSHA
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Contents:
Chapter 1: General Information
Chapter 2: Design Quality Control Checklists
Chapter 3: Sitework
Chapter 4: Concrete
Chapter 5: Masonry
Chapter 6: Carpentry
Chapter 7: Structural Steel
Chapter 8: Doors and Windows
Chapter 9: Finishes
Chapter 10: Thermal and Moisture Protection
Chapter 11: Piping Systems
Chapter 12: Mechanics
Chapter 13: Electrical
Chapter 14: OSHA
Appendix A: Referenced Trade Associations
Appendix B: Typical Blueprint Symbols
Appendix C: Common Blueprint Abbreviations
Appendix D: Common Lumber Abbreviations
Appendix E: Useful Equations
Appendix F: Climate Zones by States and Counties
About the Author:
Gil L. Taylor has worked in the construction industry for
more than 24 years, holding such positions as Project/Construction
Manager for the Design/Build Division of Mason & Hanger Engineering,
Kentucky State Resident Inspector, and Project Engineer for Takenaka
International USA -- one of Engineering News Record's "Top 25"
design/build firms.
He belongs to several professional construction organizations,
including the International Code Council (ICC). He is an ICC-certified
building inspector as well as an ICC-certified inspector in
electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and residential one- and
two-family codes.
He is the author of several books and manuals on construction and
code issues, including the Up to Code series, published by
McGraw-Hill in 2005. He lives in Lexington, Kentucky.
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