Product Benefits: - Enhances value with the inclusion of the Building Code Primer, which offers critical insight into the operation of a building department for anyone seeking building permits.
- Facilitates more accurate, reduced-risk planning and implementation by identifying the impact of code requirements on green construction both before and after the green decision is made.
- Enables the easy integration of green building into plans by uncovering green options and choices that may not otherwise be known or readily spotted.
Table of Contents: Preface
About the Author
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I:
Chapter 1:Building Codes 101 - A Primer
Chapter 2:Construction Materials, Methods, and the IRC
Chapter 3:Green Construction Materials, Methods, and the IRC
Chapter 4:Understanding Alternative Materials and Methods (AMM)
Part II:
Chapter 5:Site and Building Planning
Chapter 6:Foundations
Chapter 7:Floor Framing
Chapter 8:Walls
Chapter 9:Interior and Exterior Wall Coverings
Chapter 10: Roof and Ceiling Framing
Chapter 11: Roof Coverings
Chapter 12: Chimneys, Fireplaces, and Masonry Heaters
Chapter 13: Energy Conservation
Chapter 14: Mechanical Equipment
Chapter 15: Plumbing Systems
Chapter 16: Electrical Systems
Afterword
Appendix A: Building Conservation
Appendix B: Sample Evaluation Reports
Appendix C: Alternative Materials, Design, and Methods (AMM) Request Form
Glossary
Acronym Index
Index |
