Presents the guidelines you need to create safer and secure buildings. This resource provides you with what-to-do-now information as important building codes - such as the International Building Code and the National Electrical Code. This reference presents the guidelines you need to create safer, more secure buildings. This is the only resource that provides you with what-to-do-now information as important building codes - such as the International Building Code and the National Electrical Code - are in the process of being updated. From a conceptual understanding of regulatory processes to checklists and guidelines for applying codes and standards, this reference provides you with a way to create safer, more secure buildings.
Give your students a firm foundation in NEC? basics with the 2008 Edition of User's Guide to the National Electrical Code. This full-color, illustrated text has been completely revised to include new chapter features that guide students through the 2008 Code, reinforcing key principles, such as the difference between GFPE and GFCI equipment. With this text, students will understand the intent behind the most critical NEC? requirements, the way NEC? chapters and articles work together, and how the NEC? is related to other electrical standards and building codes. User's Guide is the key to getting the right answers faster and more efficiently.
Electronic Security Systems is a book written to help the security professional understand the various electronic security functional components and the ways these components interconnect. Providing a holistic approach to solving security issues, this book discusses such topics as integrating electronic functions, developing a system, component philosophy, possible long-term issues, and the culture within a corporation. The book uses a corporate environment as its example; however, the basic issues can be applied to virtually any environment.For a security professional to be effective, he or she needs to understand the electronics as they are integrated into a total security system. Electronic Security Systems allows the professional to do just that, and is an invaluable addition to any security library.* Provides a well-written and concise overview of electronic security systems and their functions* Takes a holistic approach by focusing on the integration of different aspects of electronic security systems* Includes a collection of practical experiences, solutions, and an approach to solving technical problems
Build a firm foundation in NEC basics with the 2005 Edition of User's Guide to the National Electrical Code. NFPA's full-color illustrated guide walks you through the 2005 Code, explaining key principles, such as the difference between GFPE and GFCI equipment. With this text you'll understand the intent behind the most critical NEC requirements, the way NEC chapters and articles work together, and how the NEC is related to other electrical standards and building codes. The User's Guide is the key to getting the right answers, faster and more efficiently! Written by H. Brooke Stauffer of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), this primer shows you how to find answers in today's NEC(R), significantly improving your productivity and effectiveness on the job. User's Guide to the National Electrical Code(R) is the ideal starting point for electrical apprentices and a useful reference for experienced professionals. Use it alongside your 2005 Code!
Designed for quick reference on any job site, the essential fire alarm installation pocket guide, NFPA Pocket Guide to Fire Alarm and Signaling System Installation, Third Edition provides all the information you need to design, install, or maintain fire alarm systems. The Third Edition of this classic reference has been completely revised to keep pace with changes in NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code; NFPA 70, National Electrical Code; NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, and other standards. Logically arranged, the pocket guide follows the order of topics presented within NFPA 72 for fast access to important information. In addition to useful tables, formulas, and figures, the Third Edition covers power supplies, survivability, and spacing of detectors and notification appliances and includes updated information on new circuit survivability requirements and a special new section on mass notification systems requirements.
This informative introduction to the NEC provides electrical engineers, both professionals and students, with invaluable insight to customary building codes. Written by the Executive Director of Standards and Safety of the NECA, H. Brooke Stauffer offers a comprehensive description of the NEC and commonly encountered building codes when designing a building's electrical subsystems. The Engineer's Guide to the National Electrical Code steers beginning electrical engineers through the complex regulations of the NEC in a clear and accessible way.
Interior codes and standards reference of choice for designers and architects, updated and revised Completely revised and updated, the seventh edition of The Codes Guidebook to Interiors is the only book devoted exclusively to codes that are applicable to interior designers. The guide features jargon-free explanations of all the codes and standards that are relevant to designers and architects, including performance codes, building and finish standards, energy codes, and ADA standards. In addition, the dozens of examples and a greatly enhanced with a set of illustrations, including floor plans, that clearly show how codes apply to real-world project. Written by Katherine E. Kennon (a professional architect and facilities planner) and Sharon Koomen Harmon (a professional interior designer and educator) are experts on interior design and architecture codes. Updated coverage contains the most recent ICC codes, including the International Building Code and new material on the ICC International Green Construction Code, as well as the NFPA's most recent Life code. The authors address a wide-variety of building and project types (large and small) and they offer information on single family homes and historical and existing buildings. The seventh edition includes: Easy-to-navigate format geared toward the code process as a whole A step-by-step guide through the codes relevant at each stage in the design process The newest changes to the ADA Standards and ICC/ASI accessibility requirements A companion site that offers interactive checklists, flashcards, PowerPoint lecture slides, and an Instructor's Manual Having all applicable codes in a single resource saves hours of research time, and can dramatically reduce the potential for costly planning oversights. Whether renovation or new construction, small or large, codes apply to every project. The Codes Guidebook for Interiors provides designers with the comprehensive information they need to stay up-to-date.
