The fastest way to straighten out the learning curve on specialized design projects.

Building Type Basics books provide architects with the essentials they need to jump-start the design of a variety of specialized facilities.

In each volume, leading national figures in the field address the key questions that shape the early phases of a project commission. The answers to these questions provide instant information in a convenient, easy-to-use format. The result is an excellent, hands-on reference that puts critical information at your fingertips.

Building Type Basics for Senior Living is a rich resource of nuts-and-bolts guidelines and know-how for designing housing and care environments for the elderly. Written by leaders in the field, this highly visual guidebook offers project photographs, diagrams, floor plans, sections, and details on a variety of building subtypes. This is an invaluable reference for everyone involved in the early stages of designing facilities for the over-65 population.

Contents

1. Program (Predesign)
2. Project Process and Management
3. Unique Design Concerns
4. Site Planning/Parking/Access
5. Codes
6. Energy/Environmental Challenges
7. Structural Systems
8. Mechanical/Plumbing/Fire-Protection Systems
9. Electrical and Communications Systems
10. Special Equipment and Technologies
11. Materials and Products
12. Acoustic Control
13. Lighting Design
14. Interior Issues
15. Wayfinding
16. Renovation/Restoration/Adaptive Reuse
17. International Challenges
18. Operation and Maintenance
19. Cost Issues
20. Finances, Fees, and Feasibility

Glossary
Index

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