Architectural Graphic Standards for Residential Construction: The Architect's and Builder's Guide to Design, Planning, and Construction Details (Ramsey/Sleeper Architectural Graphic Standards Series)

Book Description
Architectural Graphic Standards for Residential Construction is an all-new visual guide devoted exclusively to construction standards of residential structures. Created exclusively for professionals working in residential design and construction, this guide combines key information culled from the tenth edition of Architectural Graphic Standards with all-new material on residential design. This special volume provides thousands of standard architectural details and guidelines and is an easy reference for anyone designing or constructing a residential project.From detailing foundations to designing home theaters, home offices, and other specialty rooms, Architectural Graphic Standards for Residential Construction is a resource that’s as efficient as it is comprehensive. You’ll find design details that incorporate best construction practices as well as guidelines for state-of-the-art wiring, heating, and cooling systems. In step with current practices, this volume includes the latest guidelines for:

An essential guide for designing in today’s fast-paced and competitive building environment, Architectural Graphic Standards for Residential Construction is a critical resource if you’re an architect, contractor, engineer, developer, home-builder, or other professional involved in designing residential buildings.

From the Back Cover
An all-new visual guide devoted exclusively to construction standards of residential structuresArchitectural Graphic Standards for Residential Construction is created exclusively for professionals working in residential design and construction. Combining key information culled from the tenth edition of Architectural Graphic Standards with all-new material on residential design, this special volume provides thousands of standard architectural details and guidelines. Material is organized for easy reference by anyone designing or constructing a residential project, providing a resource that’s as efficient as it is comprehensive!

From detailing foundations to designing home theaters, home offices, and other specialty rooms, Architectural Graphic Standards for Residential Construction offers design details that incorporate best construction practices as well as guidelines for state-of-the-art wiring, heating, and cooling systems. In step with current practices, this volume includes the latest guidelines for:

An essential guide for designing in today’s fast-paced and competitive building environment, Architectural Graphic Standards for Residential Construction is a critical resource for every architect, contractor, engineer, developer, home-builder, or other professional involved in designing residential buildings.

3 Responses to “Architectural Graphic Standards for Residential Construction: The Architect’s and Builder’s Guide to Design, Planning, and Construction Details (Ramsey/Sleeper Architectural Graphic Standards Series)”

admin
03月 31st, 2008 at 10:50 pm

By Islands7 (Central Texas USA)
Although these editions change little, this review is based upon AGS 10th Ed. & AGSRC 2003.

Negative:
This is bascially a regurgitation of the more complete Architectural Graphics Standards, distilled to a “residential” focus but appears as volumous because some details have been photo-enlarged (in poor-average quality). Few, if any new residential details/information has been provided.

Positive:
Those ONLY interested in residential construction and NOT requiring a full brace of ALL details will find this quite a good value - compare its price to Architectural Graphics Standards.

Recommendation:
Anyone in construction should have one, but not both of these books as a prime resource. The content does improve every year, although some years it’s like watching grass grow.

Challenge:
IF there are numerous portions of the Residential version that are unique and new to it, exclusive of passages in the larger AGS version - I would really appreciate a review that contains how to locate these passages, as I’ve spent enough time trying to find them. If enough of these exist, it would give thought of updating this resource once in awhile.
admin
03月 31st, 2008 at 10:51 pm

By misterbeets “misterbeets” (Safe Harbor, MD USA)
Experienced readers will benefit from its brief summaries and drawings covering the broadest range of topics imaginable. Some economizing is evident in the paper and printing quality, some of the drawings look 50 years old, but there is lots of reference information, like span tables, solar position data, etc. Probably not the last word on every topic, but still worth consulting.
admin
03月 31st, 2008 at 10:56 pm

By A Customer

Following in the terrific legacy of the benchmark Architectural Graphic Standards book, this edition clearly makes building for residences an easier task. I’ve found innumerable details that I’ve used in my residential practice on a daily basis, details not found in other reference books. Of particular help are the pages that give an overview of how parts of a house interconnect with each other, such as foundation-to-framing. Also, there is a wealth of info on HVAC, new window technology and other things I’ve found very, very helpful.

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