Bath Planning: Guidelines, Codes, Standards (NKBA Professional Resource Library)

Bath Planning: Guidelines, Codes, Standards (NKBA Professional Resource Library)

<p><b>The leading resource for student and professional bath designers—completely revised and updated</b> <p><i>Bath Planning</i> is the most authoritative resource available on the subject, containing everything a professional needs to know to design a safe, functional, effective, and attractive bath. Based on the National Kitchen and Bath Association's Kitchen and Bathroom Planning Guidelines and the related Access Standards, this book presents the best practices developed by the Association's committee of professionals through extensive research. <p>This <i>Second Edition</i> has been completely revised and redesigned throughout, with new full-color photographs and illustrations and a special emphasis on client needs, research, and references to industry information. Features include: <ul> <li>New and expanded information on universal design and sustainable design</li> <li>The 2012 edition of the NKBA Planning Guidelines with Access Standards and up-to-date applications of the 2012 International Residential Code^{^®</li>} <li>New information about storage, cabinet construction, and specifying cabinets</li> <li>Metric measurement equivalents included throughout</li> <li>A companion website with forms and teaching resources for instructors</li> </ul> <p>The <b>NATIONAL KITCHEN & BATH ASSOCIATION</b> is the only nonprofit trade association dedicated exclusively to the kitchen and bath industry and is the leading source of information and education for professionals in the field. With more than 50,000 members, it has provided valuable resources for industry professionals, students, and consumers for more than fifty years.