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International Residential Code 2003 (International Residential Code) |
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Book Description
The 2003 International Residential Code brings uniformity to construction of one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses up to three stories high. A comprehensive code for homebuilding, this book brings together all building, plumbing, mechanical, and electrical provisions for one- and two-family residences. It establishes minimum regulations using prescriptive provisions, and is founded on broad-based principles that make possible the use of new materials and b... >> |
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Vector Mechanics for Engineers, Dynamics |
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From Book News, Inc.
The second half of the complete statics and dynamics textbook (with chapters numbered 11 and up) clearly separates the mechanics of particles from the mechanics of rigid bodies<-->making it possible to consider simple practical applications at an early stage and to postpone the introduction of more difficult concepts. The menu-driven software brings both statics and dynamics to life through the development of free-body and kinetic diagrams and the use of animat... >> |
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Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things |
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Amazon.com
Paper or plastic? Neither, say William McDonough and Michael Braungart. Why settle for the least harmful alternative when we could have something that is better--say, edible grocery bags! In Cradle to Cradle, the authors present a manifesto calling for a new industrial revolution, one that would render both traditional manufacturing and traditional environmentalism obsolete. Recycling, for instance, is actually "downcycling," creating hybrids of biological a... >> |
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Engineering
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