Kitchen Planning Guidelines, Codes, Standards

The leading resource for student and professional kitchendesigners—completely revised and updated Kitchen Planning is an essential reference for anydesigner working in the kitchen field, containing everything aprofessional needs to know to design kitchens that are convenient,functional, and efficient, and that meet the needs of today'slifestyles. Based on the National Kitchen and Bath Association'sKitchen and Bathroom Planning Guidelines and the related AccessStandards, this book presents the best practices developed by theAssociation's committee of professionals through extensiveresearch. This Second Edition has been completely revised andredesigned throughout, with new full-color photographs andillustrations and a special emphasis on client needs, research, andreferences to industry information. Features include: New and expanded information on universal design andsustainable design The 2012 edition of the NKBA Planning Guidelines with AccessStandards and up-to-date applications of the 2012 InternationalResidential Code® New information about storage, cabinet construction, andspecifying cabinets Metric measurement equivalents included throughout A companion website with forms and teaching resources forinstructors