Review of Building Type Basics for Senior Living (Hardcover)

This book is a quality overview covering most facets of long term care facility development. As with any broad coverage, there will be information that does not apply to your project, and areas that you will need other sources to complete the picture. But the authors of this book know their stuff.

Written by architects and planners for same; but accessible to the lay reader. A good tool for those interested in developing long term care facilities and senior-oriented communities.

Product Description
The Building Type Basics series provides architects and other building team members with concise, essential information for planning and designing a variety of building types.
This new volume covers the essentials of designing housing and care environments for the elderly and provides need-to-know information on a range of building sub-types
Included are active retirement communities, continuing care retirement communities, assisted living facilities, Alzheimer's facilities, hospices and more. The text is heavily illustrated with descriptive floor plans, diagrams, and photographs. Authored by an architect who is viewed as a pioneer and leader in this field

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Building Type Basics for Senior Living covers the essentials for the planning and design of housing and care environments for the elderly. Authored by architects whose firm has handled hundreds of such projects, this nuts-and-bolts guide provides need-to-know information on a range of building subtypes, including active adult communities, continuing care retirement communities, assisted living, adult day care, skilled nursing facilities, and more. The authors, pioneers in the field, offer highly illustrative examples of issues that are key to designing structures for the growing over-65 population.

This indispensable guide:

• Asks and answers twenty questions that frequently arise in the early phases of a commission
• Provides project photographs, diagrams, floor plans, sections, and details
• Includes design guidelines for a variety of senior living projects, from creating a continuum of care to working through a maze of regulatory policies

This conveniently organized quick reference is an invaluable guide for busy professionals who want to get moving quickly as they embark on a new project. Like every book in the Building Type Basics series, it provides authoritative, up-to-date information instantly and saves architects, facility planners, and their clients countless hours of research.Engineering consultants will also find in this volume a wealth of information to help them tackle senior living commissions of all kinds.



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Review of i before e (except after c) (Hardcover)

I am a home schooler, and the memory tips in this little book are invaluable teaching tools. Some I remembered, some I had forgotten...and some were new to me. All can serve anyone on "memory lane." It even helped me come up with memory keys on my own. Great book, and an easy read.

Product Description
Here is an amusing collection of ingenious mnemonics devised to help us learn and understand hundreds of important fact as children and can continue to resonate with us as adults.

Featuring all the mnemonics youÂ'll ever need to know, this fun little book will bring back all the simple, easy-to-remember rhymes from your childhoodÂ-once learned, fix the information in the brain foreverÂ-such as learning to count by reciting Â'One, Two, buckle my shoe, Three, Four, knock at the door.Â' Packed with clever verses, engaging acronyms, curiousÂ-and sometimes hilariousÂ-sayings that can be used to solve a problem or cap an argument.

Take a trip back to the classroom, and rediscover the assortment of practical memory aids covering a range of different subjects, including spelling, time, mathematics, history, general trivia, and much more. The information is organized in short snippets by category such as:
*Geographically Speaking:Remember North East South West by reciting Never Eat Slimy Worms or Naughty Elephants Squirt Water.
*Time and the Calendar: Â'Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November; All the rest have 31 excepting February alone; And that has 28 days clear; With 29 in each leap yearÂ'
*Think of a Number: Know the Roman numerals by remembering Â'I Value Xylophones Like Cows Dig MilkÂ'
*World History: Â'In fourteen hundred, ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue, And found this land, land of the Free, beloved by you, beloved by meÂ'

The clever verses, engaging acronyms, curious sayings are endless. Guaranteed to amuse and inform, here is a perfect gift for any language loverÂ-complete with a To/From gift plate.



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Review of American Farmhouses: Country Style and Design (Hardcover)

I grew up in California agriculture and the houses selected for this book bare little resemblence to Western farmhouses.All the houses are from east of the Mississippi, mostly East Coast and very old.There is one Texas farmhouse from the Civil War era.

It seems that the design strategy of the owners has been to restore the old farmhouse ambience with older style elements.In California we try to reach the ambience of the farmhouse but with modern elements and techniques.If this is your objective then the book is still interesting but it won't give you much direct inspiration.

I rate it three stars because the author forgot that the western US has its own farmhouse style and we happen to be American also.A more appropriate title would have been "Colonial American Farmhouses".

- jim



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Review of Home Machinists Handbook (Paperback)

The Home Machinist's Handbook is a wonderful first book for anyoneinterested in learning how to create parts in metal at home with small (orlarge) machine tools. The book covers all of the essentials in a clearreadable style and includes plenty of helpful illustrations and photos. Ican't recommend this book highly enough if you're just starting out in thehobby.

Product Description
Here's everything the do-it-yourselfer needs to set up, and operate a handy-man's machine shop. Areas covered range from shop requirements and proper lighting to buying, using, and storing tools.

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McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

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Review of Camps, Cottages and Cabins: Tips and Ideas for Getting the Most Out of Your Seasonal Home (Paperback)

Helped us through our first time owning a cabin.would be great for anyone interested in buying or who has recently bought a camp or cabin.

Product Description
Named Cabin Life Magazine's "Top Ten Books" on cottage living in January 2007. It is an excellent resource, a must have for any cottage owner or renter. Chapters include opening tips, renting it out, campfire fun, weekend gardening, hiking and walking and how to keep it in the family and much more!



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Review of Organic Pest Control for Home & Garden (Paperback)

This is a brief but excellent introduction to the topic. Although short, it's full of hundreds of tips and pieces of information on how to control various pests in your garden. Knowing a little about entomology helps, but isn't necessary. But a lot of the control comes down to using a weak solution of soap or lime to spray directly on the pests. This doesn't harm the plants, apparently, but many insect pests are susceptible to it. And there are many other such tips and methods discussed in the book. Some plants, such as marigolds, interestingly, can be planted also to control certain infestations since their roots secret a substance that is toxic to certain pests. Overall an interesing, practical, and informative little guide on the subject.

Product Description
This handy tool for pest identification is just the right size for being taken right into the garden. Large color pictures and descriptions of each pest and their life cycle help make identification easy.

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Review of Ace Reid's cowpokes home remedies (Unknown Binding)

My grandmother had the calendar when I was growing up. I still love the product to this day and have passed it on to my kids.



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