Metric handbook : planning and design data / [edited by] David Littlefield.

First edition published in 1979 as: New metric handbook.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"An essential reference resource for any architect or architect student, the Metric Handbook is the major handbook for planning and design data. For each building type, the book gives basic design requirements, principal dimensional data and details of relevant building regulations. The book also contains information on broader aspects of design applicable to all building types, such as materials, acoustics and lighting, and data on human dimensions and space requirements. Significantly updated, the new edition of this work focuses on sustainable design practice to make projects competitive within a green market. As well as a full revision, including additional new building types and the latest updates to regulation and practice, the book features an improved new layout with color images and text to make it easier to find vital information quickly. Metric Handbook is a tried and tested, authoritative reference for solving everyday planning problems - it is a must have for every design office desk and drawing board"-- Provided by publisher.

1. Design informatin and dimensional coordination -- 2. Basic design data: people and space -- 3. Design basics: buildings and movement -- 4. Capital and whole life costs of buildings -- 5. Master-planning and landscaping -- 6. Crime prevention design -- 7. Security and counter-terrorism -- 8. Houses and flats -- 9. Student housing and housing for young people -- 10. Homes for older people -- 11. Hotels -- 12. Offices -- 13. Retail shops and stores -- 14. Industrial facilities -- 15. Industrial storage buildings -- 16. Agricultural buildings -- 17. Restaurants and foodservice facilities -- 18. Sports facilities: indoor and outdoor -- 19. Fire stations -- 20. Community centres -- 21. Schools -- 22. Universities -- 23. Laboratories -- 24. Primary health care -- 25. Hospitals -- 26. Payment and counselling offic es -- 27. Public bulidings -- 28. Museums, art galleries and temporary exhibition spaces -- 29. Libraries -- 30. Terminals and transport interchanges -- 31. Designing for vehicles -- 3 2. Studios for sound and vision -- 33. Auditoria -- 34. Places of worship -- 35. Tropical design -- 36. Structure -- 37. materials -- 38. Thermal environment -- 39. Light -- 49. Sound -- 41. Fire -- 42. Access and inclusion.