Bath Planning: Guidelines, Codes, Standards [Hardcover]

The leading resource for student and professional bath designerscompletely revised and updated

Bath Planning 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.

This Second Edition 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:

• New and expanded information on universal design and sustainable design
• The 2012 edition of the NKBA Planning Guidelines with Access Standards and up-to-date applications of the 2012 International Residential Code
• New information about storage, cabinet construction, and specifying cabinets
• Metric measurement equivalents included throughout
• A companion website with forms and teaching resources for instructors

Preface xiii

Acknowledgments xv

Chapter 1?Bathroom History, Research, and Trends 1

A Brief History of the Bathroom 1

BathroomRelated Research 10

Major Bathroom Trends 12

Current Demographic and Population Trends 24

Bathroom Trends 27

Summary 41

Review Questions 42

Chapter 2?Infrastructure Considerations 43

Codes 43