Parking Structures: Planning, Design, Construction, Maintenance and Repair

Now in its third edition, many industry experts consider this book the single best source of information on parking facilities. Drawing on the expertise of five of the world's leading parking structure experts, this updated edition provides the only single-source guide to planning, designing, and maintaining parking structures. It provides readers with design solutions, including material on how to ensure long-term durability, design for easy maintenance, select the most energy efficient lighting system, decide on the number and placement of entrances and exits, and avoid the most common construction pitfalls. Reflecting recent advances in technological innovations, this volume features significantly revised material and contains five new chapters on the 'Americans with Disabilities Act', lighting, graphics, seismic design, and designing for performance.