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Learn the standards of effective design and installation for building systems using the performance requirements set by the industry-leading source for standards: the International Code Council?. Now available in Spanish to recognize an increasingly diverse workforce, the 2003 International Building Code - Spanish Edition offers users comprehensive coverage and time-tested safety concepts so they are well-prepared for successful, safe work in the field. In addition, structural as well as fire- and life-safety provisions are also included and span a range of topics, including means of egress,...

Este proyecto intenta recuperar, de primera mano, algunas de las experiencias más importantes del Diseño Industrial en Argentina. Fueron invitados a contarlas a quienes las realizaron y creo servirá para demostrar aquello que el diseño lo hacen los diseñadores. Por eso no todos los productos son diseños, pero todos los diseños deben ser productos. Elegí a seis amigos profesionales y les pedí que relataran sus experiencias puntuales. Así aparece Mario Mariño los Joselevich Julio Álvarez; Eduardo Naso; Roberto Napoli y Juan D ́Alessandro y me agregué con mi experiencia en Visiva...

Interest in living off the grid, i.e. self-sufficiently without relying on public services such as the municipal water supply, electricity, or local sewage and gas systems, has come on the scene as a greener, cheaper, and more independent way of life. Homes that are off-grid generally allow for a smaller carbon footprint, and a sense of freedom and self-sufficiency. Living Off-Grid sets you free from depending on a company, either using solar panels, wind turbines, a micro water system, or a combination of these technologies. Other times, an Off-Grid system can work as an energy backup or be...