Kitchen Planning: Guidelines, Codes, Standards (NKBA Professional Resource Library) (2nd Ed)
by Julia Beamish, Kathleen Parrott, JoAnn Emmel, Mary Jo Peterson (NATIONAL KITCHEN & BATH ASSOCIATION)
Wiley | February 2013 | ISBN-10: 1118367626 | True PDF | 496 pages | 133 mb 
http://www.amazon.com/Kitchen-Planning-Guidelines-Standards-Professional/dp/1118367626

The leading resource for student and professional kitchen designers—completely revised and updated
Kitchen Planning is an essential reference for any designer working in the kitchen field, containing everything a professional needs to know to design kitchens that are convenient, functional, and efficient, and that meet the needs of today's lifestyles. 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

About the Author
The NATIONAL KITCHEN & BATH ASSOCIATION is the only nonprofit trade association dedicated exclusively to the kitchen and bath industry and is the leading source of information and education for professionals in the field. With more than 50,000 members, it has provided valuable resources for industry professionals, students, and consumers for more than fifty years.

Table of Contents
PREFACE ......................................xiii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ...................................xv
CHAPTER 1 KITCHEN HISTORY AND TRENDS ....................1
CHAPTER 2 INFRASTRUCTURE CONSIDERATIONS ..............47
CHAPTER 3 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY CONSIDERATIONS .......................69
CHAPTER 4 HUMAN FACTORS AND UNIVERSAL DESIGN IMPLICATIONS ......................103
CHAPTER 5 ASSESSING NEEDS ...................123
CHAPTER 6 KITCHEN PLANNING ....................... 195
CHAPTER 7 MECHANICAL PLANNING ...................... 265
CHAPTER 8 ACCESSIBILITY IN PRACTICE ................. 301
CHAPTER 9 MORE THAN A KITCHEN .......................349
CHAPTER 10 PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER ..................381
APPENDIX: KITCHEN PLANNING GuIDELINES WITH
ACCESS STANDARDS ................................................................415
GLOSSARY ................................................................................455
RESOURCES ...............................................................................465
INDEX ........................................................................................469