Architecture: Building Code Information

The International Code Council is a member-focused association. It is dedicated to developing model codes and standards used in the design, build and compliance process to construct safe, sustainable, affordable and resilient structures

includes: International Building Code (IBC), International Wildland-Urban Inferface Code (IWUIC), International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC)), International Residential Code (IRC), Internationall Property Maintenance Code (IPMC), International Plumbing Code (IPC), International Mechanical Code (IMC), International Green Constrcution Code (IgCC), International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), International Fire Code (IFC), International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), International Code Council Performance Code (ICCPC), International Existing Building Code (IEBC)

Various state code amendments and state-written codes including the Washington State Energy Code (2015)

includes: Building Code, Residential Code, Fire Code, Energy Code, Existing Building Code, Fuel Gas Code, and Mechanical Code

The 2010 Standards set minimum requirements – both scoping and technical -- for newly designed and constructed or altered State and local government facilities, public accommodations, and commercial facilities to be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities.

It addresses changes to the 2010 Standards, the reasoning behind those changes, and responses to public comments received on these topics.

This document provides a comparison between the updated ADA Accessibility Guidelines, the original ADA Standards, and the International Building Code (2003 edition).

Providing information, training, and guidance on the Americans with Disabilities Act to Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, & Washington.

Freedom by Design™, the AIAS community service program in partnership with the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), uses the talents of architecture students to radically impact the lives of people in their community through modest design and construction solutions. The program embraces efforts to provide both design-build and engagement solutions to address 5 barriers: physical, educational, environmental, socio-economic, cultural.

The 2009 edition of the NEHRP Recommended Seismic Provisions is the seventh update since the first publication in 1985. This new edition introduces new knowledge, innovative concepts, and design methods to improve the national seismic standards and codes.

A companion guide to the 2009 edition of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) Recommended Seismic Provisions for New Buildings and Other Structures. This document is intended to provide these interested individuals with a readily understandable explanation of the intent and requirements of seismic design in general and the Provisions in particular.