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How Do I Know My Alternative Material Will Meet Code?
There are a lot of ways to get from here to there
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International Residential Code Guides New-Home Construction
Part of a series explaining the various building codes that govern how we build houses to be safe and sanitary
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What Is the Building Code?
First in a series explaining the various building codes that govern how we build houses to be safe and sanitary
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What Edition of the Code Are You Using?
If it’s so good, why does the Code keep changing? The answer is…to get even better! Essentially the code changes to improve a (regulatory) process, reduce cost, allow new or…
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Are Green Building Materials Approved by The Building Code?
The materials you select will help determine just how green the home is. Materials vary in terms of energy efficiency and environmental impact. New products come on the market every…
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Cracking the Code
It’s complex and hard to read… That’s why they call it a Code! If you’re going to build green or otherwise, you'll need to crack the code. The process begins…
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How to Communicate With Your Inspector
The words may be the same, but our understanding is poles apart… Imagine you’re in another country where no one speaks English, and you just want to find your way…
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Everyone has a boss…even your Building Inspector
The role of the modern building official So you’ve hired an architect to design a green home and now are submitting plans for a permit. The plans examiner behind the…
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What changes did your City (State) make to the code?
Now that you’ve finally learned the (model) code, it’s all different! At long last, after three years of proposed code changes, code hearings, floor votes, public comment period and final…
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When You Come to a Fork in the Code, Take It
Building codes are ambitious documents that do a lot while offering flexibility in how they’re satisfied. “The purpose of this code is to provide minimum requirements to safeguard the public…
