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The New Building Codes

About two decades ago, design and building professionals began to advocate the creation of a national building code. Then the feds began to make rumbling noises about creating a government building code that they would enforce. The reaction of the three model code writing organizations was predictable: We'd better get together and create our own before someone else does it for us.

So last fall in St. Louis, the International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO), Building Officials and Code Administrators International (BOCA), and the Southern Building Code Congress International (SBCCI) did just that, bringing forth a new International Building Code as well as an International Residential Code, replacing the current One & Two Family Dwelling Code.

The appeal of a unified code seems obvious. An architect in Atlanta, for example, designing a new building to be erected in Phoenix, could work from a single set of standards. The new codes eliminate a quagmire of regional variances, yet allow for regional modification where applicable. That wav. the desiener won't have to research hundreds, if not thousands, of local codes and regulations. Yet the new I-Codes recognize that the snow load factors in Minnesota don't really apply in sunny Florida. lmagine your customer finding out, after he moved into his new home, that for a minimal cost, he could've had roof decking and wali sheathing that not only would've kept his home more comfortable, but also would've cut his cooling bills as much as 25o/o? You'd be hot under the collar, too. And do you know who your customer would be hot under the collar at? You. The builder.

While the code changes are evolutionary rather than revolutionary, they allow more options and opportunities for designers of woodbased buildings. As set out in Chapter 23 (the wood chapter), more wood framed structures will be allowed in commercial construction and these new buildings can also be larger and sited in areas not previously allowed. Those who had input into the codes did their job well as wood now has a bigger marketplace than before.

The new l-Codes, which also encompass electrical, plumbing and related building ingredients, now are going through the process of adoption by the various states and intemational jurisdictions that use a model code. Some experts expect three-quarters of the U.S. will be enforcing the new standards within three to five years.

Then it will be up to the marketing and distribution folks to seize the advantages presented by the new I-Codes.

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