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Building Codes
The International Code Council (ICC) is a nonprofit standards organization that creates the
International Building Code (IBC):
A model building code is a building code that is developed and maintained by a standards
organization independent of the jurisdiction responsible for enacting the building code.
A local government can choose to adopt a model building code as its own. This saves local
governments the expense and trouble of developing their own codes. Many smaller
governments lack the expertise to do so.
-The IBC has been adopted for use as a base code standard by most jurisdictions in the United
States.
-The IBC addresses both health and safety concerns for buildings based upon prescriptive and
performance related requirements.
-The IBC is fully compatible with all other published ICC codes.
-The IBC provisions are intended to protect public health and safety while avoiding both
unnecessary costs and preferential treatment of specific materials or methods of construction
-The IBC is updated every three years.
The International Code Council (ICC) has stirred controversy for allowing industry groups to
block changes that would make building codes more environmentally sustainable and resistant
to natural disasters.
ICC Model Codes
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International Building Code (IBC)
International Residential Code (IRC)
International Fire Code (IFC)
International Plumbing Code (IPC)
International Mechanical Code (IMC)
International Fuel Gas code (IFGC)
International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)
ICC Performance Code (ICCPC)
International Wildland Urban Interface Code (IWUIC)
International Existing Building Code (IEBC)
International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC)
International Private Sewage Disposal Code (IPSDC)
International Zoning Code (IZC)
International Green Construction Code (IgCC)
International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC)
ICC
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IBC <<< Standards and Specifications.
-The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures.
-The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)
-Metal Buildings Manufacturers Association, Low Rise Building Systems Manual (MBMA)
-The Specification for the Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Members published by
the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI)
-American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
-The American Welding Society (AWS)
-The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO):
-American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA):
-The American Concrete Institute (ACI)
-The National Design Specification (NDS) for Wood Construction was developed by
The American Wood Council’s (AWC)