ICC Publishes Pocket-Size Residential Code Guide
December 17, 2007 // Published as a news service by IHS
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The International Code Council (ICC) and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) published a pocket guide designed to provide answers to the most frequently asked residential construction jobsite code questions.
Home Builders' Jobsite Codes: A Pocket Guide to the 2006 International Residential Code is for home builders, contractors, inspectors, architects, engineers and other construction professionals who don't want to carry code books or return to the office to check code requirements.
According to ICC, the field guide is a quick reference to the 2006 International Residential Code (IRC) that provides code requirements for every aspect of residential construction in an easy-to-read format.
The guide covers IRC safety requirements such as:
- Egress.
- Emergency escape.
- Protection from falling.
- Safe design criteria.
- Fire protection.
- Energy efficiency.
- Safe and healthy living environments.
The guide also answers questions about phases of construction including foundations, floors, walls, roofs, chimneys and fireplaces, mechanical, fuel gas, plumbing and electrical systems.
Written by Stephen A. Van Note, the guide features illustrations, tables and figures to help the reader understand specific code requirements, as well as a glossary that provides definitions of construction-related terms.
Source: International Code Council (ICC).