| The California Building Code is based on the 1997 Uniform Building Code. It is divided into two volumes, with the first volume covering adminstrative provisions, fire and life safety requirements and provisions for field inspections. Volume 2 of the California Building Code covers structural design and engineering provisions, such as seismic design requirements. We have a wide variety of products to support the Uniform Codes, such as handbooks, workbooks, a seismic map book, ASCE and ACI standards, and more. Volume Three of the 1997 Uniform Building Code contains the ASTM Standards referenced in the 1997 Uniform Building Code. Title 24, Part 2, California Building Code, Volume 2, contains provisions for structural engineering design. It comes fully integrated with the 1997 Uniform Building Code, Volume 2, in a custom 8" x 11" binder and includes a subscription service to provide all updates, errata and supplements from the State of California. About the California Code of Regulations, Title 24 (from the California Building Standards Commission)
The California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 24, also known as the California Building Standards Code, is a compilation of three types of building standards from three different origins: - Building standards that have been adopted by state agencies without change from building standards contained in national model codes.
- Building standards that have been adopted and adapted from the national model code standards to meet California conditions.
- Building standards, authorized by the California legislature, that constitute extensive additions not covered by the model codes that have been adopted to address particular California concerns.
Notwithstanding, the national model code standards adopted into Title 24 apply to all occupancies in California except for modifications adopted by state agencies and local governing bodies. Starting in 1989, the BSC has published triennial editions of Title 24 in their entirety every three years. The 2001 triennial edition of the California Code of Regulations, Title 24 (California Building Standards Code) applies to all occupancies that applied for a building permit on or after November 1, 2002, and remains in effect until the effective date of the 2004 triennial edition. |
