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2009 International Building Code Essentials at Your Fingertips.
This handy reference delivers quick access to International Building Code information. 2009 International Building Code Need to Know explains and interprets the most common International Code Council requirements. Packed with illustrations, this essential tool brings together all the elements you need to design, estimate, and install building systems. Save time and money, reduce errors, stay in compliance, and increase job site safety using this quick reference.
2009 International Building Code Need to Know features:
- Clear explanations and interpretations of ICC International Building Code.
- Helpful trade tips.
- Detailed visual references.
Inside this on-the-job guide:
- Use and Occupancy Classification
- Special Detailed Requirements based on Use and Occupancy
- General Building Heights and Areas
- Fire-Resistance-Rated Construction
- Fire-Protection Systems
- Means of Egress
- Accessibility
- Exterior Walls
- Roof Assemblies and Rooftop Structures
- Structural Design
- Soils and Foundations
- Wood
- Plastic
- Encroachments into the Public Right-of-Way
An on-the-job resource for quickly accessing top International Building Code information.
This is an essential, hands-on guide for builders, developers, carpenters, and installers. Readers will get the most commonly used International Code Council building information at their fingertips. 2009 International Building Code Need to Know features easy-to-understand explanations and interpretations, calculations and formulas, and plenty of visual references such as maps, charts, and handy tables.
- The International Building Code is currently adopted by over 40 states, and is updated every three years.
- Includes the latest - 2009 - updates to the code.
From the Preface
This book is your guide to getting your code questions answered with less stress. It is your ticket to simplifying the cryptic code that you work with on a daily basis. The code is large and can be complicated. I've translated the code into easy-to-use terms for people in the field. See the code as a real-world guide instead of some foreign language that only some people can begin to sift through. This is your chance.
How important is understanding the code? It is essential for professionals in the trade. Building without code compliance is an expensive mistake. Many good builders and contractors mean well and still stray from the code. This is often due to the code being difficult to understand and follow. Not anymore. This book will walk you through the code requirements chapter by chapter.
Laid out in the same basic sequence as the code book, this book can be used in conjunction with your code book. While this book is not a replacement for your code book, it is a strong enhancement to it. Use the books together as resources to make your job or your business more productive.
Thumb through the pages here. Notice the tip boxes. You will find that some key components of the code are highlighted in the tip boxes. Go ahead, take a peek. While you are at it, pick a few topics that you are either familiar with or confused about, and look them up. See for yourself how easy this book makes it to put your mind at ease on code issues.
You might find another book that attempts to do what this one does, but if you are looking for one guide to the code that you can trust, this is it.
About the Author
R Dodge Woodson (Brunswick, ME) has owned and operated construction companies in Virginia and Maine, and has authored more than 80 books relating to the construction trades.
Table of Contents
Preface. Acknowledgements. Chapter 1: Use and Occupancy Classifications. Chapter 2: Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy. Chapter 3: General Building Heights and Areas. Chapter 4: Fire-Resistance-Rated Construction. Chapter 5: Fire Protection Systems. Chapter 6: Means of Egress. Chapter 7: Accessibility. Chapter 8: Exterior Walls. Chapter 9: Roof Assemblies and Rooftop Structures. Chapter 10: Structural Design. Chapter 11: Soils and Foundations. Chapter 12: Wood. Chapter 13: Plastic. Chapter 14: Encroachments into the Public Right-of-Way. Appendix. Index.
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