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Pinpoint innovative technologies and materials and the most current approaches to fire safety, life safety, and fire prevention! This "must-have" resource identifies the significant changes that occurred between the 2003 and 2006 editions of the International Fire Code. Coverage focuses squarely on those provisions that have special significance, are utilized frequently, or have had a change on the Code's application. Not only does this approach assist users in identifying the specific Code changes that have occurred, it also aids readers in comparing the previous Code language to the new text, and most importantly, fosters an understanding of why the Code changed.
Features:
- Coverage follows the general layout of the International Fire Code, including Code sections and section number format, to allow for quick identification of the significant changes to the 2006 edition.
- Each change is accompanied by either a photograph or an illustration to assist and enhance the reader's understanding of the specific change.
- Offers a quick and accurate means for identifying and understanding the changes from the previous edition of the IFC and allows for an easy transition to the new Code.
- Also useful as a valuable historical reference for years to come in reviewing how and when the Code has evolved.
Excerpt from the Preface
The purpose of Significant Changes to the 2006 International Fire Code is to familiarize fire officials, building officials, plans examiners, fire inspectors, design professionals, and others with the many important changes in the 2006 IFC. This publication is designed to assist those code users in identifying the specific code changes that have occurred and, more important, understanding the reason behind the changes. It is also a valuable resource for jurisdictions in their code adoption processes, explaining the technical changes associated with updating from an older edition of the IFC.
This book is arranged to follow the general layout of the IFC, including its code sections and section number format. The table of contents, in addition to providing guidance in the use of this publication, allows for quick identification of the significant code changes that occurred in the 2006 IFC.
Throughout the book, each change is accompanied by a photograph, an application example, or an illustration to assist and enhance the reader's understanding of the specific change. A summary, discussion of significance, and source code change proposal number for each of the changes are also provided (code change proposal numbers can be used as a tool in researching additional history on any change in the ICC's "Code Change Resource Collection - 2006" books). Each code change is identified by type, be it an addition, modification, clarification, or deletion.
Each code change discussed in this book includes a mark-up of the actual code text, presented in the same format used for code-change proposals. Deleted text is shown with a strike-through and new code text is identified by underlining. This book presents the 2006 code text as compared with the 2003 text, so the user can easily identify changes.
As with any code-related text, Significant Changes to the 2006 International Fire Code is best used as a study companion to the 2006 IFC. Because only a limited discussion of each code change is provided, the IFC itself should be referenced in order to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the code and its application.
About the Author
Jeffrey M Shapiro PE FSFPE is president of International Code Consultants, a consulting fire- and life-safety engineering firm based in Austin, Texas, and is recognized as one of the nation's leading fire code experts. Mr Shapiro holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Fire Protection Engineering from the University of Maryland, and he is a Registered Professional Engineer. Mr Shapiro is a Fellow and past chapter president of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, and he is a member of the International Code Council, The National Fire Protection Association, Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society, and Salamander Fire Protection Engineering Honor Society. He has also served as adjunct faculty for the United States Fire Academy.
Mr Shapiro previously served as chief executive of the International Fire Code Institute (IFCI), a legacy partner with the International Code Council. Under Mr Shapiro's direction, the institute became a leading fire-safety organization. The most well-known function of the IFCI was its role in administration of the Uniform Fire Code, which, at the time, was the fire code used in 25 states and by several agencies of the United States government. Mr Shapiro also served as creator and executive editor of the IFCI Fire Code Journal magazine.
Prior to serving with the IFCI, Mr Shapiro was coordinator of the Uniform Fire Code for the International Conference of Building Officials and the Western Fire Chiefs Association. He also previously served as manager of Fire- and Life-Safety for Embassy Construction for the United States Department of State, major fires investigator for the United States Fire Administration, and assistant to the Fire Marshal for the City of Fort Worth, Texas. |
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