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Significant Changes to the 2007 Florida Residential Code is an easy-to-use guide that identifies the significant changes to the minimum regulations for residential building systems that occurred between the 2004 and 2007 Florida Residential Code. Rather than addressing every code change, the book instead focuses on those provisions that have special significance, are utilized frequently, or have had a change in application so that you can readily identify what changes occurred and why. A straightforward analysis of the impact of each change on the application of the 2007 Florida Residential Code helps familiarize you with the many important changes to the Code.
Features:
- Provides a quick and accurate means for identifying and understanding the changes that occurred since the previous edition of the Florida Residential Code, and fosters an understanding of why the code changed.
- Logically organized content follows the general layout of the 2007 Florida Residential Code, with a Table of Contents that allows for quick identification of the significant code changes that occurred in the 2007 edition.
- Most changes are accompanied by a photograph or illustration to further assist and enhance your understanding of the specific change, along with a discussion of the significance of the changes.
- Provides the basis for making an easy transition to the 2007 Florida Residential Code, while also serving as a valuable historical reference for years to come in reviewing how and when the code has evolved.
- Also a valuable resource for jurisdictions involved in their code adoption process.
About the Authors
T Eric Stafford is a registered professional engineer specializing in wind hazard mitigation and code development activities. He is currently President of T. Eric Stafford & Associates and serves as a building code consultant for various groups, including the Institute for Business and Home Safety. Stafford recently partnered with the International Code Council, Building Officials Association of Florida, and AIA Florida to publish a series of Commentaries on the Florida Building Codes, including the Building and Residential Codes. Additionally, his company, in partnership with the ICC, produced the Commentaries on the North Carolina Building Codes. Previously, he Served as Vice President/Technical Services for the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH). He has a Bachelor Civil Engineering and a Master of Science (Structural emphasis). Stafford is a member of ASCE 7 Task Committee on Wind Loads, member of the National Hurricane Conference Planning Committee, Chairman of the National Hurricane Conference Engineering Topic Committee, Former Staff Liaison to the SBCCI Wind Load Committee, and former Staff Liaison to the International Building Code Structural Code Development Committee. Stafford is a national lecturer on the wind provisions of the International Building Code and ASCE 7. Prior to joining FLASH, he was Manager of Codes for the International Code Council and Director/Code Development for the Southern Building Code Congress International.
Hamid A Naderi is a Principal Staff Engineer with the International Code Council (ICC), where he is responsible for the research and development of technical resources and for managing the development of multiple technical projects by expert authors. In addition, Mr. Naderi develops and presents building code, residential code, and existing building code technical seminars nationally and served as the secretariat to the ICC drafting committee for development of the International Existing Building Code (IEBC). Prior to joining the ICC through the International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO) in 1995, he spent 12 years with the City of Carrollton, Texas, serving in various technical and management capacities in plan review and field inspection divisions. He also has a broad range of experience in the areas of geotechnical investigation, construction materials testing, and special inspections through his prior employment in the field of geotechnical engineering and construction materials testing. A graduate of the University of Texas in Civil Engineering and a licensed professional engineer, Mr. Naderi obtained his Master of Science Degree with an emphasis in structural engineering and has over 25 years of experience in various areas of building codes administration and training. He is a certified building official and holds three other certifications with the ICC in the areas of building inspection, plumbing, and plan examination. |
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