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Building Classification - Part 2: Construction Types
2009 RLGA Technical Services LLC 15 Building Classification - part 2: Construction Types Page 1No. 15 February 2006 RLGAT echnical ServicesBuilding Classification - part 2: Construction TypesBy Ronald L. Geren, AIA, CSI, CCS, CCCA, SCIPIn my last article, I discussed the first of two Types of Building classifications used in the buildingcode: Occupancies. The second, which is frequently misunderstood by new users of the Building code, isthe Construction Type Construction Type has little to nothing to do with theOccupancy Classification . But, like the two towers of the Golden Gate suspension bridge, without both,the whole thing wouldn t hold Construction Type, as the term clearly states, is based on how the Building is constructed, and therequirements are found in Chapter 6 of theInternational Building Code(IBC).
©2009 RLGA Technical Services LLC — www.specsandcodes.com No. 15 — Building Classification - Part 2: Construction Types — Page 1 No. 15 — February 2006
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