Say “Goodbye” to the Standard Building Code (SBC), Uniform ...

1 FACT SHEET. NELSON & ASSOCIATES. TH. 3131 EAST 29 STREET, SUITE E, BRYAN, TEXAS 77802. 979/774-7755 E-MAIL: FAX: 979/774-0559. Say goodbye to the Standard Building code (SBC), Uniform Building code (UBC), and the BOCA National Building code Say Hello to the International Building code (IBC). Means of Egress Accessibility Ramps Stairways Handrails Guardrails Landings Change in Elevation Tripping Hazards Headroom Doorway Thresholds Illumination Building Codes and Fall Prevention promulgated by the combined efforts of the code organizations that published the old codes.

2 For decades, the major regional Building codes have been used to evaluate the safety of The International code Council (ICC) was various Building components making up the established in 1994 as a nonprofit organization primary elements of means of egress to include dedicated to developing a single set of stairways, ramps, small changes of elevation, comprehensive and coordinated national model and level surfaces. construction codes. The founders of the ICC are Building Officials and code Administrators However, the last Standard Building code International, Inc.

3 (BOCA), International (SBC) was published in 1999, the last Uniform Conference of Building Officials (ICBO), and Building code (UBC) was published in 1997, Southern Building code Congress International, and the last BOCA National Building code was Inc. (SBCCI). Since the early part of the last published in 1999. century, these nonprofit organizations developed the three separate sets of model codes used The International code Council (ICC) throughout the United States. Although regional code development has been effective and In the years to come, as cities and states responsive to our country's needs, the time came throughout the United States routinely up-grade for a single set of codes.

4 The nation's three their Building codes, they will have no choice model code groups responded by creating the but to adopt the new International Building code International code Council and by developing (IBC) that was first published in 2000, the code new codes without regional limitations. INDUSTRIAL SAFETY PRODUCT SAFETY PREMISES SAFETY. CONSTRUCTION SAFETY HUMAN FACTORS / ERGONOMICS. 2. According to the ICC, there are substantial Birmingham, Alabama, the SBCCI has regional advantages in combining the efforts of the offices in Greenville, South Carolina (the existing code organizations to produce a single Eastern Regional Office), Longwood, Florida set of codes.

5 code enforcement officials, (the Southeast Regional Office), and Austin, architects, engineers, designers and contractors Texas (the Southwest Regional Office). can now work with a consistent set of requirements throughout the United States. Most cities in Louisiana as well as many cities in Texas (including Beaumont, Orange, To date, the ICC has developed and made Port Arthur, Texas City, Corpus Christi, available an impressive inventory of Galveston, Texas City, Palestine, Longview, International Codes, including: Bryan, and College Station) have adopted the Standard Building code .

6 International Building code International Energy Conservation code The Uniform Building code (UBC) is International Fire code published by the International Conference of International Fuel Gas code Building Officials (ICBO), headquartered in International Mechanical code Whittier, California. The founding purpose of International Plumbing code the ICBO in 1922 was the development of a International Private Sewage Disposal code Building code that all communities could accept International Property Maintenance code (adopt by reference) and enforce.

7 The first International Residential code edition of the Uniform Building code was International Zoning code published in 1927. A Brief History of National Building code The ICBO is a not-for-profit service Organizations organization dedicated to public safety in the built environment through development and The Standard Building code (SBC) is promotion of Uniform codes and standards , published by the Southern Building code enhancement of professionalism in code Congress International (SBCCI). Headquartered administration, and facilitation of acceptance of in Birmingham, Alabama, the SBCCI is a not- innovative Building products and systems.

8 In it, for-profit organization whose primary mission the purpose of the ICBO to provide services since 1940 has been to develop and maintain a regarding product evaluation, education, plan set of model Building codes. These codes are review, and code consultation and interpretation. intended to be adopted by reference as local and state laws governing construction. The Uniform Building code is predominantly a Western and North Central United States The original governmental membership of 40. code . In addition to its headquarters in Whittier southern cities has grown to more than 2,500.

9 California, the ICBO has regional offices in city, county, state and provincial governments Pleasanton, California (Western Region), and agencies in the United States and other Carmel, Indiana (Northeast Region), Gladstone, countries. In addition, individual membership in Missouri (Central Region), Austin, Texas the organization includes more than 14,000. (Southern Region), and Bellevue, Washington engineers, architects, homebuilders, contractors, (Northwest Region). trade associations, and manufacturers. The Standard Building code (originally titled New Mexico as well as many cities in Texas the Southern Standard Building code ) is (including Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, and San predominantly a Southeastern United States Antonio) have adopted the Uniform Building code .

10 In addition to its headquarters in code . 3. The BOCA National Building code timely consensus codes and standards intended (BOCA/National or simply BOCA) is published to minimize the possibility and effects of fire by the Building Officials and code and other hazards. NFPA codes and standards , Administrators (BOCA) International, and which are developed under the approved process headquartered in Country Club Hills, Illinois. of the American National standards Institute Founded in 1915, Building Officials and code (ANSI), are widely used as a basis of legislation Administrators International, is a nonprofit and regulation at all levels of government.