Significant Changes to the 2009 International Building Code Set

Significant Changes to the 2009 International Building Code Set

Item #: 140-8797-09K
Publisher: Cengage/ICC
Format: Set

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The Significant Changes to the 2009 International Building Code Set includes the following:

2009 ICC International Building Code® (IBC) - Paperback:

The scope of this code covers all buildings except detached one and two family dwellings and townhouses not more than 3 stories in height. This comprehensive code features time-tested safety concepts, structural, and fire and life safety provisions covering means of egress, interior finish requirements, comprehensive roof provisions, seismic engineering provisions, innovative construction technology, occupancy classifications, and the latest industry standards in material design. It is founded on broad-based principles that make possible the use of new materials and new building designs.

Bonus CD included! This CD contains helpful resources such as: excerpts from code references, historical background on code changes, informative articles from ICC's Building Safety Journal, Internet links to many useful tools, and much more.

Significant Changes to the International Building Code (IBC), 2009 Edition:

An indispensable resource for anyone who uses the International Building Code® (IBC), this book offers a comprehensive yet practical analysis of the critical changes made between the 2006 and 2009 editions of the Code. Each change is first identified and then expanded upon with in-depth discussions of how it affects real-world applications of the 2009 IBC. Coverage reflects both structural and nonstructural provisions with special significance, including new and innovative design ideas and technologies, modern materials and methods of construction, and current approaches to fire safety, life safety, and structural stability. Useful to architects, engineers, inspectors, building and fire department personnel, and countless others in the construction industry, it is a “must-have” guide to the many important changes in the 2009 International Building Code.