2015 International Building Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings

• The 2015 International Building Code features the very latest industry standards in material design, offering up-to-date, comprehensive insight into the regulations surrounding the design and installation of building systems. It provides valuable structural, fire-, and life- safety provisions that cover means of egress, interior finish requirements, roofs, seismic engineering, innovative construction technology, and occupancy classifications for all types of buildings except those which are detached one and two family homes and townhouses not more than 3 stories high. New code sections have been added to the 2015 IBC that cover rooftop mounted photovoltaic solar panels and all the content in the book is developed in the context of the broad-based principles that facilitate the use of new materials and building designs.
• Key aspects:
  • Scope and Applicability
  • Occupancy Classifications (Chapter 3)
  • Types of Construction (Chapter 6)
  • Building Heights and Areas (Chapter 5)
  • Fire and Life Safety
  • Fire Protection Systems (Chapter 9)
  • Means of Egress (Chapter 10)
  • Structural Design (Chapter 16)
  • Seismic and Wind Design
  • Accessibility (Chapter 11)
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Special Use and Occupancy (Chapter 4)
  • Referenced Standards
  • Existing Buildings

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About ICC

International Code Council is a leading organization dedicated to developing a single set of comprehensive, coordinated national model construction codes. To date, 48 U.S. states have adopted various international codes from International Code Council.

Other Works:

• 2012 International Fuel Gas Code
• 2018 International Mechanical Code
• 2021 International Building Code