2015 International Building Code

2015 International Building Code This book is offered in a Loose Leaf OR Softbound format. You can purchase it new, or professionally Highlighted & Tabbed for your exam.  This code applies to all buildings except detached one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses up to three stories. The 2015 IBC contains many important changes such as: Accessory storage spaces of any size are now permitted to be classified as part of the occupancy to which they are accessory. New code sections have been introduced addressing medical gas systems and higher education laboratories. Use of fire walls to create separate buildings is now limited to only the determination of permissible types of construction based on allowable building area and height. Where an elevator hoistway door opens into a fire-resistance-rated corridor, the opening must be protected in a manner to address smoke intrusion into the hoistway. The occupant load factor for business uses has been revised to one occupant per 150 sq