Building codes and standards regulate the design, construction and maintenance of buildings. They help protect the health, safety and general welfare of a building's users. Building codes establish the minimum acceptable standards necessary for protecting people and property. And when natural disaster strikes, everyone benefits from the enforcement of sound building codes.
The Institute for Business & Home Safety works on behalf of member companies to ensure that model building codes and industry standards incorporate the latest disaster-resistant features.
Contact info@ibhs.org for more information.
These maps represent the currently adopted and enforced STATEWIDE building codes for commercial and residential construction. For a larger image, click on the map. Although the states may adopt a model building code, the changes made to that code during the adoption process often vastly affect the performance of structures built to that "revised" code. For additional information on individual states, click on the state, listed on the enlarged version of the map below.
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What Everyone Needs to Know About Building Codes
