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Princeton's WordNet

  1. building codenoun

    set of standards established and enforced by local government for the structural safety of buildings

Wiktionary

  1. building codenoun

    A mandatory set of rules on building design, construction, testing, inspection, and maintenance to protect public health, safety, and welfare.

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  1. Building code

    A building code (also building control or building regulations) is a set of rules that specify the standards for constructed objects such as buildings and nonbuilding structures. Buildings must conform to the code to obtain planning permission, usually from a local council. The main purpose of building codes is to protect public health, safety and general welfare as they relate to the construction and occupancy of buildings and structures. The building code becomes law of a particular jurisdiction when formally enacted by the appropriate governmental or private authority.Building codes are generally intended to be applied by architects, engineers, interior designers, constructors and regulators but are also used for various purposes by safety inspectors, environmental scientists, real estate developers, subcontractors, manufacturers of building products and materials, insurance companies, facility managers, tenants, and others. Codes regulate the design and construction of structures where adopted into law. Examples of building codes began in ancient times. In the USA the main codes are the International Building Code or International Residential Code [IBC/IRC], electrical codes and plumbing, mechanical codes. Fifty states and the District of Columbia have adopted the I-Codes at the state or jurisdictional level. In Canada, national model codes are published by the National Research Council of Canada.

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  1. building code

    A building code is a set of regulations and standards created by government agencies to ensure the safety, health, and general welfare of building occupants. These codes address various aspects including structural integrity, fire resistance, access to emergency services, energy efficiency, and accessibility. They apply to the design, construction, alteration, and maintenance of buildings. Violations of building codes may lead to legal consequences.

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  1. Building code

    A building code, or building control, is a set of rules that specify the minimum acceptable level of safety for constructed objects such as buildings and nonbuilding structures. The main purpose of building codes are to protect public health, safety and general welfare as they relate to the construction and occupancy of buildings and structures. The building code becomes law of a particular jurisdiction when formally enacted by the appropriate governmental or private authority. Building codes are generally intended to be applied by architects, engineers, constructors and regulators but are also used for various purposes by safety inspectors, environmental scientists, real estate developers, subcontractors, manufacturers of building products and materials, insurance companies, facility managers, tenants, and others. Codes regulate the design and construction of structures where adopted into law. Codes in developed western nations can be quite complex and exhaustive. They began in ancient times and have been developing ever since. In the USA the main codes are the International Commercial or Residential Code [ICC/IRC], electrical codes and plumbing, mechanical codes. Other codes may include fire, health, transportation, manufacturing, and other regulations/regulators/testers such as UL; Underwriters Labs. In essence they are minimum standards of design and implementation. Designers use ICC/IRC standards out of substantial reference books during design. Building departments review plans submitted to them before construction, issue permits [or not] and inspectors verify compliance to these standards at the site during construction.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of building code in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of building code in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of building code in a Sentence

  1. Stephen Grimes:

    The ballot summary fails to advise the voter that small solar providers can completely ignore health, safety and building code regulations, they didn't want the voters to know that.

  2. Jennifer Aniston:

    The very idea that a building of 90,000 square feet can be called a home seems at the least a significant distortion of building code.


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