"International" Building Code
"International" Building Code
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Just how "international" is the International Building Code published by the International Code Council.
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-Mike
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If used internationally, the most likely use would be in places that don't currently have any building code- I don't think anyone expects, say, France, to drop their current building codes and take up with IBC.
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By the way, france no longer has its own building codes, they use the eurocodes with a few local ammendments. This is a real international code.
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IBC = UBC+SBC+BOCA
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I note that ICC does in fact have an international group, and actually has an office in Argentina:
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I also ran across this link, where ICC codes are being used in development of Mexican building codes, although it doesn't sound like a direct adoption of IBC is going to take place anytime soon:
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Generally, where construction companies and engineers work across borders, there's a good incentive to use the same building code on both sides, and I assume that's the motivation with the Eurocodes. Where that doesn't happen, it doesn't much matter, though.