Building

The 2024 IECC® addresses energy efficiency on several fronts including cost, energy usage, use of natural resources and the impact of energy usage on the environment.

The 2024 IBC® applies to all buildings except detached one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses up to three stories.

The Eighth Edition (2023) update to the Florida Building Code:Test Protocols for High Velocity Hurricane Zone updates the Seventh Edition 2020 Florida Building Code: Test Protocols for High Velocity Hurricane Zone.

The Eighth Edition (2023) update to the Florida Building Code: Residential is a fully integrated publication that updates the Seventh Edition 2020 Florida Building Code: Residential using the latest changes to the 2021 International Residential Code® with customized amendments adopted statewide.

The Eighth Edition (2023) update to the Florida Building Code: Existing Building is a fully integrated publication that updates the Seventh Edition 2020 Florida Building Code: Existing Building using the latest changes to the 2021 International Existing Building Code® with customized amendments adopted statewide. Florida Building Code Administrative Chapter 1 is included

The Eight Edition (2023) update to the Florida Building Code: Energy Conservation is a fully integrated publication that updates the Seventh Edition 2020 Florida Building Code: Energy Conservation using the latest changes to the 2021International Energy Conservation Code® with customized amendments adopted statewide.

The Eighth Edition (2023) update to the Florida Building Code: Building is a fully integrated publication that updates the 7th Edition 2020 Florida Building Code: Building using the latest changes to the 2021 International Building Code® with customized amendments adopted statewide.

The Eighth Edition (2023) update to the Florida Building Code: Accessibility updates the Seventh Edition 2020 Florida Building Code: Accessibility. Adopted statewide.

Encourages the use and reuse of existing buildings. This code covers repair, alteration, addition and change of occupancy for existing buildings. and historic buildings, while achieving appropriate levels of safety without requiring full compliance with the new construction requirements contained in the other I-Codes. Key changes in the 2021 IEBC include: For storm shelters, the required occupant capacity is now limited to the total occupant load of the classrooms, vocational rooms and offices in the school while the maximum distance of travel was deleted. When significant portions of a building s exterior wall coverings or exterior wall envelope are added or replaced, they must comply with the requirements of Chapters 14 and 26 of the IBC. Snow loads must be addressed during repair of substantial structural damage regardless of whether the damage was a result of snow. Additions, Level 3 alterations and Changes of occupancy in Educational occupancies are now required to meet the enhanced classroom acoustic requirements of Section 808 of ICC A117.1. Additional equipment may be added to a roof without a full structural analysis when the equipment weighs less than 400 pounds and is less than 10 percent of the total roof dead load. With a change of occupancy, a seismic analysis is required for a Group S or Group U occupancy changing to a new occupancy. Furniture, such as office cubicles, reception desks or smaller bookcases, are exempt from a permit and not intended to be a Level 2 alteration. Sprinkler requirements for Level 2 and Level 3 alterations are revised for higher hazard areas.

The 7th Edition (2020) update to the Florida Building Code:Test Protocols for High Velocity Hurricane Zone updates the 6th Edition 2017 Florida Building Code: Test Protocols for High Velocity Hurricane Zone. Adopted state. Effective Date: December 31, 2020.

This comprehensive code compiles all building, plumbing, mechanical, fuel gas and electrical requirements for non-commercial one- and two-family dwellings in one convenient code. The regulations cover dwellings and townhouses up to three stories.