
1948 San Francisco Building Code In 2016, AVELAR senior partner Lonnie Haughton published a seminal 2-part history of the City and County of San Francisco’s Bureau of Building Inspection, predecessor to the modern-era Department of Building Inspection: An Abridged History of San Francisco’s Bureau of Building Inspection: 1944 to 1992 Abridged History of San Francisco’s

In 2016, AVELAR Senior Partner Lonnie Haughton published a foundational two-part history of the City and County of San Francisco’s Bureau of Building Inspection—the agency that eventually evolved into today’s Department of Building Inspection: An Abridged History of San Francisco’s Bureau of Building Inspection: 1944 to 1992 Abridged History of San Francisco’s Bureau of Building Inspection: Part 2 (1993

At AVELAR, we believe that understanding the past is key to shaping the future of building and accessibility standards. We are opening our archives and sharing electronic copies of historical California State building codes to support industry professionals. Our collection spans from the 1970s to the 1990s, offering valuable insight into the evolution of regulations that continue to influence today’s standards.

At AVELAR, we are proud to continue sharing our extensive library of historical California building and accessibility standards from the 1970s to the 1990s. These valuable records are now available to all building and accessibility professionals interested in exploring the evolution of state regulations and standards. Many of the documents we are releasing are cited

AVELAR continues to share our library of circa 1970-to-1990 California building and accessibility standards to share with all interested building and accessibility professionals. Many historical records being released are cited in senior partner Lonnie Haughton’s paper chronicling the “History and Backstories of California’s ‘1985 State Building Code’”.

AVELAR continues to share our library of circa 1970-to-1990 California building and accessibility standards to share with all interested building and accessibility professionals. Many historical records being released are cited in senior partner Lonnie Haughton’s paper chronicling the “History and Backstories of California’s ‘1985 State Building Code’”. The federal “Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970” created
