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IBC vs. CBC – Exterior Wall Fire-Protection Difference
Building Code, California Building Code, California Building Standards Commission, Case Study, Construction, Consulting, ICBO, International Code Council, Uniform Building Code   |   Jul 11, 2023

Consider a three-story, fully fire-sprinklered, 1-hour fire-rated, wood-framed Type V Group R-1 hotel building constructed under either the International Building Code (IBC) or the California Building Code

Exhibit In Support of First Amended, Verified Cross-complaint for Injunctive Relief and Damages – Declaration of Lonnie Haughton
Building Codes, California Building Code, California Building Standards Commission, Case Study, Construction Defect Investigation, Consulting, Forensic + Litigation Support, ICBO, International Code Council, Title 24, Uniform Building Code   |   Aug 23, 2022

These strict procedural requirements are described in Mr. Haughton’s Declaration filed in federal court on behalf of homeowner Janet Summerfield in her cross-complaint against the City of San Bernardino.

An Abridged History of the Statewide “California Building Code”
Building Codes, California Building Standards Commission, Consulting, ICBO, International Code Council   |   Jun 23, 2020

All provisions of the California Building Code are uniformly applicable throughout the State of California, except where made even stricter by a local jurisdiction

An Abridged History of San Francisco’s Bureau of Building Inspection: 1944 to 1992
Building Code, Consulting, ICBO, Parapet Ordinance, San Francisco, Uniform Building Code   |   Nov 24, 2016

A chance examination of an archived Annual Report from the Department of Public Works (DPW) of the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF) sparked the research

An Abridged History of San Francisco’s Bureau of Building Inspection: Part II
Building Code, Consulting, ICBO, Parapet Ordinance, San Francisco, Uniform Building Code   |   Feb 22, 2016

In January 2016, this writer published a 78-page report (“An Abridged History of San Francisco’s Bureau of Building Inspection: 1944 to 1992”) that summarized

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