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Building Codes Final Exam Study Guide Questions and Answers The Code of Hammurabi - ANSWER-"If the house falls & kills it's owner, then the builder shall be put to death." 1st building law on record in the USA (year) - ANSWER-1625 Building Codes originate from - ANSWER-building tragedies The ...

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Building Codes Final Exam Study Guide

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The Code of Hammurabi - ANSWER✔✔-"If the house falls & kills it's owner, then the builder shall be put

to death."


1st building law on record in the USA (year) - ANSWER✔✔-1625


Building Codes originate from - ANSWER✔✔-building tragedies


The Chicago Building Fire in 1871 sparked _______ 1875 - ANSWER✔✔-Fire Building Codes - developed

to appease the National Board of Fire Underwrites (insurance)


1st model codes were written by - ANSWER✔✔-Insurance companies' point of view to reduce fire risks


IBC - ANSWER✔✔-International Building Code - most widely adopted building code


ICC - ANSWER✔✔-International Code Council; I-Codes; most widely adopted organization; uses

common-code format


NFPA - ANSWER✔✔-National Fire Protection Association; C-3 Codes (Comprehensive Consensus Codes);

not as widely adopted; manual style (key chapters at beginning and end- divided by occupancy type)


ICC-ES - ANSWER✔✔-International Code Council - Evaluation Services - evaluates new materials,

methods of construction, and testing


LSC - ANSWER✔✔-Life Safety Codes (not a building Code) - means of egress



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ASHRAE - ANSWER✔✔-American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers




Commercial = 90.1


Residential = 90..2


DOE - ANSWER✔✔-Department of Energy




enforces energy policy act (promotes energy efficiency)


ANSI - ANSWER✔✔-American National Standards Institute (1981) - establishes method by which

standards can be developed


UL - ANSWER✔✔-Underwriter's Laboratory - testing agency that approves products


NSF - ANSWER✔✔-National Sanitation Foundation (food water air and the environment)


ASTM - ANSWER✔✔-American Society for Testing and Materials


AHJ - ANSWER✔✔-Authority-having jurisdiction


CGBSC - ANSWER✔✔-California Green Building Standards Code


Green vs. Sustainable - ANSWER✔✔-Green: describes attribute or multiple characteristic; "energy

efficient building" and a "low-emitting finish"


Sustainable: must meet 3 specific benchmarks: environmental responsibility, economic strength, and

social responsibility


LCA - ANSWER✔✔-Life Cycle Assessment

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