Building Codes for Existing and Historic Buildings

Building Codes for Existing and Historic Buildings is the only comprehensive book to examine how the International Building Code (IBC) and the International Existing Building Code (IEBC) can be applied to historic buildings. For ease of use, Building Codes for Existing and Historic Buildings is organized to parallel the IEBC itself.

Building Codes for Existing and Historic Buildings discusses code history and the reasoning behind specific regulations, and how codes are applied to existing buildings, along with issues such as occupancy and use, type of construction, safety, and energy conservation. No building professional should be without this handy guide. Building Codes for Existing and Historic Buildings begins with a discussion of the history of building regulations in the United States and the events and conditions that created them.

Features of Building Codes for Existing and Historic Buildings include:

• The rationale behind code provisions and historic preservation principles
• Major building code requirements: occupancy and use, types of construction, and heights and areas
• Building performance characteristics: fire and life safety, structural safety, health and hygiene, accident prevention, accessibility and energy conservation
• Case study projects that reinforce the material covered.

Additionally, Building Codes for Existing and Historic Buildings includes building analysis worksheets, both blank and filled-in versions with examples, that illustrate how to develop a code approach for an individual building.

If you are a professional at any level who is working on creating a plan that meets the intent of the code for historic or existing buildings, Building Codes for Existing and Historic Buildings gives you everything that you need to succeed. Ideal for architects, engineers and preservation professionals.