Codes battle begins as NFPA 5000 hits the streets. (News & Trends).(National Fire Protection Association, 5000 Building Construction and Safety Code)

Building Design & Construction | October 1, 2002| | Copyright

With the release last month of the new NFPA 5000 Building Construction and Safety Code by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the anticipated battle of building codes is officially under way.

NFPA's document will compete with the International Code Council's (ICC) International Building Code (IBC), initially published in 2000 and championed by a coalition that includes the American Institute of Architects, BOMA International and the Associated General Contractors. The IBC is a single document designed to supersede the codes of the three U.S. model code ...

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