Guide to the 2019 California Green Building Standards Code Residential


Book Description

This guide was developed by the California Department of Housing and Community Development for the purpose of assisting code users with application of code requirements, and to increase awareness and understanding of the 2019 California Green Building Standards Code, Part 11, Title 24, otherwise known as CALGreen (effective January 1, 2020).




California Residential Code


Book Description

"This document is Part 2.5 of 12 parts of the official triennial compilation and publication of the adoptions, amendments and repeal of administrative regulations to California Code of Regulations, Title 24, also referred to as the California Building Standards Code. This part is known as the California Residential Code"--Preface.







Guide to the 2019 California Green Building Standards Code Includes Verification Guidelines Nonresidential


Book Description

This guide was developed by the California Building Standards Commission for the purpose of assisting code users with application verification and enforcement of the 2019 California Green Building Standards Code, Part 11, Title 24, California Code of Regulations otherwise known as CALGreen (effective January 1, 2020).




CalDAG 2020 Interpretive Manual & Checklist


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CalDAG is the only publication available that immediately places at your fingertips all of the applicable scoping and technical requirements for disabled access, including the specific exceptions and exclusions, that apply to a particular project.Author Michael P. Gibbens, who has served for more than 20 years on the Accessibility Code Advisory Committee of the California Building Standards Commission (5 years as past chairman), has updated this historic bestseller with the new and modified provisions of the 2019 California Building Code (CBC) cross-referenced with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations and the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design (ADA Standards) requirements, making CalDAG the most comprehensive, detailed and user-friendly resource available.Features:The most extensively cross-referenced index of any accessibility publication in the industryMore than 250 superb illustrationsValuable flow charts breaking down complex compliance proceduresApplicable CBC and ADA/ADA Standards section numbers for legal/technical referenceEasy-to-follow checklist format perfect for survey, inspection or designSelected California statutes defining disabled accessibility compliance obligations




The Greening of America's Building Codes


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Environmental disasters and severe weather due to climate change, both triggered by human actions, have had an increasingly direct impact on our homes. But the way in which America builds its homes is part of the problem. This deeply researched history of sustainable design standards in building codes explores how public policy, standard-setting trade associations, and financial incentives influence the ways in which the construction of our homes impacts the environment. The Greening of America's Building Codes investigates the regulations and economic incentives meant to control the environmental impact of contemporary construction practices as it analyzes the history of residential building codes. The book exposes how the socioeconomic and political forces that influenced early building code development continue to define the character of current building codes and, by extension, determine how we regulate environmental impact and define sustainability today. More relevant than ever, The Greening of America's Building Codes is a valuable tool for architects, architecture students, builders, real estate developers, and homeowners who want to understand how public policy and their own day-to-day decisions impact the environment.




2019 California Plumbing Code


Book Description

The 2019 Edition of the California Plumbing CodeĀ© (CPC) contains plumbing design and construction standards. Provisions contained in the CPC provide minimum standards to safeguard life or limb, health, property and public welfare. It also protects against hazards that may arise from the use of plumbing piping and systems by regulating and controlling the design, construction, installation, quality of materials, location and operation of plumbing piping systems within the State of California.




2018 International Plumbing Code Turbo Tabs, Loose-Leaf Version


Book Description

An organized, structured approach to the 2018 INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE Loose leaf Version, these TURBO TABS will help you target the specific information you need, when you need it. Packaged as pre-printed, full-page inserts that categorize the IPC into its most frequently referenced sections, the tabs are both handy and easy to use. They were created by leading industry experts who set out to develop a tool that would prove valuable to users in or entering the field.




2013 California Mechanical Code


Book Description

"This document is the 4th of 12 Parts of the official triennial compilation and publication of the adoptions, amendments and repeal of administrative regulations to California Code of Regulations, Title 24, also referred to as the California Building Standards Code. Part 4 is known as the California Mechanical Code and incorporates, by adoption, the 2012 edition of the Uniform Mechanical Code of the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials with the California amendments"--Preface.




2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design


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(a) Design and construction. (1) Each facility or part of a facility constructed by, on behalf of, or for the use of a public entity shall be designed and constructed in such manner that the facility or part of the facility is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, if the construction was commenced after January 26, 1992. (2) Exception for structural impracticability. (i) Full compliance with the requirements of this section is not required where a public entity can demonstrate that it is structurally impracticable to meet the requirements. Full compliance will be considered structurally impracticable only in those rare circumstances when the unique characteristics of terrain prevent the incorporation of accessibility features. (ii) If full compliance with this section would be structurally impracticable, compliance with this section is required to the extent that it is not structurally impracticable. In that case, any portion of the facility that can be made accessible shall be made accessible to the extent that it is not structurally impracticable. (iii) If providing accessibility in conformance with this section to individuals with certain disabilities (e.g., those who use wheelchairs) would be structurally impracticable, accessibility shall nonetheless be ensured to persons with other types of disabilities, (e.g., those who use crutches or who have sight, hearing, or mental impairments) in accordance with this section.