Building Codes and Standards
USA

	Sponsored Links
	·  Innovate3D- turn 2D sketches, drawings into SolidWorks, Pro/E, Inventor parts, $49 to $149  ·  CADtalent.com - #1 CAD job site has over over 12,000 job listings and over 13,000 resumes  ·  TenLinks Daily -CAD/CAM/CAE news delivered via email every day. FREE!  ·  add sponsored link

• ADA - American with Disabilities Act
• ANSI - American National Standards Institute
• ASTM - American Society of Testing Materials
• ICC Evaluation Service - source of technical information on building codes, building products and building technology
• International Code Council (formerly CABO) - a nonprofit association of the three model code organizations headquartered in the United States, these are the three membership organizations of building officials in the United Stated that are responsible for the enforcement of building codes in their jurisdictions.
• NCSBCS - National Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards - publishes several codes and standards, for instance Directory of Building Codes and Regulations and Intro to the Building Codes and other publications from their online bookshop
• NIBS - National Institute of Building Sciences - an advisory organization whose primary function is to foster improvements in the building regulatory environment
• NFPA - National Fire Protection Association - provides fire codes and produces the National Electric Code and other building codes related to safety and hazard reduction

• NIST - The National Institute of Standards and Technology

See Also

• Construction WebLinks: Building Codes - alphabetical list, well annotated
• SBCCI: Links to Web Sites - includes a comprehensive list of other model code organizations, standard organizations, related organizations, federal agencies, state and local sites, testing labs and inspection agencies
• Naffa International's World of Building Codes - portal for architects, engineers, contractors and others offering software, resources and a forum on building codes, plus many links to related topics; from Naffa International, a consulting firm of engineers, certified professionals and software developers who specialize in providing support services to building, engineering and fire departments.