National Building Code Groups

 

Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc. (BOCA)

4051 W. Flossmoor Rd.
Country Club Hills, IL 60478-5795
Phone: 708-799-2300
Fax: 708-799-4981
Email: magazine@bocai.org
Web site: www.bocai.org

 

AREA: Primarily used in the Northeastern region of the U.S.

 

Codes Published:

National Building Code

National Energy Conservation Code

National Fire Prevention Code

National Mechanical Code

National Plumbing Code

 

Council of American Building Officials (CABO)

 

International Code Council
5203 Leesburg Pike, Suite 708
Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: 703-931-4533
Fax: 703-379-1546 fax

Email: staff@intlcode.org

Web site: www.intlcode.org

 

 

In 1972, CABO was established by BOCA, ICBO and SBCCI to compile and standardize the code requirements published by BOCA, ICBO and SBCCI.

 

Codes Published:

Model Energy Code

One and Two Family Dwelling Code

 

Formation of International Code Council, Inc. (ICC)

 

ICC was organized on December 9, 1994 as successor to CABO. ICC is an umbrella organization consisting of BOCA, ICBO and SBCCI. ICC’s goal is to complete an entire set of comprehensive and coordinated International model codes.

 

International Codes currently available under the ICC process:

International Mechanical Code

International Plumbing Code

International Private Sewage Disposal Code

CABO One & Two Family Dwelling Code

CABO Model Energy Code

 

Future ICC Codes currently under development:

International Building Code

International Fire Prevention Code

International Fuel Gas Code

International Property Maintenance Code

International Zoning Code

 

Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

 

US Department of Housing
and Urban Development
451 7th Street SW
Washington, DC 20410
Phone: 202-401-0388
TTY: 202-708-1455

Web site: www.hud.gov

 

HUD standards cover all equipment and installations in the design, construction, transportation, fire safety, plumbing, heat producing and electrical systems of manufactured homes that are designed to be used as dwelling units.

 

Refer to CFR Title 24, Volume 5, Chapter XX – Part 3280 Manufactured Home Construction And Safety Standards for detailed information.

 

 

 

International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO)

 

20001 E Walnut Drive South
Walnut CA 91789-2825
USA

Phone: 909-595-8449

Fax: 909-594-3690

Email: iapmo@iapmo.org

Web site: www.iapmo.org

 

AREA: Western half of U.S.

 

Codes Published:

Uniform Mechanical Code (jointly published with ICBO)

Uniform Plumbing Code

Uniform Solar Energy Code

Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code

 

International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO)

 

5360 Workman Mill Rd.
Whittier, CA 90601-2298
Phone: 562-699-0541
Fax: 562-699-8031
Email: magazine@icbo.org
Web site: www.icbo.org

 

AREA: Primarily used in the Western half of the U.S.

 

Codes Published:

Uniform Building Code

Uniform Fire Code

Uniform Mechanical Code (jointly published with IAPMO)

 

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

 

1 Batterymarch Park
P.O. Box 9101
Quincy, MA 02269-9101
Phone: 800-344-3555
Fax: 617-984-7056

Email: custserv@nfpa.org

Web site: www.nfpa.org

 

NFPA was organized in 1896 to improve the methods of fire protection and to obtain and circulate information on these subjects.

 

NFPA publishes National Fire Codes and Standards, Volumes 1-12, which includes:

NFPA 54 - National Fuel Gas Code

NFPA 58 – Liquefied Petroleum Gases, Storage and Handling

 

Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc. (SBCCI)

 

900 Montclair Road

Birmingham, Alabama 35213-1206

Phone: 205-591-1853

Fax: 205-592-7001
Email: magnews@sbcci.org
Web site: www.sbcci.org

 

AREA: Primarily used in the Southeastern region of the U.S.

 

Code Published:

Standard Building Code

Standard Fire Prevention Code

Standard Gas Code

Standard Mechanical Code

Standard Plumbing Code