Building Codes and Regulatory Resources: Home

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• 2021 International building code (IBC) online.
• 2021 International building code illustrated handbook / Douglas W. Thornburg, 2021. 
• Applying the building code: step-by-step guidance for design and building professionals : based on the 2015 International codes / Ronald L. Geren. Hoboken, NJ: 2016.
• The architect's handbook of professional practice / the American Institute of Architects. Hoboken, NJ : J. Wiley, 2014.
• Building code basics. Commercial: based on the 2012 International Building Code / International Code Council, Steve Thomas. Albany, NY: Delmar. 2013.

• Building codes illustrated: a guide to understanding the 2021 international building code  / Francis D.K. Ching, Steven R. Winkel. Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons. c2022.

• Building codes illustrated for healthcare facilities : a guide to understanding the 2006 International Building Code for healthcare facilities / Steven R. Winkel, David S. Collins, Steven P. Juroszek. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, 2007.

• Center for Applied Transect Studies, Codes & Manuals including SmartCodes and other Transect-based codes.
• Crafting form-based codes: resilient design, policy, and regulation / Korkut Onaran, NY: Routledge, 2019.
• The evolution of a single model building code for the United States / prepared by the Issues Task Group on the Common Code Format; Marvin J. Cantor.et al. Washington, DC: American Institute of Architects, 1997.
• Form-based codes: a guide for planners, urban designers, municipalities, and developers / Daniel G. Parolek, Karen Parolek, Paul C. Crawford. Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley & Sons, 2008.
• Form-Based Codes Institute
• Graphic Standards Field Guide to Residential Construction / Dennis Hall, Nina Giglio. Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2011.
• Significant changes to the International Building Code / Douglas W. Thornburg, Sandra Hyde. Clifton Park, Boston: Cengage Learning, 2018.
• SmartCode: version 9 and manual. / Andŕes Duany ... [et al.] Ithaca, NY : New Urban News Publications, 2008.
• Smart Code Central - collects important components of transect-based planning in one place and provides files of the latest versions of the model SmartCode including new sustainability standards.

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