Featuring time-tested safety concepts and the very latest
industry standards in material design, the 2012 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING
CODE SOFT COVER version offers up-to-date, comprehensive insight into
the regulations surrounding the design and installation of building
systems. It provides valuable structural, fire-, and life- safety
provisions that cover means of egress, interior finish requirements,
roofs, seismic engineering, innovative construction technology, and
occupancy classifications for all types of buildings except those which
are detached one and two family homes and townhouses not more than 3
stories high. The content in this code book is developed in the context
of the broad-based principles that facilitate the use of new materials
and building designs, making this an essential reference guide for
anyone seeking a strong working knowledge of building systems.