International Existing Building Code (IEBC) - Revision history

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	Option 3: Performance method. This is the least used of the three options. It provides the design team with a method of scoring the existing safety conditions of a building. Improvements must then be undertaken to improve the score to an acceptable level.		Option 3: Performance method. This is the least used of the three options. It provides the design team with a method of scoring the existing safety conditions of a building. Improvements must then be undertaken to improve the score to an acceptable level.

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	* Alterations to existing buildings.		* Alterations to existing buildings.
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	* Change of use class.		* Change of use class.
	* International building code (IBC).		* International building code (IBC).
		+	* International Code Council ICC.
	* International residential code (IRC).		* International residential code (IRC).
	* International Zoning Code (IZC).		* International Zoning Code (IZC).
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	* What approvals are needed before construction begins.		* What approvals are needed before construction begins.

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	* International building code (IBC).		* International building code (IBC).
	* International residential code (IRC).		* International residential code (IRC).
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	* Permitted development.		* Permitted development.
	* Renovation.		* Renovation.

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Building codes are regulations that set out the standards to which buildings and other structures must conform. The International Existing Building Code (IEBC) is one of the codes established in the US by the International Code Council (ICC) and is applied by most of the country’s jurisdictions as well as internationally, although it can be amended to reflect local conditions and legislation.

IEBC is intended to provide requirements for repair and alternative approaches for alterations and additions to existing buildings and structures. It is intended to be applied to work on buildings and structures that were constructed before the introduction of the building code requirements in 2000.

In many cases, costs can be prohibitively high to undertake works that bring a building up to current compliance levels. The code provides three options that allow a controlled departure from full compliance with the codes dealing with new construction while at the same time maintaining basic levels for structural, fire prevention and other health and safety features of the building.

The main options provided by the code (which must be followed in full and not mixed) are:

Option 1: Work shall be done in accordance with a Prescriptive Compliance Method. This follows provisions included in the IBC such as the following requirements:

* Existing materials shall be permitted to remain in use unless determined to be unsafe.
* New and replacement materials must conform to the applicable code for new construction.
* The building official has the authority to demand changes or works to be done to eliminate conditions that are deemed dangerous.
* Any additions must comply with the International Building Code (IBC) for new construction.
* Any alterations to the existing building must be such that the building as a whole is no less compliant to the IBC provisions that it was without the alterations.
* The building use or occupancy shall not be changed unless it is made to comply with the IBC.
* Historic buildings that are listed in the National Register of Historic Places do not need to be brought into compliance.
* Structures that are moved must comply with the IBC provisions for new structures.

Option 2: Work shall be done in accordance with a Work Area Compliance Method. This is the most flexible of the three options since specific code provisions are triggered only if the scale and level of work warrant them.

Option 3: Performance method. This is the least used of the three options. It provides the design team with a method of scoring the existing fire and safety conditions of a building. Depending on the score, the necessary improvements must be determined that will improve the score to an acceptable level.

= Find out more =

=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===

* Alterations to existing buildings.
* Building codes.
* Building regulations.
* Change of use class.
* International building code (IBC).
* International residential code (IRC).
* Permitted development.
* Renovation.
* Structural engineering codes.
* The role of codes, standards and approvals in delivering fire safety.
* What approvals are needed before construction begins.

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← Older revision		Revision as of 07:41, 9 August 2018
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−	Building codes are regulations that set out the standards to which buildings and other structures must conform. The International Existing Building Code (IEBC) is ~~one of the codes~~ established in the US by the International Code Council (ICC) and is applied by most of the country’s jurisdictions as well as internationally, ~~although it can be~~ amended to reflect local conditions and legislation.	+	Building codes are regulations that set out the standards to which buildings and other structures must conform. The International Existing Building Code (IEBC) is a code established in the US by the International Code Council (ICC) and applied by most of the country’s jurisdictions as well as in some other countries internationally, (sometimes amended to reflect local conditions and legislation).

−	~~IEBC is intended to provide~~ requirements for ~~repair and alternative approaches for~~ alterations and additions to existing buildings and structures. It ~~is intended to be applied~~ to work on buildings and structures that were constructed before the introduction of the building code requirements in 2000.	+	The sets out requirements for repairs, alterations and additions to existing buildings and structures. It applies to work on buildings and structures that were constructed before the introduction of the building code requirements in 2000.

−	In many cases, ~~costs can~~ be ~~prohibitively high~~ to ~~undertake works that~~ bring a building up to current compliance levels. The code provides three options that allow a controlled departure from full compliance with the codes dealing with new construction while at the same time maintaining basic ~~levels~~ for structural, fire prevention and other health and safety ~~features of the building~~.	+	In many cases, the cost of works that would be required to bring a building up to current compliance levels can be prohibitively high. The code provides three options that allow a controlled departure from full compliance with the codes dealing with new construction while at the same time maintaining basic standards for structural performance, fire prevention and other health and safety issues.

−	The main options provided by the code ~~(which must be followed in full and not mixed) are~~:	+	The main options provided by the code:

	Option 1: Work shall be done in accordance with a Prescriptive Compliance Method. This follows provisions included in the IBC such as the following requirements:		Option 1: Work shall be done in accordance with a Prescriptive Compliance Method. This follows provisions included in the IBC such as the following requirements:
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	* The building official has the authority to demand changes or works to be done to eliminate conditions that are deemed dangerous.		* The building official has the authority to demand changes or works to be done to eliminate conditions that are deemed dangerous.
	* Any additions must comply with the International Building Code (IBC) for new construction.		* Any additions must comply with the International Building Code (IBC) for new construction.
−	* Any alterations to the existing building must be such that the building as a whole is no less compliant to the IBC provisions that it was without the alterations.	+	* Any alterations to the existing building must be such that the building as a whole is no less compliant with the IBC provisions that it was without the alterations.
	* The building use or occupancy shall not be changed unless it is made to comply with the IBC.		* The building use or occupancy shall not be changed unless it is made to comply with the IBC.
	* Historic buildings that are listed in the National Register of Historic Places do not need to be brought into compliance.		* Historic buildings that are listed in the National Register of Historic Places do not need to be brought into compliance.
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	Option 2: Work shall be done in accordance with a Work Area Compliance Method. This is the most flexible of the three options since specific code provisions are triggered only if the scale and level of work warrant them.		Option 2: Work shall be done in accordance with a Work Area Compliance Method. This is the most flexible of the three options since specific code provisions are triggered only if the scale and level of work warrant them.

−	Option 3: Performance method. This is the least used of the three options. It provides the design team with a method of scoring the existing ~~fire and~~ safety conditions of a building. ~~Depending on the score, the necessary improvements~~ must be ~~determined that will~~ improve the score to an acceptable level.	+	Option 3: Performance method. This is the least used of the three options. It provides the design team with a method of scoring the existing safety conditions of a building. Improvements must then be undertaken to improve the score to an acceptable level.

	= Find out more =		= Find out more =
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	* What approvals are needed before construction begins.		* What approvals are needed before construction begins.

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