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• COVER
• TITLE PAGE
• COPYRIGHT
• DEDICATION
• INSET INDEX
• PREFACE
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
• TERMS TO KNOW
• USING CODES IN THE DESIGN PROCESS
• ORGANIZATION OF THE BOOK
• AVAILABLE CODES AND STANDARDS
• PRESCRIPTIVE AND PERFORMANCE
• ACCESSIBILITY REGULATIONS
• SUSTAINABILITY REQUIREMENTS
• FIGURES IN THE BOOK
• GETTING STARTED
• MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
• ABBREVIATIONS
• CHAPTER 1: ABOUT THE CODES
• A BRIEF HISTORY
• CODE PUBLICATIONS
• FEDERAL REGULATIONS
• STANDARDS ORGANIZATIONS
• SPECIAL USE CODES
• RESEARCH: USING THE CODES
• CHAPTER 2: ACCESSIBILITY
• A BRIEF HISTORY
• CODES AND STANDARDS
• FEDERAL REGULATIONS
• LEVEL OF ACCESSIBILITY
• ENFORCEMENT AND RESPONSIBILITY
• RESEARCH: USING THE CODES
• DOCUMENTATION
• CHAPTER 3: OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATIONS AND LOADS
• UNDERSTANDING OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATIONS
• DESCRIPTION OF OCCUPANCIES
• OTHER OCCUPANCY CONSIDERATIONS
• MORE THAN ONE OCCUPANCY TYPE
• ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
• DETERMINING OCCUPANT LOADS
• USING THE OCCUPANT LOAD
• RESEARCH: USING THE CODES
• DOCUMENTATION
• CHAPTER 4: CONSTRUCTION TYPES AND BUILDING SIZES
• UNDERSTANDING CONSTRUCTION TYPES
• IDENTIFYING CONSTRUCTION TYPES
• SUSTAINABILITY CONSIDERATIONS
• UNDERSTANDING BUILDING HEIGHT AND AREA
• RESEARCH: USING THE CODES
• DOCUMENTATION
• CHAPTER 5: MEANS OF EGRESS
• MEANS OF EGRESS SYSTEM
• EXIT ACCESSES
• EXITS
• AREAS OF REFUGE
• EXIT DISCHARGES
• MEANS OF EGRESS CAPACITY
• ARRANGEMENT OF EXITS
• SIGNAGE
• EMERGENCY LIGHTING AND COMMUNICATION
• RESEARCH: USING THE CODES
• DOCUMENTATION
• CHAPTER 6: FIRE AND SMOKE RESISTANT ASSEMBLIES
• PASSIVE SYSTEMS
• ACTIVE SYSTEMS
• EXITING SYSTEMS
• COMPARTMENTATION IN A BUILDING
• FIRE WALLS
• FIRE BARRIERS, HORIZONTAL ASSEMBLIES, AND FIRE PARTITIONS
• SMOKE BARRIERS AND SMOKE PARTITIONS
• OPENING PROTECTIVES
• THROUGH-PENETRATION PROTECTIVES
• TEST RATINGS
• USING RATED MATERIALS AND ASSEMBLIES
• SUSTAINABILITY CONSIDERATIONS
• RESEARCH: USING THE CODES
• DOCUMENTATION
• CHAPTER 7: FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
• DETECTION SYSTEMS
• ALARM SYSTEMS
• EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS
• SUSTAINABILITY CONSIDERATIONS
• RESEARCH: USING THE CODES
• DOCUMENTATION
• CHAPTER 8: PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS
• NUMBER OF PLUMBING FIXTURES
• PLUMBING FIXTURE REQUIREMENTS
• TOILET AND BATHING FACILITIES
• PLUMBING SUSTAINABILITY CONSIDERATIONS
• MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS
• MECHANICAL SUSTAINABILITY CONSIDERATIONS
• RESEARCH: USING THE PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL CODES
• DOCUMENTATION
• CHAPTER 9: ELECTRICAL AND COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENTS
• ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND DEVICES
• GROUNDING AND CIRCUIT INTERRUPTERS
• LIGHT FIXTURES
• REQUIRED ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
• ELECTRICAL SUSTAINABILITY CONSIDERATIONS
• COMMUNICATION COMPONENTS AND DEVICES
• TYPES OF COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
• COMMUNICATION SUSTAINABILITY CONSIDERATIONS
• RESEARCH: USING THE ELECTRICAL CODES
• RESEARCH: USING THE COMMUNICATION CODES
• DOCUMENTATION
• CHAPTER 10: FINISH AND FURNITURE
• TYPES OF FINISHES AND FURNISHINGS
• STANDARDS AND TESTING
• Steiner Tunnel Test
• Radiant Panel Test
• Pill Test
• Vertical Flame Tests
• Room Corner Tests
• Smolder Resistance Tests
• Toxicity Test
• Upholstered Seating Tests
• Mattress Tests
• DETERMINING FINISH REQUIREMENTS
• OBTAINING TEST RESULTS
• ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
• ACOUSTICAL PARTITIONS AND MATERIALS
• DECORATIVE MATERIALS
• SIGNAGE
• OTHER CODE RESTRICTIONS
• SUSTAINABILITY CONSIDERATIONS
• RESEARCH: USING THE CODES
• DOCUMENTATION
• CHAPTER 11: CODE OFFICIALS AND THE CODE PROCESS
• AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION
• CODE REVIEW AND ENFORCEMENT
• THE CODE PROCESS
• DOCUMENTATION
• TECHNOLOGY AND PROCESS
• MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AND BEST PRACTICES
• APPENDIX A: SUSTAINABILITY
• GREEN RATING SYSTEMS
• SUSTAINABLE STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
• LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENTS
• ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATIONS
• TOOLS AND RESOURCES
• APPENDIX B: EXISTING AND HISTORIC BUILDINGS
• EXISTING BUILDINGS
• HISTORIC BUILDINGS
• SUSTAINABILITY CONSIDERATIONS
• APPENDIX C: FAMILY RESIDENCES
• CONSTRUCTION TYPES AND BUILDING SIZE
• MEANS OF EGRESS
• FIRE AND SMOKE RESISTANCE
• FIRE DETECTION AND PROTECTION
• PLUMBING
• MECHANICAL
• ELECTRICAL AND COMMUNICATION
• FINISHES AND FURNITURE
• ACCESSIBILITY CONSIDERATIONS
• SUSTAINABILITY CONSIDERATIONS
• GLOSSARY
• INDEX
• END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT