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What Code Do You Need?

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Building Officials and Code Administrators International

Alabama Building Commission Alabama Department of Public Health Alabama State Fire Marshal Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Alaska Residential Energy Code (BEES)  Alaska State Fire Marshal's Office Arizona Department of Building and Fire Safety Arizona School Facilities Board Arkansas Energy Office Arkansas Energy Code, 2003 IECC with state-specific amendments (PDF, 1.2 MB), California Building Officials (CALBO) California Building Standards Commission California Department of Housing and Community Development California Division of the State Architect California Energy Commission California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development California Office of the State Fire Marshal Colorado Department of Labor and Employment --Division of Oil and Public Safety Colorado Division of Fire Safety ColoradoENERGY.org Colorado Governor's Office of Energy Management and Conservation Colorado State Electrical Board Colorado State Examining Board of Plumbers Connecticut Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire, Emergency and Building Services Delaware Department of Administrative Services, Division of Facilities Management Delaware Office of the State Fire Marshal Florida Department of Community Affairs, Building Code Information System Florida Department of Community Affairs, Division of Housing and Community Development Florida Department of Financial Services Florida Office of State Marshal Florida Tornado Recovery Information Florida My Safe Florida Home Georgia Department of Community Affairs Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, Strategic Industries Division Hawaii Department of Transportation Hawaii Disability and Communication Access Board Idaho Division of Building Safety Idaho State Fire Marshal’s Division Illinois Building Commission Illinois Department of Public Health Illinois State Fire Marshal Indiana Department of Homeland Security, Division of Fire and Building Safety International Code Council, Hurricane Preparedness Iowa Architectural Examining Board Iowa Department of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health Iowa Department of Public Safety, Division of State Fire Marshal Kansas State Fire Marshal Kentucky Office of Housing, Buildings and Construction Louisiana Office of the State Fire Marshal Maine Fire Marshal's Office Maine State Planning Office Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Massachusetts Architectural Access Board Massachusetts Board of Building Regulations and Standards Massachusetts Office of the State Fire Marshal Michigan Bureau of Construction Codes and Fire Safety Michigan Department of Community Health, Health Facility Construction Minnesota Department of Commerce Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, Building Codes and Standards Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, Professional and Occupational Licensing Minnesota Department of Public Safety, State Fire Marshal Division Minnesota’s Construction Code Mississippi Insurance Department/ Mississippi State Fire Marshal's Office Missouri Division of Fire Safety Missouri Public Service Commission Montana Department of Labor and Industry, Building Codes Bureau Nebraska Energy Office Nebraska State Fire Marshal Nevada Division of the State Fire Marshal

New Hampshire Architectural Barrier-Free Design Committee New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission New Hampshire State Building Code Review Board New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Codes and Standards New Jersey Department of Treasury, Division of Property Management and Construction New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department, Construction Industries Division   New York City Department of Buildings New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development New York Department of Education, Office of Facilities Planning New York Department of State New York: Governor's Office of Regulatory Reform New York Office of the Advocate for Persons with Disabilities North Carolina Building Inspectors Association North Carolina Historic Preservation Office North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal North Dakota Department of Commerce, Division of Community Services North Dakota Department of Insurance North Dakota State Electrical Board Ohio Board of Building Standards, Code Information and Applications Tools Ohio Department of Commerce, Industrial Compliance Division Ohio State Fire Marshal Division Oklahoma State Fire Marshal Oregon Building Codes Division, Department of Consumer and Business Services Oregon Department of Human Services Oregon Office of Energy Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal Oregon State Board of Examiners for Engineering and Land Surveying Pennsylvania Code Training Consortium Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry Pennsylvania Housing Research Center Rhode Island Fire Safety Code Board of Appeal and Review Rhode Island State Building Code South Carolina Building Code Council South Carolina Energy Office South Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal South Carolina Residential Builders Commission South Dakota Department of Health South Dakota State Electrical Commission South Dakota State Fire Marshall's Office South Dakota State Plumbing Commission Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, Division of Fire Prevention, State Fire Marshal's Office Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, Division of Real Property Administration Tennessee Office of the State Architect Tennessee State Board of Architectural and Engineering Examiners Texas Department of Insurance, State Fire Marshal’s Office Texas Department of Insurance, Windstorm Inspection Program Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Architectural Barriers Program Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Industrialized Housing and Buildings Program Texas Department of State Health Services Utah Department of Natural Resources Utah Division of Facilities Construction and Management Utah State Fire Marshal Utah Uniform Building Code Commission Vermont Department of Public Safety -- Division of Fire Safety Vermont Department of Public Service, Energy Efficiency Division Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, Division of Building and Fire Regulation Washington Department of Labor and Industries, Electrical Inspection Washington Department of Labor and Industries, Trades and Licensing Washington Office of the State Fire Marshal Washington State Building Code Council West Virginia Bureau for Public Health, Office of Environmental Health Services, Environmental Engineering Division West Virginia State Fire Marshal's Office Wisconsin Department of Commerce, Safety and Buildings Division List of Administrative Codes Wisconsin Department of Commerce, Division of Safety and Buildings Wisconsin Department of Commerce, Petroleum and Tanks Wyoming Department of Administration and Information, ADA Accessibility Section Wyoming Department of Fire Prevention and Electrical Safety

Australian Building Codes Board British Standards Institutions Canadian Codes Centre Canadian General Standards Board Canadian Standards Association, Construction Standards Canadian Wood Council CEN (European Committee for Standardization) CENELEC (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization) Japanese Standards Association Russian Federal Agency on Technical Regulating and Metrology (GOST) If you know of any links that you think should be on this page or have any questions or problems please email host@disastercenter.com

What Code Do You Need?
To determine the construction code to follow, contact the local Building Department or Land Use authority with  jurisdiction where the land is located.  In addition, you may need to acquire copies of State or local jurisdiction's amendments to these Codes.  In some States and local jurisdictions there may be a separate additional State code.  Besides construction codes, the jurisdiction may have zoning ordinances, land use codes, and covenants may restrict land use, type, and manner of contruction allowed.

Prior to purchasing any land, we recommend that you use the Disaster Risks Locator,  a free service offered by a company under contract to FEMA, to help identify some disaster threats that a property may be subject to. 

The Disaster Center provides online coverage of disasters in the United States, compiling and providing links to disaster related statistics and studies: US Crimes Data from 1960  Tornado, Nonfatal occupational Injuries and Illnesses, Fatal Occupational Injuries, Motor Vehicle Traffic Injury and Fatality Data,  Child Nursery Equipment and Toys: Accident Rates by Age, Sports & Recreational Equipment: Injuries by Age and Sex, Home, Heating, Plumbing, and Appliance: Injuries by Cause, Age, and Rate, Furniture, furnishings, household, and personal use items: Accident injury rates by Age, Home, Work Tools and Misc. Items: Accident Injury rates by Age. US Cause of Death Data , US Anti-terrorism Threat/Risk Policy prior to September 11, 2001,  US Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Terrorism Policy prior to 9-11  Atlantic Hurricane pages and index.  Total student, Number of school-associated Violent Deaths and Number of Homicides and Suicides of Youth Ages 5–19, by Location: 1992–2002  Crimes and Indexes for USA Metropolitan Statistical Areas