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North Carolina State Building Code: Existing Building Code 2018

North Carolina State Building Code: Existing Building Code 2018

Product Code/ISBN: 5755L18
$113.95

This brand-new 2018 North Carolina State Building Code: Existing Building Code is based on and fully integrates the 2015 International Existing Building Code. Practice code compliance and grab your copy today!

Table of Contents

  1. Scope and Administration
    1. Scope and Administration
      1. General
      2. Applicability
    2. Administration and Enforcement
      1. Department of Building Safety
      2. Duties and Powers of Code Official
      3. Permits
      4. Construction Documents
      5. Temporary Structures and Uses
      6. Fees
      7. Inspections
      8. Certificate of occupancy
      9. Service Utilities
      10. Board of Appeals
      11. Violations
      12. Stop Work Order
      13. Unsafe Buildings and Equipment
      14. Emergency Measures
      15. Demolition
  2. Definitions
    1. General
    2. General Definitions
  3. Provisions for All Compliance Methods
    1. Administration
    2. General Provisions
  4. Prescriptive Compliance Method
    1. General
    2. Additions
    3. Alterations
    4. Repairs
    5. Fire Escapes
    6. Glass Replacement and Replacement Windows
    7. Change of Occupancy
    8. Historic Buildings
    9. Moved Structures
    10. Accessibility for Existing Buildings
    11. Temporary Overflow Emergency Shelters for the Homeless
  5. Classification of Work
    1. General
    2. Repairs
    3. Alteration – Level 1 (Renovation)
    4. Alteration – Level 2 (Alteration)
    5. Alteration – Level 3 (Reconstruction)
    6. Change of Occupancy
    7. Additions
    8. Historic Buildings
    9. Relocated Buildings
  6. Repairs
    1. General
    2. Building Elements and Materials
    3. Fire Protection
    4. Means of Egress
    5. Accessibility
    6. Structural
    7. Electrical
    8. Mechanical
    9. Plumbing
    10. Energy Conservation
  7. Alterations – Level 1
    1. General
    2. Building Elements and Materials
    3. Fire Protection
    4. Means of Egress
    5. Accessibility
    6. Reroofing
    7. Structural
    8. Energy Conservation
  8. Alterations – Level 2
    1. General
    2. Special Use and Occupancy
    3. Building Elements and Materials
    4. Fire Protection
    5. Means of Egress
    6. Accessibility
    7. Structural
    8. Electrical
    9. Mechanical
    10. Plumbing
    11. Energy Conservation
  9. Alterations – Level 3
    1. General
    2. Special Use and Occupancy
    3. Building Elements and Materials
    4. Fire Protection
    5. Means of Egress
    6. Accessibility
    7. Structural
    8. Energy Conservation
  10. Change of Occupancy
    1. General
    2. Special Use and Occupancy
    3. Building Elements and Materials
    4. Fire Protection
    5. Means of Egress
    6. Accessibility
    7. Structural
    8. Electrical
    9. Mechanical
    10. Plumbing
    11. Other Requirements
    12. Change of Occupancy Classification
  11. Additions
    1. General
    2. Heights and Areas
    3. Structural
    4. Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms
    5. Accessibility
    6. Energy Conservation
  12. Historic Buildings
    1. General
    2. Repairs
    3. Fire Safety
    4. Alterations
    5. Change of Occupancy
    6. Structural
  13. Relocated or Moved Buildings
    1. General
    2. Requirements
  14. Performance Compliance Methods
    1. General
  15. Construction Safeguards
    1. General
    2. Protection of Adjoining Property
    3. Temporary Use of Streets, Alleys and Public Property
    4. Fire Extinguishers
    5. Means of Egress
    6. Standpipe Systems
    7. Automatic Sprinkler System
    8. Accessibility
    9. Water Supply for Fire Protection
  16. Referenced Standards

Appendix A – Guidelines for the Seismic Retrofit of Existing Buildings

Chapter A1 – Seismic Strengthening Provisions for Unreinforced Masonry Bearing Wall Buildings

  1. Purpose
  2. Scope
  3. Definitions
  4. Symbols and Notations
  5. General Requirements
  6. Materials Requirements
  7. Quality Control
  8. Design Strengths
  9. Analysis and Design Procedure
  10. General Procedure
  11. Special Procedure
  12. Analysis and Design
  13. Detailed System Design Requirements
  14. Walls of Unburned Clay, Adobe or Stone Masonry

Chapter 2A Earthquake Hazard Reduction in Existing Reinforced Concrete and Reinforced Masonry Wall Buildings with Flexible Diaphragms

  1. Purpose
  2. Scope
  3. Definitions
  4. Symbols and Notations
  5. General Requirements
  6. Analysis and Design
  7. Materials of Construction

Chapter A3 Prescriptive Provisions for Seismic Strengthening of Cripple Walls and Sill Plate Anchorage of Light, Wood-Frame Residential Buildings

  1. General
  2. Definitions
  3. Structural Weakness
  4. Strengthening Requirements

Chapter A4 Earthquake Risk Reduction in Wood-Frame Residential Buildings with Soft, Weak or Open Front Walls

  1. General
  2. Definitions
  3. Analysis and Design
  4. Prescriptive Measures for Weak Story
  5. Materials of Construction
  6. Information Required to be on the Plans
  7. Quality Control

Chapter A5 Earthquake Hazard Reduction in Existing Concrete Buildings

  1. Purpose
  2. Scope
  3. General Requirements
  4. Site Ground Motion
  5. Tier 1 Analysis Procedure
  6. Tier 2 Analysis Procedure
  7. Tier 3 Analysis Procedure

Chapter A6 Referenced Standards

Appendix B Supplementary Accessibility Requirements for Existing Buildings and Facilities

  1. Qualified Historical Buildings and Facilities
  2. Fixed Transportation Facilities and Stations
  3. Dwelling Units and Sleeping Units
  4. Referenced Standards

Appendix C – Guidelines for the Wind Retrofit of Existing Buildings

Resource A – Recommended Guidelines on Fire Ratings of Archaic Materials and Assemblies

  1. Fire-Related Performance of Archaic Materials and Assemblies
  2. Building Evaluation
  3. Final Evaluation and Design Solution
  4. Summary
  5. Appendix
  6. Resource A Table of Contents
  7. Bibliography

Index