Cob: Fwd: Building Codes - Barriers to Green Building

[Gary Liss]

Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2002 09:09:54 -0800
From: "Marialyce Pedersen" <Marialyce.Pedersen at mail.co.ventura.ca.us>

Yesterday I received the following message about building code reviews to 
accommodate green building materials and techniques, from my green building 
colleague Karin Swarbrick, Terra Firma Consulting, in Santa Barbara.

It looks like the kind of super-useful information that ought to make its 
rounds among any green building proponents on any lists or listserves you 
may have. Please forward away!

http://www.dcat.net/Codes/codes.html

Building Codes Survey

DCAT has completed our survey on the barriers to green building. The report 
"Breaking Down the Barriers," can be downloaded in PDF format at the link 
below. Check back here for updates on follow up work to the survey.

Breaking Down the Barriers download as Acrobat .pdf 
<Breaking_Down_Barriers.pdf>  (248K)

NOTE: There seems to be trouble downloading this file into an Internet 
Explorer window. Please download the file to disk to view it while we 
troubleshoot the problem.

If you need Adobe Acrobat, go to

IBC and IRC Codes <ibc.html>

What they really say - text from the 2000 edition of the International 
Building Code and International Residential Code on alternative building 
systems.

Checklist for Alternatives Approval <check.html>

David's helpful hints for a successful application to build an alternative 
structure, developed with Peter Yost of Environmental Building News.

Building Standards magazine <bsm.html>

DCAT has been honored to participate in two special issues of Building 
Standards focusing on alternative building systems and codes.

Various Alternative Material Codes

Austin Straw Bale Code download as Acrobat .pdf 
<Austin_Straw_Bale_Code.pdf>  (20K)
Boulder Straw Bale Code download as Acrobat .pdf 
<Boulder_Straw_Bale_Code.pdf>  (16K)
California Straw Bale Code download as Acrobat .pdf 
<California_Straw_Bale_Code.pdf>  (20K)
Tucson/Pima County SB Code download as Acrobat .pdf 
<Tucson_Pima_Co_SB_Code.pdf>  (24K)
Tucson/Pima County Earthen Code download as Acrobat .pdf 
<Tucson_Pima_Earthen_Code.pdf>  (52K)

Marialyce Pedersen, Recycling Specialist
Ventura County Solid Waste Management Department
800 S. Victoria Ave. #L-1650
Ventura, CA 93009
805/654-3506
FAX 805/648-9233
marialyce.pedersen at mail.co.ventura.ca.us
Gary Liss
916-652-7850
Fax: 916-652-0485