[Cob] International Building Code

[Lance Collins]

I found the table of contents for the IBC here

http://www.iccsafe.org/ps/pdf/2003_IFC.pdf

Only a relatively small part refers to domestic building.

It's called the International Building Code.   I wonder if the word 
'International' here is similar to 'World' in the World Series Baseball.

(Just joking, I know that 'World' derives from the newspaper that 
originally sponsored the ball games)

The book costs $US70 at the ICC site.

At 08:26 AM 14/07/2004, you wrote:

>I got very brave today!
>I went to the building inspectors office in Jackson County, NC where I 
>live and asked some questions.
>The big bad building inspector was not to be seen and basically I found 
>out the initial things I need to do to get a permit for a cob house of my 
>design.  This process most likely varies from one county to the next.
>The most important thing I learned was that North Carolina is definitely 
>governed by the International Building Code and that I would have to 
>purchase the BOOK on this code if I need it to design and build, meaning 
>if I don't know what the code is.  Which I don't.  But I would want to 
>exceed the code I would think.
>Well, I already know this information is expensive and I am pretty sure 
>that there is no code specifically for cob in the IBC.
>Please, someone correct me if I am mistaken on this.
>Also, I am thinking that perhaps we could as a group purchase one copy of 
>the IBC and share it amongst us.
>Would that be illegal?  If illegal to copy and disperse, then perhaps we 
>could lend it around?
>Any thoughts?
>Thanks,
>Deborah
>ddenmark at earthlink.net
>http://home.earthlink.net/~ddenmark/GreenTreeArtsHome.html
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