[Cob] International Building Code

[Joseph R Dupont]

more like the new world order..
On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 12:03:54 +1000 Lance Collins
<collinsl at bigpond.net.au> writes:
> 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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