Building Code Standards

 

Codes
Codes Full Code Name Organization
ADAAG Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines United States Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access-Board)
ANSI A117.1 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
IECC International Energy Conservation Code International Code Council (ICC)
IFGC International Fuel Gas Code International Code Council (ICC)
IMC International Mechanical Code International Code Council (ICC)
IPC International Plumbing Code International Code Council (ICC)
IPMC International Property Maintenance Code International Code Council (ICC)
IPSDC International Private Sewage Disposal Code International Code Council (ICC)
IZC International Zoning Code International Code Council (ICC)
MEC Model Energy Code International Code Council (ICC)
NBC National Building Code Building Officials and Code Administrators International (BOCA)
NBIC National Board Inspection Code (Boilers and pressure vessels) National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors (NBIB)
NEC National Electrical Code (Also called NFPA 70) National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
NECC National Energy Conservation Code Building Officials and Code Administrators International (BOCA)
NFPA National Fire Codes and Standards, Volumes 1-12 National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
NFPA 54 National Fuel Gas Code National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
NFPA 70 National Electrical Code (NEC) National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
NFPA 101 Life Safety Code National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
NFPC National Fire Prevention Code Building Officials and Code Administrators International (BOCA)
NMC National Mechanical Code Building Officials and Code Administrators International (BOCA)
NPC National Plumbing Code Building Officials and Code Administrators International (BOCA)
NPMC National Property Maintenance Code Building Officials and Code Administrators International (BOCA)
NSPC National Standard Plumbing Code National Association of Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors (PHCC)
SBC Standard Building Code Southern Building Code Congress International (SBCCI)
SFPC Standard Fire Prevention Code Southern Building Code Congress International (SBCCI)
SGC Standard Gas Code Southern Building Code Congress International (SBCCI)
SMC Standard Mechanical Code Southern Building Code Congress International (SBCCI)
SPC Standard Plumbing Code Southern Building Code Congress International (SBCCI)
UBC Uniform Building Code International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO)
UFC Uniform Fire Code International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO)
UMC Uniform Mechanical Code International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO)
UPC Uniform Plumbing Code International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO)
USC Uniform Sign Code International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO)

 

Code-writing organizations 
Org. Acronym Code Organization Codes Written
Access Board United States Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access-Board) Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG)
ANSI American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities (ANSI A117.1)
BOCA Building Officials and Code Administrators International National Building Code (NBC)
Natnl. Energy Conserv. Code (NECC)
National Fire Prevention Code (NFPC)
National Mechanical Code (NMC)
National Plumbing Code (NPC)
National Property Maintenance Code (NPMC)
CABO Council of American Building Officials
NOTE:  As of November 1997, CABO has merged with the International Code Council (ICC)		 Model Energy Code (MEC)
IAPMO International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC)
ICBO International Conference of Building Officials Uniform Building Code (UBC)
Uniform Fire Code (UFC)
Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC)
Uniform Sign Code (USC)
ICC International Code Council International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)
International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC)
International Mechanical Code (IMC)
International Plumbing Code (IPC)
International Property  Maintenance Code (IPMC)
International Private Sewage Disposal Code (IPSDC)
International Zoning Code (IZC)
Model Energy Code (MEC)
NBBI National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors National Board Inspection Code (Boilers and pressure vessels)
NFPA National Fire Protection Association Life Safety Code (NFPA 101)
National Electrical Code (NEC)
       (NFPA 70)
National Fire Codes and Standards
  Volumes 1-12 (NFPA)
National Fuel Gas Code (NFPA 54)
PHCC National Association of Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors National Standard Plumbing Code (NSPC)
SBCCI Southern Building Code Congress International Standard Building Code (SBC)
Stand. Fire Prevention Code (SFPC)
Standard Gas Code (SGC)
Standard Mechanical Code (SMC)
Standard Plumbing Code (SPC)

 

Other code organizations
National Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards, Inc (NCSBCS)
Building Codes Assistance Project (BCAP)

 

Standards-writing organizations

Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI)

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM)
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