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First published in 2002, the code set named the Comprehensive Consensus Codes, or C3, includes the NFPA 5000 building code as its centerpiece and several companion codes such as the National Electrical Code, NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, Uniform Plumbing Code, Uniform Mechanical Code, and NFPA 1.
A model building code is a building code that is developed and maintained by a standards organization independent of the jurisdiction responsible for enacting the building code. A local government can choose to adopt a model building code as its own. This saves local governments the expense and trouble of developing their own codes.
The major cause of death in the accident was the locked exterior doors which was not covered by an OSHA standard at the time, but by a standard administered by the N. C. Department of Insurance. After the 1991 fire, Brooks adopted the North Carolina Building Code as an OSHA standard, which would have allowed the citation of locked exterior doors.
North Carolina’s Building Code Council wants to change insulation and energy efficiency. But home builders say the changes cost too much. North Carolina’s Building Code Council wants to change ...
Stoop, "a small porch", comes from Dutch stoep [1] (meaning: step/sidewalk, pronounced the same as English "stoop"); the word is now in general use in the Northeastern United States and is probably [original research?] spreading.
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The code permits a building to be ventilated naturally though openable windows, but does not in any way guarantee that the windows will actually be opened to provide this ventilation; in the case of buildings like hospitals where there is a requirement that the building be mechanically ventilated, the NCC allows for the fresh air that is ...
Porch sitting, i.e., sitting on a front porch or stoop, usually of a private residence is a leisure activity which can be a direct or indirect form of social interaction. The activity is a staple of most urban areas in the United States and helps contribute to a lively atmosphere for the people sitting and also for passers-by.