2018 Fire, Energy, and WUI Code Changes Related to Wood Construction

The 2018 International Fire Code (IFC), 2018
International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), and
2018 International Wildland Urban Interface Code
(IWUIC) were all approved by the International
Code Council (ICC) during their 2015/2016
code development cycle. This article outlines
changes to all three codes as they relate to
wood construction. Accompanying discussion
of each code change is the ICC code change
tracking number [bracketed] that can be used to
search for more information on the ICC website
(iccsafe.org). The Appendix to this paper,
beginning on page 41, contains a strikethrough/
underline format of changes where it is deemed helpful
to understand the code changes outlined herein.

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