2018 IBC and 2018 IEBC Changes Related to Wood Construction

Changes to the 2018 International Building Code
(IBC) and 2018 International Existing Building
Code (IEBC) were approved by the International
Code Council (ICC) during their 2015/2016 code
development cycle. This article outlines changes
to the code requirements for wood construction.
The majority of changes discussed are to the IBC.
Only a few changes for exterior balconies involve
the IEBC. 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 8,
contains a strikethrough/underline format of changes
where it is deemed helpful to understand the code
changes outlined herein.

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