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International Building Code (IBC) it is the primary building model code, published by the International Code
Council (ICC). A model building code is one that is written without reference to
any particularl geographical area. The IBC is a prescriptive code
Life Safety Code it is used in conjunction with the building codes by some jurisdiction but it is not
a legal code. It addresses construction, protection, and occupancy features
necessary to minimize danger to life from fire including smoke, fumes, or panic.
It does not address general fire damage prevention or building construction
features that are normally part of the fire or
building codes. Also address egress - number and location of exits in a
building.
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) publishes standards and test procedures; it does not actually perform tests, but
its procedures and standards are used by
testing agencies
National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) develop standards related to the causes and
prevention of destructive fires, wrote its own building code - NFPA 5000
Industry Trade Groups standard writing organizations that have an interest in a particular material,
product, or filed of expertise, such as ASHRAE (American Society for Heating,
Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers
American National Standard Institute (ANSI) does not develop or write standards; it
approves standards developed by other organizations and works to avoid
duplications
between different standards
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