The table below contains links to most of the major organizations involved in code-setting.
Public eCodes:
For online access to the codes themselves, click here:
http://publicecodes.cyberregs.com/icod/index.htm
U.S. Codes and Standards Developing Organizations |
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| ACI | American Concrete Institute |
| AISC | American Institute of Steel Construction |
| AISI | American Iron and Steel Institute |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| ASCE | American Society of Civil Engineers |
| ASHRAE | American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers |
| ASTM | American Society of Testing and Materials |
| CABO | Council of American Building Officials |
| IAPMO | International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials |
| ICC | International Code Council |
| NAHB | National Association of Home Builders |
| NCMA | National Concrete Masonry Association |
| NFPA | National Fire Protection Association |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| PCA | Portland Cement Association |
| UL | Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. |
Professional Associations |
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| ACEC | American Consulting Engineers Council |
| AIA | American Institute of Architects |
| ASCE | American Society of Civil Engineers |
| ASME | American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
| CMA | Carl Mileff & Associates, Inc. |
| CRSI | Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute |
| GRI | Gas Research Institute |
| Gypsum Association | Gypsum Association |
| IAFC | International Association of Fire Chiefs |
| IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| NAFE | National Academy of Forensic Engineers |
| NCMA | National Concrete Masonry Association |
| NSF | National Sanitation Foundation |
| NSPE | The National Society of Professional Engineers |
| SEAOC | Structural Engineers Association of California |
| SFPE | Society of Fire Protection Engineers |
U.S. Federal Agencies |
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| ACCESS BOARD | The U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board |
| DOE | The Department of Energy |
| EPA | The US Environmental Protection Agency |
| FEMA | Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| Federal Web Locator | The Villanova Center for Information Law and Policy |
| HUD | The US Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| NCEER | National Center of Earthquake Engineering Research |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| PCCIP | President’s Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection |
| PATH | US DOE, HUD, DOC, FEMA, and EPA’s PATH Initiative |
| THOMAS | Federal Legislative Information |
International Codes and Standards Organizations |
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| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| Australia – SAA | Australia. Standards Australia |
| BBRI | The Belgian Building Research Institute |
| BRANZ | The Building Research Association of New Zealand |
| BRE | The Building Research Establishment Ltd. (UK) |
| BSB | Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (Canada) |
| CIE | International Commission on Illumination |
| CIPH | Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating |
| CSIR | Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (South Africa) |
| CSIRO | The Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organization (Australia) |
| Canada – NR | Canada. National Research Council |
| Canada – SCC | Canada. Standards Council of Canada |
| Finland – SFS | Finland. Finnish Standards Association |
| France – AFNOR | France. Association Franuaise de Normalisation |
| Germany – DIN | Germany. Deutsches Institut fur Normung |
| ICC | International Code Council |
| IRC | The Institute for Research Construction (Canada) |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| Malaysia – SIRIM | Malaysia. Standards and Industrial Research of Malaysia |
| NBI | The Norwegian Building Research Institute |
| Netherlands – NNI | Netherlands. Nederlands Normalisatie-instituut |
| Norway – NSA | Norway. Norwegian Standards Association |
| OBOA | Ontario Building Officials Association (Canada) |
| RAIC | Royal Architectural Institute of Canada |
| SBI | The Danish Building Research Institute |
| Solvenia – SMIS | Slovenia. Standards and Metrology Institute |
| TACBOC | Toronto Area Chief Building Officials Committee (Canada) |
| TNO | TNO Building and Construction Research (Netherlands) |
| USA – NSSN | USA – National Standards System Network |