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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |