Decoding the Code: Your Building Code Questions Answered
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Carl A. Nelson & Company offers expertise in code study and analysis for clients. Quarterly in our wibi newsletter, we highlight that expertise with readers. This page features a collection of our Decoding the Code articles from the newsletter, written by our experienced architects and engineers. For more about our design-assist services, visit Nelson Design, Inc.
If you have a code-related question about an issue affecting your business or organization, contact Ellen McCulley, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB, at (319) 754-8415, or reach out by email.
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Decoding the Code: Applying Energy Code
A review of determining the applicability of energy code based on location, construction type, by Nelson Design, Inc., Architect Ellen McCulley.
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Durability, ADA are shower seat considerations
In Decoding the Code, Architect Ellen McCulley discusses code considerations for shower seat installation in industrial and institutional settings.
Decoding the Code: Know which codes apply
Code study is an important part of pre-construction. Understanding what code applies to a building project is just as important.
Decoding the Code: Code Review as Value Engineering
Nelson Design, Inc., architect Ellen McCulley, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB, discusses the cost benefits of code review during pre-construction.
Decoding the Code: Rules for Remodeling
In Decoding the Code, Nelson Design, Inc., architect Cindy Larson discusses International Building Code requirements for remodeling, and how application of the rules varies depending on the type of building, or the scale of changes being made.
Decoding the Code: Combustible Storage 102
Nelson Design, Inc., architect Ellen McCulley, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB, resumes her discussion of International Fire Code rules for storage of high-piled combustibles.
Decoding the Code: Therapy/Rec pools
Carl A. Nelson & Company's Dan Culp discusses regulatory guidelines for pools related to therapy-only versus therapy and recreational use.
Decoding the Code: High-Piled Storage
Nelson Design Services, Inc., architect Ellen McCulley, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB, offers a guide to rules for high-piled combustibles storage.
ADA Compliance in Industrial Facilities: Know the Facts
Addressing misconceptions about the application of accessibility requirements beyond commonly understood "public accommodations."
USP 800 - Are You Ready?
A discussion of USP 800 requirements for handling hazardous drugs in healthcare settings.
Hazardous Materials 103: High Hazard Occupancies
Part 3 of our Decoding the Code series on hazardous materials storage and handling.
Infection Control Risk Assessment
A review of infection control best practices during construction activities in operating hospital settings.
Life Safety Drawings
A review of requirements for life safety drawings maintained by healthcare organizations to meet CMS, state, Joint Commission standards.
Hazardous Materials 102: Control Areas
Part 2 of our Decoding the Code series on hazardous materials storage and handling.
Hazardous Materials 101
Part 1 of our Decoding the Code series on hazardous materials storage and handling.
Adding Wood Framed Structures to Metal Buildings
Proceed with caution when adding a wood framed structure to a metal building. Such modifications carry significant code compliance implications.