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    Career Development regarding codes and standards

    Greetings everyone, I'm an architect from Egypt, I need to know what type of code courses that will help me to develop my skills and my career path regarding Building codes and Life safety codes. I use IBC 2015 and NFPA 101 daily at the design development stage, I make Tender and construction...
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    Windows for New Construction NFRC requirements

    Hello Im trying to import some windows from another country but they do not have certification such as NFRC, AAMA, NAFS or NAMI. Is this certification a must to install those windows? The manufacturer told me that the windows will comply with U-Factor (0.40 min in my area) and SGHC (0.25 min...
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    CALGreen Inspector/Plans Examiner - CT

    Anyone taken this test? I was curious if the appendix was covered on the test. The official ICC outline was vague (as usual). I do not remember any other ICC test covering appendix material but maybe I just don't remember. The CALGreen code is pretty thin and I am wondering how obscure the...
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    Does commercial electric kitchen equipment require certification (UL or other) according to IBC?

    Hi All, I am currently working on a F&B project in the Venetian Macau, which follows IBC. Our kitchen is fully electrical, NO GAS. The restaurant will have a Chinese kitchen. As such, we have some equipment to be custom made here in china, they are able to provide HK and CE certifications but...
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    2017 CBO

    It's my understanding that the new CBO certification requires completion of the BC, MM, and MG components. However, the exam bulletin for the 2015 exam sequence includes the Code Specialist Module. Page 8 of the same bulletin only references the BC, MM, and MG modules. Is the CS Mod optional?
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