I believe in the value of history and preserving it. I am planning a new class/online course on the history of the codes and the code organizations. My vintage code book collection gives me much insight into the various players over the last 100+ years, but I still have so much to learn. I came into codes during the 1997 UBC.
I am starting this thread to request assistance from those interested in sharing their knowledge and experience about the evolution of codes and the code organizations. I will start posting bits of information as well. Calling for "elders" that will help future generations understand what it took to get where we are. Here are some topics to get you going.
Do you know some good online sources for research?
Do you have a story to tell from days of yore?
Do you have dates when organizations started/ended?
What was the first "chapter" of the legacy organizations or the ICC?
What are the dirty truths of the hot/cold relationship between ICBO and IAPMO?
How did the NFPA take the lead on electrical code over the ANSI national electrical safety code?
Thank you in advance. I want to hear your stories and share them with others that want to hear them too. If you have much to share, I would like to phone interview you.
I am starting this thread to request assistance from those interested in sharing their knowledge and experience about the evolution of codes and the code organizations. I will start posting bits of information as well. Calling for "elders" that will help future generations understand what it took to get where we are. Here are some topics to get you going.
Do you know some good online sources for research?
Do you have a story to tell from days of yore?
Do you have dates when organizations started/ended?
What was the first "chapter" of the legacy organizations or the ICC?
What are the dirty truths of the hot/cold relationship between ICBO and IAPMO?
How did the NFPA take the lead on electrical code over the ANSI national electrical safety code?
Thank you in advance. I want to hear your stories and share them with others that want to hear them too. If you have much to share, I would like to phone interview you.