{"product_id":"2018-international-building-code","title":"2018 International Building Code","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"a-spacing-none a-text-normal\"\u003e2018 International Building Code\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product info detailed row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"tablist\" class=\"product data items mage-tabs-disabled\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-hidden=\"false\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-label-description\" data-role=\"content\" id=\"description\" class=\"data item content bullet-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product attribute description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"\" class=\"bullet-description value\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2018 IBC contains many important changes such as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccessory storage spaces of any size are now permitted to be classified as part of the occupancy to which they are accessory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew code sections have been introduced addressing medical gas systems and higher education laboratories.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse of fire walls to create separate buildings is now limited to only the determination of permissible types of construction based on allowable building area and height.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere an elevator hoistway door opens into a fire-resistance-rated corridor, the opening must be protected in a manner to address smoke intrusion into the hoistway.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe occupant load factor for business uses has been revised to one occupant per 150 square feet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLive loads on decks and balconies increase the deck live load to one and one-half times the live load of the area served.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe minimum lateral load that fire walls are required to resist is five pounds per square foot.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWind speed maps updated, including maps for the state of Hawaii. 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