The provisions of the Uniform Building Code are published in three
volumes for the 1997 edition to help building inspectors, plans examiners,
architects and structural designers locate provisions applicable to their
respective fields without the need to search through all provisions.
Volume 1 contains the administrative, fire- and life-safety, and field
inspection provisions, including all nonstructural provisions and those
structural provisions necessary for field inspections.
Looking for the 2000 Uniform Building Code?
1997 marked the end of an era: the final publishing year of the
Uniform Building Code. The 2000 International Building Code is part of the
nation's first-ever single set of comprehensive and coordinated building safety
codes, the 2000 International Codes.
The provisions of the Uniform Building Code are published in three
volumes for the 1997 edition to help building inspectors, plans examiners,
architects and structural designers locate provisions applicable to their
respective fields without the need to search through all provisions.
