Building Codes

Reference articles on building codes. Each one cites the original standard or code it is based on.

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Building Codes

ASCE 7-22 Chapter 7 - Snow Loads: The Engineering Standard Behind Colorado Garage Door Structural Requirements

ASCE 7-22 Chapter 7 defines how to calculate roof snow loads from ground snow load values.

ASCE 7-22 Chapters 26-30 - Wind Loads for Components and Cladding: The Engineering Basis for Garage Door Pressure Ratings

ASCE 7-22 Chapters 26 through 30 define the analytical method for calculating wind pressures on components and cladding, including garage doors.

IBC 1609.1.2 - Windborne Debris Regions: When Garage Doors Need Impact Protection

IBC 1609.1.2 defines windborne debris regions and requires that glazed openings in those regions have impact-resistant protection.

IBC 1609.2.2 - Glazed Garage Door Impact Protection in Windborne Debris Regions

IBC 1609.2.2 requires garage door glazed openings in windborne debris regions to meet ANSI/DASMA 115 or an approved impact standard.

IBC 2603.4.1.9 - Foam Plastic Insulation in Garage Doors: The Fire Code Exception

IBC 2603.4.1.9 allows insulated garage doors to contain foam plastic without the thermal barrier (typically 1/2-inch drywall) normally required by the IBC for foam plastic installations, provided the door assembly passes the ANSI/DASMA 107 room fire test.

IBC Section 1609 - Wind Loads: The Commercial Building Code Basis for Garage Door Wind Design

IBC Section 1609 governs wind load design for commercial buildings, referencing ASCE 7-22 as the design standard.

IRC R302.5 - Door and Opening Requirements Between a House and an Attached Garage

IRC R302.5 requires a fire-rated door between an attached garage and living space: either a solid wood or solid steel door at least 1-3/8 inches thick, or a 20-minute fire-rated door.

IRC R302.6 - Fire Separation Requirements Between a Garage and Living Space

IRC R302.6 requires fire-rated wall and ceiling separation between an attached garage and the dwelling.

IRC R317 - Garages and Carports: The IRC's Consolidated Garage Requirements

IRC 2024 R317 is the primary residential code section for attached and detached garages.

IRC R317 Openers: The Code Requirement That Every Automatic Garage Door Opener Be UL 325 Listed

IRC R317 (formerly R309.4) requires all automatic residential garage door openers to be listed and labeled to UL 325.

IRC R609.4 - Garage Door Structural Testing Requirements

IRC R609.4 requires that garage doors installed in the United States be tested to ASTM E330 or ANSI/DASMA 108 and meet the pass/fail criteria of ANSI/DASMA 108.

IRC R609.4.1 - Garage Door Wind Pressure Label Requirements

IRC R609.4.1 requires a permanent label on every installed garage door showing the manufacturer, model/series number, positive and negative design wind pressure ratings, the installation instruction drawing reference, and the test standard used.

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