ICC BCS case studies
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The ICC BCS sits inside the International Code Council's credentialing program, which the Code Council describes as "one of the most historic and prestigious credentialing programs for construction codes and standards." ICC states plainly that it "offers several certification opportunities to support career development," and its certification pages organize those options into categories: ICC Certification Exams, Special Inspector Exams, UST/AST Exams, Reciprocity/Transitions, and Combination Designations. This profile is aimed at candidates who are pursuing a building-code specialization credential and want a realistic picture of what to expect. The ICC BCS case studies are 5 cases and about 5,333 words.
1Open Mezzanine in a Sprinklered Furniture Showroom
A developer is converting a 24,000-square-foot, single-story Type II-B retail shell into a furniture showroom. The building is protected throughout by an NFPA 13 sprinkler system.
981 words, about 5 min2Office-to-Restaurant Change of Occupancy in a 1908 Masonry-and-Timber Building
A 1908 three-story building has 11,400-square-foot floor plates, 12-inch masonry exterior bearing walls, heavy timber columns and beams, and wood-joist floor construction rated 1 hour by a fire-resistance evaluation. It has been Group B office since a 1998 renovation and has been protected throughout by an NFPA 13 sprinkler system since then.
1,053 words, about 5 min3Nonseparated Office and Storage in a Sprinklered Type II-B Building
A single-story, 26,000-square-foot building of Type II-B construction is protected throughout by an NFPA 13 sprinkler system. The tenant program is 18,000 square feet of Group B office and 8,000 square feet of Group S-1 storage, with nothing between them but a nonrated partition.
1,087 words, about 5 min4Second-Floor Office Suite with Travel Distance, Common Path, Dead End, and an Intervening Conference Room
A 14,500-square-foot tenant suite is being built on the second floor of a fully sprinklered Type II-B office building. At 100 square feet per occupant, the design occupant load is 145.
1,109 words, about 6 min5Podium Design Using the Horizontal Building Separation Allowance
An architect proposes a six-story mixed-occupancy building using the horizontal building separation allowance. The lower portion is a two-story cast-in-place concrete Type I-A podium with a 30,000-square-foot footprint: Group S-2 parking at grade and Group M retail at level 2.
1,103 words, about 6 min