CEE 498 Senior Project Design (James): Standards and Building Codes

On this webguide you can find more detailed information about how to search for and understand standards documents.

Sign up for your free Interlibrary Loan account to get access to many more standards documents and materials from other libraries. You may use the interlibrary loan request form for either article or book, and please do add that you are "requesting a standards document" in the Notes field of the request form. You might need to first register your Rebel Card with the Libraries before getting an Interlibrary Loan account.

Registering your Rebel Card barcode with the library will enable you to sign up for an Interlibrary Loan account.

Search for and access .pdf files for Department of Defense standards and specification documents that have been cleared for public access.

The non-profit International Code Council (ICC) provides free access to building safety and fire prevention codes and standards that are used by many government agencies. Includes 2012 International Energy Conservation Code, 2012 International Building Code, and 2012 International Fire Code. Be careful not to click on the shopping cart icon when opening any of the documents, as that launches an option to purchase the premium versions.

Free public read-only access to Uniform codes including the 2012 Uniform Plumbing Code and 2012 Uniform Mechanical Code.

Note the legend for the meanings of blue and red text within the read only view of the fourth printing (2020) of the 2018 International Building Code.

This page will allow you to search for and view several codes published by the International Code Council.

This and other standards/codes/manuals are available within the UNLV Techstreet database subscriptions. Often these will include redlines showing changes from prior versions, and copies of historic versions. Please contact sue.wainscott@unlv.edu to get your Techstreet account set up.

This and other standards/codes/manuals are available within the UNLV Techstreet database subscriptions. Often these will include redlines showing changes from prior versions, and copies of historic versions. Please contact sue.wainscott@unlv.edu to get your Techstreet account set up.

This and other standards/codes/manuals are available within the UNLV Techstreet database subscriptions. Often these will include redlines showing changes from prior versions, and copies of historic versions. Please contact sue.wainscott@unlv.edu to get your Techstreet account set up.

Links to CCRFCD materials including the design manuals and flood model data.

This webpage from the Southern Nevada Building Officials group lists current national and international building and safety codes adopted by the local municipalities, as well as efforts to consider adoption of additional or newer versions of these codes.