CEE 498 Senior Design & CEM 456 Capstone (Nambisan & Sehdev): Standards and Building Codes

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

UNLV students and employees may request the full text of standards documents through the UNLV Libraries using the process on this page.

UNLV Students and Employees may use this link to create a user account with Engineering Workbench to search for applicable standards and to view full text of items that UNLV Libraries have already added to our subscription. Use your UNLV email address to create your account.

The non-profit International Code Council (ICC) provides free, view-only, online 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.

Find a wide variety of engineering-related handbooks and manuals at this U.S. Department of Agriculture, NRCS website.

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

"As part of its commitment to enhancing public safety, NFPA makes its codes and standards available online to the public for free. Online access to NFPA's consensus documents conveniently places important safety information on the desktops of traditional users as well as others who have a keen interest. NFPA is committed to serving the public's increasing interest in technical information, and online access to these key codes is a valuable resource." Note: Due to licensing restrictions, we cannot provide a pdf version of these documents, so this free, online, view only option is how to get them!

Coming soon! UNLV Libraries will soon have online access to the ASTM Standards and the Digital Library via ASTM Compass. The above link provides on-campus access only at the moment.

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.

Links to CCRFCD materials including the design manuals and flood model data. Located in their Programs & Services, Projects & Engineering portion of their website.

Links to planning and engineering documents for streets and highways. Located in their Projects & Initiatives, Streets & Highways portion of their website.

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. Located in the Documents portion of their website. Note there is a separate page listing local amendments to current codes.