Building codes always exist for a reason. They assure safety, and inspections reveal anything potentially wrong with those buildings. That’s why it is crucial to have them.
BSS Building Inspections can inspect your building for you. Before they do, though, you should know the answers to some common questions.
1. What Can I Do to Make a Building Compliant?
To make a building compliant, you can talk to someone at an emergency management agency. You might also speak to the permit-issuing officials, who can give you valuable tips.
2. What is the Code Enforcement Process?
Enforcement starts when you submit an application for a remodel or construction permit. Code officials then process that application and give you your permit if they feel it’s warranted.
3. What Do Building Code Officials Usually Do?
Building code officials keep records that indicate whether your building is up to code. They also collect fees and are in charge of inspections.
4. How Do Federal, State, and Local Building Codes Differ?
Local and state governments have some additional rules you must follow on top of the national ones that exist. Usually, it’s the job of a mayor, committee, or council to come up with building rules on a local level.
5. What’s a Building Code Violation?
A building code violation occurs when a building is not up to code, and someone in charge of enforcement issues a notice of that to the building’s owner or operator. They must then act to rectify the issue.
6. Who Has to Use Building Codes?
Facility managers utilize building codes. So do interior designers, construction workers, engineers, and virtually anyone else who works to develop a building.
7. Who Enforces and Develops Codes?
The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the International Code Council are the governing bodies that primarily come up with building codes. There is also input from various other authorities at the local, state, and federal levels.
8. What Are Some Building Code Examples?
There are many building codes. Some of them deal with materials that are and aren’t safe to use. Others govern things like what electrical components you can safely install in your building.
Other codes cover things like fire safety, occupancy, and weatherproofing. You have codes for sewage disposal and sanitation as well.
9. Why Do Building Codes Matter?
Building codes matter because, without them, you could not feel comfortable and secure in any building. These codes represent safety standards.
If they were not in place, then presumably, some construction companies would not erect buildings that had the minimum safety requirements. Accidents and injuries would be the likely result.
10. What Can You Do After a Building Code Violation?
After receiving a building code violation, you can ask the entity that issued it to you what you can do to correct it. You can then hire some individuals or companies that can solve the problem.
It may also be necessary to shutter your building until you can correct the issue. That’s why you need to deal with the violation as quickly as possible.
