2021 ICC Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities, ICCPC-2021
The 2021 ICC Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities (ICCPC) provides a flexible, performance-based alternative to traditional prescriptive codes. It applies to all buildings and facilities where measurable outcomes and innovative design solutions are preferred. This model code helps jurisdictions and design professionals meet safety, health, and welfare objectives using performance criteria rather than fixed prescriptions.
Highlights:
- Supports alternative compliance methods for building and fire safety through functional performance objectives
- Fully coordinated with the 2021 IBC, IFC, and other I-Codes for seamless integration
- Outlines four main parts: Administrative, Building Provisions, Fire Provisions, and Appendices
- Includes expanded requirements for design documentation such as Concept Reports, Design Reports, and O&M Manuals
- Clarifies peer review procedures and the role of special experts in evaluating performance proposals
- Enhances emergency planning with new provisions for fire protection documentation
- Introduces damage tolerance and system reliability metrics for performance-based approvals
- Emphasizes long-term inspection and maintenance to support sustained performance
- Updated appendices on risk assessment, occupant behavior, and modeling protocols
- Incorporates referenced standards from ASCE, ACI, ASTM, NFPA, and more
Who It’s For:
Jurisdictions, code officials, and design professionals seeking flexibility in code compliance through a performance-based framework.
ICCPC-2021
2021 ICC Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities, ICCPC-2021
The 2021 ICC Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities (ICCPC) provides a flexible, performance-based alternative to traditional prescriptive codes. It applies to all buildings and facilities where measurable outcomes and innovative design solutions are preferred. This model code helps jurisdictions and design professionals meet safety, health, and welfare objectives using performance criteria rather than fixed prescriptions.
Highlights:
- Supports alternative compliance methods for building and fire safety through functional performance objectives
- Fully coordinated with the 2021 IBC, IFC, and other I-Codes for seamless integration
- Outlines four main parts: Administrative, Building Provisions, Fire Provisions, and Appendices
- Includes expanded requirements for design documentation such as Concept Reports, Design Reports, and O&M Manuals
- Clarifies peer review procedures and the role of special experts in evaluating performance proposals
- Enhances emergency planning with new provisions for fire protection documentation
- Introduces damage tolerance and system reliability metrics for performance-based approvals
- Emphasizes long-term inspection and maintenance to support sustained performance
- Updated appendices on risk assessment, occupant behavior, and modeling protocols
- Incorporates referenced standards from ASCE, ACI, ASTM, NFPA, and more
Who It’s For:
Jurisdictions, code officials, and design professionals seeking flexibility in code compliance through a performance-based framework.
ICCPC-2021
2021 International Building Code – IBC-2021
The 2021 International Building Code® (IBC) provides comprehensive regulations for commercial and multifamily buildings, excluding detached one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses not more than three stories. Developed by the International Code Council (ICC), this model code supports safe, accessible, and sustainable construction through coordinated design and enforcement standards.
Highlights:
- Classifies puzzle/escape rooms as special amusement areas with new egress rules (Section 411)
- Allows separate building treatment for control areas separated by fire walls
- Requires enhanced classroom acoustics in small Group E occupancies per ICC A117.1
- Simplifies requirements for Metal Composite Materials (MCMs); removes sprinkler trade-offs
- Introduces clear guidelines for using shipping containers as buildings
- Adds sprinkler mandates for Group S-2 parking garages over 48,000 sq ft
- Adopts 2017 edition of ICC A117.1 for accessibility standards
- Mandates minimum-height parapets on aggregate-surfaced roofs for safety
- Classifies large assembly buildings (2,500+ occupants) as Risk Category III
- Aligns snow load maps and rain load rules with ASCE 7-16
- Requires special inspection of mass timber anchorage and connections
- Adds inspection requirements for fire-resistant systems in large Group R areas
- Introduces frost protection for egress doors at foundation level
- References ACI 117 and ITG 7 for concrete construction tolerances
- Establishes new mass timber construction types IV-A, IV-B, and IV-C for taller, larger structures
Who It’s For:
Architects, engineers, contractors, code officials, and commercial building developers seeking 2021 code compliance, permitting support, and design reference.
ISBN: 9781609839550
2021 International Building Code – IBC-2021
The 2021 International Building Code® (IBC) provides comprehensive regulations for commercial and multifamily buildings, excluding detached one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses not more than three stories. Developed by the International Code Council (ICC), this model code supports safe, accessible, and sustainable construction through coordinated design and enforcement standards.
Highlights:
- Classifies puzzle/escape rooms as special amusement areas with new egress rules (Section 411)
- Allows separate building treatment for control areas separated by fire walls
- Requires enhanced classroom acoustics in small Group E occupancies per ICC A117.1
- Simplifies requirements for Metal Composite Materials (MCMs); removes sprinkler trade-offs
- Introduces clear guidelines for using shipping containers as buildings
- Adds sprinkler mandates for Group S-2 parking garages over 48,000 sq ft
- Adopts 2017 edition of ICC A117.1 for accessibility standards
- Mandates minimum-height parapets on aggregate-surfaced roofs for safety
- Classifies large assembly buildings (2,500+ occupants) as Risk Category III
- Aligns snow load maps and rain load rules with ASCE 7-16
- Requires special inspection of mass timber anchorage and connections
- Adds inspection requirements for fire-resistant systems in large Group R areas
- Introduces frost protection for egress doors at foundation level
- References ACI 117 and ITG 7 for concrete construction tolerances
- Establishes new mass timber construction types IV-A, IV-B, and IV-C for taller, larger structures
Who It’s For:
Architects, engineers, contractors, code officials, and commercial building developers seeking 2021 code compliance, permitting support, and design reference.
ISBN: 9781609839550