Legal and Regulatory

Code Changes Pave Way for CLT in Tall Buildings and Spark Flammability Debate
New codes, which will be included in the 2021 IBC, create three types of mass timber construction and set fire safety requirements and allowable heights.
By Sam Barnes
March 5, 2019
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by Sam Barnes
Sam Barnes worked more than two decades as a McGraw-Hill Cos. regional editor and Engineering News-Record regional correspondent. He currently provides freelance writing and photography for a variety of businesses and publications. He earned his MBA at Louisiana State University in 2001 and a bachelor's degree in journalism at University of Louisiana Monroe in 1986.
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