Georgia Building Codes

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2010 ADA Standards Fair Housing Act Design Manual [PDF]

OSHA

OSHA 1904 Recordkeeping OSHA 1910 General Industry OSHA 1926 Construction

INCORPORATED AMENDMENTS

Georgia State Amendments to the International Building Code (2012 Edition)

Georgia Amendments 2014
Revised January 1, 2014
Original document

Georgia Amendments 2015
Revised January 1, 2015
Original document

Georgia Amendments 2017
Revised January 1, 2017
Original document

Georgia Amendments 2018
Revised January 1, 2018
Original document

Georgia State Amendments to the International Residential Code for One- and TwoFamily Dwellings

Georgia Amendments 2014
Revised January 1, 2014
Original document

Georgia Amendments 2015
Revised January 1, 2015
Original document

Georgia Amendments 2018
Revised January 1, 2018
Original document

Georgia State Amendments to the International Fire Code

Georgia Amendments 2014
Revised January 1, 2014
Original document

Georgia State Amendments to the International Plumbing Code

Georgia Amendments 2014
Revised January 1, 2014
Original document

Georgia Amendments 2015
Revised January 1, 2015
Original document

Georgia State Amendments to the International Mechanical Code

Georgia Amendments 2014
Revised January 1, 2014
Original document

Georgia Amendments 2015
Revised January 1, 2015
Original document

Georgia State Amendments to the International Fuel Gas Code

Georgia Amendments 2014
Revised January 1, 2014
Original document

Georgia Amendments 2015
Revised January 1, 2015
Original document

Georgia State Supplements and Amendments to the International Energy Conservation Code

Georgia Amendments 2011
Revised January 1, 2011
Original document

Georgia Amendments 2012
Revised January 1, 2012
Original document

Georgia State Amendments to the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code

Georgia Amendments 2014
Revised January 1, 2014
Original document

FURTHER INFORMATION

Georgia Department of Community Affairs

UPCOMING CHANGES

2018 Code adoptions
Effective Date: Jan 1, 2020

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Georgia Building Codes

The building codes of Georgia adopt the the International Building Code 2012 (IBC 2012), International Residential Code 2012 (IRC 2012), International Fire Code 2012 (IFC 2012), International Plumbing Code 2012 (IPC 2012), International Mechanical Code 2012 (IMC 2012), International Fuel Gas Code 2012 (IFGC 2012), International Energy Conservation Code 2009 (IECC 2009), International Swimming Pool and Spa Code 2012 (ISPSC 2012), and the NFPA 70 ‒ National Electrical Code 2017. These codes include amendments enacted at the state level.

Amendments

States and cities enact critical amendments to the base codes. Georgia has made amendment to the codes. UpCodes provides the only source to view these amendments integrated into the model codes. Learn about amendments

Georgia Agencies

Georgia Department of Community Affairs
Webiste: http://www.dca.state.ga.us/development/constructioncodes/programs/codes2.asp
60 Executive Park South, NE
Atlanta
GA
30329
Phone: (850) 487-1824

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