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// CODE SNIPPET

Section 103 Acceptable Methods

Performance Code for Buildings and Facilities 2018 of South Holland > 1 Scope and Administration > 103 Acceptable Methods
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[A] 103.1 Objective

To require the use of recognized authoritative documents or design guides for analysis, measurement of performance and determination of criteria used to evaluate compliance with the performance requirements of this code. See Chapter 2 for definitions.

[A] 103.2 Functional Statements

[A] 103.2.1 Approved Methodologies

Design approaches shall utilize authoritative documents and design guides to demonstrate that designs are based on applicable and valid technical and scientific methodologies.

[A] 103.2.2 Construction Documents

Construction documents shall indicate the method by which the design and construction are to be verified and applicable systems are to be measured.

[A] 103.2.3 Testing and Inspection

Testing and inspection of materials and systems shall be based on applicable authoritative documents and design guides.

[A] 103.3 Performance Requirements and Acceptance Method Approach

[A] 103.3.1 Construction Documents

Registered design professionals shall utilize acceptable methods. Construction documents shall contain the design approach, analysis, research, computation and criteria for acceptance that specify the applicable design guides, and authoritative documents utilized to demonstrate that design objectives are met.

[A] 103.3.2 Construction Documents

Construction documents shall include design verification methods that are required to demonstrate compliance with design objectives and applicable authoritative documents and design guides.

[A] 103.3.3 Individually Substantiated Design Methods

Documents that do not meet the criteria for authoritative documents or design guides shall comply with the individually substantiated design method criteria in Appendix C.

[A] 103.3.4 Peer Review

Designs that propose to use documents that do not meet the criteria for authoritative documents or design guides shall not be permitted unless approval is given by the code official. The resulting performance-based design shall undergo an independent peer review process.

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