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 Building Codes 

 Issue Summary Overview
NAA/NMHC Issue Fact Sheet: Building Codes and Standards
Building codes and industry standards have an important impact on the apartment sector. They establish minimum requirements for the design, construction, alteration and maintenance of structures. They provide uniformity and relieve state and local jurisdictions from the burden of creating individual building codes.
NAA/NMHC Issue Fact Sheet: Building Codes Schedule
NAA/NMHC are actively involved in the model code and standard development process to ensure that the multifamily industry’s interests are considered and proposed changes do not unnecessarily increase the cost of housing.

 Recent Issue News
New Energy Codes Could Add Thousands to Apartment Construction Costs, NAA/NMHC Research Shows
New energy codes could add thousands of dollars to construction costs of each apartment residence, according to new research commissioned by NAA/NMHC.
NAA/NMHC Publish Guidance on Retroactive Fire Alarm Requirements
NAA/NMHC have published a guidance document to help firms understand when the International Fire Code requires garden apartments to retroactively install fire alarms. (December 8, 2011)
NAA/NMHC Question New DOE Method for Analyzing Code Costs
NAA/NMHC have submitted comments to the Department of Energy questioning a proposed methodology for calculating the costs of new residential energy codes that were published in the Federal Register. (November 18, 2011)
NAA/NMHC Summarize 2012 Building Code Changes
NAA/NMHC have prepared a document highlighting important changes to the 2012 editions of the International Building Code and the International Fire Code. (October 13, 2011)
Important Changes to the 2009 International Building Code and International Fire Code are Announced
These significant changes are for future projects and existing buildings where the 2009 editions of the codes have been or will be adopted. (May 9, 2011).
Fire Safety/ Codes - Fire Safety Code Retrofit Requirements
NAA members and affiliates are strongly encouraged to investigate whether policy makers at the state and local level are considering adoption of the 2009 International Fire Code, which contains several expensive fire safety retrofit requirements.
Fire Safety/ Codes - Building Codes Update: The 2009 International Fire Code and the Apartment Industry
Apartment operators and developers should be aware of organizational changes in the 2009 edition of the International Fire Code (IFC) that have brought increased attention to fire safety requirements for existing buildings by code enforcement officials.
Fire Safety/Codes - Opinion Regarding Smoke Alarm Retroactivity in the International Fire Code
Letter from International Code Consultants to the San Antonio Apartment Association regarding the retroactivity of smoke alarms in the International Fire Code.