The Building Code

The exam covers the following sections of the Building Code.
A – Compliance, Objectives and Functional Statements, as follows:

  • Part 1 - Compliance and General, all:
    • except 1.1.2.1. Application of Parts 1, 7 and 12, all
    • except 1.1.2.3. Application of Part 8, all
    • except 1.1.2.5. Application of Part 10, all
    • except 1.1.3.2. Building Size Determination of Building Divided by Vertical Fire Separation, all
    • except 1.3.1.2.(2) Farm Buildings
  • Part 2 - Objectives, all
  • Part 3 - Functional Statements, all

B - Acceptable Solutions, as follows:

  • Part 1 - General, all
  • Part 3 - Fire Protection, Occupant Safety and Accessibility, only:
    • 3.1. General, only:
      • 3.1.1. Scope, all
      • 3.1.2.1. Classification of Buildings, all
      • 3.1.4.7. Heavy Timber Construction, all
      • 3.1.5.8.(1) & (2) Combustible Flooring Elements
      • 3.1.7.5. Rating of Supporting Construction, all
      • 3.1.8.2. Combustible Construction Support, all
      • 3.1.10.1.(1) to (3) Rating of Firewalls
      • 3.1.20.1. Glass, all
    • 3.2. Building Fire Safety, only:
      • 3.2.2.3. Exceptions to Structural Fire Protection, all
      • 3.2.3.9. Protection of Structural Members, all
    • 3.3. Safety within Floor Areas, only:
      • 3.3.1.17. Guards, all
      • 3.3.4.7. Stairs, Ramps, Landings and Guards for Dwelling Units, all
      • 3.3.4.9. Stud Wall Reinforcement, all
      • 3.3.6.2. Storage of Explosives, all
      • 3.3.6.3.(1) Indoor Storage of Compressed Gases
      • 3.3.6.4.(2) to (4) Storage and Dispensing Rooms for Flammable Liquids and Combustible Liquids
    • 3.4. Exits, only:
      • 3.4.6.5.(12) Handrails
      • 3.4.6.6. Guards, all
      • 3.4.6.7. Ramp Slope, all
      • 3.4.7.2. Fire Escape Construction, all
      • 3.4.7.6.(1) Guards and Railings
    • 3.5. Vertical Transportation, only:
      • 3.5.2.1.(1) Required Elevator
      • 3.5.4.1. Elevator Car Dimensions, all
    • 3.6. Service Facilities, only:
      • 3.6.1.3. Storage Use Prohibition, all
      • 3.6.1.5. Fixed Access Ladders, all
      • 3.6.2.7.(1), (3) to (5), (8) & (14) Electrical Equipment Vaults
    • 3.7. Health Requirements, only:
      • 3.7.4.14. Grab Bar Installation, all
    • 3.10. Self-Service Storage Buildings, only:
      • 3.10.2.3. Structural Fire Protection, all
    • 3.15. Signs, only:
      • 3.15.3. Structural Requirements, all
    • 3.16. Shelf and Rack Storage Systems, only:
      • 3.16.1.3.(1) Construction
      • 3.16.1.7.(13) Exits and Means of Egress
    • 3.17. Additional Requirements for Change of Use, all
  • Part 4 - Structural Design, all
  • Part 5 - Environmental Separation, only:
    • 5.1. General, only:
      • 5.1.4.1.(1) & (3) to (5) Structural and Environmental Loads
      • 5.1.4.2.(3) Resistance to Deterioration
      • 5.1.5. Other Requirements, all
    • 5.2. Loads and Procedures, only:
      • 5.2.1.3.(3) Environmental Load and Transfer Calculations
      • 5.2.2. Structural Loads and Design Procedures, all
    • 5.4. Air Leakage, only:
      • 5.4.1.2.(1) Air Barrier System Properties
    • 5.8. Moisture in the Ground, only:
      • 5.8.1.1. Required Drainage, all
      • 5.8.2.2.(2), (3) & (5) Protective Material and Component Properties
    • 5.10. Standards, all
  • Part 6 - Heating, Ventilating and Air- Conditioning, only:
    • 6.2. Design and Installation, only:
      • 6.2.1.3. Structural Movement, all
      • 6.2.9.1.(3) Piping Materials and Installation
    • 6.3. Chimneys and Venting Equipment, only:
      • 6.3.1.2.(1) Masonry or Concrete Chimneys
      • 6.3.1.5. Access Ladders, all
  • Part 7 - Plumbing, only:
    • 7.3. Piping, only:
      • 7.3.4.1. Capability of Support, all
      • 7.3.4.2. Independence of Support, all
      • 7.3.4.4. Support for Vertical Piping, all
      • 7.3.4.5.(1), (2), (5) & (6) Support for Horizontal Piping
      • 7.3.4.6.(2) Support for Underground Horizontal Piping
      • 7.3.4.7. Support for Vent Pipe Above a Roof, all
      • 7.3.4.9. Thrust Restraint of Water Service Pipes, all
      • 7.3.5.3. Isolation from Loads, all
      • 7.3.5.7.(3) Spatial Separation
    • 7.4. Drainage Systems, only:
      • 7.4.10.4.(2) & (3) Hydraulic Loads from Roofs or Paved Surfaces
    • 7.6. Potable Water Systems, only:
      • 7.6.1.13.(1) Solar Domestic Hot Water Systems
  • Part 8 - Sewage Systems, only:
    • 8.2. Design Standards, only:
      • 8.2.2.2.(7) Tanks
    • 8.3. Class 1 Sewage Systems, only:
      • 8.3.2. Superstructure Requirements, all
      • 8.3.3. Earth Pit Privy, all
    • 8.4. Class 2 Sewage Systems, only:
      • 8.4.2.1.(2) Construction Requirements
    • 8.5. Class 3 Sewage Systems, only:
      • 8.5.2.1.(2) Construction Requirements
    • 8.7. Leaching Beds, only:
      • 8.7.4.2.(9) Construction Requirements
  • Part 9 - Housing and Small Buildings, only:
    • 9.1. General, only:
      • 9.1.1.1. Scope, all
      • 9.1.1.2. Signs, all
      • 9.1.1.3. Self-Service Storage Buildings, all
      • 9.1.1.4. Tents and Air-Supported Structures, all
      • 9.1.1.8. Building in Flood Plains, all
      • 9.1.1.9. Site Assembled and Factory-Built Buildings, all
      • 9.1.1.11. Shelf and Rack Storage Systems, all
    • 9.3. Materials, Systems and Equipment, all
    • 9.4. Structural Requirements, all
    • 9.5. Design of Areas and Spaces and Doorways, only:
      • 9.5.2.3. Stud Wall Reinforcement, all
    • 9.6. Glass, only:
      • 9.6.1.2. Material Standards for Glass, all
      • 9.6.1.3. Structural Sufficiency of Glass, all
    • 9.7. Windows, Doors and Skylights, only:
      • 9.7.2.2.(4) Other Requirements for Windows, Doors and Skylights
    • 9.8. Stairs, Ramps, Handrails, and Guards, only:
      • 9.8.7.7. Design and Attachment of Handrails, all
      • 9.8.8.1.(7) to (9) Required Guards
      • 9.8.8.2. Loads on Guards, all
      • 9.8.8.4.(2) Guards for Floors and Ramps in Garages
      • 9.8.8.7. Glass in Guards, all
      • 9.8.9.1. Loads on Stairs and Ramps, all
      • 9.8.9.2. Exterior Concrete Stairs, all
      • 9.8.9.3. Exterior Wood Steps, all
      • 9.8.9.4. Wooden Stair Stringers, all
      • 9.8.9.5. Treads, all
      • 9.8.10. Cantilevered Precast Concrete Steps, all
    • 9.10. Fire Protection, only:
      • 9.10.1.3.(1) Items Under Part 3 Jurisdiction
      • 9.10.7.1. Protection of Structural Steel members, all
      • 9.10.9.8. Collapse of Combustible Construction, all
      • 9.10.9.9. Reduction in Thickness of Fire Separation by Beams and Joists, all
      • 9.10.9.17.(5) Separation of Repair Garages
      • 9.10.11.3. Construction of Firewalls, all
    • 9.12. Excavation, all
    • 9.15. Footings and Foundations, all:
      • except 9.15.6. Parging and Finishing of Foundation Walls, all
    • 9.16. Floors- On- Ground, only:
      • 9.16.1.2. Structural Floor Slabs, all
      • 9.16.3.2. Hydrostatic Pressure, all
      • 9.16.5. Wood, all
    • 9.17. Columns, all
    • 9.20. Masonry and Insulating Concrete Form Walls Not in Contact with the Ground, all:
      • except 9.20.13. Control of Rain Water Penetration, all
      • except 9.20.17.7. Protection from Precipitation and Damage, all
    • 9.21. Masonry and Concrete Chimneys and Flues, only:
      • 9.21.4.1. Unit Masonry, all
      • 9.21.4.2. Concrete, all
      • 9.21.4.3. Footings, all
      • 9.21.4.5. Lateral Stability, all
      • 9.21.4.8. Wall Thickness, all
      • 9.21.5.3. Support of Joists or Beams, all
    • 9.22. Fireplaces, only:
      • 9.22.1.3. Footings, all
      • 9.22.5.2. Support of Hearth, all
    • 9.23. Wood Frame Construction, all
    • 9.24. Sheet Steel Stud Wall Framing, all
    • 9.26. Roofing, only:
      • 9.26.1.3. Solar Collector Systems, all
      • 9.26.13.2. Support, all
      • 9.26.14. Glass Reinforced Polyester Roofing, all
      • 9.26.17. Concrete Roof Tiles, all
    • 9.27. Cladding, only:
      • 9.27.5.1. Attachment, all
    • 9.31. Plumbing Facilities, only:
      • 9.31.2.3. Grab Bars, all
      • 9.31.6.2.(3) Equipment and Installation
    • 9.33. Heating and Air- Conditioning, only:
      • 9.33.1.3. Structural Movement, all
    • 9.35. Garages and Carports, only:
      • 9.35.1. Scope, all
      • 9.35.3. Foundations, all
      • 9.35.4.2. Columns, all
      • 9.35.4.3. Anchorage, all
    • 9.36. Cottages, only:
      • 9.36.1.1. Application, all
      • 9.36.2.1.(1) Exclusions
      • 9.36.2.2. Foundations, all
      • 9.36.2.3. Waterproofing and Dampproofing, all
    • 9.37. Log Construction, all
    • 9.38. Park Model Trailers, all:
      • except 9.38.3.2. Spatial Separation, all
    • 9.39. Reinforced Concrete Slabs, all
    • 9.40. Additional Requirements for Change of Use, only:
      • 9.40.2.1.(1) Change of Use and Compensating construction
      • 9.40.2.2.(1) to (3) Performance Level Evaluation and Compensating Construction Tables A-1 to A-37, all
  • Part 11 – Renovation, only:
    • 11.5. Compliance Alternatives, all including Compliance Alternatives listed in Tables 11.5.1.1.A, 11.5.1.1.B, 11.5.1.1.C, 11.5.1.1.D/E, and 11.5.1.1.F. which cross-reference requirements in the remainder of the Building Structural syllabus.

C - Administrative Provisions, as follows:

  • Part 1 - General, only:
    • 1.1. Administration, all
    • 1.2. Design and General Review, only:
      • 1.2.1.1.(1), (3) & (5) to (6) Design
      • 1.2.2.1.(1) to (4) & (6) to (9) General Review by Architect or Professional Engineer
      • 1.2.2.2.(2) Restriction for General Review
    • 1.3. Permits and Inspections, only:
      • 1.3.1.1.(1), (3) & (5) Requirement for Permits
      • 1.3.3.4.(4) Occupancy Permit - Certain Buildings of Residential Occupancy
      • 1.3.5.1.(2) Prescribed Notices
      • 1.3.5.2. Additional Notices, all
      • 1.3.6. As Constructed Plans, all
  • Part 2 - Alternative Solutions, Disputes, Rulings and Interpretations, only:
    • 2.1. Alternative Solutions, all
    • 2.4. Rulings and Interpretations, all

Supplementary Standards

The following Supplementary Standards may be covered in the exam:

  • Supplementary Standard SA-1 - Objectives and Functional Statements Attributed to the Acceptable Solutions
  • Supplementary Standard SB-1 - Climatic and Seismic Data
  • Supplementary Standard SB-2 - Fire Performance Ratings
  • Supplementary Standard SB-7 - Guards for Housing and Small Buildings
  • Supplementary Standard SB-8 - Design, Construction and Installation of Anchorage Systems for Fixed Access Ladders
  • Supplementary Standard SB-11 - Construction of Farm Buildings
  • Supplementary Standard SB-13 - Glass in Guards