Imad Naffa
Welcome friends!
You have arrived at the premier site for building codes information
and related resources, better known as "The World of
Building Codes". Our site and the numerous code links
and offerings will help launch you on a learning
experience for
anything and everything dealing with the building and construction
codes.
The Building Code Discussions Group (BCDG),
one of our better known offerings, was started in the late
nineteen
nineties, right here from good ol' Fresno, CA, (36.5N, 119.48W).
For International Building Code discussions there is no equal
to the BCDG.
As architects, engineers and building code specialists dealing
with building and fire codes on daily basis, we saw the need
for a national forum between designers, code officials, builders,
construction industry, educators/students and anyone that came
in contact with the codes and construction.
The forum had a vision of being dynamic, different than anything
else out there, and it had to relate to topics that are current
and facing each one of us in the business of building, designing
and checking. We realized early on the need for quality and
fast code discussions and interpretations---and you proved us
right. With the help and hard work of a dedicated core group
of individuals, our panelists and regular contributors, the
forum took off.
The BCDG has evolved into an international community of individuals
from 100+ countries worldwide discussing, collaborating, educating
and interpreting the codes, construction practices and related
topics. Hundred's of Q&A are posted every day. Every topic
dealing with building, fire and construction codes is fair game
here. International, Legacy and NFPA codes are our topics of
daily discussion. New members join from all parts of the world
and guest visitors browse the discussions by the hundred's.
The discussions are intriguing, current and continuously updated.
The searchable data of Q&A accumulated in the BCDG is a
great resource for builders, code officials and designers. The
speed by which the questions are answered is second to none! The
reviews and feedback we receive have been nothing short of tremendous!
Take
a look.
As president and founder of NAFFA International, www.NAFFAinc.com,
a private building code consulting firm in Fresno, CA. that
delivers
services throughout the western USA and interrnationally, I
am committed to the building code education and the smart use
of technology in the building code, design and construction
fields. I am a 1979 graduate from Bishop's
High School in Amman, Jordan, and a 1983 civil engineering
graduate from California State University
at Fresno.
NAFFA International provides services nationally to governmental
agencies, builders and applicants involved in the construction
and building permit process. Our company specializes in review
for compliance with the International Building
Codes, State-adopted Codes, NFPA Standards, ADA Regulations,
Oregon's Specialty Codes, Structural Analysis,
Un reinforced
Masonry Buildings Retrofit, Uniform Fire Code and Fire Suppression
Systems and overall building permitting processes,
procedures and automation.
NAFFA spearheaded the development of the NCSBCS-award-winning
CodeBuddy®
suite of building code/construction programs. The software is
used nationwide by designers, builders, code enforcement officials
and homeowners.
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of
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perfect,
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encounter few errors. You can be assured that we work
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with
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please let us know.
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Warmest regards,
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