existing building codes

Code Enforcement as a Tool to Prevent Demolition by Neglect

While often a last resort, enforcing a city’s building code is an effective tool for incentivizing an owner of a historic property to make it useful again.

Proactive Preservation

Historic preservation is commonly perceived as uncertain, unpredictable, and irrational but the International Existing Building Code (IEBC) eases common building code issues to drive rehabilitation of historic structures and economic development.

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