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Author
Cooke, P. W. | Eisenhard, R. M.
Title
State Adopted Building Regulations for the Construction of Manufactured Buildings: An Analysis.
Coporate
National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
Report
NBSIR 78-1503
July 1978
Distribution
Available from National Technical Information Service
Keywords
buildings; modular structures; building codes; construction; standards; prefabrication; state government; statistical data | prefabricated buildings
Identifiers
industrialized housing
Abstract
This report summarizes the status and characteristics of State adopted building regulatory programs specific to the construction of manufactured buildings. Included are tabularized data and summary information relative to technical codes upon which regulations are based, extent to which established technical provisions contained in recognized national model codes have been amended by certain States, differences from a regulatory standpoint between each states treatment of manufactured building construction and conventional construction, occupancy classifications and type of compliance assurance activities covered by each states' program, and definitions for 'manufactured building' and related terms as defined in state regulations.