2024 International Building Code Illustrated Handbook

Whether you’re an architect, engineer, contractor, building manager, or municipal official involved in construction, the 2024 International Building Code^® Illustrated Handbook provides everything you need to understand the latest building code provisions. This edition features an update to structural loads based on reference to ASCE/SEI 7-22 Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures.

Covering all the key IBC changes, the 2024 International Building Code^® Illustrated Handbook will help you understand complex code provisions to achieve compliance.

This edition features updates to:

• Steel, wood, concrete and masonry standards
• Guards on retaining walls
• NFPA 13R sprinkler protection for apartment buildings
• Egress requirements for occupiable roofs
• Loadbearing exterior wall provisions for Type III construction
• Fire resistance of exterior walls
• Facilities involved in lithium-ion and lithium metal batteries
• Public occupancy temporary structures