Code Connection: Referenced Standards
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Code Connection: Referenced Standards
- To comply with the provisions of the model code, a method or material must meet the requirements of the referenced standard
- A Project Committee has been formed to evaluate the 2002 edition of ANSI/TPI 1.
- WTCA is planning to propose changes to the I-Codes for the 2007 code cycle that will move in the direction of having the metal plate connected wood truss requirements currently included in the IBC and IRC also placed into TPI 1 so that both are consistent and ultimately most of the information about truss design and construction will be in TPI 1.
2006 April