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Standards and Building Code Organizations

Organizations that set the technical standards, codes and certification systems buildings are designed and built to: the American Institute of Steel Construction, the International Code Council and the U.S. Green Building Council. Belongs here: any organization whose primary role is publishing or administering a technical standard, building code or certification system. Does not belong here: a professional body that represents architects but does not itself set binding technical standards, grouped under professional bodies and federations.

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Era of Emergence
1772 BCE 1
Origin Region
Babylon (Mesopotamia) 1
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  • Wikipedia, Building code, history section, era
    The earliest known written building code is included in the Code of Hammurabi, which dates from circa 1772 BC.
  • Wikipedia, Building code, history section, region
    The earliest known written building code is included in the Code of Hammurabi, which dates from circa 1772 BC.
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