Free 2009 IECC Download

**Dancing Dan** · 09-30-2010, 02:25 PM

Click here. Got a notice from my local NAHB chapter. A few steps, registration required, but it works.

**Ted S.** · 09-30-2010, 06:01 PM

Thanks Dan,

I just did it and it worked.

I actaully bought it a couple months ago but this was good becase I put it on another machine. If you read the text it says you can load one copy on 2 machines.

**Overbuilders** · 09-30-2010, 06:16 PM

Woohoo, freebies courtesy of Biggie Dancer!

That's your hip-hop name. Run with it. ;)

**Dancing Dan** · 09-30-2010, 06:19 PM

Thanks, Homeboybuilder. I'll try to live up to my street cred.

**ThingOfBeauty** · 09-30-2010, 06:21 PM

Good share Dan.
ICC has protected pdfs of all the International codes here:
http://publicecodes.citation.com/icod/index.htm
Several states have their own version here
http://publicecodes.citation.com/st/index.htm
Virginia is stored somewhere else on the site. ICC seems to hide these free versions pretty well! you may be able to get to them from the main ICC site but I don't know how.
Our local jurisdictions have helpfully posted the links on their own sites. I believe the reason these free versions are up is because of a court case where a homeowner objected to paying money to see a legal provision that his local government had adopted, and the local jurisdictions decided they had to have a way for people to at least see the code.
It's kind of frustrating to use protected pdfs though, you can't cut and paste so it's hard to email someone the section of the code you're talking about.

**Alex_Saloutos** · 09-30-2010, 06:30 PM

Originally Posted by ThingOfBeauty

It's kind of frustrating to use protected pdfs though, you can't cut and paste so it's hard to email someone the section of the code you're talking about.

In Adobe Reader you should be able to just click in one corner of the selected document with your mouse, pull diagonally to form a box around the selected area, cut and paste as a graphics file into an e-mail or other document. Here are detailed instructions.

**Dutchman** · 10-01-2010, 04:16 PM

Shouldn't the code be free anyway? I've always paid for them and wondered why afterwards.

**Ted S.** · 10-01-2010, 04:59 PM

Originally Posted by Dutchman

Shouldn't the code be free anyway? I've always paid for them and wondered why afterwards.

Now that's about the best question I've heard in a long time. Don't we pay taxes to do things like develop codes?

Latley I've had to but so many codes so I guess I am bias.

**David Meiland** · 10-01-2010, 06:32 PM

Having to pay for legally-required building codes definitely seems wrong, but then I usually have to hire a lawyer to tell me what the law is.

**Ted S.** · 10-01-2010, 06:48 PM

For a while there, I could guess my way through code issues, there used to be a lot more common sense when BOCA and the UBC was around.

Now with all these new codes and programs I don't really know what I am doing. Here in MA we have a Stretch Energy Code which was adopted Town by Town, the rest of the Towns not under the Stretch Code are under IECC 2009, but many projects are still under 2006 as they permited before July 1st.

Then there's Energy Star, with the MA program now changing going into 2011, then the national program is going to version 2A for a brief period, then to version 3 in the later 2011.

**Top Notch** · 10-02-2010, 08:27 AM

That would be a concept hug? Free code books or access as part of your licensing. When you renew you automatically get the legal tools you need to comply.

They are all crooks---non bigger than the EPA...Like I said if they want compliance they should be handing these renovate right brochure out for free at every home supply checkout instead of making us pay.

**ThingOfBeauty** · 10-02-2010, 06:11 PM

EPA and ENERGY STAR are free to get, including some of the best, illustrated guidebooks in construction.
Code is a total scam though. Before the internet they paid for their conventions by selling $20 books for $55, now with the internet tough luck.

Wow, Alex, it is letting me copy text. Funny because I know I tried before with no luck. Or maybe I'm thinking of the free NFPA codes. SOme files are built so you can't copy things out of them. THanks for the tip!

**philthegreek** · 10-04-2010, 04:23 PM

I registered and chose Mac for OS and it still downloaded an .exe file. Is there some trick here Dan?

phil

**Dancing Dan** · 10-04-2010, 04:51 PM

Guess they just hate you. Check your e-mail.

**philthegreek** · 10-04-2010, 07:13 PM

Thanks a lot Dan. Got it ;-)

phil

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