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2007 California Building Code

January 10th, 2008

2007 California Building Code Changes: The Good, The Bad, The Details

The 2007 California Building Codes take effect January 1st, 2008. Some of the more prominent areas of change in this installment of building codes center on fire safety, equal access for disabled persons and environmentally friendly construction. The new set of codes is based on the latest national and international model building codes.

Rosario Marin, Secretary of the State and Consumer Services Agency and chair of the Building Standards Commission has said, “This will put California back in the forefront as a leader in the use of the latest technology for building safety, fire prevention, safe construction, and code enforcement.”