Constructing Buildings

Program Contacts
Vernon Hodge
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• Whole House Mechanical Ventilation

Virginia’s condition building rules and laws are administered through Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (USBC), and its own associated requirements and regulations for industrialized or standard structures, made houses and enjoyment devices. Rules and regulations are used by the Board of Housing and Community Development and regular amendments are utilized to update rules and include brand-new reference requirements.

Architects, designers and builders make use of these codes and standards to develop and construct safe, healthy and sturdy structures for several utilizes, from domestic to commercial and manufacturing. Local building officials and inspectors problem permits and conduct inspections in order to guarantee the structures tend to be built or put together and run in line with the rules.

The division of Housing and Community Development administers and carries from building rules and regulations through the programs listed below:

• The Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code recommends building regulations is complied with when constructing, repairing, renovating, maintaining and/or switching the usage buildings and structures.
• The Industrialized Building offers up the management and enforcement of consistent statewide criteria for design, building, evaluation and certification of industrialized or standard structures, wherever produced.
• The Virginia Amusement Device program suggests consistent statewide laws when it comes to construction, upkeep, evaluation, and procedure of entertainment products, whether mobile or affixed to a website.