Codes and Standards Organizations Relevant to Roofing
By Roof Online Staff • Last updated October 10, 2022
Organizations, agencies, and companies which provide information about building codes, energy codes, and various other standards used in the roofing industry.
Roofing Codes and Standards Organizations
- American National Standards Institute
- ASTM International
- British Standards Institution
- Building Codes Assistance Project – Dedicated to the adoption, implementation, and advancement of building energy codes.
- Building Code Directory by State (US) – CMD’s (Formerly Reed Construction Data) Building Code Reference Library
- Cool Roof Rating Council
- International Code Council – “dedicated to developing model codes and standards used in the design, build and compliance process to construct safe, sustainable, affordable and resilient structures. Most U.S. communities and many global markets choose the International Codes.”
- Lightning Protection Institute (US) – “The Lightning Protection Institute (LPI) is a not-for-profit nationwide group founded in 1955 to promote lightning safety, protection and education.”
- Miami-Dade County – Regulatory and Economic Resources
- National House Building Council (UK)
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) – US Department of Commerce
- National Standards Authority of Ireland
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (US)
- Standards Australia
- Standards Council of Canada
- Standards New Zealand
- UpCodes – View actual, up-to-date codes online. From the website: “UpCodes provides an accessible platform for construction codes. We are working to consolidate building regulations into a single searchable database.”
- U. S. Department of Energy – Building Energy Codes Program
