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Simplify Your Code Review Process Today with the Ultimate Free Tool: The Architect's Code Review Toolkit

With the Architect's Code Review Toolkit You'll Get:

Allowable Height and Area Calculators: Easily determine the allowable height, area and number of stories for your building, for both separated and non-separated mixed occupancies.
Plumbing Fixture Calculator: Quickly calculate the number of water closets, lavatories and drinking fountains required.
IBC Occupant Load Calculator: Just enter in the function of each space and the area and immediatley determine the occupant load for a floor or space.
Average Grade Plane Calculator: With just a few elevation points, identify the average grade plane and confirm whether a given level counts as a "story above grade plane."
Fire and Smoke Damper Tool: Simply answer a series of yes or no questions and get a clear answer on whether a fire or smoke damper is required, including the supporting code reference.
Frontage Calculator: Don't leave your frontage calculation to chance...just provide the segment lengths and widths and confirm the frontage increase factor for your building.

The Architect's Code Review Toolkit is hosted on our partner site, The Building Code Blog, where we provide a variety of articles, calculators, cheatsheets, and other resources on building code topics.