{"id":103458,"date":"2020-01-07T07:00:38","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T12:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/?p=103458"},"modified":"2020-01-06T13:44:06","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T18:44:06","slug":"denver-adopts-tall-mass-timber-codes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/denver-adopts-tall-mass-timber-codes\/","title":{"rendered":"Denver adopts tall mass timber codes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The City of Denver, Colorado, will be adopting tall mass timber code provisions approved for the 2021 International Building Code<\/em> (IBC<\/em>) in the 2019 Denver Building Code<\/em> (DBC<\/em>).<\/span>
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The City of Denver, Colorado, is adopting the 2019 Denver Building Code <\/em>(DBC<\/em>), which includes the tall mass timber code provisions that have been approved for the 2021 International Building Code <\/em>(IBC<\/em>).<\/p>\n

As part of the adoption of the new code, there will be a four-month period where new projects can use either the 2016 DBC<\/em> or the newly adopted 2019 version.\u00a0After four months, all building and fire code permits will be processed under the new edition.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe congratulate the City of Denver on incorporating mass timber into its building codes, and recognizing the potential of this new category of wood products to revolutionize the way America builds,\u201d said\u00a0Robert Glowinski, American Wood Council<\/a>\u00a0(AWC) president.<\/p>\n

The adopted proposal to recognize mass timber in the new code was submitted by Dr. Gregory R. Kingsley on behalf of the Structural Engineers Association of Colorado<\/a> (SEAC). AWC provided technical assistance to the city in support of the proposal.<\/p>\n

The 2019 DBC<\/em> will now recognize three new types of construction that also are included in the 2021 IBC<\/em>:<\/p>\n