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BCD303 – Design for Code Acceptance No. 6 - Prescriptive Residential Deck Construction Guide
  • Can I specify proprietary fasteners such as gun nails?

  • Is there a soil capacity that can be assumed or do you have to do an actual test?

  • What are the requirements for locations of diagonal knee braces?

  • In the DCA6 you specify a live load = 40psf. I thought the live load requirement for decks and balconies was 100 psf?

  • Does the DCA6 apply to canopies or awnings?

  • How are lateral load devices provided for a deck being attached to an existing home?

  • If a deck is under a roof or other covering, do I still need to apply the wet service factor for the structural members?

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BCD420 – International Building Code (IBC) Essentials for Wood Construction Based on the 2015 IBC
  • For fire resistive construction, does the heat of the fire affect the allowable stress design values of wood?

  • Are wood diaphragms presumed to be non-rigid in the 2015 International Building Code (IBC)?

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BCD600 – Meeting Residential Energy Requirements with Wood-Frame Construction
  • Are OSB and plywood considered wood so the R values can be summed?

  • Does the term fenestration include windows and doors? Does "opaque" include walls and doors?

  • For the total UA method, what are the mandatory minimum requirements? Can R values be lower than prescriptive?

  • Is there any credit for a radiant barrier when calculating U-factors?

  • Does the Energy UA Calculator have 7/16 OSB?

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